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CollectdClient

CollectD client can be used to submit metrics to a collectd server

Configuration

Path / Section Description
/settings/collectd/client COLLECTD CLIENT SECTION
/settings/collectd/client/targets REMOTE TARGET DEFINITIONS

COLLECTD CLIENT SECTION

Section for NSCA passive check module.

Key Default Value Description
hostname auto HOSTNAME
# Section for NSCA passive check module.
[/settings/collectd/client]
hostname=auto

HOSTNAME

The host name of the monitored computer. Set this to auto (default) to use the windows name of the computer.

auto Hostname ${host} Hostname ${host_lc} Hostname in lowercase ${host_uc} Hostname in uppercase ${domain} Domainname ${domain_lc} Domainname in lowercase ${domain_uc} Domainname in uppercase

Key Description
Path: /settings/collectd/client
Key: hostname
Default value: auto
Used by: CollectdClient

Sample:

[/settings/collectd/client]
# HOSTNAME
hostname=auto

REMOTE TARGET DEFINITIONS

This is a section of objects. This means that you will create objects below this point by adding sections which all look the same.

Keys:

Key Default Value Description
address TARGET ADDRESS
host TARGET HOST
port TARGET PORT
retries 3 RETRIES
timeout 30 TIMEOUT

Sample:

# An example of a REMOTE TARGET DEFINITIONS section
[/settings/collectd/client/targets/sample]
#address=...
#host=...
#port=...
retries=3
timeout=30