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Smokeping_probes_EchoPingPlugin(3) SmokePingSmokeping_probes_EchoPingPlugin(3)

NAME
       Smokeping::probes::EchoPingPlugin - a basis for using echoping(1)
       plugins as probes for SmokePing

OVERVIEW
       Measures	roundtrip times	for SmokePing with an echoping(1) plugin. The
       plugins currently shipped with echoping are implemented as separate
       probes based on this class, but the class can also be used directly.

SYNOPSIS
	*** Probes ***

	+EchoPingPlugin

	binary = /usr/bin/echoping
	forks =	5
	offset = 50%
	step = 300

	# The following	variables can be overridden in each target section
	/^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the	basement
	extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
	ipversion = 4
	pings =	5
	plugin = random	# mandatory
	pluginargs = -p	plugin_specific_arg
	priority = 6
	timeout	= 1
	tos = 0xa0
	waittime = 1

	# [...]

	*** Targets ***

	probe =	EchoPingPlugin # if this should	be the default probe

	# [...]

	+ mytarget
	# probe	= EchoPingPlugin # if the default probe	is something else
	host = my.host
	/^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the	basement
	extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
	ipversion = 4
	pings =	5
	plugin = random	# mandatory
	pluginargs = -p	plugin_specific_arg
	priority = 6
	timeout	= 1
	tos = 0xa0
	waittime = 1

VARIABLES
       Supported probe-specific	variables:

       binary
	   The location	of your	echoping binary.

	   Default value: /usr/bin/echoping

       forks
	   Run this many concurrent processes at maximum

	   Example value: 5

	   Default value: 5

       offset
	   If  you  run	 many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
	   from	hitting	your network all at the	same time.  Using  the	probe-
	   specific  offset  parameter	you  can change	the point in time when
	   each	probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
	   or alternatively as 'random', and the  offset  from	the  'General'
	   section  is	used if	nothing	is specified here. Note	that this does
	   NOT influence the rrds itself, it is	just a	matter	of  when  data
	   acquisition is initiated.  (This variable is	only applicable	if the
	   variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)

	   Example value: 50%

       step
	   Duration  of	 the  base  interval  that  this  probe	should use, if
	   different from the one specified in the  'Database'	section.  Note
	   that	 the  step  in the RRD files is	fixed when they	are originally
	   generated, and if you change	the step parameter afterwards,	you'll
	   have	 to  delete  the  old RRD files	or somehow convert them. (This
	   variable is only applicable if the variable	'concurrentprobes'  is
	   set in the 'General'	section.)

	   Example value: 300

       Supported target-specific variables:

       /^influx_.+/
	   This	 is  a	tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on
	   the probe measurement. The  tag  name  will	be  sent  without  the
	   "influx_"  prefix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags
	   can be used for filtering.

	   Example value: influx_location = In the basement

       extraopts
	   Any extra options specified	here  will  be	passed	unmodified  to
	   echoping(1).

	   Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of

       ipversion
	   The	IP  protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6".  Passed to
	   echoping(1) as the "-4" or "-6" options.

	   Example value: 4

       pings
	   How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
	   global value	specified in  the  Database  section.  Note  that  the
	   number  of pings in the RRD files is	fixed when they	are originally
	   generated, and if you change	this parameter afterwards, you'll have
	   to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.

	   Example value: 5

       plugin
	   The echoping	plugin that will be used. See echoping(1) for details.
	   This	can either be the name of the plugin or	a  full	 path  to  the
	   plugin shared object.

	   Example value: random

	   This	setting	is mandatory.

       pluginargs
	   Any	extra  arguments  needed by the	echoping plugin	specified with
	   the pluginname  variable.  These  are  generally  provided  by  the
	   subclass probe.

	   Example value: -p plugin_specific_arg

       priority
	   The "-p" echoping(1)	option.

	   Example value: 6

       timeout
	   The "-t" echoping(1)	option.

	   Example value: 1

	   Default value: 5

       tos The "-P" echoping(1)	option.

	   Example value: 0xa0

       waittime
	   The "-w" echoping(1)	option.

	   Example value: 1

AUTHORS
       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>

NOTES
       The  fill, size and udp EchoPing	variables are not valid	by default for
       EchoPingPlugin -derived probes.

       Plugins are available starting with echoping version 6.

SEE ALSO
       Smokeping::probes::EchoPing,	      Smokeping::probes::EchoPingLDAP,
       Smokeping::probes::EchoPingDNS, Smokeping::probes::EchoPingWhois

2.9.0				  2025-04-18Smokeping_probes_EchoPingPlugin(3)

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