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Smokeping_probes_NFSping(3)	    SmokePing	     Smokeping_probes_NFSping(3)

NAME
     Smokeping::probes::NFSping - NFSping Probe for SmokePing

SYNOPSIS
      *** Probes ***

      +NFSping

      binary = /usr/local/bin/nfsping # mandatory
      blazemode = true
      hostinterval = 1.5
      mininterval = 0.001
      offset = 50%
      pings = 20
      step = 300
      tcp = true
      timeout = 1.5

      # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
      /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement

      # [...]

      *** Targets ***

      probe = NFSping # if this should be the default probe

      # [...]

      + mytarget
      # probe = NFSping # if the default probe is something else
      host = my.host
      /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement

DESCRIPTION
     Integrates NFSping as a probe into smokeping. The variable binary must
     point to your copy of the NFSping program.

     NFSping can be downloaded from:

     <https://github.com/mprovost/NFSping>

     In blazemode, NFSping sends one more ping than requested, and discards the
     first RTT value returned as it's likely to be an outlier.

VARIABLES
     Supported probe-specific variables:

     binary
	 The location of your nfsping binary.

	 Example value: /usr/local/bin/nfsping

	 This setting is mandatory.

     blazemode
	 Send an extra ping and then discard the first answer since the first is
	 bound to be an outlier.

	 Example value: true

     hostinterval
	 The nfsping "-p" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds rather
	 than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping probes. This
	 parameter sets the time that nfsping  waits between successive packets
	 to an individual target.

	 Example value: 1.5

     mininterval
	 The nfsping "-i" parameter, but in (probably fractional) seconds rather
	 than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping probes. This is
	 the interval between pings to successive targets.

	 Example value: 0.001

	 Default value: 0.01

     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 vari-
	 able is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in
	 the 'General' section.)

	 Example value: 50%

     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: 20

     stepDuration 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

     tcp Use TCP insteadof UDP.

	 Example value: true

     timeout
	 The nfsping "-t" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds rather
	 than milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping probes.

	 Example value: 1.5

AUTHORS
     Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch> Matt Provost <mprovost@termcap.net>

2.9.0				   2026-08-04	     Smokeping_probes_NFSping(3)

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