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Smokeping_probes_base(3)	    SmokePing		Smokeping_probes_base(3)

NAME
     Smokeping::probes::base - Base Class for implementing SmokePing Probes

OVERVIEW
     For the time being, please use the Smokeping::probes::FPing for inspiration
     when implementing your own probes.

SYNOPSIS
      *** Probes ***

      +base

      offset = 50%
      pings = 20
      step = 300

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

      # [...]

      *** Targets ***

      probe = base # if this should be the default probe

      # [...]

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

VARIABLES
     Supported probe-specific variables:

     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

AUTHORS
     Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>

2.9.0				   2026-08-04		Smokeping_probes_base(3)

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