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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 variable 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

       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

AUTHORS
       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>

2.9.0				  2025-04-18	      Smokeping_probes_base(3)

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