From c36dd28b622eb08aed3c9020d982a5989246d4f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Forster Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:26:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] collectd.conf(5): Improve the documentation on the ZeroMQ plugin. --- src/collectd.conf.pod | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod index 5e48e492..d8eba29f 100644 --- a/src/collectd.conf.pod +++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod @@ -4697,33 +4697,6 @@ traffic (e.Eg. due to headers and retransmission). If you want to collect on-wire traffic you could, for example, use the logging facilities of iptables to feed data for the guest IPs into the iptables plugin. -=head2 Plugin C - -This plugin acts as an alternative to the network plugin (you could also use both) -the protocol used is the same as the network plugin but it uses zeromq as the -transport layer with can brings interesting features like: -- reliable communication (packets can be queued until network connection is - available again and dropped packets will be sent again) -- protocol choice, zeromq can use tcp, pgm, ipc an inproc, check the zeromq - documentation for more informations on each one - -Synopsis: - - - SendDataTo "tcp://localhost:6666" - ListenOn "tcp://*:6666" - - -=over 4 - -=item B I - -Optional socket to send data to - -=item B I - -Optional socket to listen on - =head2 Plugin C This output plugin submits values to an http server by POST them using the @@ -4788,6 +4761,47 @@ number. =back +=head2 Plugin C + +This plugin acts as an alternative to the I (you could also use +both). The protocol used is the same binary protocol used by the network +plugin, but this plugin uses the ZeroMQ communication library with can brings +interesting features like: + +=over 4 + +=item + +Reliable communication: Packets can be queued until network connection is +available again and dropped packets will be sent again. + +=item + +Protocol choice: ZeroMQ can use the TCP, PGM, IPC and "inproc" communication +transports. Check the ZeroMQ documentation for more information on each +transport. + +=back + +Synopsis: + + + SendDataTo "tcp://localhost:6666" + ListenOn "tcp://*:6666" + + +=over 4 + +=item B I + +Optional socket to send data to + +=item B I + +Optional socket to listen on + +=back + =head1 THRESHOLD CONFIGURATION Starting with version C<4.3.0> collectd has support for B. By that -- 2.11.0