PMDALMSENSORS(1)PMDALMSENSORS(1)NAMEpmdalmsensors - Linux hardware monitoring performance metrics domain
agent (PMDA)
SYNOPSIS
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/pmdalmsensors [-d domain] [-l logfile] [-U
username]
DESCRIPTIONpmdalmsensors is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which
extracts performance metrics describing the state of hardware using the
lm-sensors on compatible motherboards.
The lmsensors PMDA exports metrics that measure fan speeds, core tem‐
peratures and voltage levels.
A brief description of the pmdalmsensors command line options follows:
-d It is absolutely crucial that the performance metrics domain num‐
ber specified here is unique and consistent. That is, domain
should be different for every PMDA on the one host, and the same
domain number should be used for the same PMDA on all hosts.
-l Location of the log file. By default, a log file named lmsen‐
sors.log is written in the current directory of pmcd(1) when
pmdalmsensors is started, i.e. $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd . If the log
file cannot be created or is not writable, output is written to
the standard error instead.
-U User account under which to run the agent. The default is the
unprivileged "pcp" account in current versions of PCP, but in
older versions the superuser account ("root") was used by default.
INSTALLATION
If you want access to the names, help text and values for the lmsensors
performance metrics, do the following as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors
# ./Install
If you want to undo the installation, do the following as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors
# ./Remove
pmdalmsensors is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed
directly. The Install and Remove scripts notify pmcd(1) when the agent
is installed or removed.
FILES
$PCP_PMCDCONF_PATH
command line options used to launch pmdalmsensors
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/help
default help text file for the lmsensors metrics
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/Install
installation script for the pmdalmsensors agent
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/Remove
undo installation script for the pmdalmsensors agent
$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/lmsensors.log
default log file for error messages and other information
from pmdalmsensorsPCP ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the
file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file
/etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables. The
$PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration
file, as described in pcp.conf(5).
SEE ALSOPCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5).
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