pmdasmart(1) — Linux manual page

PMDASMART(1)             General Commands Manual             PMDASMART(1)

NAME         top

       pmdasmart - S.M.A.R.T Data PMDA

SYNOPSIS         top

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/smart/pmdasmart [-D debug]

DESCRIPTION         top

       pmdasmart is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which
       exports metric values for Device Mapper on the local system.

       This PMDA collects its data through the smartctl(8) utility and
       requires that the program is installed in order to function.

       Further details on smartctl and smartmontools can be found at
       https://smartmontools.org .

INSTALLATION         top

       Install the SMART PMDA by using the Install script as root:

           # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/smart
           # ./Install

       To uninstall, do the following as root:

           # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/smart
           # ./Remove

       pmdasmart is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed
       directly.  The Install and Remove scripts notify pmcd when the
       agent is installed or removed.

FILES         top

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/smart/help
           default help text file for the smart metrics

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/smart/Install
           installation script for the pmdasmart agent

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/smart/Remove
           undo installation script for the pmdasmart agent

       $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/smart.log
           default log file for error messages from pmdasmart

PCP ENVIRONMENT         top

       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).

DEBUGGING OPTIONS         top

       The -D or --debug option enables the output of additional
       diagnostics on stderr to help triage problems, although the
       information is sometimes cryptic and primarily intended to provide
       guidance for developers rather end-users.  debug is a comma
       separated list of debugging options; use pmdbg(1) with the -l
       option to obtain a list of the available debugging options and
       their meaning.

SEE ALSO         top

       PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1) and smartctl(8).

COLOPHON         top

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