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diff --git a/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst b/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst index c2fa8617..d86eb32c 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst @@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ Other plugins under development or existing as a pull request into collectd mast collectd metrics to relavent OIDs. Will only support SNMP: get, getnext and walk. -* Legacy/IPMI: A read plugin that reports platform thermals, voltages, - fanspeed, current, flow, power etc. Also, the plugin monitors Intelligent - Platform Management Interface (IPMI) System Event Log (SEL) and sends the - collectd notification once a new record appears in the SEL. +* Legacy/IPMI: A read plugin that will report platform thermals, voltages, + fanspeed.... Building collectd with the Barometer plugins and installing the dependencies ============================================================================= @@ -248,87 +246,6 @@ include: For more information on the plugin parameters, please see: https://github.com/collectd/collectd/blob/master/src/collectd.conf.pod -IPMI Plugin ------------ -Repo: https://github.com/maryamtahhan/collectd - -Branch: feat_ipmi_events, feat_ipmi_analog - -Dependencies: OpenIPMI library - -The IPMI plugin is already implemented in the latest collectd and sensors -like temperature, voltage, fanspeed, current are already supported there. -The list of supported IPMI sensors has been extended and sensors like flow, -power are supported now. Also, a System Event Log (SEL) notification feature -has been introduced. - -* The feat_ipmi_events branch includes new SEL feature support in collectd - IPMI plugin. If this feature is enabled, the collectd IPMI plugin will - dispatch notifications about new events in System Event Log. - -* The feat_ipmi_analog branch includes the support of extended IPMI sensors in - collectd IPMI plugin. - -On Ubuntu, install the dependencies: - -.. code:: bash - - $ sudo apt-get install libopenipmi-dev - -Enable IPMI support in the kernel: - -.. code:: bash - - $ sudo modprobe ipmi_devintf - $ sudo modprobe ipmi_si - -**Note**: If HW supports IPMI, the ``/dev/ipmi0`` character device will be -created. - -Clone and install the collectd IPMI plugin: - -.. code:: bash - - $ git clone https://github.com/maryamtahhan/collectd - $ cd collectd - $ git checkout $BRANCH - $ ./build.sh - $ ./configure --enable-syslog --enable-logfile --enable-debug - $ make - $ sudo make install - -Where $BRANCH is feat_ipmi_events or feat_ipmi_analog. - -This will install collectd to default folder ``/opt/collectd``. The collectd -configuration file (``collectd.conf``) can be found at ``/opt/collectd/etc``. To -configure the IPMI plugin you need to modify the file to include: - -.. code:: bash - - LoadPlugin ipmi - <Plugin ipmi> - SELEnabled true # only feat_ipmi_events branch supports this - </Plugin> - -**Note**: By default, IPMI plugin will read all available analog sensor values, -dispatch the values to collectd and send SEL notifications. - -For more information on the IPMI plugin parameters and SEL feature configuration, -please see: - -https://github.com/maryamtahhan/collectd/blob/feat_ipmi_events/src/collectd.conf.pod - -Extended analog sensors support doesn't require addition configuration. The usual -collectd IPMI documentation can be used. - -https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Plugin:IPMI -https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_ipmi - -IPMI documentation: - -https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/IPMI.txt -http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/servers/ipmi/ipmi-second-gen-interface-spec-v2-rev1-1.html - Mcelog Plugin: -------------- Repo: https://github.com/collectd/collectd @@ -659,13 +576,13 @@ To see this demo in action please checkout: `Barometer OPNFV Summit demo`_ References ---------- -.. [1] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Naming_schema -.. [2] https://github.com/collectd/collectd/blob/master/src/daemon/plugin.h -.. [3] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Value_list_t -.. [4] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Data_set -.. [5] https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/types.db.5.shtml -.. [6] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Data_source -.. [7] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Meta_Data_Interface +[1] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Naming_schema +[2] https://github.com/collectd/collectd/blob/master/src/daemon/plugin.h +[3] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Value_list_t +[4] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Data_set +[5] https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/types.db.5.shtml +[6] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Data_source +[7] https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Meta_Data_Interface .. _Barometer OPNFV Summit demo: https://prezi.com/kjv6o8ixs6se/software-fastpath-service-quality-metrics-demo/ .. _ceilometer plugin: https://github.com/openstack/collectd-ceilometer-plugin/tree/stable/mitaka |