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diff --git a/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst b/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst index d86eb32c..c2fa8617 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/collectd.userguide.rst @@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ 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 will report platform thermals, voltages, - fanspeed.... +* 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. Building collectd with the Barometer plugins and installing the dependencies ============================================================================= @@ -246,6 +248,87 @@ 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 @@ -576,13 +659,13 @@ 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 |