pmcd_wait(1) [centos man page]
PMCD_WAIT(1) General Commands Manual PMCD_WAIT(1) NAME
pmcd_wait - wait for PMCD to accept client connections SYNOPSIS
$PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmcd_wait [-h host] [-t interval] [-v] DESCRIPTION
pmcd_wait waits for the Performance Metrics Collector Daemon (PMCD) to be running and accepting client connections. Unless directed to another host by the -h option, pmcd_wait will try to contact pmcd(1) on the local host. pmcd_wait will timeout and abandon the attempt to connect to pmcd after 60 seconds. This default timeout interval may be changed using the -t option, where the interval argument follows the syntax described in PCPIntro(1) and in the simplest form may be an unsigned integer (the implied units in this case are seconds). On successful connection to pmcd an exit status of zero is returned. If an error or timeout occurs, then a non-zero exit status is returned as described below. The other options are as follows: -v This option turns the verbose mode on. With the verbose mode off (which is the default), no output will be generated. With verbose mode on, error messages will be output on stderr. PCP 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 configura- tion file, as described in pcp.conf(5). SEE ALSO
PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5). DIAGNOSTICS
Error messages will be output to stderr only if the verbose mode is on. The following exit status codes are returned: 0 pmcd_wait was able to successfully connect to pmcd within the timeout period. 1 A usage error occurred, use -v for more details. 2 No connection was made in the timeout interval. This will happen if pmcd is running but takes too long to complete the client con- nection, or if pmcd is not running and all connection attempts in the timeout interval failed with the error ECONNREFUSED. 3 A UNIX error occurred, use -v for more details. 4 A PCP error occurred, use -v for more details. Performance Co-Pilot PCP PMCD_WAIT(1)
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PMCLIENT(1) General Commands Manual PMCLIENT(1) NAME
pmclient - a simple performance metrics client SYNOPSIS
pmclient [-a archive] [-h host] [-n pmnsfile] [-p] [-S numsec] [-s samples] [-t interval] [-Z timezone] [-z] DESCRIPTION
pmclient is a simple client that uses the Performance Metrics Application Programming Interface (PMAPI) to report some high-level system performance metrics. The real value of pmclient is as a sample client using the PMAPI(3), interfaces and to this end the source code is included with the Per- formance Co-Pilot (PCP) package (see PCPIntro(1)), and is typically installed in /usr/share/pcp/demos/pmclient. Normally pmclient operates on the distributed Performance Metrics Name Space (PMNS), however if the -n option is specified an alternative local PMNS is loaded from the file pmnsfile. Unless directed to another host by the -h option, or to an archive by the -a option, pmclient will contact the Performance Metrics Collec- tor Daemon (PMCD) on the local host to obtain the required information. The -a and -h options are mutually exclusive. By default, pmclient reports the time of day according to the local timezone on the system where pmclient is run. The -Z option changes the timezone to timezone in the format of the environment variable TZ as described in environ(5). The -z option changes the timezone to the local timezone at the host that is the source of the performance metrics, as identified via either the -h or -a options. Other options control the specific information to be reported. -p The default behavior for replaying an archive, is to replay at full speed. The -p option may be used in conjunction with an ar- chive, to request that the prevailing real-time delay be applied between samples (see -t) to effect a pause. -S numsec The -S option may be used in conjunction with an archive to request that display start at the time numsec seconds from the start of the archive. -s samples The argument samples defines the number of samples to be retrieved and reported. If samples is 0 or -s is not specified, pmclient will sample and report continuously (in real time mode) or until the end of the PCP archive (in archive mode). -t interval The default update interval may be set to something other than the default 5 seconds. The interval argument follows the syntax described in PCPIntro(1), and in the simplest form may be an unsigned integer (the implied units in this case are seconds). The output from pmclient is directed to standard output, and lists + Aggregate CPU utilization, in the range 0 to 1. + If the system has more than 1 CPU, the ordinal number of the busiest CPU, in the range 0 to ... + If the system has more than 1 CPU, the CPU utilization for the busiest CPU. + Real free memory in Mbytes. + Aggregate physical disk I/O operations per second (IOPS). + Load average over the last 1 minute and over the last 15 minutes. FILES
$PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns/* default PMNS specification files $PCP_DEMOS_DIR/pmclient source code and Makefiles when pcp.sw.demo is installed $PCP_SYSCONF_DIR/pmlogger/config.pmclient pmlogger(1) configuration for creating an archive suitable for replay with pmclient PCP 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 configura- tion file, as described in pcp.conf(5). SEE ALSO
PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pmchart(1), pmgenmap(1), pmstat(1), PMAPI(3), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5). DIAGNOSTICS
All are generated on standard error, and are intended to be self-explanatory. Performance Co-Pilot PCP PMCLIENT(1)