Hi guys: Perhaps we should extend the example in the Wiki to include this configuration?
Thanks, Bernard On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Matt<[email protected]> wrote: > Yep, i've come to a similar conclusion. Thanks Brad. > > 2009/9/2 Brad Nicholes <[email protected]>: >> Why can't you just do the following: >> >> # webserver.pyconf >> modules { >> module { >> name = "lsof" >> language = "python" >> param httpd { >> value = "doesnt-matter" >> } >> param crawler { >> value = "doesnt-matter" >> } >> } >> } >> >> collection_group { >> collect_every = 30 >> time_threshold = 60 >> >> metric { >> name = "lsof-httpd" >> title = "Web Server open files" >> value_threshold = 1.0 >> } >> >> metric { >> name = "lsof-crawler" >> title = "crawler open files" >> value_threshold = 1.0 >> } >> } >> >> Then just iterate through all of the params that your module receives and >> construct a unique metric name by appending the param name to the module >> name. Then create a separate descriptor for each unique metric name and >> pass that back. Gmond will generate a metric for each of the descriptors >> and call your module to gather each one individually. This way you have one >> python module that is loaded once but generates metrics for each process >> that you specify in the config file. >> >> Brad >> >>>>> On 9/2/2009 at 2:15 AM, in message >> <[email protected]>, Matt >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm trying to create my python metric modules as versatile as >>> possible, but i'm not sure exactly how they are supposed to be used. >>> For instance, i've got a python script that grabs open files for a >>> process. Can I invoke this module multiple times with different >>> pyconf files? and if so, how do I change the metric name? I don't >>> really want to use multiple descriptors, as I don't want to check for >>> processes I know that are not on the server. example: >>> >>> The lsof.py script has a descriptor for lsof, can I use the same >>> lsof.py for two pyconf files? won't the metrics both show up as lsof? >>> Or do I need a different lsof.py for every process/metric I want to >>> capture? >>> >>> # webserver.pyconf >>> modules { >>> module { >>> name = "lsof" >>> language = "python" >>> param name { >>> value = "httpd" >>> } >>> } >>> } >>> >>> collection_group { >>> collect_every = 30 >>> time_threshold = 60 >>> metric { >>> name = "lsof" >>> title = "Web Server open files" >>> value_threshold = 1.0 >>> } >>> } >>> >>> #crawler.conf >>> modules { >>> module { >>> name = "lsof" >>> language = "python" >>> param processname { >>> value = "crawler" >>> } >>> } >>> } >>> >>> collection_group { >>> collect_every = 30 >>> time_threshold = 60 >>> metric { >>> name = "lsof" >>> title = "crawler open files" >>> value_threshold = 1.0 >>> } >>> } >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Matt >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day >>> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus >>> on >>> >>> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >>> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ganglia-general mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Ganglia-general mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Ganglia-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general
