NAME
Smokeping::probes::AnotherSSH - Another SSH probe
SYNOPSIS
*** Probes ***
+AnotherSSH
forks = 5
offset = 50%
step = 300
# The following variables can be overridden in each target section
greeting = SSH-Latency-Measurement-Sorry-for-this-logmessage
interval = established
mininterval = 0.5
pings = 5
port = 22
timeout = 5
# [...]
*** Targets ***
probe = AnotherSSH # if this should be the default probe
# [...]
+ mytarget
# probe = AnotherSSH # if the default probe is something else
host = my.host
greeting = SSH-Latency-Measurement-Sorry-for-this-logmessage
interval = established
mininterval = 0.5
pings = 5
port = 22
timeout = 5
DESCRIPTION
Latency measurement using SSH. This generates Logfile messages on the
other Host, so get permission from the owner first!
VARIABLES
Supported probe-specific variables:
forks
Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
Example value: 5
Default value: 5
offset
If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
or alternatively as ’random’, and the offset from the ’General’
section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
acqusition is initiated. (This variable is only applicable if the
variable ’concurrentprobes’ is set in the ’General’ section.)
Example value: 50%
step
Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
different from the one specified in the ’Database’ section. Note
that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you’ll
have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
variable is only applicable if the variable ’concurrentprobes’ is
set in the ’General’ section.)
Example value: 300
Supported target-specific variables:
greeting
Greeting string to send to the SSH Server. This will appear in the
Logfile. Use this to make clear, who you are and what you are
doing to avoid confusion.
Also, don’t use something that is a valid version string. This
probe assumes that the connection gets terminated because of
protocol mismatch.
Default value: SSH-Latency-Measurement-Sorry-for-this-logmessage
interval
The interval to be measured. One of:
connect
Interval between connect() and the greeting string from the
host.
established
Interval between our greeting message and the end of the
connection because of Protocol mismatch. This is the default.
complete
From connect() to the end of the connection.
Default value: established
mininterval
Minimum interval between the start of two connection attempts in
(possibly fractional) seconds.
Default value: 0.5
pings
How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you’ll have
to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
Example value: 5
port
Connect to this port.
Default value: 22
timeout
Timeout for the connection.
Default value: 5
AUTHORS
Christoph Heine <Christoph.Heine@HaDiKo.DE>
2.3.6 2010-01doc::Smokeping::probes::AnotherSSH(3)