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diff --git a/doc/impstats.html b/doc/impstats.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cede4874 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/impstats.html @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<html><head> +<title>Periodic Statistics of Internal Counters (impstats)</title> +</head> +<body> +<a href="rsyslog_conf_modules.html">back</a> + +<h1>Input Module to Generate Periodic Statistics of Internal Counters</h1> +<p><b>Module Name: impstats</b></p> +<p><b>Available since: </b>5.7.0+, 6.1.1+ +<p><b>Author: </b>Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com></p> +<p><b>Description</b>:</p> +<p>This module provides periodic output of rsyslog internal counters. +Note that the whole statistics system is currently under development. So +availabilty and format of counters may change and is not yet stable (so be +prepared to change your trending scripts when you upgrade to a newer rsyslog version). +<p>The set of available counters will be output as a set of syslog messages. This +output is periodic, with the interval being configurable (default is 5 minutes). +Be sure that your configuration records the counter messages (default is syslog.info). +<p>Note that loading this module has impact on rsyslog performance. Depending on +settings, this impact may be severe (for high-load environments). +</p> +<p><b>Configuration Directives</b>:</p> +<ul> +<li>$PStatInterval <Seconds><br> +Sets the interval, in <b>seconds</b> at which messages are generated. Please note that the +actual interval may be a bit longer. We do not try to be precise and so the interval is +actually a sleep period which is entered after generating all messages. So the actual +interval is what is configured here plus the actual time required to generate messages. +In general, the difference should not really matter. +<li>$PStatFacility <numerical facility><br> +The numerical syslog facility code to be used for generated messages. Default +is 5 (syslog).This is useful for filtering messages.</li> +<li>$PStatSeverity <numerical severity><br> +The numerical syslog severity code to be used for generated messages. Default +is 6 (info).This is useful for filtering messages.</li> +</ul> +<b>Caveats/Known Bugs:</b> +<ul> +<li>This module MUST be loaded right at the top of rsyslog.conf, otherwise +stats may not get turned on in all places.</li> +<li>experimental code</li> +</ul> +<p><b>Sample:</b></p> +<p>This activates the module and records messages to /var/log/rsyslog-stats in 10 minute intervals:<br> +</p> +<textarea rows="8" cols="60">$ModLoad impstats +$PStatInterval 600 +$PStatSeverity 7 + +syslog.debug /var/log/rsyslog-stats +</textarea> +<p>[<a href="rsyslog_conf.html">rsyslog.conf overview</a>] +[<a href="manual.html">manual index</a>] [<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog site</a>]</p> +<p><font size="2">This documentation is part of the +<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog</a> +project.<br> +Copyright © 2010 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer +Gerhards</a> and +<a href="http://www.adiscon.com/">Adiscon</a>. +Released under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.</font></p> +</body></html> |