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PMDASAMPLE(1) General Commands Manual PMDASAMPLE(1)

NAME top

   **pmdasample** - sample performance metrics domain agent (PMDA)

SYNOPSIS top

   **$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/pmdasample** [**-d** _domain_] [**-i** _port_] [**-l** _logfile_] [**-p**]
   [**-u** _socket_] [**-U** _username_]

DESCRIPTION top

   **pmdasample** is a sample Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA)
   which exports a variety of synthetic performance metrics.

   This PMDA was developed as part of the quality assurance testing
   for the PCP product, but has other uses, most notably in the
   development of new PCP clients.

   The metrics exported by the sample PMDA cover the full range of
   data types, data semantics, value cardinality, instance domain
   stability and error conditions found in real PMDAs.

   A brief description of the **pmdasample** command line options
   follows:

   **-d** It is absolutely crucial that the performance metrics _domain_
        number specified here is unique and consistent.  That is,
        _domain_ should be different for every PMDA on the one host,
        and the same _domain_ number should be used for the same PMDA
        on all hosts.

   **-i** Expect PMCD to connect to **pmdasample** on the specified TCP/IP
        port.  _port_ may be a port number or port name.

   **-l** Location of the log file.  By default, a log file named
        _sample.log_ is written in the current directory of [pmcd(1)](../man1/pmcd.1.html)
        when **pmdasample** is started, i.e.  **$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd**.  If the
        log file cannot be created or is not writable, output is
        written to the standard error instead.

   **-p** Expect PMCD to create a pipe and the connection to **pmdasample**
        is via standard input and standard output.  This is the
        default connection mode.

   **-u** Expect PMCD to connect to **pmdasample** on the Unix domain
        socket named _socket_.

   **-U** User account under which to run the agent.  The default is
        the unprivileged "pcp" account in current versions of PCP,
        but in older versions the superuser account ("root") was used
        by default.

   At most one of the options **-i**, **-p** and **-u** may be specified.

INSTALLATION top

   If you want access to the names, help text and values for the
   sample performance metrics, do the following as root:

        # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample
        # ./Install

   Note that the installation script also installs the DSO version of
   the sample PMDA, so there are in fact two PMDAs installed, and two
   sets of performance metrics, namely **sample.*** and **sampledso.***.

   If you want to undo the installation (and remove both PMDAs), do
   the following as root:

        # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample
        # ./Remove

   **pmdasample** is launched by [pmcd(1)](../man1/pmcd.1.html) and should never be executed
   directly.  The Install and Remove scripts notify [pmcd(1)](../man1/pmcd.1.html) when the
   agent is installed or removed.

FILES top

   **$PCP_PMCDCONF_PATH**
          command line options used to launch **pmdasample**
   **$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/help**
          default help text file for the sample metrics
   **$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/Install**
          installation script for the **pmdasample** agent
   **$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/Remove**
          undo installation script for the **pmdasample** agent
   **$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/sample.log**
          default log file for error messages and other information
          from **pmdasample**

PCP ENVIRONMENT top

   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 configuration file, as described in [pcp.conf(5)](../man5/pcp.conf.5.html).

SEE ALSO top

   [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html), [pmcd(1)](../man1/pmcd.1.html), [pmdasimple(1)](../man1/pmdasimple.1.html), [pmdatrivial(1)](../man1/pmdatrivial.1.html), [pmdatxmon(1)](../man1/pmdatxmon.1.html),
   [pcp.conf(5)](../man5/pcp.conf.5.html) and [pcp.env(5)](../man5/pcp.env.5.html).

COLOPHON top

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