Ubuntu Manpage: Smokeping::probes::FPing6 - FPing6 Probe for SmokePing

NAME

       Smokeping::probes::FPing6 - FPing6 Probe for SmokePing

SYNOPSIS

        *** Probes ***

        +FPing6

        binary = /usr/bin/fping6 # mandatory
        blazemode = true
        hostinterval = 1.5
        mininterval = 0.001
        offset = 50%
        packetsize = 5000
        pings = 20
        sourceaddress = ::1
        step = 300
        timeout = 1.5
        tos = 0x20
        usestdout = true

        # [...]

        *** Targets ***

        probe = FPing6 # if this should be the default probe

        # [...]

        + mytarget
        # probe = FPing6 # if the default probe is something else
        host = my.host

DESCRIPTION

       Integrates FPing6 as a probe into smokeping. This probe is derived from FPing; the only
       difference is that the target host used for checking the fping command output is ::1
       instead of localhost.

VARIABLES

Supported probe-specific variables:

binary
The location of your fping binary.

Example value: /usr/bin/fping6

This setting is mandatory.

blazemode
Send an extra ping and then discarge the first answer since the first is bound to be
an outliner.

Example value: true

hostinterval
The fping "-p" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds rather than
milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping probes. From fping(1):

This parameter sets the time that fping waits between successive packets to an
individual target.

Example value: 1.5

mininterval
The fping "-i" parameter, but in (probably fractional) seconds rather than
milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping probes. From fping(1):

The minimum amount of time between sending a ping packet to any target.

Example value: 0.001

Default value: 0.01

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%

packetsize
The ping packet size (in the range of 12-64000 bytes).

Example value: 5000

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: 20

sourceaddress
The fping "-S" parameter . From fping(1):

Set source address.

Example value: ::1

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

timeout
The fping "-t" parameter, but in (possibly fractional) seconds rather than
milliseconds, for consistency with other Smokeping probes. Note that as Smokeping uses
the fping 'counting' mode (-C), this apparently only affects the last ping.

Example value: 1.5

tos Set the type of service (TOS) of outgoing ICMP packets. You need at laeast
fping-2.4b2_to3-ipv6 for this to work. Find a copy on www.smokeping.org/pub.

Example value: 0x20

usestdout
Listen for FPing output on stdout instead of stderr ... (version 3.3+ sends its
statistics on stdout).