NAME

       netmrg-gatherer - Gathers data from devices.

SYNOPSIS

       netmrg-gatherer [ OPTIONS ]

DESCRIPTION

       netmrg-gatherer  performs tests on all enabled hosts in NetMRG.  It will store results in RRD files using
       RRDTOOL(1) and perform actions in response to events.

   GLOBAL OPTIONS
          -h  Displays usage information and exits.

          -v  Displays software version and exits.

   OPERATING OPTIONS
          -t num threads
              Run no more than the specified number of threads simultaneously.

          -X  Become a daemon.

          -M mode
              Mode of operation.  This option controls the manner in which the  gatherer  operates.   The  modes
              currently  supported are "once" (the default, best used manually or via cron) which runs all tests
              once then exits, and "wait" (best used when daemonized) which will run all  tests,  wait  for  the
              gatherer interval to expire, and then repeat.

              Note: To run netmrg-gatherer daemonized, the recommended set of options at this point is "-X -S -M
              wait" which will daemonize, repeat the gather cycle on each interval, and write output to syslog.

   LOGGING, DEBUGGING AND VERBOSITY OPTIONS
          -S  Syslog.  Logs messages to syslog instead of stdout.

          -b  Bland.   Disables  color  output.   By  default,  netmrg-gatherer  will  display color output when
              connected to a terminal, but will use bland output when its output is written  to  a  file.   This
              option  should only be needed when the detection mechanism has failed, or the user doesn't want to
              see colors when running the program by hand.

          -a  All.  Displays all log messages.

          -m  Most.  Displays more messages than default.

          -q  Quiet.  Silences all output.

          -l level mask
              Only outputs messages that match the specified level mask.

          -c component mask
              Only outputs messages that match the specified component mask.

          -s  Safe.  Tries to keep sensitive information out of the displayed messages.

   CONFIGURATION FILE OPTIONS
          -C config file
              Uses the specified XML configuration file.

          -K config file
              Parses the specified XML configuration file and exits.

   DATABASE OPTIONS
          -H host
              Uses the specified host name for connecting to the database.

          -D database
              Uses the specified database name.

          -u user name
              Uses the specified user name for connecting to the database.

          -p  [ password ]
              Uses the specified password for connecting to the database.  If no password is specified, the user
              is prompted to enter one.

   RECACHING OPTIONS
          -i device id
              Performs an interface recache on the specified device.

          -d device id
              Performs a disk recache on the specified device.

              Note: Recaching options are intended for use by the web interface.  These options  should  not  be
              generally used by end users.

                                                  11 April 2008                               NETMRG-GATHERER(1)