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NAME
pmdalmsensors - Linux hardware monitoring performance metrics domain agent (PMDA)
SYNOPSIS
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/pmdalmsensors [-d domain] [-l logfile] [-U username]
DESCRIPTION
pmdalmsensors is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which extracts performance metrics describing
the state of hardware using the lm-sensors on compatible motherboards.
The lmsensors PMDA exports metrics that measure fan speeds, core temperatures and voltage levels.
A brief description of the pmdalmsensors 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.
-l Location of the log file. By default, a log file named lmsensors.log is written in the current
directory of pmcd(1) when pmdalmsensors 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.
-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.
INSTALLATION
If you want access to the names, help text and values for the lmsensors performance metrics, do the
following as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors
# ./Install
If you want to undo the installation, do the following as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors
# ./Remove
pmdalmsensors is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed directly. The Install and Remove
scripts notify pmcd(1) when the agent is installed or removed.
FILES
$PCP_PMCDCONF_PATH
command line options used to launch pmdalmsensors
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/help
default help text file for the lmsensors metrics
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/Install
installation script for the pmdalmsensors agent
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/lmsensors/Remove
undo installation script for the pmdalmsensors agent
$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/lmsensors.log
default log file for error messages and other information from pmdalmsensors
PCP ENVIRONMENT
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).
SEE ALSO
PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5).