Provided by: pcp_3.10.8build1_amd64 
NAME
pmdanvidia - nvidia gpu metrics domain agent (PMDA)
SYNOPSIS
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nvidia/pmdanvidia [-d domain] [-l logfile]
DESCRIPTION
pmdanvidia is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which extracts performance metrics describing the
metrics available on NVIDIA GPU cards via the NVML library.
The nvidia PMDA exports metrics that measure gpu activity, memory utilization, fan speed, etc on NVIDIA
Tesla and Quadro cards. Metrics are unlikely to be available for consumer class cards.
A brief description of the pmdanvidia 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 nvidia.log is written in the current
directory of pmcd(1) when pmdanvidia 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.
INSTALLATION
The nvidia PMDA is not installed and available by default. If you want to undo the installation, do the
following as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nvidia
# ./Remove
If you want to establish access to the names, help text and values for the nvidia performance metrics
once more, after removal, do the following as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nvidia
# ./Install
pmdanvidia 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 pmdanvidia
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nvidia/help
default help text file for the nvidia metrics
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nvidia/Install
installation script for the pmdanvidia agent
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nvidia/Remove
undo installation script for the pmdanvidia agent
$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/nvidia.log
default log file for error messages and other information from pmdanvidia
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).