pmdanginx(1) — Linux manual page
PMDANGINX(1) General Commands Manual PMDANGINX(1)
NAME
pmdanginx - nginx performance metrics domain agent (PMDA)
DESCRIPTION
pmdanginx is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which
exports performance metrics from nginx(8) - an HTTP and reverse
proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP proxy
server.
INSTALLATION
This PMDA requires that the nginx stub_status module is active
and available at http://localhost/nginx_status .
In order to enable this module, the "server" section of the
nginx.conf configuration file should contain the following.
location /nginx_status {
stub_status on;
access_log off;
allow 127.0.0.1;
allow ::1;
deny all;
}
Instrumentation availability can be verified using these commands
(compile-time then run-time checks):
# nginx -V 2>&1 | grep -o with-http_stub_status_module
# curl http://localhost/nginx_status
Install the nginx PMDA by using the Install script as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx
# ./Install
To uninstall, the following must be done as root:
# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx
# ./Remove
pmdanginx 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_PMDAS_DIR/nginx/nginx.conf
optional configuration file for pmdanginx
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx/Install
installation script for the pmdanginx agent
$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx/Remove
undo installation script for the pmdanginx agent
$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/nginx.log
default log file for error messages from pmdanginx
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) and nginx(8).
COLOPHON
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