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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The <em>Network</em> plugin can send values <em>to</em> other instances and receive values <em>from</em> from other instances. Which action is taken depends on the configuration. The configuration options are documented in [http://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_network collectd.conf(5)], a detailed step by step introduction with many examples is "[[Networking introduction]]".
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The <em>Network</em> plugin can send values <em>to</em> other instances and receive values <em>from</em> from other instances. Which action is taken depends on the configuration. The configuration options are documented in [http://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_network collectd.conf(5)], a detailed step by step introduction with many examples is ''[[Networking introduction]]''.
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For some documentation on the protocol used, please visit ''[[Binary protocol]]''.
  
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==

Revision as of 23:04, 27 April 2009

Network plugin
Type: read, write
Status: supported
First version: 3.0
Copyright: 2005–2009 Florian Forster
License: GPLv2
Manpage: collectd.conf(5)
List of Plugins

Description

The Network plugin can send values to other instances and receive values from from other instances. Which action is taken depends on the configuration. The configuration options are documented in collectd.conf(5), a detailed step by step introduction with many examples is Networking introduction.

For some documentation on the protocol used, please visit Binary protocol.

Synopsis

# Client
<Plugin "network">
  Server "ff18::efc0:4a42"
</Plugin>
# Server
<Plugin "network">
 Listen "ff18::efc0:4a42"
</Plugin>

Dependencies

  • none