diff --git a/man/man8/zpool_influxdb.8 b/man/man8/zpool_influxdb.8 index bd899dbe90..a4e417078f 100644 --- a/man/man8/zpool_influxdb.8 +++ b/man/man8/zpool_influxdb.8 @@ -18,76 +18,81 @@ .\" .\" CDDL HEADER END .\" -.\" .\" Copyright 2020 Richard Elling -.\" .Dd June 14, 2020 -.TH zpool_influxdb 8 -.SH NAME -zpool_influxdb \- collect zpool statistics in influxdb line protocol format -.SH SYNOPSIS -.LP -.nf -\fBzpool_influxdb\fR [--execd] [--no-histogram] [--sum-histogram-buckets] -[--tags key=value] [pool] -\fBzpool_influxdb\fR --help -.fi -.SH DESCRIPTION -The \fBzpool_influxdb\fR command produces influxdb line protocol compatible -metrics from zpools. Like the \fBzpool\fR command, \fBzpool_influxdb\fR -reads the current pool status and statistics. Unlike the \fBzpool\fR -command which is intended for humans, \fBzpool_influxdb\fR formats the -output in influxdb line protocol. The expected use is as a plugin to a -metrics collector or aggregator, such as telegraf. - -By default, \fBzpool_influxdb\fR prints pool metrics and status in the -influxdb line protocol format. All pools are printed, similar to -the \fBzpool status\fR command. Providing a pool name restricts the -output to the named pool. - -Like the \fBzpool\fR command, \fBzpool_influxdb\fR uses internal data -structures that can change over time as new ZFS releases are made. -Therefore, the \fBzpool_influxdb\fR command must be compiled against the -ZFS source. It is expected that later releases of ZFS includes compatible -\fBzpool_influxdb\fR and \fBzpool\fR commands. - -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -\fB\--execd\fR, \fB-e\fR -Run in daemon mode compatible with telegraf`s \fBexecd\fR plugin. -In this mode, the pools are sampled every time there is a [return] on stdin. -Once a sample printed, \fBzpool_influxdb\fR waits for another [return]. -When run on a terminal, use [ctrl+C] to exit. -.TP -\fB\--no-histogram\fR, \fB-n\fR -Do not print latency and I/O size histograms. This can reduce the total +.\" +.Dd May 26, 2021 +.Dt ZPOOL_INFLUXDB 8 +.Os +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm zpool_influxdb +.Nd collect ZFS pool statistics in InfluxDB line protocol format +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl e Ns | Ns Fl -execd +.Op Fl n Ns | Ns Fl -no-histogram +.Op Fl s Ns | Ns Fl -sum-histogram-buckets +.Op Fl t Ns | Ns Fl -tags Ar key Ns = Ns Ar value Ns Op , Ns Ar key Ns = Ns Ar value Ns … +.Op Ar pool +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +produces InfluxDB-line-protocol-compatible metrics from zpools. +Like the +.Nm zpool +command, +.Nm +reads the current pool status and statistics. +Unlike the +.Nm zpool +command which is intended for humans, +.Nm +formats the output in the InfluxDB line protocol. +The expected use is as a plugin to a +metrics collector or aggregator, such as Telegraf. +.Pp +By default, +.Nm +prints pool metrics and status in the InfluxDB line protocol format. +All pools are printed, similar to the +.Nm zpool Cm status +command. +Providing a pool name restricts the output to the named pool. +. +.Sh OPTIONS +.Bl -tag -width "-e, --execd" +.It Fl e , -execd +Run in daemon mode compatible with Telegraf's +.Nm execd +plugin. +In this mode, the pools are sampled every time a +newline appears on the standard input. +.It Fl n , -no-histogram +Do not print latency and I/O size histograms. +This can reduce the total amount of data, but one should consider the value brought by the insights -that latency and I/O size distributions provide. The resulting values -are suitable for graphing with grafana's heatmap plugin. -.TP -\fB--sum-histogram-buckets\fR, \fB-s\fR -Accumulates bucket values. By default, the values are not accumulated and -the raw data appears as shown by \fBzpool iostat\fR. This works well for -grafana's heatmap plugin. Summing the buckets produces output similar to -prometheus histograms. -.TP -\fB--tags\fR, \fB-t\fR -Adds specified tags to the tag set. Tags are key=value pairs and multiple -tags are separated by commas. No sanity checking is performed. +that latency and I/O size distributions provide. +The resulting values +are suitable for graphing with Grafana's heatmap plugin. +.It Fl s , -sum-histogram-buckets +Accumulates bucket values. +By default, the values are not accumulated and the raw data appears as shown by +.Nm zpool Cm iostat . +This works well for Grafana's heatmap plugin. +Summing the buckets produces output similar to Prometheus histograms. +.It Fl t , Fl -tags Ar key Ns = Ns Ar value Ns Op , Ns Ar key Ns = Ns Ar value Ns … +Adds specified tags to the tag set. +No sanity checking is performed. See the InfluxDB Line Protocol format documentation for details on escaping special characters used in tags. -.TP -\fB\--help\fR, \fB\-h\fR +.It Fl h , -help Print a usage summary. - -.SH SEE ALSO -.LP -\fBzpool-status\fR(8) -\fBzpool-iostat\fR(8) -.PP -Influxdb https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb -.PP -Telegraf https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf -.PP -Grafana https://grafana.com -.PP -Prometheus https://prometheus.io +.El +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr zpool-iostat 8 , +.Xr zpool-status 8 , +.Lk https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb "InfluxDB" , +.Lk https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf "Telegraf" , +.Lk https://grafana.com "Grafana" , +.Lk https://prometheus.io "Prometheus"