This plugin uses ethtool to gather interface statistics. Current version exposes stats available using ethtool -S command.
It's used in the snap framework.
The plugin is ready to use out of the box. You don't have to perform any configuration or installation steps.
- ethtool available under
$PATHor/sbin/ - golang 1.4+
All OSs currently supported by plugin:
- Linux/amd64
You can get the pre-built binaries for your OS and architecture at snap's GitHub Releases page.
Fork https://github.com/intelsdi-x/snap-plugin-collector-ethtool
Clone repo into $GOPATH/src/github.com/intelsdi-x/:
$ git clone https://github.com/<yourGithubID>/snap-plugin-collector-ethtool.git
Build the plugin by running make within the cloned repo:
$ make
This builds the plugin in /build/rootfs/
- Set up the snap framework
- Ensure
$SNAP_PATHis exported
export SNAP_PATH=$GOPATH/src/github.com/intelsdi-x/snap/build
####Tips: -Adding more metrics to monitor per NIC is very cheap in terms of CPU time.
You can learn about some of exposed metrics here
List of metrics for each device is dependent on it's driver.
Metrics are available in namespace /intel/net/<device name>/<metric name> and all are int's.
As we launch this plugin, we have a few items in mind for the next release:
- Metrics from device's registry dump when using IXGBE driver.
If you have a feature request, please add it as an issue and/or submit a pull request.
This repository is one of many plugins in snap, a powerful telemetry framework. See the full project at http://github.com/intelsdi-x/snap To reach out to other users, head to the [main framework](https://github.com/intelsdi-x/snap#community-support.
We love contributions!
There's more than one way to give back, from examples to blogs to code updates. See our recommended process in CONTRIBUTING.md.
snap, along with this plugin, is an Open Source software released under the Apache 2.0 License.
- Author: Lukasz Mroz
And thank you! Your contribution, through code and participation, is incredibly important to us.us.