Collectd Listener

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Description

The Collectd plugin processes Collectd messages from a Qpid queue. Collectd sends messages to a Qpid queue (through amqp protocol). The Collectd queue is configured through the Qpid listener (subscriber) plugin. 

Prerequisites

• Install and configure a Qpid Java Broker.
• Install Collectd and configure the Collectd plugin for Qpid.
  1. Download and install Collectd from {+}https://collectd.org/download.shtml+
  2. Install and configure the Qpid plugin for Collectd: {+}https://github.com/bendoerr/collectd-write-qpid-json+
  3. Add the plugin to the Collectd configuration found in the file /etc/collectd/collectd.conf

Globals true
 
        ModulePath "/opt/collectd"
        Import write_qpid_json
 
    #TypesDB "/opt/collectd/share/collectd/types.db"
    TypesDB "/opt/collectd/etc/types.db"
    Host "192.168.0.175"
    Port "5672"
    User "guest"
    Password "guest"
    Exchange "collectd"
 
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This requires Qpid python libraries.

• Configure a queue for Collectd in the Qpid Java Broker installed.
  1. Set up a queue called collectd
  2. In the Qpid broker web administration interface go to Broker > AMQP and click Edit. Change authentication provider to anonymous. And Save Port.

Installation

Make sure you have the 1gateway zip file that includes the plugin files and valid licences information ready. This file has been provided to you with the installation files.

1 - Login

Login to 1gateway, and make sure you are in "Advanced mode". If this is the first time you log in, the default user and password are both 'admin' (without the quotes).

2 - System Maintenance

Click on the menu icon and choose the option "System maintenance"

3 - Upload file

In the System maintenance view you can either drag and drop the downloaded zip file or select it by clicking the "choose file" button.

4 - Restart

After the upload installation will be confirmed. Restart 1Gateway to ensure any locked files are updated.

Configuration

Open the main menu and click on "New plugin"

Select the plugin you want to configure. Use the Filter field if needed.

See also