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Retrieves JSON data via cURL and parses it according to user
configuration.
+ - curl_xml
+ Retrieves XML data via cURL and parses it according to user
+ configuration.
+
- dbi
Executes SQL statements on various databases and interprets the returned
data.
Memory utilization: Memory occupied by running processes, page cache,
buffer cache and free.
+ - modbus
+ Reads values from Modbus/TCP enabled devices. Supports reading values
+ from multiple "slaves" so gateway devices can be used.
+
- multimeter
Information provided by serial multimeters, such as the `Metex
M-4650CR'.
write your own plugins in Perl and return arbitrary values using this
API. See collectd-perl(5).
+ - pinba
+ Receive and dispatch timing values from Pinba, a profiling extension for
+ PHP.
+
- ping
Network latency: Time to reach the default gateway or another given
host.
Used by the `memcachec' plugin to connect to a memcache daemon.
<http://tangent.org/552/libmemcached.html>
+ * libmodbus (optional)
+ Used by the `modbus' plugin to communicate with Modbus/TCP devices.
+ <https://launchpad.net/libmodbus>
+
* libmysqlclient (optional)
Unsurprisingly used by the `mysql' plugin.
<http://dev.mysql.com/>
The PostgreSQL C client library used by the `postgresql' plugin.
<http://www.postgresql.org/>
+ * libprotobuf-c, protoc-c (optional)
+ Used by the `pinba' plugin to generate a parser for the network packets
+ sent by the Pinba PHP extension.
+ <http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-c/>
+
* libpython (optional)
Used by the `python' plugin. Currently, only 2.3 ≦ Python < 3 is supported.
<http://www.python.org/>
Parse JSON data. This is needed for the `curl_json' plugin.
<http://github.com/lloyd/yajl>
+ * libvarnish (optional)
+ Fetches statistics from a Varnish instance. This is needed for the Varnish plugin
+ <http://varnish-cache.org>
+
Configuring / Compiling / Installing
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