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PMDANGINX(1)             General Commands Manual             PMDANGINX(1)

NAME         top

       pmdanginx - nginx performance metrics domain agent (PMDA)

DESCRIPTION         top

       pmdanginx is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which
       exports performance metrics from nginx(8) - an HTTP and reverse
       proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP proxy server.

INSTALLATION         top

       This PMDA requires that the nginx stub_status module is active and
       available at http://localhost/nginx_status .

       In order to enable this module, the "server" section of the
       nginx.conf configuration file should contain the following.

            location /nginx_status {
                stub_status on;
                access_log off;
                allow 127.0.0.1;
                allow ::1;
                deny all;
            }

       Instrumentation availability can be verified using these commands
       (compile-time then run-time checks):

           # nginx -V 2>&1 | grep -o with-http_stub_status_module
           # curl http://localhost/nginx_status

       Install the nginx PMDA by using the Install script as root:

           # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx
           # ./Install

       To uninstall, the following must be done as root:

           # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx
           # ./Remove

       pmdanginx is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed
       directly. The Install and Remove scripts notify pmcd(1) when the
       agent is installed or removed.

FILES         top

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx/nginx.conf
           optional configuration file for pmdanginx

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx/Install
           installation script for the pmdanginx agent

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/nginx/Remove
           undo installation script for the pmdanginx agent

       $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/nginx.log
           default log file for error messages from pmdanginx

PCP ENVIRONMENT         top

       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to
       parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each
       installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for
       these variables.  The $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an
       alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

SEE ALSO         top

       PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1) and nginx(8).

COLOPHON         top

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