check_uptime plugin¶

The check_uptime plugin designed to check and notify about host or service status based on uptime metric.


Plugin name	`check_uptime`
Configuration	collectd.conf(5)

Configuration¶

Configuration options · from collectd.conf(5)

See this section in the full configuration reference

The check_uptime plugin designed to check and notify about host or service status based on uptime metric.

When new metric of uptime type appears in cache, OK notification is sent. When new value for metric is less than previous value, WARNING notification is sent about host/service restart. When no new updates comes for metric and cache entry expires, then FAILURE notification is sent about unreachable host or service.

By default (when no explicit configuration), plugin checks for uptime metric.

Synopsis:

<Plugin "check_uptime">
  Type "uptime"
  Type "my_uptime_type"
</Plugin>

Type Type: Metric type to check for status/values. The type should consist single GAUGE data source.