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load plugin
Plugin name load
Type read
Callbacks read
Status supported
Since 1.0
Copyright 2005–2008 Florian octo Forster, 2009 Manuel Sanmartin
License GPLv2
Configuration collectd.conf(5)

The Load plugin collects the system load. These numbers give a rough overview over the utilization of a machine, though their meaning is mostly overrated.

The system load is defined as the number of runnable tasks in the run-queue and is provided by many operating systems as a one, five or fifteen minute average.

Example graph

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Dependencies

  • Most UNIXes
    • getloadavg(3)
  • Linux (alternatively)
    • /proc-file system
  • AIX
    • libperfstat(3)
  • Other

Configuration

Configuration options · from collectd.conf(5)

See this section in the full configuration reference

The Load plugin collects the system load. These numbers give a rough overview over the utilization of a machine. The system load is defined as the number of runnable tasks in the run-queue and is provided by many operating systems as a one, five or fifteen minute average.

The following configuration options are available:

ReportRelative false|true
When enabled, system load divided by number of available CPU cores is reported for intervals 1 min, 5 min and 15 min. Defaults to false.