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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/integrations/linux_sensors_lm-sensors.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/integrations/linux_sensors_lm-sensors.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c807d6b3e --- /dev/null +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/integrations/linux_sensors_lm-sensors.md @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +<!--startmeta +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/README.md" +meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors/metadata.yaml" +sidebar_label: "Linux Sensors (lm-sensors)" +learn_status: "Published" +learn_rel_path: "Data Collection/Hardware Devices and Sensors" +message: "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY, IT IS GENERATED BY THE COLLECTOR'S metadata.yaml FILE" +endmeta--> + +# Linux Sensors (lm-sensors) + + +<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/microchip.svg" width="150"/> + + +Plugin: python.d.plugin +Module: sensors + +<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" /> + +## Overview + +Examine Linux Sensors metrics with Netdata for insights into hardware health and performance. + +Enhance your system's reliability with real-time hardware health insights. + + +Reads system sensors information (temperature, voltage, electric current, power, etc.) via [lm-sensors](https://hwmon.wiki.kernel.org/lm_sensors). + + +This collector is supported on all platforms. + +This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances. + + +### Default Behavior + +#### Auto-Detection + +The following type of sensors are auto-detected: +- temperature - fan - voltage - current - power - energy - humidity + + +#### Limits + +The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection. + +#### Performance Impact + +The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system. + + +## Metrics + +Metrics grouped by *scope*. + +The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels. + + + +### Per chip + +Metrics related to chips. Each chip provides a set of the following metrics, each having the chip name in the metric name as reported by `sensors -u`. + + +This scope has no labels. + +Metrics: + +| Metric | Dimensions | Unit | +|:------|:----------|:----| +| sensors.temperature | a dimension per sensor | Celsius | +| sensors.voltage | a dimension per sensor | Volts | +| sensors.current | a dimension per sensor | Ampere | +| sensors.power | a dimension per sensor | Watt | +| sensors.fan | a dimension per sensor | Rotations/min | +| sensors.energy | a dimension per sensor | Joule | +| sensors.humidity | a dimension per sensor | Percent | + + + +## Alerts + +There are no alerts configured by default for this integration. + + +## Setup + +### Prerequisites + +No action required. + +### Configuration + +#### File + +The configuration file name for this integration is `python.d/sensors.conf`. + + +You can edit the configuration file using the `edit-config` script from the +Netdata [config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory). + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata +sudo ./edit-config python.d/sensors.conf +``` +#### Options + +There are 2 sections: + +* Global variables +* One or more JOBS that can define multiple different instances to monitor. + +The following options can be defined globally: priority, penalty, autodetection_retry, update_every, but can also be defined per JOB to override the global values. + +Additionally, the following collapsed table contains all the options that can be configured inside a JOB definition. + +Every configuration JOB starts with a `job_name` value which will appear in the dashboard, unless a `name` parameter is specified. + + +<details><summary>Config options</summary> + +| Name | Description | Default | Required | +|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:| +| types | The types of sensors to collect. | temperature, fan, voltage, current, power, energy, humidity | True | +| update_every | Sets the default data collection frequency. | 1 | False | +| priority | Controls the order of charts at the netdata dashboard. | 60000 | False | +| autodetection_retry | Sets the job re-check interval in seconds. | 0 | False | +| penalty | Indicates whether to apply penalty to update_every in case of failures. | yes | False | + +</details> + +#### Examples + +##### Default + +Default configuration. + +```yaml +types: + - temperature + - fan + - voltage + - current + - power + - energy + - humidity + +``` + + +## Troubleshooting + +### Debug Mode + +To troubleshoot issues with the `sensors` collector, run the `python.d.plugin` with the debug option enabled. The output +should give you clues as to why the collector isn't working. + +- Navigate to the `plugins.d` directory, usually at `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/`. If that's not the case on + your system, open `netdata.conf` and look for the `plugins` setting under `[directories]`. + + ```bash + cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/ + ``` + +- Switch to the `netdata` user. + + ```bash + sudo -u netdata -s + ``` + +- Run the `python.d.plugin` to debug the collector: + + ```bash + ./python.d.plugin sensors debug trace + ``` + +### lm-sensors doesn't work on your device + + + +### ACPI ring buffer errors are printed + + + + |