From 1e6c93250172946eeb38e94a92a1fd12c9d3011e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 13:22:44 +0100 Subject: Merging upstream version 1.11.0+dfsg. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) create mode 100644 collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md (limited to 'collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md') diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..44610d373 --- /dev/null +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/samba/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# samba + +Performance metrics of Samba file sharing. + +**Requirements:** +* `smbstatus` program +* `sudo` program +* `smbd` must be compiled with profiling enabled +* `smbd` must be started either with the `-P 1` option or inside `smb.conf` using `smbd profiling level` +* `netdata` user needs to be able to sudo the `smbstatus` program without password + +It produces the following charts: + +1. **Syscall R/Ws** in kilobytes/s + * sendfile + * recvfle + +2. **Smb2 R/Ws** in kilobytes/s + * readout + * writein + * readin + * writeout + +3. **Smb2 Create/Close** in operations/s + * create + * close + +4. **Smb2 Info** in operations/s + * getinfo + * setinfo + +5. **Smb2 Find** in operations/s + * find + +6. **Smb2 Notify** in operations/s + * notify + +7. **Smb2 Lesser Ops** as counters + * tcon + * negprot + * tdis + * cancel + * logoff + * flush + * lock + * keepalive + * break + * sessetup + +### prerequisite +This module uses `smbstatus` which can only be executed by root. It uses +`sudo` and assumes that it is configured such that the `netdata` user can +execute `smbstatus` as root without password. + +Add to `sudoers`: + + netdata ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /path/to/smbstatus + +### configuration + + **samba** is disabled by default. Should be explicitly enabled in `python.d.conf`. + +```yaml +samba: yes +``` + +--- -- cgit v1.2.3