pmnsadd(1) — Linux manual page

PMNSADD(1)               General Commands Manual              PMNSADD(1)

NAME

       pmnsadd - add new names to the Performance Co-Pilot PMNS

SYNOPSIS

       $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmnsadd [-?]  [-n namespace] file

DESCRIPTION

       pmnsmerge(1) performs the same function as pmnsadd and is faster,
       more robust and more flexible.  It is therefore recommended that
       pmnsmerge(1) be used instead.

       pmnsadd adds subtree(s) of new names into a Performance Metrics
       Name Space (PMNS), as used by the components of the Performance
       Co-Pilot (PCP).

       Normally pmnsadd operates on the default Performance Metrics Name
       Space (PMNS), however if the -n option is specified an
       alternative namespace is used from the file namespace.

       The default PMNS is found in the file $PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns/root
       unless the environment variable PMNS_DEFAULT is set, in which
       case the value is assumed to be the pathname to the file
       containing the default PMNS.

       The new names are specified in the file, arguments and conform to
       the syntax for PMNS specifications, see PMNS(5).  There is one
       PMNS subtree in each file, and the base PMNS pathname to the
       inserted subtree is identified by the first group named in each
       file, e.g. if the specifications begin

                 myagent.foo.stuff {
                     mumble    123:45:1
                     fumble    123:45:2
                 }

       then the new names will be added into the PMNS at the non-leaf
       position identified by myagent.foo.stuff, and following all other
       names with the prefix myagent.foo.

       The new names must be contained within a single subtree of the
       namespace.  If disjoint subtrees need to be added, these must be
       packaged into separate files and pmnsadd used on each, one at a
       time.

       All of the files defining the PMNS must be located within the
       directory that contains the root of the PMNS, this would
       typically be $PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns for the default PMNS, and this
       would typically imply running pmnsadd as root.

       As a special case, if file contains a line that begins root {
       then it is assumed to be a complete PMNS that needs to be merged,
       so none of the subtree extraction and rewriting is performed and
       file is handed directly to pmnsmerge(1).

       Provided some initial integrity checks are satisfied, pmnsadd
       will update the PMNS using pmnsmerge(1) - if this fails for any
       reason, the original namespace remains unchanged.

OPTIONS

       The available command line options are:

       -n pmnsfile
            Load an alternative Performance Metrics Name Space (PMNS(5))
            from the file pmnsfile.

       -?   Display usage message and exit.

CAVEATS

       Once the writing of the new namespace file has begun, the signals
       SIGINT, SIGHUP and SIGTERM will be ignored to protect the
       integrity of the new files.

FILES

       $PCP_VAR_DIR/pmns/root
            the default PMNS, when the environment variable PMNS_DEFAULT
            is unset

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       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

       pmnsdel(1), pmnsmerge(1), pcp.conf(5), pcp.env(5) and PMNS(5).

COLOPHON

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