Section 1 · User commands

pcp-verify.1

Package: pcp-doc

PCP-VERIFY

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
DIAGNOSTICS
PCP ENVIRONMENT
SEE ALSO

NAME

pcp-verify − verify aspects of a PCP installation

SYNOPSIS

pcp verify [−a archive] [−h host] [−csvV?]

DESCRIPTION

pcp-verify inspects various aspects of a PCP collector installation and reports on whether it is configured correctly for certain modes of operation.

By default, pcp-verify checks that PMCD is running and no agents are in a failed state. These checks can be extended and refined using the command line options.

OPTIONS

The available command line options are: **
−a** archive, −−archive=archive

Use the archive for verification.

−c, −−containers

Verify the collector installation for monitoring containers.

−h host, −−host=host

Connect to the PMCD on host for verification.

−s, −−secure

Verify that the required components for encrypted communication are in place.

−v, −−verbose

Increase the verbosity, and report on each check as it is made. In the absence of any issues found, pcp-verify operates silently.

−V, −−version

Display version number and exit.

−?, −−help

Display usage message and exit.

DIAGNOSTICS

pcp-verify will exit with a non-zero status if it finds anything worth reporting, otherwise it is silent and returns zero.

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).

For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see pmGetOptions(3).