PMDARDS(1)

NAME
pmdards - Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) for RDS

DESCRIPTION
The RDS PMDA is a Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) module that collects and exports performance statistics for Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS).

INSTALLATION
To install the RDS PMDA, follow these steps:
    # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rds
    # ./Install

To verify that the PMDA is running:
    $ pminfo -t rds

USAGE
To query RDS metrics, use the following command:
    $ pminfo rds
To retrieve specific metric values:
    $ pmval rds.packet.tx.send_queued

FILES

$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rds/Install
    Installation script for RDS PMDA.

$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rds/Remove
    Uninstallation script.

$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/rds.log
    Log file for Rocestat PMDA events and errors.

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
PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pminfo(1) and PMDA(3).