PMDAKVM(1)                 General Commands Manual                PMDAKVM(1)

NAME         top

       pmdakvm  -  Linux  virtualization  performance  metrics  domain agent
       (PMDA)

DESCRIPTION         top

       pmdakvm is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which exports
       metric values from the Linux KVM virtualisation subsystem.

       Unlike many PMDAs it dynamically enumerates its metric hierarchy,
       based entirely on the contents of /sys/kernel/debug/kvm.

INSTALLATION         top

       Install the kvm PMDA by using the Install script as root:

             # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/kvm
             # ./Install

       To uninstall, do the following as root:

             # cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/kvm
             # ./Remove

       pmdakvm is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed directly.
       The Install and Remove scripts notify pmcd(1) when the agent is
       installed or removed.

FILES         top

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/kvm/Install
           installation script for the pmdakvm agent

       $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/kvm/Remove
           undo installation script for the pmdakvm agent

       $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/kvm.log
           default log file for error messages from pmdakvm

PCP ENVIRONMENT         top

       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         top

       PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1) and kvm(1).

COLOPHON         top

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