SYNOPSIS

collectd-tg -n num_vl -H num_hosts -p num_plugins -i interval -d dest -D dport

DESCRIPTION

collectd-tg generates bogus collectd network traffic. While host, plugin and values are generated randomly, the generated traffic tries to mimic ``real'' traffic as closely as possible.

ARGUMENTS AND OPTIONS

The following options are understood by collectd-tg. The order of the arguments generally doesn't matter, as long as no argument is passed more than once.

-n num_vl

Sets the number of unique value lists (VL) to generate. Defaults to 10000.

-H num_hosts

Sets the number of unique hosts to simulate. Defaults to 1000.

-p num_plugins

Sets the number of unique plugins to simulate. Defaults to 20.

-i interval

Sets the interval in which each value list is dispatched. Defaults to 10.0 seconds.

-d dest

Sets the destination to which to send the generated network traffic. Defaults to the IPv6 multicast address, "ff18::efc0:4a42".

-D dport

Sets the destination port or service to which to send the generated network traffic. Defaults to collectd's default port, 25826.

-h

Print usage summary.

AUTHOR

Florian Forster <octo at collectd.org>