pmdabtrfs - Man Page

$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/btrfs/pmdabtrfs [-D debug] [-d domain] [-l logfile]

pmdabtrfs is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which extracts performance metrics from the btrfs filesystem via sysfs (/sys/fs/btrfs).

The btrfs PMDA exports metrics covering filesystem information (label, sizes, generation, checksum algorithm), transaction commit statistics, space allocation for data, metadata and system block groups, per-device error statistics, and async discard statistics.

Metrics are organized into two instance domains: one for btrfs filesystems (keyed by UUID) and one for devices (keyed by UUID::devid). Labels are provided for each instance, including the filesystem UUID, label, and device ID where applicable.

A brief description of the pmdabtrfs command line options follows:

-d

The performance metrics domain number must be set to a unique value.

-l

Location of the log file. By default, a log file named btrfs.log is written in the current directory of pmcd(1) when pmdabtrfs is started, i.e. $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd. If the log file cannot be created or is not writable, output is written to the standard error instead.

The btrfs PMDA requires a Linux system with one or more mounted btrfs filesystems. The PMDA reads statistics from sysfs and does not require root privileges.

Install the PMDA using the Install script:

# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/btrfs
# ./Install

To remove the PMDA use the Remove script:

# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/btrfs
# ./Remove

The -D or --debug option enables the output of additional diagnostics on stderr to help triage problems, although the information is sometimes cryptic and primarily intended to provide guidance for developers rather than for end-users. debug is a comma separated list of debugging options; use pmdbg(1) with the -l option to obtain a list of the available debugging options and their meaning.

Debugging options specific to pmdabtrfs are as follows:

The BTRFS_PATH environment variable can be set to override the default sysfs path (/sys/fs/btrfs) for testing purposes.

PCPIntro(1), pmcd(1), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5).