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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>It seems the input plugin can pass only numeric values. From plugin.h:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>======= code snippet start =======<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>/*<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> * Public data types<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> */<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>typedef unsigned long long counter_t;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>typedef double gauge_t;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>typedef int64_t derive_t;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>typedef uint64_t absolute_t;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>union value_u<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>{<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> counter_t counter;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> gauge_t gauge;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> derive_t derive;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> absolute_t absolute;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>};<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>typedef union value_u value_t;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>struct value_list_s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>{<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> value_t *values;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> int values_len;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> cdtime_t time;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> cdtime_t interval;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> char host[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> char plugin[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> char plugin_instance[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> char type[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> char type_instance[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN];<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'> meta_data_t *meta;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>};<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>typedef struct value_list_s value_list_t;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>======= code snippet end =======<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>I want to pass string. I did look at disk and netapp plugin and it seems “plugin_instance” is being used to send disk label or volume name. Is there any other better way?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>Mehul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>