[collectd] Jcollectd configuration

[Amit Gupta]

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Hrisheekesh Kale <
hrisheekesh_kale at persistent.co.in> wrote:

>  Hi,
>
>
>
> I am trying to configure Jcollectd so that I get the statistics from Apache
> Tomcat server into a collectd instance which is running as a server.
>
> I followed the steps mentioned in Jcollectd document (
> http://support.hyperic.com/display/hypcomm/jcollectd)
>
> I could not get it to work successfully. I found that the configuration
> steps in the document were not very detailed.
>
> I have some questions:
>
> 1. I am trying to configure Jcollectd in sender mode i.e. I need to collect
> the statistics from Tomcat into my collectd. Does collect sever have to be
> configured in Multicast mode for it?  Can it also work with unicast mode?
>
Yes, I have got it working in unicast mode. IMO, as far as tomcat (client)
is concerned it doesn't matter whether collectd is in unicast mode or
multicast mode.

>
>
> 2. The document mentions following steps for Tomcat configuration:
>
>   export CATALINA_OPTS="-Djcd.instance=hudson -Djcd.dest=udp://10.1.0.102 -Djcd.tmpl=javalang,tomcat -javaagent:collectd.jar"
>
>   ./bin/catalina.sh start
>
> Double check your tomcat process to see if CATALINA_OPTS is set as
expected.

>   Is this all that is required to make Tomcat send Mbeans to collectd?
>
> Yes. Make sure that the jcd.dest is set correctly.

>  Where collectd.jar should be placed so that Tomcat will pick it up?
>
> You need to tell tomcat where to look for the collectd.jar via -javaagent
option. Do note that the javaagent option takes absolute path as well.

Regards
Amit

>
>
> If someone has successfully done something like this, any details about the configuration steps are appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hrisheekesh.
>
>
>
> DISCLAIMER ========== This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential
> information which is the property of Persistent Systems Ltd. It is intended
> only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If
> you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, retain,
> copy, print, distribute or use this message. If you have received this
> communication in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies of
> this message. Persistent Systems Ltd. does not accept any liability for
> virus infected mails.
>
> _______________________________________________
> collectd mailing list
> collectd at verplant.org
> http://mailman.verplant.org/listinfo/collectd
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.verplant.org/pipermail/collectd/attachments/20100318/3c65628a/attachment.htm