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diff --git a/src/varnish-mib.8 b/src/varnish-mib.8 index 8d86f18..77912af 100644 --- a/src/varnish-mib.8 +++ b/src/varnish-mib.8 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" This file is part of Varnish-mib -*- nroff -*- -.\" Copyright (C) 2014-2016 Sergey Poznyakoff +.\" Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Sergey Poznyakoff .\" .\" Varnish-mib is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify .\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ .\" .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License .\" along with Varnish-mib. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. -.TH VARNISH-MIB 8 "February 2, 2018" "varnish-mib" +.TH VARNISH-MIB 8 "February 5, 2018" "varnish-mib" .SH NAME -varnish\-mib \- net-snmp module for obtaining Varnish Cache statistics +varnish\-mib \- Net-SNMP module for Varnish Cache monitoring .SH SYNOPSIS In \fBsnmpd.conf\fR(5): .PP @@ -27,23 +27,49 @@ that provides access to Varnish Cache statistics. The module is loaded into .BR snmpd (8) as shown above (actual path can of course differ, depending on how -the package was configured). The module is written for Varnish -version \fB5.\fIX\fR. +the package was configured). This version is written for Varnish +\fB5.2.0\fR. .PP -The module obtains most of the data using Varnish API, and \fBvarnishd\fR -administrative interface. You should make sure that \fBsnmpd\fR is -able to access both data sources. +The values in the OID branches +.BR client , +.BR total , +.BR master , +.BR session , +.BR threads ", and " +.B objects +are obtained from Varnish API. .PP -The user \fBsnmpd\fR runs as should be able to read contents of the -\fB/var/lib/varnish/\fIHOSTNAME\fB/_.vsm_mgt\fR directory and read -files located in it. It must also have read permission on the varnish -secret file. +The OID branches +.BR backend , +.BR bans ", and " +.B vcl +are obtained using \fBvarnishd\fR administrative interface (similar +to +.BR varnishadm (8)). +.PP +To retrieve this information, the module must +have enough permissions to scan the Varnish management directory and +read files located in it. This directory is normally named +\fB/var/lib/varnish/\fIHOSTNAME\fB/_.vsm_mgt\fR, where \fIHOSTNAME\fR +stands for the server's hostname. Unless +.BR snmpd (8) +is run as root, special measures should be undertaken in order to +grant access rights. For example, if the daemon runs as user +\fBsnmp\fR, running the following two commands after starting +\fBvarnishd\fR will do the trick: + +.EX + setfacl -m u:snmp:rx /var/lib/varnish/$(hostname)/_.vsm_mgt + setfacl -m u:snmp:r /var/lib/varnish/$(hostname)/_.vsm_mgt/* +.EE +.PP + .SH CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Configuration statements specific to .B varnish\-mib must appear in the .B snmpd.conf -file below the +file, after the .B dlmod statement that loads the module. .PP @@ -64,36 +90,38 @@ Update interval for \fBbackendTable\fR. Default is 5 seconds. Sets timeout for I/O operations with Varnish administrative port. Default is 5 seconds. .PP -The following two statements are not normally needed, since -\fBvarnish-mib\fR obtains this information automatically. +The following two statements are not normally needed, but are +provided for completeness sake: .TP \fBvarnishCLISocket\fR \fIADDRESS\fR[:\fIPORT\fR] Sets the address of Varnish administrative interface socket. .TP \fBvarnishCLISecretFile\fR \fIFILE\fR -Pathname of the Varnish secret file. +Sets the pathname of the Varnish secret file. .SH DEBUGGING The module defines the following debugging tokens: .TP .B varnish_mib -General debugging information. +Produces general debugging information. .TP .B varnish_mib:ban -Debug ban table loading. +Outputs verbose report about loading th ban table. .TP .B varnish_mib:vcli -Varnish +Displays additional information regarding varnish .B CLI interaction. .TP .B varnish_mib:vcli:transcript -Enables full transcript of CLI interaction. +Enables full transcript of varnish CLI session. .TP .B varnish_mib:backend -Debug loading the backend information. +Outputs verbose information about loading the backend information. .SH OIDS -The following OIDs are defined: +The following OIDs are defined in the +.B VARNISH-MIB.txt +file: .SS Branch \(dqclient\(dq .TP .B clientAcceptedConnections @@ -122,9 +150,9 @@ A write-only OID. When set, invalidates the cache using the supplied value as argument to ban. When read, returns an empty string. E.g., to invalidate caches of all \fBpng\fR images: -.EE -snmpset \fBhostname\fR VARNISH\-MIB::clientBan.0 s 'req.url ~ \(dq\\.png$\(dq' .EX +snmpset \fIhostname\fR VARNISH\-MIB::clientBan.0 s 'req.url ~ \(dq\\.png$\(dq' +.EE .SS Branch \(dqbackend\(dq .TP .B backendConnSuccess @@ -258,7 +286,8 @@ Number of sessions dropped because session queue was full. Number of sessions closed. .TP .B sessPipeline -Session pipeline. This variable is available only in Varnish version \fR4.0\fR. +This OID was used in Varnish \fR4.1\fR, but disappeared from version +\fB5.0\fR. .TP .B sessReadAhead Session read-ahead. @@ -273,8 +302,8 @@ Number of sessions dropped for thread. Number of session accept failures. .TP .B sessPipeOverflow -Number of session pipe overflows. This variable is available only in -Varnish version \fR4.0\fR. +This OID was used in Varnish \fR4.1\fR, but disappeared in version +\fB5.0\fR. .SS Branch \(dqthreads\(dq .TP .B threadsPools @@ -367,7 +396,7 @@ of \fBbansTotal\fR variable. The default update interval is 60 seconds. It can be configured in the \fBsnmpd.conf\fR file (see the \fBvarnishBanTableTimeout\fR statement above). .SS Branch \(dqagent\(dq -The \fBagent\fR branch is reserved for OIDs for +The \fBagent\fR branch is reserved for implementation-specific management. It is not used currently. .SH NOTES The following OIDs were used in Varnish 4. They are no longer |