---
name: "ocf_heartbeat_pingd"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "resource-agents"
version: "1:4.16.0-3+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocf_heartbeat_pingd"
---

# ocf\_heartbeat\_pingd(7)

Monitors connectivity to specific hosts or IP addresses ("ping nodes") (deprecated)

## NAME

ocf\_heartbeat\_pingd - Monitors connectivity to specific hosts or IP addresses ("ping nodes") (deprecated)

## SYNOPSIS

**pingd** \[start \| stop \| monitor \| meta-data \| validate-all\]

## DESCRIPTION

Deprecation warning: This agent is deprecated and may be removed from a future release. See the ocf:pacemaker:pingd resource agent for a supported alternative. -- This is a pingd Resource Agent. It records (in the CIB) the current number of ping nodes a node can connect to.

## SUPPORTED PARAMETERS

**pidfile**

PID file

(optional, string, default "/run/resource-agents/pingd-RESOURCE\_ID")

**user**

The user we want to run pingd as

(optional, string, default "root")

**dampen**

The time to wait (dampening) further changes occur

(optional, integer, default 1s)

**set**

The name of the instance\_attributes set to place the value in. Rarely needs to be specified.

(optional, integer, no default)

**name**

The name of the attributes to set. This is the name to be used in the constraints.

(optional, integer, default pingd)

**section**

The section place the value in. Rarely needs to be specified.

(optional, integer, no default)

**multiplier**

The number by which to multiply the number of connected ping nodes by

(optional, integer, no default)

**host\_list**

The list of ping nodes to count. Defaults to all configured ping nodes. Rarely needs to be specified.

(optional, integer, no default)

**ignore\_deprecation**

If set to true, suppresses the deprecation warning for this agent.

(optional, boolean, default false)

## SUPPORTED ACTIONS

This resource agent supports the following actions (operations):

**start**

Starts the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**stop**

Stops the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

**monitor**

Performs a detailed status check. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s. Suggested interval: 10s.

**meta-data**

Retrieves resource agent metadata (internal use only). Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

**validate-all**

Performs a validation of the resource configuration. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s.

## EXAMPLE CRM SHELL

The following is an example configuration for a pingd resource using the [**crm**(8)](/crm/8.md) shell:

```
primitive p_pingd ocf:heartbeat:pingd \
  op monitor depth="0" timeout="20s" interval="10s"
```

## EXAMPLE PCS

The following is an example configuration for a pingd resource using [**pcs**(8)](/pcs/8.md)

```
pcs resource create p_pingd ocf:heartbeat:pingd \
  op monitor OCF_CHECK_LEVEL="0" timeout="20s" interval="10s"
```

## SEE ALSO

**http://clusterlabs.org/**

## AUTHOR

**ClusterLabs contributors (see the resource agent source for information about individual authors)**