pmdarabbitmq(1)

pmdarabbitmq1

Rabbit message queue subsystem pmda

Overview

pmdarabbitmq is a Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) which exports metric values for each RabbitMQ queue configured on the local system.

Installation

Install the Rabbitmq PMDA by using the Install script as root:

# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rabbitmq
# ./Install

To uninstall, do the following as root:

# cd $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rabbitmq
# ./Remove

pmdarabbitmq is launched by pmcd(1) and should never be executed directly. The Install and Remove scripts notify pmcd(1) when the agent is installed or removed.

Files

$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rabbitmq/Install

installation script for the pmdarabbitmq agent

$PCP_PMDAS_DIR/rabbitmq/Remove

undo installation script for the pmdarabbitmq agent

$PCP_LOG_DIR/pmcd/rabbitmq.log

default log file for error messages from pmdarabbitmq

PCP environment

Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables. The $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 11–12
  2. 13–Arch

From pcp 7.2.2-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.