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PMLOGPUSH(1)             General Commands Manual             PMLOGPUSH(1)

NAME         top

       pmlogpush - push an archive to a remote pmproxy server

SYNOPSIS         top

       pmlogpush [-vV?]  [-D debug] [-h host] [-p port] [-s unix] [-Z
       timezone] archive

DESCRIPTION         top

       pmlogpush sends the contents of a Performance Co-Pilot (PCP)
       archive to a HTTP server (typically to a remote pmproxy(1) daemon)
       using the logger API subset within the PMWEBAPI(5).  The archive
       must have been previously created using pmlogger(1).

       This archive should be complete and finished (not actively being
       written to).  Comparable functionality is available directly from
       pmlogger using the -R option, for pushing archives remotely while
       they are actively being written.

OPTIONS         top

       The available command line options are:

       -h hostname, --host=hostname
            The hostname for the remote pmproxy server to receive the
            given PCP archive.

       -p port, --port=port
            Internet socket port number where the remote pmproxy server
            is listening, waiting to receive the given PCP archive.  The
            default port is 44322.

       -s path, --unix=path
            Unix domain socket path where a local pmproxy server is
            listening (locally), waiting to receive the given PCP
            archive.

       -v, --verbose
            Increase the diagnostic information reported as pmlogpush
            runs.

       -?, --help
            Display usage message and exit.

       -V, --version
            Display version number and exit.

FILES         top

       $PCP_LOG_DIR/pmproxy/<hostname>
            Default directory for pushed PCP archives created (remotely)
            by the receving pmproxy server.  The hostname is extracted
            from the given archive, as is the recording start time -
            together these properties are used to name the pushed archive
            on the receiving end (i.e. by the pmproxy server).

PCP ENVIRONMENT         top

       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).

DEBUGGING OPTIONS         top

       The -D or --debug option enables the output of additional
       diagnostics on stderr to help triage problems, although the
       information is sometimes cryptic and primarily intended to provide
       guidance for developers rather end-users.  debug is a comma
       separated list of debugging options; use pmdbg(1) with the -l
       option to obtain a list of the available debugging options and
       their meaning.  The http debugging option is of particular
       interest for this utility.

SEE ALSO         top

       PCPIntro(1), pmlogger(1), pmproxy(1), PMWEBAPI(3), pcp.conf(5) and
       pcp.env(5).

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the PCP (Performance Co-Pilot) project.
       Information about the project can be found at 
       ⟨http://www.pcp.io/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this manual
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