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QA output created by 617
dbpmda> help
help [ command ]
attr name [value]
attr attr# [value]
children metric-name
close
debug all | none
debug flag [ flag ... ] (flag is decimal or symbolic name)
desc metric
fetch metric [ metric ... ]
getdesc on | off
instance indom# [ number | name | "name" ]
name pmid#
namespace fname
open dso dsoname init_routine [ domain# ]
open pipe execname [ arg ... ]
open socket sockname
pmid metric-name
profile indom# [ all | none ]
profile indom# [ add | delete ] number
quit
status
store metric "value"
text metric
text indom indom#
timer on | off
traverse metric-name
wait seconds
watch logfilename
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> #a comment, this should be ignored
dbpmda> #test the debug and status commands
dbpmda> debug# a command with a trailing comment
debug all | none
debug flag [ flag ... ] (flag is decimal or symbolic name)
dbpmda> help debug
debug all | none
debug flag [ flag ... ] (flag is decimal or symbolic name)
Specify which debugging flags should be active (see pmdbg(1)). Flags may
be specified as integers or by name, with multiple flags separated by
white space. All flags may be selected or deselected if 'all' or 'none' is
specified. The current setting is displayed by the status command.
dbpmda> debug all
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: -1 (all)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> debug appl0 timecontrol
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 67584 ( appl0 + timecontrol )
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> debug none
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> debug blah
Warning: Bad debug flag (blah)
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> debug 1 blah
Warning: Bad debug flag (blah)
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> debug blah fetch
Warning: Bad debug flag (blah)
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> open pipe /blah/this_file_should_not_exist
openpmda: /blah/this_file_should_not_exist: No such file or directory
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> open dso /blah/this_file_should_not_exist blah_init 128
opendso: /blah/this_file_should_not_exist: No such file or directory
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> open pipe $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample -d 29
Start pmdasample PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample -d 29
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> #test the desc command
dbpmda> desc
desc metric
dbpmda> desc 29.0.6
PMID: 29.0.6
Data Type: 32-bit int InDom: 29.2 0x7400002
Semantics: instant Units: none
dbpmda> desc sample.bin
PMID: 29.0.6
Data Type: 32-bit int InDom: 29.2 0x7400002
Semantics: instant Units: none
dbpmda> #test the instance command
dbpmda> instance
instance indom# [ number | name | "name" ]
dbpmda> instance 29.2
pmInDom: 29.2
[ 0] inst: 100 name: "bin-100"
[ 1] inst: 200 name: "bin-200"
[ 2] inst: 300 name: "bin-300"
[ 3] inst: 400 name: "bin-400"
[ 4] inst: 500 name: "bin-500"
[ 5] inst: 600 name: "bin-600"
[ 6] inst: 700 name: "bin-700"
[ 7] inst: 800 name: "bin-800"
[ 8] inst: 900 name: "bin-900"
dbpmda> instance 29.2 300
pmInDom: 29.2
[ 0] name: "bin-300"
dbpmda> instance 29.2 "bin-100"
pmInDom: 29.2
[ 0] inst: 100
dbpmda> instance 29.2 "bin
^ at or near here
Error: Expected "
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> instance "bin
^ at or near here
Error: Syntax error
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> instance 30.3
pmInDom: 30.3
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal instance domain identifier
dbpmda> instance 29
pmInDom: 0.29
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal instance domain identifier
dbpmda> instance -1
pmInDom: PM_INDOM_NULL
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal instance domain identifier
dbpmda> #test the timer command
dbpmda> timer
timer on | off
dbpmda> timer on
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: on
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> timer off
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: off
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> #test the fetch command
dbpmda> getdesc on
dbpmda> fetch
fetch metric [ metric ... ]
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 9 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [100 or ???] value 100
inst [200 or ???] value 200
inst [300 or ???] value 300
inst [400 or ???] value 400
inst [500 or ???] value 500
inst [600 or ???] value 600
inst [700 or ???] value 700
inst [800 or ???] value 800
inst [900 or ???] value 900
dbpmda> fetch sample.bin 29.0.5
PMID(s): 29.0.6 29.0.5
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 2
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 9 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [100 or ???] value 100
inst [200 or ???] value 200
inst [300 or ???] value 300
inst [400 or ???] value 400
inst [500 or ???] value 500
inst [600 or ???] value 600
inst [700 or ???] value 700
inst [800 or ???] value 800
inst [900 or ???] value 900
29.0.5 (sample.colour): numval: 3 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [0 or ???] value 101
inst [1 or ???] value 202
inst [2 or ???] value 303
dbpmda> fetch blah
^ at or near here
Error: Unknown metric name
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> fetch 29
Warning: PMID (0.0.29) is not defined in the PMNS
PMID(s): 0.0.29
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal metric identifier
dbpmda> fetch 0.29
Warning: PMID (0.0.29) is not defined in the PMNS
PMID(s): 0.0.29
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal metric identifier
dbpmda> fetch 0.1.2
Warning: PMID (0.1.2) is not defined in the PMNS
PMID(s): 0.1.2
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal metric identifier
dbpmda> #test the profile command
dbpmda> profile
profile indom# [ all | none ]
profile indom# [ add | delete ] number
dbpmda> profile 29.2 none
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=EXCLUDE 0 instances
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): No values returned!
dbpmda> profile 29.2 add 200
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=EXCLUDE 1 instances
Instances: [200]
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 1 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [200 or ???] value 200
dbpmda> profile 29.2 add 250
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=EXCLUDE 2 instances
Instances: [200] [250]
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 1 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [200 or ???] value 200
dbpmda> profile 29.2 add 300
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=EXCLUDE 3 instances
Instances: [200] [250] [300]
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 2 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [200 or ???] value 200
inst [300 or ???] value 300
dbpmda> profile 29.2 delete 200
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=EXCLUDE 2 instances
Instances: [250] [300]
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 1 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [300 or ???] value 300
dbpmda> profile 29.2 all
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/sample/pmdasample
Connection: daemon
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=INCLUDE 0 instances
dbpmda> fetch 29.0.6
PMID(s): 29.0.6
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.6 (sample.bin): numval: 9 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
inst [100 or ???] value 100
inst [200 or ???] value 200
inst [300 or ???] value 300
inst [400 or ???] value 400
inst [500 or ???] value 500
inst [600 or ???] value 600
inst [700 or ???] value 700
inst [800 or ???] value 800
inst [900 or ???] value 900
dbpmda> #test the text command
dbpmda> text
text metric
text indom indom#
dbpmda> text 29.0.6
PMID: 29.0.6
[Several constant instances]
9 instances labelled "bin-100" thru "bin-900", each with a constant
value of 100 thru 900.
dbpmda> text indom 29.2
pmInDom: 29.2
[Instance domain "bin" for sample PMDA]
Universally 9 instances numbered 100 .. 900 in steps of 100, and named
"bin-100" .. "bin-900"
dbpmda> text indom 29.5
pmInDom: 29.5
Error PDU: Oneline or help text is not available
Error PDU: Oneline or help text is not available
dbpmda> text blah 29.2
^ at or near here
Error: Unknown metric name
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> #test the store command
dbpmda> store
store metric "value"
dbpmda> store 29.0.36 "42"
PMID: 29.0.36
Getting description...
Getting Result Structure...
29.0.36: 2 -> 42
Sending Result...
dbpmda> fetch sample.write_me
PMID(s): 29.0.36
pmResult dump from ADDR timestamp: 0.000000 TIMEZONE numpmid: 1
29.0.36 (sample.write_me): numval: 1 valfmt: 0 vlist[]:
value 42
dbpmda> store 29.0.36
^ at or near here
Error: Syntax error
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> store 29.0.36 "57.3"
PMID: 29.0.36
Getting description...
Getting Result Structure...
Error: Value "57.3" is incompatible with metric type (PM_TYPE_32)
dbpmda> store 20.0.36 Warning: PMID (20.0.36) is not defined in the PMNS
4
^ at or near here
Error: Syntax error
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> store sample.write_me "Hello there"
PMID: 29.0.36
Getting description...
Getting Result Structure...
Error: Value "Hello there" is incompatible with metric type (PM_TYPE_32)
dbpmda> store 29.0.20 "3"
PMID: 29.0.20
Getting description...
Getting Result Structure...
29.0.20: 1 -> 3
Sending Result...
Error PDU: No permission to perform requested operation
dbpmda> store 0.0.0 Warning: PMID (0.0.0) is not defined in the PMNS
"5"
PMID: 0.0.0
Getting description...
Error PDU: Unknown or illegal metric identifier
dbpmda> store sample.aggregate.write_me "foo bar"
PMID: 29.0.35
Getting description...
Getting Result Structure...
Error: dbpmda does not support storing into AGGREGATE metrics
dbpmda> store sample.event.records "foo bar"
PMID: 29.0.136
Getting description...
Getting Result Structure...
Error: dbpmda does not support storing into EVENT metrics
dbpmda> #test the close and open commands
dbpmda> close
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 1 profiles
Profile [0] indom=121634818 [29.2] state=INCLUDE 0 instances
dbpmda> open dso PMDADSO sample_init 30
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: PMDADSO
Connection: dso
DSO Interface Version: N
PMDA PMAPI Version: 2
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> close
dbpmda> status
Namespace: (default)
PMDA: none
pmDebug: 0 (none)
Timer: off
Getdesc: on
Dump Instance Profile state=INCLUDE, 0 profiles
dbpmda> #other
dbpmda> blah
^ at or near here
Error: Unrecognized command
Type 'help' for a list of commands.
dbpmda> quit
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