Configuration Expressions of Data Points

host

Device Name

Name of the device being monitored.

plugin

snmp, ipmi, nominal, aggregation

Name of the collection plugin.

plugin_instance

sum, average

Instance of the plugin collecting the data, if the plugin requires it. Present in the aggregation plugin.

collectd_type

temperature, fan speed, humidity, counter, percent time left, voltage, current power, apparent_power, power_factor, frequency

Type of measurement.

type_instance

Data Point Name

Name of the element associated with measurement.

name

Device Name

Name of the device being monitored.

mode

enabled, on demand, disabled

Device operational mode.

type

device type

Device type (assigned under Managed Devices).

family

ilo, drac, ipmi_1.5, ilmi_2.0, cimc_ucs, device_console, pdu

Device family.

addr_location

Address

Address (street, city, country).

coordinates

Coordinates

Latitude, longitude.

ip

IP address

Device IP address.

mac

MAC address

Device MAC address (if known).

alias

IP address alias

Alias of the IP address.

groups

list of groups

Groups authorized to access the device.

licensed

yes, no

Device license state.

status

connected, disconnected, in-use, unknown

Current device status.

nodegrid

Nodegrid hostname

Device hostname that controls the device.

custom fields

Any configured custom field for the device.

Field

Value

Description

event_id

Number

Event ID number.

event_msg

Text

Event message.

host

Nodegrid hostname

Device hostname on which the event occurred.

message

Text

Full message text.