09-08-2010
writing a simple script like soleil4716 suggested would work fine and run in parrellel. Using Perl and fork() is possible also but slightly more complex. I suggest you limit your ping command to 3 requests and set a small timeout. Depending on how many processors you have you probably don't want to create 1,000 concurrent pings so you should keep it manageable. For example: only run 20 pings concurrently and as one completes kick off another so you don't tax the system.
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smokeping_probes_echopingsmtp
Smokeping_probes_EchoPingSmtp(3) SmokePing Smokeping_probes_EchoPingSmtp(3)
NAME
Smokeping::probes::EchoPingSmtp - an echoping(1) probe for SmokePing
OVERVIEW
Measures SMTP roundtrip times (mail servers) for SmokePing.
SYNOPSIS
*** Probes ***
+EchoPingSmtp
binary = /usr/bin/echoping
forks = 5
offset = 50%
step = 300
# The following variables can be overridden in each target section
extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
ipversion = 4
pings = 5
priority = 6
timeout = 1
tos = 0xa0
waittime = 1
# [...]
*** Targets ***
probe = EchoPingSmtp # if this should be the default probe
# [...]
+ mytarget
# probe = EchoPingSmtp # if the default probe is something else
host = my.host
extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
ipversion = 4
pings = 5
priority = 6
timeout = 1
tos = 0xa0
waittime = 1
VARIABLES
Supported probe-specific variables:
binary
The location of your echoping binary.
Default value: /usr/bin/echoping
forks
Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
Example value: 5
Default value: 5
offset
If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval, or
alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General' section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does NOT
influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data acqusition is initiated. (This variable is only applicable if the variable
'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
Example value: 50%
step
Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note that the
step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll have to
delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the
'General' section.)
Example value: 300
Supported target-specific variables:
extraopts
Any extra options specified here will be passed unmodified to echoping(1).
Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
ipversion
The IP protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6". Passed to echoping(1) as the "-4" or "-6" options.
Example value: 4
pings
How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
Example value: 5
priority
The "-p" echoping(1) option.
Example value: 6
timeout
The "-t" echoping(1) option.
Example value: 1
Default value: 5
tos The "-P" echoping(1) option.
Example value: 0xa0
waittime
The "-w" echoping(1) option.
Example value: 1
AUTHORS
Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>
NOTES
The fill, size and udp EchoPing variables are not valid.
SEE ALSO
Smokeping::probes::EchoPing
2.6.8 2013-03-17 Smokeping_probes_EchoPingSmtp(3)