vm.loadavg
vm.loadavg
Plugin: freebsd.plugin Module: vm.loadavg
Overview
System Load Average
The plugin calls sysctl function to collect necessary data.
This collector is supported on all platforms.
This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
This integration doesn’t support auto-detection.
Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.
Performance Impact
The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.
Setup
Prerequisites
No action required.
Configuration
File
The configuration file name for this integration is netdata.conf.
Configuration for this specific integration is located in the [plugin:freebsd] section within that file.
The file format is a modified INI syntax. The general structure is:
[section1]
option1 = some value
option2 = some other value
[section2]
option3 = some third value
You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config script from the
Netdata config directory.
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config netdata.conf
Options
| Name | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| vm.loadavg | Enable or disable load average metric. | yes | False |
Examples
There are no configuration examples.
Metrics
Metrics grouped by scope.
The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.
Per vm.loadavg instance
Monitoring for number of threads running or waiting.
This scope has no labels.
Metrics:
| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| system.load | load1, load5, load15 | load |
Alerts
The following alerts are available:
| Alert name | On metric | Description |
|---|---|---|
| load_cpu_number | system.load | number of active CPU cores in the system |
| load_average_15 | system.load | system fifteen-minute load average |
| load_average_5 | system.load | system five-minute load average |
| load_average_1 | system.load | system one-minute load average |