Plugin UUID
| Name: | UUID plugin |
|---|---|
| Type: | other |
| Callbacks: | config, init |
| Status: | supported |
| FirstVersion: | 4.3 |
| Copyright: | 2007 Red Hat Inc. |
| License: | GPLv2 |
| Manpage: | collectd.conf(5) |
| See also: | List of Plugins |
The UUID plugin tries hard to determine the UUID (an unique identifier) of the system it is running on, using a file (default: /etc/uuid), freedesktop.org's “Hardware Abstraction Layer” (HAL) if available, dmidecode(8), and another file, this time /sys/hypervisor/uuid.
This plugin has been written to be used in highly virtualized environments, such as compute clouds, where the hostname of guests may not be really unique or may change regularly.
<Plugin "uuid">
UUIDFile "/etc/uuid"
</Plugin>
- libhal (optional)
