Diskuse Summary plugin


This plugin

 scans one or more devices/drives for available disk space as a percentage.

The most used disk will be reported as the measurement. Although per-disk / per-server graphs may be more complete this plugin aims to help target potential problems as concisely as possible.

Prerequisites

Meter 4.2 or later must be installed.

The Diskuse Summary plugin supports the following Operating Systems.

Linux

✅️

Windows

✅️

Smart OS

✅️

OS X

✅️

To install the plugin

  1. From the top right of the screen, perform one of the following actions:
    • Click Settings > Data Collection, select the TrueSight meter, and select the Sources tab.
    • Click Settings > Configure Sources.
  2. Use the search box or scroll through the page to find the source system which has the TrueSight meter on which you want to install the plugin.
  3. Click the name of the source to view source details.
  4. Select the Plugins tab.
  5. Use the search box or scroll through the page to find the plugin you want to install.
  6. Click + Install to start the installation.

    Refer to the following sections for the configuration details required to collect data and view the list of plugin metrics.

Configuration details

Field Name

Description

Disk Name

The name of the disk to be appended to the hostname to display in the legend for the Disk Use Summary data."

Mount Point

The mounted point to check for free space. (either this or the Mounted device need to be set for the plugin to function properly)

Device

The mounted device to check for free space. (either this or the Mount Point directory need to be set for the plugin to function properly)

Poll Interval

How often to poll for metrics

Advanced configuration

To customize this plugin, see Diskuse Summary plugin on GitHub.

Plugin metrics

Metric Name

Description

Disk Use Summary

The percentage of disk used for the given mounted disk

 

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