Litespeed plugin


This plugin

collects metrics from Litespeed HTTP Server instance.

Prerequisites

Meter 4.2 or later must be installed.

The Litespeedplugin supports the following Operating Systems.

Linux

✅️

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

Litespeed writes server statistics to multiple report files in the /tmp/lshttpd folder by default, check your configuration to ensure that the path is correct. The number of reports are based on the number of CPUs on your server and the number of CPUs that you have licences for.

Field Name

Description

Report path

The path to the lshttp .rtreport files

Virtual Hosts

Include individual VHosts in your graphs

Advanced configuration

To customize this plugin, see Litespeed plugin on GitHub.

Plugin metrics

Metric Name

Description

Litespeed HTTP Connection limit

The ratio of connections to the Max Limit

Litespeed Http Conns

The number of current HTTP connections

Litespeed Idle Http Conns

The number of current idle HTTP connections

Litespeed HTTPS Connection limit

The ratio of connections to the Max Limit

Litespeed Https Conns

The number of current HTTPS connections

Litespeed Idle Https Conns

The number of current idle HTTPS connections

Litespeed Http Bytes In

The amount of inbound data over HTTP

Litespeed Http Bytes Out

The amount of outbound data over HTTP

Litespeed Https Bytes In

The amount of inbound data over HTTPS

Litespeed Https Bytes Out

The amount of outbound data over HTTPS

Litespeed Total Bytes In

The total amount of inbound data

Litespeed Total Bytes Out

The total amount of outbound data

Litespeed Cache Hits

The number of cache hits

Litespeed Cache Hit Ratio

The ratio of cache hits to overall requests

Litespeed Requests in Process

The number of requests in process

Litespeed Requests

The number of requests

 

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