PCP-VERIFY(1)               General Commands Manual              PCP-VERIFY(1)

NAME
       pcp-verify - verify aspects of a PCP installation

SYNOPSIS
       pcp verify [-a archive] [-D debug] [-h host] [-csvV?]

DESCRIPTION
       pcp-verify inspects various aspects of a PCP collector installation and
       reports on whether it is configured correctly for certain modes of
       operation.

       By default, pcp-verify checks that PMCD is running and no agents are in
       a failed state.  These checks can be extended and refined using the
       command line options.

OPTIONS
       The available command line options are:

       -a archive, --archive=archive
            Use the archive for verification.

       -c, --containers
            Verify the collector installation for monitoring containers.

       -h host, --host=host
            Connect to the PMCD on host for verification.

       -s, --secure
            Verify that the required components for encrypted communication
            are in place.

       -v, --verbose
            Increase the verbosity, and report on each check as it is made.
            In the absence of any issues found, pcp-verify operates silently.

       -V, --version
            Display version number and exit.

       -?, --help
            Display usage message and exit.

DIAGNOSTICS
       pcp-verify will exit with a non-zero status if it finds anything worth
       reporting, otherwise it is silent and returns zero.

PCP ENVIRONMENT
       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the
       file and directory names used by PCP.  On each installation, the file
       /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables.  The
       $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration
       file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

       For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see pmGetOptions(3).

DEBUGGING OPTIONS
       The -D or --debug option enables the output of additional diagnostics
       on stderr to help triage problems, although the information is
       sometimes cryptic and primarily intended to provide guidance for
       developers rather end-users.  debug is a comma separated list of
       debugging options; use pmdbg(1) with the -l option to obtain a list of
       the available debugging options and their meaning.

SEE ALSO
       PCPIntro(1) and pcp(1).

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