[noctool-devel] what is a cpu-monitor?

[Jim Prewett]

Hi Ingvar,

I was wondering if the CPU monitor might be intended to monitor the number 
of CPUs on a system.  I'm looking at a Ganglia monitoring webpage right 
now and one of the things they report is the total number of CPUs a given 
host or group of hosts has.

Could this be what it is for?

If so, anyone know how to get this information from a host that doesn't 
have something like /proc/cpuinfo ? Specifically, I'm thinking my Mac 
laptop (which I do some bogus monitoring of for testing/hacking purposes).

Whaddya think?,
Jim

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On Thu, 5 Jun 2008, Ingvar wrote:

> > > Hi Ingvar,
> > > 
> > > What is the CPU monitor supposed to do?  I can't find a PROCESS method for 
> > > it. :P :)  I'd be happy to try to write such a method if only I could grok 
> > > what you're thinking here. :)
> > 
> > I think it was supposed to log in and snag the system load. I also thought it 
> > was all written. It isn't, though.
> 
> Er, no, there's a load-monitor class. I am confused now. Maybe it was 
> something intended for (say) routers, switches and windows machines? Because, 
> you know, load and cpu utilisation aren't identical.
> 
> Not that I could find a PROCESS method for load-monitors either.
> 
> //Ingvar
> 
> //Ingvar
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