Re: [pcp] MySQL PMDA silently exits

[Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
> Nathan,
> Good pickup.
> 
> Puppet seems to me re-starting PCP, and I think I know why.
> 
> The Install of the MySQL PMDA causes pmcd.conf to change, so Puppet
> changes it back, and re-starts PCP.
> 
> This is classic catch 22, and I need to find a work around for this, and
> will send my findings back to this list as well..

Ah.  Not sure if it helps in your situation, but I've seen others use the
"touch /var/lib/pcp/pmda/mysql/.NeedInstall" trick, via puppet, to ensure
the PMDA is installed (along with a metric fetch test, IIRC).  If you touch
that file, a "service pmcd restart" will do a default Install for the PMDA
if it is not installed already.

cheers.

--
Nathan