REPOSD(8)

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version 2.2.9 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 REPOSD(8) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Linux Programmers Manual page for reposd — the SBLIM metric repository daemon. it's giving system daemon. it's giving metrics. let's get into it ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

reposd — SBLIM metric repository daemon 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

reposd [argument]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. one lil argument slot. slay 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so reposd is a system daemon whose whole job is keeping a temporary repository of raw performance metrics for all the various system components. like a lil locker for numbers. very organized of it.

the raw metric data gets forwarded over from a separate collection daemon — that one could be chillin' locally or remotely, no big deal (go check gatherd(8) for the tea 🫖). then, turning that raw data into actually usable metrics? that's what the repository metric plugins are for. teamwork, honestly.

where does it talk? what plugins does it load? all that controllable config stuff lives in the configuration file man page — see reposd.conf(5). the repository communication port and the location of the plugin directory are in there too, iykyk.

and get this: you can control the reposd daemon at runtime with the reposctl(8) command. which means you can query metric values, or load and unload metric plugins online — no restart, no drama, no "sorry bestie the service is down for maintenance". iconic behavior honestly 😭👑

the primary goal of the whole sblim-gather package is implementing the DMTF's Base Metric Model (DSP1053). and like, reposd, gatherd(8), and all their plugins can be used standalone, sure — but the greatest benefit comes from using their CIM provider layer together with a CIM Object Manager (peep cimserver(1)). want more info about CIM and the Base Metric Model? go say hi to the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) at http://www.dmtf.org. 🌈

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

  • argument — okay so reposd daemonizes by default, like a good lil background gremlin. but if you pass any value at all on the command line? it runs in the terminal instead. that's it. that's the whole option. one (1) argument, maximum chaos 💀

🦋 FILES 🦋

  • /etc/reposd.conf — this file holds the daemon's configuration settings. see reposd.conf(5) for more, bestie 🍓

😭 BUGS 😭

the SBLIM project keeps a mailing list, and you should send all your questions about sfcb, sfcc, wbemcli, the metric data gatherer, or literally any of the SBLIM providers straight there. to subscribe, go here:

https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sblim-issues

and if you find actual bugs?? please report them to the bug tracker, we beg 🙏 the SBLIM project bug tracking page lives at:

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=128809&atid=712784

💜 AUTHORS 💜

please refer to the AUTHORS file distributed with sblim-gather. the receipts are all in there 🫶

Copyright © 2003-2012 IBM Corp.

🌈 LICENSE 🌈

reposd is distributed under the terms of the Eclipse Public License ("Agreement"). any use, reproduction or distribution of this program constitutes recipeients acceptance of the agreement. (yes, "recipeients" — that's the original spelling, no cap, we keep the facts exact around here 💅)

you can obtain a current copy of the Eclipse Public License from:

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/eclipse-1.0.php

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

reposctl(8), reposd.conf(5), gatherd(8), cimserver(1)

ok that's the whole page bestie, go forth and gather metrics responsibly ✨

sblim-gather-2.2.9 · 07/25/2025 — mwah, love u, bye 💖🎀🦋

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