xcat-core/xCAT-client/pods/man1/monstop.1.pod

=head1 NAME
 
B<monstop> -  Stops a monitoring plug-in module to monitor the xCAT cluster.

 
=head1 SYNOPSIS
 
I<monstop [-h| --help]>

I<monstop  [-v| --version]>


I<monstop name>


=head1 DESCRIPTION

This command is used to unregister a monitoring plug-in module from the I<monitoring> table. A monitoring plug-in module acts as a bridge that connects a 3rd party monitoring software and the xCAT cluster. Once unregistered, xCAT will ask the monitoring plug-in to stop the 3rd party software to monitor the xCAT cluster.       

=head1 Parameters

I<name> is the name of the monitoring plug-in module in the I<monitoring> table. 

=head1 OPTIONS


B<-h | -help>          Display usage message.

B<-v | -version >      Command Version. 

B<-V | -verbose>       Verbose output. 


=head1 RETURN VALUE

0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.

=head1 EXAMPLES

1.To stop gangliamon plug-in module (which interacts with Ganglia monitoring software) to monitor the xCAT cluster, enter:

  monstop gangliamon

Please note that gangliamon must have been registered in the xCAT I<monitoring> table. For a list of registered plug-in modules, use command I<tabdump monitoring>. 



=head1 FILES 
 
/opt/xcat/bin/monstop


=head1 NOTES

See monstart monls

This command is part of the xCAT software product.