=head1 NAME
 
B<startmon> - Starts a list of plug-in modules  to monitor the xCAT cluster.

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

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


I<startmon I<name>[,I<name>...]>


=head1 DESCRIPTION

This command is used to manually start a list of monitoring plug-in modules to monitor the xCAT cluster.  A monitoring plug-in module acts as a bridge that connects a 3rd party monitoring software and the xCAT cluster. The plug-in modules must have been registered in the xCAT I<monitoring> database table. A registered plug-in module is usually automatically started by xCAT when xcatd starts or when it is first registered.  
This command is used only when the user stopped it manually using the I<stopmon> command and would like to restart it again.       

=head1 Parameters

I<name> is the name of the monitoring plug-in module in the 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 start gangliamon plug-in module (which interacts with Ganglia monitoring software)to monitor xCAT cluster, enter:

  startmon gangliamon

Please note that gangliamon  must have been registered in the xCAT I<monitoring> table. For a list of registered the monitoring software, use command tabdump monitoring. Refer to "monitoring plug-in infrastructure" in xCAT documents on how to register a 3rd party software to monitor xCAT cluster. 

=head1 FILES 
 
/opt/xcat/bin/startmon


=head1 NOTES

See stopmon

This command is part of the xCAT software product.