Update documentation for release 2.0

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Glances is a cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool which aims to
present a maximum of information in a minimum of space, ideally to fit
in a classical 80x24 terminal or higher to have additional information.
Glances can adapt dynamically the displayed information depending on the
terminal size. It can also work in a client/server mode for remote monitoring.
terminal size.
Glances can also work in a client/server mode. Remote monitoring could be
done via terminal or Web interface.
Glances is written in Python and uses the `psutil`_ library to get information from your system.
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.. image:: images/screenshot-wide.png
Web interface (Firefox)
.. image:: images/screenshot-web.png
Usage
=====
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In client mode, you can set the TCP port of the server ``-p PORT``.
You can also set a password to access to the server ``--password``.
Default binding address is ``0.0.0.0`` (Glances will listen on all the network interfaces) and TCP port is ``61209``.
In client/server mode, limits are set by the server side.
You can also set a password to access to the server ``--password``.
Glances is ``IPv6`` compatible. Just use the ``-B ::`` option to bind to all IPv6 addresses.
If Glances server is not detected by the client, this last one try to grab stats using the SNMP protocol:
As an experimental feature, if Glances server is not detected by the client, this last one try to grab stats using the SNMP protocol:
.. code-block:: console
client$ glances -c @snmpserver
Known limitation: Grab using SNMP is only validated for GNU/Linux operating system.
Known limitation: Grab using SNMP is only validated for GNU/Linux operating system with SNMP v2/2c server.
Web Server mode
----------------
If you want to remotely monitor a machine, called ``server``, from any device with a Web Browser (called ``client``), just run on the server:
.. code-block:: console
server$ glances -w
and on the client, enter the following URL in your favorite Web Browser:
http:\\@server:61208\
where ``@server`` is the IP address or hostname of the server.
Command reference
=================
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--------------------
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
-V, --version show program's version number and exit
-b, --byte display network rate in byte per second
-B BIND_ADDRESS, --bind BIND_ADDRESS
bind server to the given IPv4/IPv6 address or hostname
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Configuration
=============
**Caution: be aware that the Glances version 1.x configurations files are not comaptible with the version 2.x.**
No configuration file is mandatory to use Glances.
Furthermore a configuration file is needed for setup limits, disks or network interfaces to hide and/or monitored processes list.
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| ``MAGENTA`` stat counter is ``"WARNING"``
| ``RED`` stat counter is ``"CRITICAL"``
Note: Only stats with colored background will be logged in the alert view.
Header
------
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The header shows the hostname, OS name, release version, platform architecture and system uptime (on the upper right).
Additionnaly, on GNU/Linux operating system, it shows also the kernel version.
In client mode, the server connection status is displayed (Connected or Disconnected)
In client mode, the server connection status is displayed:
Connected:
.. image:: images/connected.png
Disconnected:
.. image:: images/disconnected.png
CPU
---
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| If user|system|iowait CPU is ``>70%``, then status is set to ``"WARNING"``
| If user|system|iowait CPU is ``>90%``, then status is set to ``"CRITICAL"``
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[cpu]`` section.
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[cpu]`` or/and ``[percpu]`` sections.
Load
----
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| If memory is ``>70%``, then status is set to ``"WARNING"``
| If memory is ``>90%``, then status is set to ``"CRITICAL"``
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[memory]`` and ``[swap]`` sections.
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[memory]`` and ``[memswap]`` sections.
Network
-------
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Glances displays the network interface bit rate. The unit is adapted
dynamically (bits per second, kbits per second, Mbits per second, etc).
Alerts are only set if the network interface maximum speed is available.
Alerts are only set if the network interface maximum speed is available (see sample in the configuration file).
For example, on a 100 Mbps ethernet interface, the warning status is set
if the bit rate is higher than 70 Mbps.
| If bit rate is ``<50%``, then status is set to ``"OK"``
| If bit rate is ``>50%``, then status is set to ``"CAREFUL"``
| If bit rate is ``>70%``, then status is set to ``"WARNING"``
| If bit rate is ``>90%``, then status is set to ``"CRITICAL"``
*Note*: In the configuration file, you can define a list of network interfaces to hide.
Sensors
-------
Glances can displays the sensors information trough `lm-sensors` (only available on GNU/Linux).
As of lm-sensors, a filter is processed in order to display temperature only:
.. image:: images/sensors.png
Glances can also grab hard disk temperature through the `hddtemp` daemon (see here [2]_ to install hddtemp on your system):
.. image:: images/hddtemp.png
There is no alert on this information.
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[temperature]`` and ``[hddtemperature]`` sections.
*Note*: In the `[network]`` section of the configuration file, you can define a list of network interfaces to hide and per interface limits value.
Disk I/O
--------
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*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under ``[filesystem]`` section.
Sensors
-------
Glances can displays the sensors information trough `lm-sensors` (only available on GNU/Linux), HDDTemp and BatInfo.
As of lm-sensors, a filter is processed in order to display temperature only:
.. image:: images/sensors.png
Glances can also grab hard disk temperature through the `hddtemp` daemon (see here [2]_ to install hddtemp on your system):
.. image:: images/hddtemp.png
There is no alert on this information.
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[sensors]`` section.
Processes list
--------------
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Three views are available for processes:
* Processes summary
* Optional monitored processes list
* Optional monitored processes list (see bellow)
* Processes list
The processes summary line display:
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* Running tasks number
* Sleeping tasks number
* Other tasks number (not running or sleeping)
* Sort key
By default, or if you hit the ``a`` key, the processes list is automatically
sorted by:
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``NI``
Nice level of the process
``S``
Process status (see details bellow)
Process status (see details bellow) (running process is highlighted)
``TIME+``
Cumulative CPU time used
``IOR/s``
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``IOW/s``
Per process IO write rate (in Byte/s)
``COMMAND``
Process command line
Process command line (process name is highlighted)
Process Status legend:
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``Z``
Zombie
*Note*: limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[process]`` section.
*Note*: limits values can be overwritten in the configuration file under the ``[process]`` section.
Monitored processes list
------------------------
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Each alert message displays the following information:
1. start date
2. end date
2. duration if alert is terminated or ongoing if the alert is on going
3. alert name
4. {min/avg/max} values or number of running processes for monitored processes list alerts
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Glances uses a `XML-RPC server`_ and can be used by another client software.
API documentation is available at https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/wiki/The-Glances-API-How-To
API documentation is available at https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/wiki/The-Glances-2.x-API-How-to
Others outputs
==============
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$ glances --output-csv /tmp/glances.csv
CSV files have two lines per stat:
CSV files have two lines per stats:
- Stats description
- Stats (comma separated)

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