perl script to monitor ubuntu linux computer resources

mokona · 06-22-2009, 10:05 AM

Hi,

I badly need help. Does anyone know any documentation I can refer to about monitoring the computer resources of an ubuntu linux machine (memory [RAM], hard disk, and cpu utilization). I need to make a perl script that would be able to give me the amount of how much these computer resources were used. pls help.

jstephens84 · 06-22-2009, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mokona

Hi,

I badly need help. Does anyone know any documentation I can refer to about monitoring the computer resources of an ubuntu linux machine (memory [RAM], hard disk, and cpu utilization). I need to make a perl script that would be able to give me the amount of how much these computer resources were used. pls help.

I would go with a batch script.

For memory use something like

Code:

free -m

for hard disk you can use

Code:

df -h // the -h is for human readable format

for cpu utilization you can use the top command I think there is an snapshot tag so that it won't go into realtime mode. Also for a deeper disk information look into using du it can give you a display of how much each directory is using in terms of space. Here is an example of du

if you run this from / it will give /, /root , /usr , /etc, /tmp, /var, /boot, /sbin, /bin

Code:

du -c -h --max-depth=1

mokona · 06-22-2009, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstephens84

I would go with a batch script.

For memory use something like

Code:

free -m

for hard disk you can use

Code:

df -h // the -h is for human readable format

for cpu utilization you can use the top command I think there is an snapshot tag so that it won't go into realtime mode. Also for a deeper disk information look into using du it can give you a display of how much each directory is using in terms of space. Here is an example of du

if you run this from / it will give /, /root , /usr , /etc, /tmp, /var, /boot, /sbin, /bin

Code:

du -c -h --max-depth=1

ohh.. soo.. it basically displays it right? uhmm.. I was trying to make a code that would get the computer resources from the linux machine.. then it would give the result to a celphone, then it would display the result on the screen of the celphone. Do you have any idea how to do that?

jstephens84 · 06-22-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mokona

ohh.. soo.. it basically displays it right? uhmm.. I was trying to make a code that would get the computer resources from the linux machine.. then it would give the result to a celphone, then it would display the result on the screen of the celphone. Do you have any idea how to do that?

So kind of like a sms message to your phone. Hmmm... well you will have to interface with your phoneswitch for that or some outside entity that will send sms messages to your phone. Probablly what you will need to do is take the commands form above put in a script of some sorts then have all the commands output to a respective variable then echo the variables values as the message.

jstephens84 · 06-22-2009, 10:53 AM

found this for you. It looks pretty promosing and has a way to send messages from bash to a sms and curl.

**edit

oops would help if I included the link.
http://aql.com/site/sms-bashscript.php

mokona · 06-22-2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstephens84

found this for you. It looks pretty promosing and has a way to send messages from bash to a sms and curl.

**edit

oops would help if I included the link.
http://aql.com/site/sms-bashscript.php

alright.. i'll try it. thanks for the help!

jstephens84 · 06-22-2009, 11:26 AM

no problem. post back if it works or don't work and try and include your script if we need to work on things more.

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