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# IP Virtual Server


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Plugin: proc.plugin
Module: /proc/net/ip_vs_stats

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## Overview

This integration monitors IP Virtual Server statistics



This collector is supported on all platforms.

This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.


### Default Behavior

#### Auto-Detection

This integration doesn't support auto-detection.

#### Limits

The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.

#### Performance Impact

The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.


## Metrics

Metrics grouped by *scope*.

The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.



### Per IP Virtual Server instance



This scope has no labels.

Metrics:

| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|:------|:----------|:----|
| ipvs.sockets | connections | connections/s |
| ipvs.packets | received, sent | packets/s |
| ipvs.net | received, sent | kilobits/s |



## Alerts

There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.


## Setup

### Prerequisites

No action required.

### Configuration

#### File

There is no configuration file.
#### Options



There are no configuration options.

#### Examples
There are no configuration examples.


