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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Jens Schanz
+#
+# Plugin to monitor the potential and active processors for a LPAR
+# on a power5 system for linux
+#
+# Parameters:
+#
+#       config   (required)
+#       autoconf (optional - used by munin-config)
+#
+# $Log: lop5-cpu_in_lpar.sh,v $
+# Revision 1.1  2006/12/08 10:08:33  schanz
+# *** empty log message ***
+#
+#
+# Revision 1.0  20.11.2006 - first build
+#
+# If you have any suggestions, questions, or enhancements, feel free to email
+# me at mail@jensschanz.de
+#
+# Let's go ...
+#
+# Magick markers (optional - used by munin-config and some installation
+# scripts):
+#%# family=auto
+#%# capabilities=autoconf
+
+LPARCFG=/proc/ppc64/lparcfg
+
+# check input parameters
+if [ "$1" = "autoconf" ]; then
+	echo yes
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
+	echo 'graph_title CPU in LPAR'
+	echo 'graph_args -l 0'
+	echo 'graph_category Power5'
+	echo 'graph_vlabel CPUs in LPAR'
+	echo 'graph_info This graph shows potential and active processors for a LPAR.'
+	
+	echo 'potentialLparCpu.label partition potential processors'
+	echo 'activeLparCpu.label partition active processors'
+	
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# let's do the main job
+
+# get cpus in partition
+echo -n "activeLparCpu.value "
+cat $LPARCFG | grep partition_active_processors | awk -F = '{print $2}'
+echo -n "potentialLparCpu.value "
+cat $LPARCFG | grep partition_potential_processors | awk -F = '{print $2}'