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Linux: How to Install and Configure OSWatcher Using RPM

APPLIES TO:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 to Oracle Linux 8.8 [Release OL6 to OL8U8]

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Linux x86-64


GOAL:

This document explains the steps to install and configureOSWatcher using rpm, which is available for Oracle Linux versions 6, 7, and 8


SOLUTION:

Below steps need to be followed:

1. Install OSWatcher RPM

The OSWatcher package is distributed under the Addons channel in Oracle Linux repositories. To install, enable Addons channel in the server and install via yum(8) or dnf(8) command:

$ yum install oswatcher

or command below for Oracle Linux 8

$  dnf install oswatcher

Change the configuration if needed:

$ cat /etc/sysconfig/oswatcher
# The directory where oswatcher logs should be kept
DATADIR=/var/log/oswatcher
# The interval (in seconds) between runs runs of statistics collections
INTERVAL=10
# The maximum age (in hours) of the various log files
MAXAGE=1
# An optional program used to compress the log files
ZIP=

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