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.TH DBPROBE 1 "PCP" "Performance Co-Pilot"
.SH NAME
\f3dbprobe\f1 \- database response time and availability information
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f3dbprobe.pl\f1
[\f2delay\f1]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B dbprobe
utility is used by \fBpmdadbping\fR\|(1) to measure
response time from a database.
A given query is executed on the database at the requested interval
(\fIdelay\fR, which defaults to 60 seconds).
This response time measure can be exported via the Performance Co-Pilot
framework for live and historical monitoring using \fIpmdadbping\fR\|(1).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR pmdadbping (1)
and
.BR DBI (3).