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====== Sysstat ======
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  * http://sebastien.godard.pagesperso-orange.fr/tutorial.html
  * https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/sysstat-howto-deployment-and-configuration-guide-linux-servers/

<sxh bash; gutter: false>
zypper in sysstat
systemctl enable sysstat
systemctl start sysstat
vim /etc/sysconfig/sysstat
</sxh>

<sxh bash; title: /etc/sysconfig/sysstat>
# sysstat configuration file.

# How long to keep log files (in days).
# If value is greater than 28, then log files are kept in
# multiple directories, one for each month.
HISTORY=28

# Compress (using gzip or bzip2) sa and sar files older than (in days):
COMPRESSAFTER=31

# Parameters for the system activity data collector (see sadc manual page)
# which are used for the generation of log files.
SADC_OPTIONS="-S DISK"

# Compression program to use.
ZIP="bzip2"
</sxh>

<sxh bash; gutter: false>
cat /usr/lib/systemd/system/sysstat-collect.timer
</sxh>

  # /usr/lib/systemd/system/sysstat-collect.timer
  # (C) 2014 Tomasz Torcz <tomek@pipebreaker.pl>
  #
  # sysstat-12.4.3 systemd unit file:
  #        Activates activity collector every 10 minutes
  
  [Unit]
  Description=Run system activity accounting tool every 10 minutes
  
  [Timer]
  OnCalendar=*:00/10
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=sysstat.service

<sxh bash; gutter: false>
journalctl -g sysstat-collect.service
</sxh>

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