Flume-Installation and launch instructions

Install flume

1, to the official website download flume, download address: http://flume.apache.org/download.html

2, [root@bicloud77 home]# tar zxvf apache-flume-1.5.2-bin.tar.gz

3, [root@bicloud77 home]# CD Apache-flume-1.5.2-bin

4,[root@bicloud76 apache-flume-1.5.2-bin]# bin/flume-ng Version
Flume 1.5.2
Source Code Repository:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flume.git
Revision:229442aa6835ee0faa17e3034bcab42754c460f5
Compiled by Hshreedharan on Wed Nov 12:51:22 PST 2014
From source with checksum 837f81bd1e304a65fcaf8e5f692b3f18
5, successful Installation

6, Start command: Bin/flume-ng agent-c conf-f conf/flume-conf-n a1-dflume.root.logger=debug,console
Flume startup parameter

[Root@bicloud77 bin]#./flume-ng error:unknown or Unspecified command ' Usage:./flume-ng <command> [Options] ...

.           Commands:help Display this help text agent run a Flume agent Avro-client Run an Avro Flume client version show Flume version info global options:--conf,-c <conf> u Se configs in <conf> directory--classpath,-c <cp> append to the classpath--dryrun,-d does not Actually start Flume, just print the command--plugins-path <dirs> colon-separated List of PLUGINS.D directories.
                        The PLUGINS.D section of the User Guide for more details. Default: $FLUME _home/plugins.d-dproperty=value Sets a Java system property Value-xproperty=value sets a Ja      Va-x option Agent options:--conf-file,-f <file> Specify a config file (required)--name,-n <name>
The name of this agent (required)  --help,-h Display Help text avro-client options:--rpcprops,-p <file> RPC Client Properties file With server connection params--host,-h  
Command 

 
 
 
  
 
   
 
    
Parameters
 
    
Describe
 
   
 
   
 
    
Help
 
    
Printing Help information
 
   
 
   
 
    
Agent
 
    
Run a flume Agent
 
   
 
   
 
    
Avro-client
 
    
Run a Avro Flume client
 
   
 
   
 
    
Version
 
    
Displays the flume version.
 
   
 
  
 

 
 
Global Options 

 
 
 
  
 
   
 
    
Parameters
 
    
Describe
 
   
 
   
 
    
--conf,-c <conf>
 
    
Use the configuration file in the <conf> directory. Specify what directory the configuration file is placed in
 
   
 
   
 
    
--classpath,-c <cp>
 
    
Append a Classpath
 
   
 
   
 
    
--dryrun,-d
 
    
Does not actually run the agent, but simply prints some information about the command.
 
   
 
   
 
    
--plugins-path <dirs>
 
    
List of plug-in directories. Default: $FLUME _HOME/PLUGINS.D
 
   
 
   
 
    
-dproperty=value
 
    
Sets a Java system property value.
 
   
 
   
 
    
-xproperty=value
 
    
Set a java-x option.
 
   
 
  
 

 
 
Agent Options 

 
 
 
  
 
   
 
    
Parameters
 
    
Describe
 
   
 
   
 
    
--conf-file,-f <file>
 
    
Specifies the configuration file, which must be in the directory defined by the--conf parameter of the global option . (required)
 
   
 
   
 
    
--name,-n <name>
 
    
Name of agent (required)
 
   
 
   
 
    
--help,-h
 
    
Help
 
   
 
  
 

 
 
Avro Client Options 

 
 
 
  
 
   
 
    
Parameters
 
    
Describe
 
   
 
   
 
    
--rpcprops,-p <file>
 
    
The configuration file for the connection parameter.
 
   
 
   
 
    
--host,-h 
 
    
The hostname to which the event is to be sent.
 
   
 
   
 
    
--port,-p <port>
 
    
The port of the Avro source.
 
   
 
   
 
    
--dirname <dir>
 
    
Avro the source stream arrives in the directory.
 
   
 
   
 
    
--filename,-f <file>
 
    
Avro the file name to which the source stream arrived.
 
   
 
   
 
    
--headerfile,-r <file>
 
    
Set a java-x option.
 
   
 
  
 

 
 
Start Avro clients either specify--rpcprops, or specify--host and--port.