GlossaryΒΆ

driver
Software thread running querying a wattmeter and sending the results to the plugins.
forwarder
Component that forwards plugins subscriptions and metrics. Used to minimize the network traffic, or to connect isolated networks through a gateway.
plugin
An action triggered whenever a meter reaches a certain threshold.
probe
A wattmeter sensor. A wattmeter can have only one probe (usually the IPMI cards), or multiple probes (usually the PDUs).