Is there an easy way to get metrics on all processes that start with the letters XYZ? I have about 80 processes that I have to monitor individually that all start with the prefix XYZ.

I have created a query using the sigar shell: ps State.Name.sw=XYZ, which will give me a list of the processes that I want. What I need to do is define this list of processes through said query and collect and track statistics from the Process service: http://support.hyperic.com/display/hypcomm/Process+service

What I need is 3 or 4 key statistics for each of the XYZ processes defined by my query to show up as graphs in the web front end.

Note: Hyperic HQ server is installed on a windows machine and I'm monitoring a Linux box via an agent.

Thanks,

Chris

Edit: Here is my try at a plugin that may give me what I want, but it's not being inventoried/detected by the Hyperic web UI. Simply pointing me to one of Hyperic's tutorials won't do. Thanks.

<!DOCTYPE plugin [  
  <!ENTITY process-metrics SYSTEM "/pdk/plugins/process-metrics.xml">]>  

<plugin>

<server name="ABCStats">  
   <config>  
     <option name="process.query"  
         description="Process Query"  
         default="State.Name.sw=XYZ"/>  
   </config>

    <metric name="Availability"  
           alias="Availability"  
         template="sigar:Type=ProcState,Arg=%process.query%:State"  
        category="AVAILABILITY"  
        indicator="true"  
        units="percentage"  
        collectionType="dynamic"/>  

    &process-metrics;  

    <plugin type="autoinventory"/>  

    <plugin type="measurement"  
        class="org.hyperic.hq.product.MeasurementPlugin"/>  

 </server>  
</plugin>