Add optional parameters to influxdb output README

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This plugin writes to [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdb.com) via HTTP or UDP. This plugin writes to [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdb.com) via HTTP or UDP.
Required parameters: ### Required parameters:
* `urls`: List of strings, this is for InfluxDB clustering * `urls`: List of strings, this is for InfluxDB clustering
support. On each flush interval, Telegraf will randomly choose one of the urls support. On each flush interval, Telegraf will randomly choose one of the urls
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* `database`: The name of the database to write to. * `database`: The name of the database to write to.
### Optional parameters:
* `retention_policy`: Retention policy to write to.
* `precision`: Precision of writes, valid values are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h". note: using "s" precision greatly improves InfluxDB compression.
* `timeout`: Write timeout (for the InfluxDB client), formatted as a string. If not provided, will default to 5s. 0s means no timeout (not recommended).
* `username`: Username for influxdb
* `password`: Password for influxdb
* `user_agent`: Set the user agent for HTTP POSTs (can be useful for log differentiation)
* `udp_payload`: Set UDP payload size, defaults to InfluxDB UDP Client default (512 bytes)
## Optional SSL Config
* `ssl_ca`: SSL CA
* `ssl_cert`: SSL CERT
* `ssl_key`: SSL key
* `insecure_skip_verify`: Use SSL but skip chain & host verification (default: false)