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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Technically, MRTG only adds the point-in-time data to the RRD. Then, RRDTool immediately updates the various RRAs (whatever they are) in accordance with the data sent.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, however many new RRAs you add, they will get updated when MRTG sends the new data. You may need to create your own code to actually report them, though.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mrtg-bounces@lists.oetiker.ch on behalf of R Dicaire<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 18-Mar-08 8:10 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> mrtg@lists.oetiker.ch<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [mrtg] rrdtool backend<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:12 AM, Steve Shipway <s.shipway@auckland.ac.nz> wrote:<BR>> However, you can always use rrdtool to add extra RRAs to the .rrd files, and<BR>> when MRTG updates the .rrd file then all RRAs will automatically be updated.<BR>> So, by all means add some MIN RRAs for the various resolutions. However, to<BR>> report on them, you will need to make some custom reporting. One<BR>> interesting set of RRAs is the set for spotting unusual values that do not<BR>> match historical patterns.<BR><BR>This is a good thing to know. If I alter an .rrd file to add MIN, will<BR>mrtg add MIN-type data to that RRA?<BR><BR>--<BR>aRDy Music and Rick Dicaire present:<BR><A href="http://www.ardynet.com/">http://www.ardynet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.ardynet.com:9000/ardymusic.ogg.m3u">http://www.ardynet.com:9000/ardymusic.ogg.m3u</A><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mrtg mailing list<BR>mrtg@lists.oetiker.ch<BR><A href="https://lists.oetiker.ch/cgi-bin/listinfo/mrtg">https://lists.oetiker.ch/cgi-bin/listinfo/mrtg</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>