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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You can create a config file which contains all the others via
Include to have separate but one at the same time. This global config file can
even include some global config parameters as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>If 350 SNMP gets slams your network you&#8217;ve got bigger problems :-)
You can take the above idea and spread your targets into 5 combined configs and
run each at 5 minute intervals &#8211; first one at 1,6,11,16 &#8211; next at 2,7,12,17 &#8211;
next at 3,8,13,18 &#8211; next at 4,9,14,19 &#8211; next at 5,10,15,20.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
mrtg-bounces+derek.winkler=algorithmics.com@lists.oetiker.ch
[mailto:mrtg-bounces+derek.winkler=algorithmics.com@lists.oetiker.ch] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Arvon Griffiths<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 27, 2010 3:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Steve Shipway; Denis Morin; mrtg@lists.oetiker.ch<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [mrtg] New MRTG install... Run as Daemon and RRD setup?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>I've got
a test box up and I have installed the latest version of MRTG.&nbsp; I have
some questions-<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>RUN AS
DAEMON:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Q1: If I
use run as daemon, can I still have multiple CFG files (one for each router) or
do I have to combine them all into one large (read: messy) CFG file?&nbsp; If
the answer is &quot;you can have multiple CFG files&quot;, what is the
big-picture as to how to set it up?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Q2: I
have 350+ routers to check, if I run as daemon, how can I spread out the checks
over a 5 minute period so the network isn't slammed at on minute 0,5,10,15,
&amp; etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>RRD:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Q3: I'm
either too dense to understand the instructions or they are not clear, how do
you setup MRTG to use RRD tool?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>thnx<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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