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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Tobi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>That's quite a lot of info, so it looks like
this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>#
/usr/local/rrdtool-1.2.19/bin/rrdtool info Router.rrd<BR>filename =
"Router.rrd"<BR>rrd_version = "0003"<BR>step = 300<BR>last_update =
1318919624<BR>ds[uptime].type = "GAUGE"<BR>ds[uptime].minimal_heartbeat =
600<BR>ds[uptime].min = 0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[uptime].max =
NaN<BR>ds[uptime].last_ds = "U"<BR>ds[uptime].value =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[uptime].unknown_sec = 224<BR>ds[loss].type =
"GAUGE"<BR>ds[loss].minimal_heartbeat = 600<BR>ds[loss].min =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[loss].max = 5.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[loss].last_ds =
"0"<BR>ds[loss].value = 0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[loss].unknown_sec =
209<BR>ds[median].type = "GAUGE"<BR>ds[median].minimal_heartbeat =
600<BR>ds[median].min = 0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[median].max =
1.8000000000e+02<BR>ds[median].last_ds = "2.6600000000e-03"<BR>ds[median].value
= 3.9900000000e-02<BR>ds[median].unknown_sec = 209<BR>ds[ping1].type =
"GAUGE"<BR>ds[ping1].minimal_heartbeat = 600<BR>ds[ping1].min =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[ping1].max = 1.8000000000e+02<BR>ds[ping1].last_ds =
"2.2600000000e-03"<BR>ds[ping1].value =
3.3900000000e-02<BR>ds[ping1].unknown_sec = 209<BR>ds[ping2].type =
"GAUGE"<BR>ds[ping2].minimal_heartbeat = 600<BR>ds[ping2].min =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[ping2].max = 1.8000000000e+02<BR>ds[ping2].last_ds =
"2.2900000000e-03"<BR>ds[ping2].value =
3.4350000000e-02<BR>ds[ping2].unknown_sec = 209<BR>ds[ping3].type =
"GAUGE"<BR>ds[ping3].minimal_heartbeat = 600<BR>ds[ping3].min =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[ping3].max = 1.8000000000e+02<BR>ds[ping3].last_ds =
"2.6600000000e-03"<BR>ds[ping3].value =
3.9900000000e-02<BR>ds[ping3].unknown_sec = 209<BR>ds[ping4].type =
"GAUGE"<BR>ds[ping4].minimal_heartbeat = 600<BR>ds[ping4].min =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[ping4].max = 1.8000000000e+02<BR>ds[ping4].last_ds =
"4.2000000000e-03"<BR>ds[ping4].value =
6.3000000000e-02<BR>ds[ping4].unknown_sec = 209<BR>ds[ping5].type =
"GAUGE"<BR>ds[ping5].minimal_heartbeat = 600<BR>ds[ping5].min =
0.0000000000e+00<BR>ds[ping5].max = 1.8000000000e+02<BR>ds[ping5].last_ds =
"6.2700000000e-03"<BR>ds[ping5].value =
9.4050000000e-02<BR>ds[ping5].unknown_sec = 209<BR>rra[0].cf =
"AVERAGE"<BR>rra[0].rows = 1008<BR>rra[0].pdp_per_row = 1<BR>rra[0].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[0].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 0<BR>rra[1].cf =
"AVERAGE"<BR>rra[1].rows = 4320<BR>rra[1].pdp_per_row = 12<BR>rra[1].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[1].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cf =
"MIN"<BR>rra[2].rows = 4320<BR>rra[2].pdp_per_row = 12<BR>rra[2].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[2].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cf =
"MAX"<BR>rra[3].rows = 4320<BR>rra[3].pdp_per_row = 12<BR>rra[3].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[3].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 6<BR>rra[4].cf =
"AVERAGE"<BR>rra[4].rows = 720<BR>rra[4].pdp_per_row = 144<BR>rra[4].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[4].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cf =
"MAX"<BR>rra[5].rows = 720<BR>rra[5].pdp_per_row = 144<BR>rra[5].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[5].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cf =
"MIN"<BR>rra[6].rows = 720<BR>rra[6].pdp_per_row = 144<BR>rra[6].xff =
5.0000000000e-01<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[0].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[0].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[1].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[1].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[2].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[2].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[3].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[3].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[4].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[4].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[5].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[5].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[6].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[6].unknown_datapoints = 78<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[7].value =
NaN<BR>rra[6].cdp_prep[7].unknown_datapoints = 78</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank you for taking a look on my prpblem
here,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Julian</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>From: "Tobias Oetiker" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:tobi@oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>tobi@oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>To: "Julian" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:julian04ca@yahoo.ca"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>julian04ca@yahoo.ca</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cc: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 12:12
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD parameter
mismatch - Wrong value of step</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2
face=Arial>> Hi Julian,<BR>> <BR>> Yesterday Julian wrote:<BR>>
<BR>>> Hi Tobi,<BR>>><BR>>> Nope, there is nothing to do with
rrdjig. I'm not trying to save the old files, so I dont need to convert them
with rrdjig.<BR>>> My problem is that I can not even start the
Smokeping.<BR>>><BR>>> I created just one FPing Probe and one Target
to a LAN router... just for a test.<BR>>> I executed "# ./smokeping
--debug" 2 times with a clean data directory on first command
time.<BR>>> This is the result:<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> #
./smokeping --debug<BR>>> ### Compiling alert detector pattern
'someloss'<BR>>> ### >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%<BR>>> sub
{............ removed as non important (I assume)}<BR>>><BR>>>
Calling RRDs::create(/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd --start
1318919609 --step 300 DS:uptime:GAUGE:600:0:U DS:loss:GAUGE:600:0:5
DS:median:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping1:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping2:GAUGE:600:0:180
DS:ping3:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping4:GAUGE:600:0:180 DS:ping5:GAUGE:600:0:180
RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:1008 RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:12:4320 RRA:MIN:0.5:12:4320
RRA:MAX:0.5:12:4320 RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:144:720 RRA:MAX:0.5:144:720
RRA:MIN:0.5:144:720)<BR>>> Smokeping version 2.004002 successfully
launched.<BR>>> Not entering multiprocess mode with '--debug'. Use
'--debug-daemon' for that.<BR>>> FPing: probing 1 targets with step 300 s
and offset 54 s.<BR>>> FPing: Executing /usr/local/sbin/fping -C 5 -q -B1
-r1 -t10000 -i10 192.168.1.1<BR>>> FPing: Got fping output: '192.168.1.1 :
4.20 2.29 2.66 6.27 2.26'<BR>>> Calling
RRDs::update(/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd --template
uptime:loss:median:ping1:ping2:ping3:ping4:ping5
1318919624:U:0:2.6600000000e-03:2.2600000000e-03:2.2900000000e-03:2.6600000000e-03:4.2000000000e-03:6.2700000000e-03)<BR>>>
#<BR>>> # ./smokeping --debug<BR>>> ### Compiling alert detector
pattern 'someloss'<BR>>> ### >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%<BR>>>
sub {............ removed as non important (I assume)}<BR>>><BR>>>
Error: RRD parameter mismatch ('Wrong value of step:
/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd has 621503053589119276, create
string has 300'). You must delete /usr/local/smokeping/var/data/HSI/Router.rrd
or fix the configuration parameters.<BR>>> #<BR>> <BR>> hmmm the
error comes from<BR>> <BR>> Smokeping::RRDtools<BR>> <BR>> what
output do you get from<BR>> <BR>> rrdtool info Router.rrd<BR>> <BR>>
cheers<BR>> tobi<BR>> <BR>>><BR>>> I cant figure out where
from the RRD parameter 621503053589119276 is
coming.<BR>>><BR>>> Any ideas on how to get rid of this error will
be really appreciated.<BR>>><BR>>> Thank you,<BR>>>
Julian<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> ----- Original Message
-----<BR>>> From: "Tobias Oetiker" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:tobi@oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>tobi@oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>><BR>>>
To: "Julian" <</FONT><A href="mailto:julian04ca@yahoo.ca"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>julian04ca@yahoo.ca</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> Cc: "G.W. Haywood" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:ged@jubileegroup.co.uk"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>ged@jubileegroup.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>>;
<</FONT><A href="mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 5:03 AM<BR>>>
Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD parameter mismatch - Wrong value of
step<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> > Hi Julian,<BR>>>
><BR>>> > to 'convert' a file from one stepping to another, you may
want to<BR>>> > look at the rrdjig tool<BR>>> ><BR>>>
> cheers<BR>>> > tobi<BR>>> ><BR>>> > Today Julian
wrote:<BR>>> ><BR>>> >> Hi Ged,<BR>>>
>><BR>>> >> This is quite an interesting approach.<BR>>>
>> Let me see what I can get from the 2 files, as you
suggested.<BR>>> >><BR>>> >> Thank you,<BR>>>
>> Julian<BR>>> >><BR>>> >> ----- Original Message
-----<BR>>> >> From: "G.W. Haywood" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:ged@jubileegroup.co.uk"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>ged@jubileegroup.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> >> To: "Julian" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:julian04ca@yahoo.ca"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>julian04ca@yahoo.ca</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> >> Cc: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>>> >> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 1:50
AM<BR>>> >> Subject: Re: [smokeping-users] RRD parameter mismatch -
Wrong value of step<BR>>> >><BR>>> >><BR>>>
>> > Hi there,<BR>>> >> ><BR>>> >> > On
Mon, 17 Oct 2011, Julian wrote:<BR>>> >> ><BR>>> >>
>> ...I just did a fresh install of Smokeping 2.4.2 on Solaris
10.I<BR>>> >> >> hope someone can give me a hint on how to fix
this error: Error: RRD<BR>>> >> >> parameter mismatch ('Wrong
value of step: ... You must delete<BR>>> >> >>
/usr/local/smokeping/var/data/DNS/NWT/ns2_interwest.rrd or fix the<BR>>>
>> >> configuration parameters.<BR>>> >>
><BR>>> >> > I suggest that you rename the file (rather than
delete it as the error<BR>>> >> > message itself suggests) and
let Smokeping do what it will. My guess<BR>>> >> > is that
it will create a new file with the same name. When you have<BR>>>
>> > the two files, you can use RRDtool to look for the differences in
the<BR>>> >> > parameters. That might tell the authors
something - or they may know<BR>>> >> > already what it is you're
looking for. Unfortunately I don't.<BR>>> >> ><BR>>>
>> > --<BR>>> >> ><BR>>> >> >
73,<BR>>> >> > Ged.<BR>>> >><BR>>> >>
_______________________________________________<BR>>> >>
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href="mailto:smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>smokeping-users@lists.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2
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face=Arial>https://lists.oetiker.ch/cgi-bin/listinfo/smokeping-users</FONT></A><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>>> >><BR>>> >><BR>>>
><BR>>> > --<BR>>> > Tobi Oetiker, OETIKER+PARTNER AG,
Aarweg 15 CH-4600 Olten, Switzerland<BR>>> > </FONT><A
href="http://it.oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>http://it.oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </FONT><A
href="mailto:tobi@oetiker.ch"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>tobi@oetiker.ch</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> ++41 62 775 9902 /
sb: -9900<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Tobi Oetiker, OETIKER+PARTNER AG, Aarweg
15 CH-4600 Olten, Switzerland<BR>> </FONT><A
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