[mrtg] Re: How do I graph @ one minute intervals instead of 5 minute.

[Justin Shore]

At 12:58 PM -0500 3/23/00, William Schwartz wrote:
>
>Well, I'm NOT yet doing this collection. But I _thought_ that MRTG
>calculated the averages etc for 5 minute intervals and not shorter periods.
>so: when the data is represented on the graph, wont it be seem like 5 times
>less data since it will be polling the "if" statistics more often making
>them look smaller? (because it takes the increase difference between the
>last value captured and the current value and computes that based on the
>if-speed to get load)
>
>Or am I misunderstanding how the calculations work with MRTG?

I think MRTG won't notice the difference or really care.  From my 
understanding MRTG bases its calculation on the timestamp.  If you 
have 5 timestamps 1 minute apart it would still figure the 5 minute 
average correctly.  At least that's what I've seen in practice and 
think that's how it works.

HTH
   Justin
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