[mrtg] Re: Starting MRTG - There has to be a better way...

[James Overbeck]

MRTG config files allow for include statements and fork statements. You 
could create one single master config file with 100 include statements. 
That would keep you to one single wperl.exe process. If MRTG isn't able 
to finish the 100 routers within five minutes, there is a fork config 
option that lets you increase speed by splitting the job between 
mutliple processes. No idea of its present state of compatibility with 
Windows 2000 however. If MRTG can't finish 100 routers in five minutes 
and you can't use forks, you can split the one big include file into two 
medium sized include files, or however many pieces in takes to finish in 
less than five minutes.

Best regards,
James


Cornwell, Eric J. wrote:

> Hello Everyone!
> 
> We currently monitor close to 100 devices with one Windows 2K PC.  Each
> device has its own config file.  I have a bat file that runs and starts each
> config the following way.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> start /B wperl mrtg (RouterName).cfg  --logging MRTG_Routers.log
> echo (RouterName) has been started.
> sleep 7
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Each device is offset by 7 seconds to help spread everything out.  My
> problem is that with 100 wperl.exe processes running they eat up all the
> available memory.  Is there a better way to start MRTG than this or am I
> just going to have to live with it?
> 
> Thanks!
> Eric
> 


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