[mrtg] query - regards mrtg, is it possible to disable (i) snmp d ata collection and (ii) generation of the .log file yet (iii) have mrtg generate graphs from my own .log file data ?

[dhazell at aap.com.au]

Hi all
As I understand it, mrtg (i) gathers stats from a target router/interface
(ii) crunches the data and saves the results into a .log file and (iii)
makes pretty sets of graphs from that .log file data.

I have an mrtg config file that graphs the cumulative stats of traffic
through an interface (this works fine except it wraps too often because the
counters are only 32-bit. :(   ).

So to get around this wrapping problem, I have written a perl script to
crunch some data I already have to simulate the cumulative data I want for
the interface and put this data into a new .log file. I have made a similar
config file to the one mentioned above for this new set of graphs.

What I don't understand is how to set up the new config file / mrtg so that
I can disable steps (i) and (ii) above, but still have mrtg make sets of
graphs (step iii above)from the .log file I have built instead of going to
the target for the stats. (I tried disabling the Target[] reference but then
both indexmaker and mrtg complain about an invalid config file.) 


Any help will be appreciated
rgds
Derek

#######################
APPENDIX 1 - My config file is roughly like the following ...
### Interface 1xx >> Descr: 'Ethernet0/0' | Name: 'Et0/0' | Ip: 'ipaddress'
| Eth: 'macaddress' ###

YLegend[routername_Et0_0xx]: MegaBytes
ShortLegend[routername_Et0_0xx]: Bytes
Factor[routername_Et0_0xx]: 1048576
WithPeak[routername_Et0_0xx]: ymw
Options[routername_Et0_0xx]: growright, gauge, nopercent
Target[routername_Et0_0xx]:
.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.1&.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.1:commstr at routername: /
1048576
Directory[routername_Et0_0xx]: routername
SetEnv[routername_Et0_0xx]: MRTG_INT_IP="ipaddress" MRTG_INT_DESCR=""
MaxBytes[routername_Et0_0xx]: 10000000000000000
Title[routername_Et0_0xx]: Ethernet0/0 -- routername - cumulative
Legend1[routername_Et0_0xx]: Incoming Traffic in MegaBytes
Legend2[routername_Et0_0xx]: Outgoing Traffic in MegaBytes
Legend3[routername_Et0_0xx]: 
Legend4[routername_Et0_0xx]: 
LegendI[routername_Et0_0xx]:  In:
LegendO[routername_Et0_0xx]:  Out:
PageTop[routername_Et0_0xx]: <H1>Ethernet0/0 -- routername - cumulative</H1>
 <TABLE>
	<TR><TD>System:</TD><TD>routername</TD></TR>
   <TR><TD>Description:</TD><TD>Ethernet0/0 Pub/Ext Int to Internet -
cumulative </TD></TR>
   <TR><TD>ifType:</TD>     <TD>ethernetCsmacd (6)</TD></TR>
   <TR><TD>ifName:</TD>     <TD></TD></TR>
   <TR><TD>Ip:</TD>         <TD>ipaddress</TD></TR>
 </TABLE>



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