[mrtg] Re: Problems with mrtg returning 0

Nick D mrtg_list at coolnicks.co.uk
Mon Feb 20 17:27:41 MET 2006 

Thank you, that helps.

So if I use the 'perminute' option it will divide it by the number of
minutes, not seconds. (E.g returned value - previous value/ number of
minutes passed), meaning the minimum value over 5 minutes needs to be 5 for
it to show 1, else it will be 0?

How will this then affect it when another copy of the graph is running on
the main server that gets more hits, will it break it?

Is there anyway to show "total requests" over the 5 minutes, and not
"average requests" over time?

Nick

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From: "Koelstra, J. (Jan)" <JKoelstra at MINSZW.NL>
To: "Nick D" <mrtg_list at coolnicks.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: [mrtg] Re: Problems with mrtg returning 0



Nick,

Except for the first line the log files contain all datapoints in the
graphs, and this is not always the real collected data.
In short the MRTG dataflow is as follows:
1. Data is collected (by snmp or an external script)
2. Data is processed according to the options given in the config file. By
default: ((Last collected value - previous colected value) / number of
seconds between both values)
3. The result is compared with Maxbytes and AbsMax. (Too high --> result is
replaced by an zero)
4. The result is stored
5. Graphs are build from the stored values.

HTH,

Jan.


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Jan,

Il give that a go, but shouldn't the log files still show the new values,
and an increase of 40+, rather than just 0, or is that affected aswell?

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Koelstra, J. (Jan)" <JKoelstra at MINSZW.NL>
To: "Nick D" <mrtg_list at coolnicks.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 2:38 PM
Subject: RE: [mrtg] Re: Problems with mrtg returning 0



Nick,

By default MRTG shows the rate per second. To display slow increasing
counters you can use the 'perminute'  or 'perhour' options at the options
line in the config. If even perhour shows mainly zeroes it is worth
considering using the gauge option.

HTH,

Jan.


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I have about 15 other graphs which are working, or nearly there, but these 3
IIS ones arnt working, ive checked with the packet monitor and the values
area increasing each time, but it isnt being logged. First it returns 35366
then 35402 but there is only 0s in the log file.

:: nick dell
:: programming, hosting &  web design
:: hosting.coolnicks.co.uk
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Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:20 PM
Subject: [mrtg] Re: Problems with mrtg returning 0


> > Im using MRTG to monitor IIS on a windows 2000 server box, the
> > problem is the first time the script is run it returns the value
> > fine, then afterwards it always returns 0, even though from a packet
> > capture the win2000 box is returning the right value with no errors.
> > This is happening with multiple items. 1140438036 34792 121
> > 1140438036 0 0 0 0
> > 1140438021 0 0 0 0
> >
> > YLegend[iis.getpost]: GETS/POSTS
> > Options[iis.getpost]: growright,nopercent,integer
>
> Each of the subsequent lines in the log file is recording the
> difference between the current value and the previous one, so it is
> probably correct.
>
> It may be more appropriate to use the 'gauge' option for this
> parameter.  See the appropriate secion in the configuration reference:
>
> http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/doc/mrtg-reference.en.
> ht
> ml
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott.
>
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