[mrtg] Script returns 4 values, Plot values via MRTG/routers2?

[Keith]

Hi.

That might work. I'm just having trouble wrapping my head around having a
.cfg file that can parse four values.

The numbers that are returned are actually cable modem counts on four
seperate downstream channels of a cmts.

Using expect and some shell, I extract the four values:

85
102
101
74

Is what gets returned from running the script. I have no problem doing a
mrtg cfg file for 2 values and scripting, but 4 and using rrd/routers2 is
a bit harder.

Thanks, I'll see what I can work out.

Keith


On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 MMartin at jwpepper.com wrote:

|->Hey Keith,
|->
|->Here's just a thought, maybe point you in the right direction...
|->
|->You could have your script take say 4 separate arguments. One argument for
|->each of the values you plan to output, I
|->think you said you are outputting 4 Values...?
|->
|->Then You would have 4 "sections" in you .cfg File, one for each of the
|->values the script outputs. Then for each "Target:"
|->line you would use that specific argument to get that specific value...
|->
|->For Instance, let's say your script (call it "get_cpu-usage") is printing
|->CPU-Usage and the 4 Values printed are:
|->        Line 1 == 1-Min Avg
|->        Line 2 == 5-Min Avg
|->        Line 3 == 10-Min Avg
|->        Line 4 == 1-Hour Avg

|->Have a device that I cannot poll via SNMP for some values. I wrote
|->a little expect/shell script to get me those values.
|->
|->I use small perl scripts to poll data and feed those into MRTG but
|->those just return two values, which are used to build graphs and
|->work just fine.
|->
|->The expect/shell script actually returns 4 integer values.
|->I have read that it appears I can only use RRD and routers2 to be
|->able to combine and display all 4 values on a graph.
|->
|->I have seen some examples of how others have done this, but the
|->few I have seen are polling multiple devices and combining those into
|->one graph.
|->
|->I am polling one device that returns 4 values.
|->
|->How can I create a .cfg file that can take those 4 values and create
|->one graph?
|->
|->Thanks,
|->Keith
|->
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