[rrd-users] Re: Spikes (1.0.8)

[Tobias Oetiker]

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*> Is there any way to retropectively remove such spikes from the database.

yes by using dump/restore in the dumped state you can edit min and max to
your requirements ... when restoring make sure you give the option of
checking the ranges ...

cheers
tobi
*> 
*> Pat
*> 
*> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Tobias Oetiker wrote:
*> 
*> > Yesterday you sent me mail regarding RE: [rrd-users] Re: Spikes (1.0.8):
*> > 
*> > *> No, we are not mixing bits and bytes... The spikes occur
*> > *> when the routers are reloaded or just sometimes randomly.
*> > *> I can mail you dumps of the rrds if that helps. The target
*> > *> machine is a FreeBSD 3.3 Intel unix server.
*> > 
*> > when you reset the router, then its internal counters get reset. If you have
*> > not set proper min and max values in the DS definitions it can be that RRD
*> > tool finds very large values ... If you think there is a bug in rrdtool it
*> > would help a lot if you could produce an example set of data which
*> > reproduces it ... 
*> > 
*> > cheers
*> > tobi
*> > *> 
*> > *> Best regards,
*> > *> Jeff
*> > *> 
*> > *> > -----Original Message-----
*> > *> > From: rrd-users-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch
*> > *> > [mailto:rrd-users-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of Tobias Oetiker
*> > *> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 6:32 PM
*> > *> > To: Jeff Wheat
*> > *> > Cc: rrd-users at list.ee.ethz.ch
*> > *> > Subject: [rrd-users] Re: Spikes (1.0.8)
*> > *> >
*> > *> >
*> > *> > Yesterday you sent me mail regarding [rrd-users] Spikes (1.0.8):
*> > *> >
*> > *> > *> Hi there. I know that this has been asked a bunch of times and
*> > *> > have seen
*> > *> > *> different things to do about it, but I am unable to locate the
*> > *> > information
*> > *> > *> in the mail list archives. In short, I have a large number of
*> > *> > rrd's that
*> > *> > *> have
*> > *> > *> the min set to 0 and the max set to the maximum speed of the interfaces
*> > *> > *> being
*> > *> > *> monitored. I am getting spikes in my databases, for instance,
*> > *> > an 11Mb spike
*> > *> > *> on
*> > *> > *> a 1.54M interface. I have tried to use rrdtool dump / restore
*> > *> > -r to correct
*> > *> > *> the
*> > *> > *> problem without any luck. What do I need to do to get rid of
*> > *> > these spikes?
*> > *> > *> All
*> > *> > *> help is greatly appreciated.
*> > *> >
*> > *> > any chance you are mixing bits and bytes ?
*> > *> >
*> > *> > cheers
*> > *> > tobi
*> > *> > *>
*> > *> > *> Best regards,
*> > *> > *> Jeff
*> > *> > *>
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