[rrd-users] Re: rrd update

[Owen DeLong]

As I understand it, DERIVE is only for counters that get reset on
_EVERY_
read.  This wouldn't help in his case, because the RESETS are random.

I know that COUNTER handles "wraps" correctly, but I'm not so sure it
is set up to handle the random resets you describe.

Owen

Paul Pot wrote:
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> Hi Brent,
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> You could change the COUNTER to DERIVE - this will do the trick.
> =

> hth
> paul
> *speaking for himself
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> To:   rrd-users at list.ee.ethz.ch
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> Subject:  [rrd-users] rrd update
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> I'm using RRD to monitor Apache and MySQL ( http://www.meshier.com/stat=
s/ )
> with DS set to COUNTER.  Whenever I restart Apache or MySQL their inter=
nal
> counters reset to zero.  However, RRD reports the maximum (800M or some=
thing
> around there)  The documentation says its suppose to handle reset count=
ers,
> yet my graphs are showing otherwise.  Any ideas?
> =

> --Brent
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