[rrd-users] Re: gauge graph

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 05:56:43PM +0200, Sam wrote:

> i have Option[]: Bits in MRTG.

> CDEF:bitsin=bytesin,8,*

Those are equivalent.

> >CDEF:ds0thismonthstotals=ds0thismonthsrates,7200,*
> > 
> >
> i don't understand why it's necessary to multiply by time.
> when i look at the graph it produces by just doing the total=PREV,in,+ 
> it displays an ever climbing graph.

Yes it does.  But that doesn't mean it is the correct graph.


You really need to multiply a rate by time to get an amount.
See my website, I explain it there.

http://www.vandenbogaerdt.nl/rrdtool/total.php

cheers
Alex

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