[rrd-users] rrd python help needed.

[Larry Low]

> So every time im doing an rrd update command this stores the data in
> the
> rrd file?

Correct.  The entire point of the rrd files is to store numerical data.

>
>
> I had been storing the values in a python list. Is this not the way to
> do it?
>
>
> On Mon, 2008-12-29 at 12:52 -0800, Larry Low wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2008-12-26 at 14:29 -0800, Jeremiah Jester wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         rrdtool.create('test.rrd' ,
> > > >                  '--start' , str(stime),
> > > >                  #### can sepcify end time below
> > > >                  # '--end' , str(endtime)
> > > >                  #add DS for another line element
> > > >                  'DS:speed:COUNTER:600:U:U',
> > > >                  'DS:average:GAUGE:600:U:U',
> > > >                  'DS:min:COUNTER:600:U:U',
> > > >                  'RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:576',
> > > >                  'RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:6:336'
> > > >         )
> >
> > You should only run this once to create the initial graph.
> >
> > > >         #LASTLY, GRAPH THE UPDATED DATA
> > > >         rrdtool.graph(gfname ,
> > > >                 '--start' , str(etime - (24 * 3600)) ,
> > > >                 '--end' , str(etime) ,
> > > >                 '--vertical-label' , 'CPU Load' ,
> > > >                 '--imgformat' , 'PNG' ,
> > > >                 '--title' , 'System Load Average' ,
> > > >                 '--lower-limit' , '0' ,
> > > >
> > > >                 'DEF:myspeed=%s:speed:AVERAGE' % fname ,
> > > >
> > > >                 'CDEF:mph=myspeed,3600,*' ,
> > > >                 'VDEF:msmax=mph,MAXIMUM' ,
> > > >                 'VDEF:msavg=mph,AVERAGE' ,
> > > >                 'VDEF:msmin=mph,MINIMUM' ,
> > > >
> > > >                 #lines
> > > >                 'LINE1:%s#CC9999:Net1' % a,
> > > >                 'LINE2:%s#FF0000:Net2' % b,
> > > >                 'LINE3:%s#FFDDDD:Net3' % c,
> > > >
> > > >                 #r'GPRINT:msmax:Max\: %6.1lf Load' ,
> > > >                 #r'GPRINT:msavg:Avg\: %6.1lf Load' ,
> > > >                 #r'GPRINT:msmin:Min\: %6.1lf Load\l' ,
> > > >         )
> >
> > You are graphing values.  You need to graph the datasources within
> > your rrd file.
> >
> > 'LINE1:myspeed#CC9999:Net1'
> >
> > You are storing 3 values into your rrd.   Stat 0 is going in as
> > "speed", Stat 1 is going in as "average", Stat 2 is going in as
> "min".
> > I'm not sure if this is what you are intending.
> >
> > If you need help understanding what's going on you should take a look
> > at programs like cacti to get a good understanding of rrdtool and how
> > it is used.
> >
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