[rrd-users] how correctly make speed graphics

[Bohdan Linda]

On 23.05.2011 11:51 +0200, moose wrote:
> rrdtool create data.rrd --start 1306144107 \
> DS:in_traf:ABSOLUTE:900:0:U \
> DS:out_traf:ABSOLUTE:900:0:U \
> DS:in_ex:ABSOLUTE:900:0:U \
> DS:out_ex:ABSOLUTE:900:0:U \
> RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:4800 \
> 
> 
> then I'm using a script which updates data.rrd
> 
> the data look's like this:
> 
> 1306141169:0:0:0:0

Two questions:

1) why are you updating 5 DS, when you haved defined only 4
2) why are you using absolute values? If you update from counters, you
should use GAUGE?

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Bohdan Linda