[rrd-users] A reason there isn't a CF SUM function?

[Tobias Oetiker]

Today Tobias Oetiker wrote:
>
> basing a sum on unknown values might be problematic too
>
>   a + unknown = a
>
> would mean that you assume that unknown equals 0

mathematically correct would be

   a + unknown = unknown

and this is possible now, if you counfigure your RRAs such that
they require 100% known input value in order to create a known RRA
entry.


cheers
tobi

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