[rrd-users] Do RRD files grow?

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Stewart" <kstewart at vaonet.com>
To: <rrd-users at lists.oetiker.ch>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [rrd-users] Do RRD files grow?


> When I say tune, I mean utilizing rrdtune and rrdresize to affect
> changes to the RRD file. I suspected the file was fixed, but wanted a
> little bit more assurance. Thanks for the response.

rrdtool resize will alter the size, shrink or grow. This will happen when 
you run the command, after which you will get a static size again.
rrdtool tune will not alter the size. It tunes parameters within the file.

HTH
Alex