[smokeping-users] Smokeping only keeping 4 weeks of data

[Tobias Oetiker]

Hi Ryan,

you should look at the number of rows in the RRA with the 1 day
resolution

cheers
tobi

Yesterday Ryan Harden wrote:

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> What line would I look for to find whether or not it is configured for
> 400days or not?
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> /Ryan
>
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> Tobias Oetiker wrote:
> > Ryan,
> >
> > have a look at the setp of yor rrd files, maybe they are actually
> > configured to be short ...
> >
> > rrdtool info
> >
> > cheers
> > tobi
> >
> > Today Ryan Harden wrote:
> >
> > I would understand if this were just one installation, but this is
> > happening on three installations, on three difference machines. No
> > changes were made to the config file at that time.
> >
> > Any Ideas?
> >
> > /Ryan
> >
> > Tobias Oetiker wrote:
> >>>> Hi Ryan,
> >>>>
> >>>> This is odd indeed, it could be that for some reason new rrds were
> >>>> created because you changed some nameing in the connfig file ?
> >>>>
> >>>> as you can see on the demo site, the phaenomenon you see does not
> >>>> happen normally.
> >>>>
> >>>> cheers
> >>>> tobi
> >>>>
> >>>> Today Ryan Harden wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> To clarify all 400day graphs go back to June 25. So it's not exactly 4
> >>>> weeks like I said previously.
> >>>>
> >>>> Still very odd.
> >>>>
> >>>> /Ryan
> >>>>
> >>>> Ryan Harden wrote:
> >>>>>>> I'm having an issue where I have three installations of smokeping.
> >>>>>>> (versions 2.3, 2.3.2, and 2.3.5)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> A user pointed out that on the 300 days graph, all probes across all
> >>>>>>> three installations stop in the last week of June. One has been running
> >>>>>>> since October 2007, another January, and another since February.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This section of the config file is pretty much identical on all three
> >>>>>>> installations. Is there something I have configured incorrectly? Am I
> >>>>>>> missing something on my linux boxes?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> *** General ***
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> owner    = UIUC CITES Network Engineering
> >>>>>>> contact  = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> mailhost = localhost
> >>>>>>> sendmail = /usr/lib/sendmail
> >>>>>>> imgcache = /services/ctweb/public_html/http/smokeping/cache
> >>>>>>> imgurl   = cache
> >>>>>>> datadir  = /services/ctweb/applications/smokeping/data
> >>>>>>> piddir  = /services/ctweb/applications/smokeping/var
> >>>>>>> cgiurl   = http://url/smokeping.cgi
> >>>>>>> smokemail = /services/ctweb/applications/smokeping/etc/smokemail
> >>>>>>> tmail = /services/ctweb/applications/smokeping/etc/tmail
> >>>>>>> display_name = ctweb1
> >>>>>>> # specify this to get syslog logging
> >>>>>>> syslogfacility = local2
> >>>>>>> # each probe is now run in its own process
> >>>>>>> # disable this to revert to the old behaviour
> >>>>>>> # concurrentprobes = no
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> *** Alerts ***
> >>>>>>> to = xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> from = xxxxx
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> +someloss
> >>>>>>> type = loss
> >>>>>>> # in percent
> >>>>>>> pattern = >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%
> >>>>>>> comment = loss 3 times  in a row
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> *** Database ***
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> step     = 30
> >>>>>>> pings    = 20
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> # consfn mrhb steps total
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> AVERAGE  0.5   1  1008
> >>>>>>> AVERAGE  0.5  12  4320
> >>>>>>>     MIN  0.5  12  4320
> >>>>>>>     MAX  0.5  12  4320
> >>>>>>> AVERAGE  0.5 144   720
> >>>>>>>     MAX  0.5 144   720
> >>>>>>>     MIN  0.5 144   720
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> *** Presentation ***
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> template = /services/ctweb/applications/smokeping/etc/basepage.html
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> + charts
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> menu = Charts
> >>>>>>> title = The most interesting destinations
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ++ stddev
> >>>>>>> sorter = StdDev(entries=>4)
> >>>>>>> title = Top Standard Deviation
> >>>>>>> menu = Std Deviation
> >>>>>>> format = Stdandard Deviation %f
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ++ max
> >>>>>>> sorter = Max(entries=>5)
> >>>>>>> title = Top Max Roundtrip Time
> >>>>>>> menu = by Max
> >>>>>>> format = Max Roundtrip Time %f seconds
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ++ loss
> >>>>>>> sorter = Loss(entries=>5)
> >>>>>>> title = Top Packet Loss
> >>>>>>> menu = Loss
> >>>>>>> format = Packets Lost %f
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> ++ median
> >>>>>>> sorter = Median(entries=>5)
> >>>>>>> title = Top Median Roundtrip Time
> >>>>>>> menu = by Median
> >>>>>>> format = Median RTT %f seconds
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> + overview
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> width = 600
> >>>>>>> height = 200
> >>>>>>> range = 10h
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> + detail
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> width = 600
> >>>>>>> height = 200
> >>>>>>> unison_tolerance = 2
> >>>>>>> nodata_color = dddddd
> >>>>>>> loss_background = yes
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "Last 3 Hours"    3h
> >>>>>>> "Last 30 Hours"   30h
> >>>>>>> "Last 10 Days"    10d
> >>>>>>> "Last 400 Days"   400d
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> # NOT CURRENTLY USING THIS
> >>>>>>> #+ hierarchies
> >>>>>>> #++ UIUCBuoys
> >>>>>>> #title = UIUC Buoys
> >>>>>>> #++ OTHERBuoys
> >>>>>>> #title = Other Buoys
> >>>>>>> #++ DNS
> >>>>>>> #title = DNS Probes
> >>>>>>> #++ HOSTS
> >>>>>>> #title = Various Hosts
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> *** Probes ***
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> +FPing
> >>>>>>> # binary = /usr/sbin/fping
> >>>>>>> binary = /services/ctweb/bin/fp-test
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> +DNS
> >>>>>>> forks = 5
> >>>>>>> timeout = 5
> >>>>>>> offset = random
> >>>>>>> binary = /usr/bin/dig
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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