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

Tobias Oetiker tobi at oetiker.ch
Fri Aug 1 16:06:23 CEST 2008 

Hi Ryan,

the pdp_per_row value show how many steps there are per rra_row.


but your settings seem to be exactly as expected (config default)
so no reason going into this any further.

The only possible cause for the effect you see is that the rrd
files got re-created on the date where the data starts up again.

But since neither you nor anyone else has touched the machines that
day, I have no idea what could have happend there short of divine
intervention.

mistified
tobi


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> Tobi,
>
> I'm not sure how to interpret the output I'm getting.
> I ran the following on one of my rrds.
>
> ctweb at nightwing:~/applications/smokeping/data/HOSTS> rrdtool info
> host.rrd | awk '/cf/||/rows/{print $0}'
> rra[0].cf = "AVERAGE"
> rra[0].rows = 1008
> rra[1].cf = "AVERAGE"
> rra[1].rows = 4320
> rra[2].cf = "MIN"
> rra[2].rows = 4320
> rra[3].cf = "MAX"
> rra[3].rows = 4320
> rra[4].cf = "AVERAGE"
> rra[4].rows = 720
> rra[5].cf = "MAX"
> rra[5].rows = 720
> rra[6].cf = "MIN"
> rra[6].rows = 720
>
> I'm not sure how to tell which RRA is the 1 day resolution you specify.
>
> I can verify that this seems to be a 'rolling window' as my data only
> goes back to June 26, instead of June 25 as it did yesterday.
>
> I'm confused how this might have happened. Only a few weeks ago I had
> data going back several months. What might I have done on all three
> machines to cause this?
>
> Is my only recourse to remove all the RRDs and start from scratch?
>
> /Ryan
>
> Tobias Oetiker wrote:
> > Hi Ryan,
> >
> > you should look at the number of rows in the RRA with the 1 day
> > resolution
> >
> > cheers
> > tobi
> >
> > Yesterday Ryan Harden wrote:
> >
> > What line would I look for to find whether or not it is configured for
> > 400days or not?
> >
> > /Ryan
> >
> >
> > 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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