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

Tobias Oetiker tobi at oetiker.ch
Thu Jul 31 20:48:40 CEST 2008


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:

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> 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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