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

Ryan Harden hardenrm at uiuc.edu
Thu Jul 31 20:58:06 CEST 2008


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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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