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

[Tobias Oetiker]

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:

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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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