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

Ryan Harden hardenrm at uiuc.edu
Thu Jul 31 23:24:49 CEST 2008


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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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