[smokeping-users] Holes in graphs

[Peter Kristolaitis]

For multiple pollers, check out example #3 at 
http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/doc/smokeping_examples.en.html

Smokeping typically uses syslog for its logging, so the specific 
configuration is highly dependent on your environment.  Check your 
Smokeping config file to see if logging is even enabled, and if so, what 
facility and priority are being used.  From there you should be able to 
figure out what log file things are going to.




Eric Chatham wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
>
>  
>
> Where is the Smokeping logfile located at?  I tried /var/log/messages, 
> but I don't see anything in there for Smokeping.
>
>  
>
> Also, how would I setup multi-pollers, as you suggested?  If I did 
> reset the step/ping configurations, how would that affect the RRD 
> files?  How would I modify them?
>
>  
>
> Thanks, again. :)
>
>  
>
> /Eric Chatham/
>
>  
>
> *From:* Peter Kristolaitis [mailto:alter3d at alter3d.ca]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2009 09:51
> *To:* Eric Chatham
> *Cc:* smokeping-users at lists.oetiker.ch
> *Subject:* Re: [smokeping-users] Holes in graphs
>
>  
>
> Hi Eric;
>
> Check your SmokePing logs to see if you're getting a message similar 
> to "1 round of polling was longer than step" (or something similar, I 
> can't remember the exact error at the moment).
>
> If you are getting that message, then there are a few ways to fix it:
>
> - Increase step time
> - Decrease ping count
> - Run multiple pollers and split up the hosts to use them.
>
> Running multiple pollers if you're not already is probably the easiest 
> fix, because changing the step or ping count will require modifying 
> your RRD files.
>
> - Peter
>
>
>
> Eric Chatham wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>  
>
> Is there any way to minimize -- if not get rid of -- the holes in the 
> graphs?  I've noticed that when a customer is no longer reachable with 
> the FPing probe, we start seeing holes consistent in all the graphs.  
> Would increasing the step help correct this?  Right now, I have the 
> step set at 120, and pings set to 20.  We monitor over 100 customers 
> with Smokeping and we use two slaves (one slave in NY and the other 
> LA).  Thank you for any advice on how to correct this.
>
>  
>
> Sincerely,
>
> /Eric Chatham/
>
>  
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