[Orca-users] Re: Looks like I am the only one asking questions ...

Blair Zajac blair at orcaware.com
Fri Sep 28 11:13:13 PDT 2001


That's odd since the data is measured on 600 second intervals.

Good to here that its working though.

Blair

Mike Shannon wrote:
> 
> hmm adjusting the interval to 300
> seems to have fixed this for me ...
> 
> sorry for all the questions ...
> 
> m
> 
> --- In orca-discuss at y..., "Mike Shannon" <mike_shannon64 at y...> wrote:
> > thanks for taking the time to look at this ...
> >
> > here is the top part of the file ...
> >
> > m
> >
> > <!-- Round Robin Database Dump -->
> > <rrd>
> >       <version> 0001 </version>
> >       <step> 600 </step> <!-- Seconds -->
> >       <lastupdate> 1001612774 </lastupdate> <!-- 2001-09-27
> > 13:46:14 EDT -->
> >
> >       <ds>
> >             <name> Orca19990222 </name>
> >             <type> GAUGE </type>
> >             <minimal_heartbeat> 1200 </minimal_heartbeat>
> >             <min> 0.0000000000e+00 </min>
> >             <max> 1.0000000000e+02 </max>
> >
> >             <!-- PDP Status -->
> >             <last_ds> UNKN </last_ds>
> >             <value> 0.0000000000e+00 </value>
> >             <unknown_sec> 374 </unknown_sec>
> >       </ds>
> >
> > <!-- Round Robin Archives -->
> >       <rra>
> >             <cf> AVERAGE </cf>
> >             <pdp_per_row> 1 </pdp_per_row> <!-- 600 seconds -->
> >             <xff> 5.0000000000e-01 </xff>
> >
> >             <cdp_prep>
> >                   <ds><value> NaN </value>
> > <unknown_datapoints> 0 </unknown_datapoints></ds>
> >             </cdp_prep>
> >             <database>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 05:50:00 EDT / 1000893000 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 06:00:00 EDT / 1000893600 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 06:10:00 EDT / 1000894200 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 06:20:00 EDT / 1000894800 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 06:30:00 EDT / 1000895400 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 06:40:00 EDT / 1000896000 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 06:50:00 EDT / 1000896600 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 07:00:00 EDT / 1000897200 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 07:10:00 EDT / 1000897800 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 07:20:00 EDT / 1000898400 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 07:30:00 EDT / 1000899000 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 07:40:00 EDT / 1000899600 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >                   <!-- 2001-09-19 07:50:00 EDT / 1000900200 -->
> > <row><v> NaN </v></row>
> >
> > --- In orca-discuss at y..., Blair Zajac <blair at o...> wrote:
> > > There are no input size limits.
> > >
> > > Can you send the beginning of the dump that shows the RRD file's
> > properties?
> > >
> > > Blair
> > >
> > > Mike Shannon wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi again
> > > >
> > > > that was a great help
> > > >
> > > > the rrd database does not have the correct data
> > > >
> > > > - here is a piece of it ...
> > > >
> > > > <!-- 2001-08-28 20:00:00 EDT / 999043200 --> <row><v> NaN
> > </v></row>
> > > >
> > > > any further debugging hints?
> > > >
> > > > is there is an input file size limitation?
> > > >
> > > > m
> > > >
> > > > --- In orca-discuss at y..., Blair Zajac <blair at o...> wrote:
> > > > > The time unit of `interval' is in seconds.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would do an rrddump of the generated data files and see
> > what's in
> > > > them.  If
> > > > > the data is there, then its a problem with Orca plotting.  If
> > it's
> > > > not there,
> > > > > then its a problem in getting the data in.
> > > > >
> > > > > Blair
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike Shannon wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Blair
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks again for the timely reply, alas, the change
> described
> > does
> > > > > > not fix the problem
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1 part of the issue is that the y axis on in the range of
> 0.0
> > to
> > > > 1.0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > at least on my totals graph the range should be 1 to 25
> > > > > >
> > > > > > unless there is a scaling thing here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > what is the time unit of intervals
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > m
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In orca-discuss at y..., Blair Zajac <blair at o...> wrote:
> > > > > > > One problem is that the interval in your config file is
> 10,
> > not
> > > > > > 600.  This
> > > > > > > may be the problem and Orca is ignoring most of your data.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would change the interval from 10 to 600 and delete all
> of
> > > > your
> > > > > > rrd files
> > > > > > > and rerun Orca.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Blair
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mike Shannon wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > So here is the next one - I hope this is appropriate
> for
> > this
> > > > > > group
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I have included my config file
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > and a sample data stream for extra help
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > but I am only seeing my y graph indices as 0.0 to 1.0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > not the 0 to 25 or so that I expect?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > any idea why this is happening
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > thanks!!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > mike
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > config file
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > #
> > > > > > > > # Test config file for orca graphing
> > > > > > > > # first question is if # is a valid comment character
> > > > > > > > #
> > > > > > > > base_dir /users/shannon_w/dev/orca/logs/orca/
> > > > > > > > html_dir /users/shannon_w/dev/orca/logs/orca/html
> > > > > > > > rrd_dir /users/shannon_w/dev/orca/logs/orca/rrd
> > > > > > > > state_file vcs_totals.dat
> > > > > > > > #
> > > > > > > > group VCS {
> > > > > > > > find_files /users/shannon_w/dev/orca/orca_input_file.txt
> > > > > > > > #column_description first_line
> > > > > > > > column_description Time_stamp Total_Licenses
> Current_Used
> > > > > > > > interval 10
> > > > > > > > date_source column_name Time_stamp
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > Plot {
> > > > > > > > title Total Licenses
> > > > > > > > source VCS
> > > > > > > > data Total_Licenses
> > > > > > > > line_type AREA
> > > > > > > > y_legend Number of Licenses
> > > > > > > > data_min 0
> > > > > > > > data_max 100
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > Plot {
> > > > > > > > title Used Licenses
> > > > > > > > source VCS
> > > > > > > > data Current_Used
> > > > > > > > summary_format %4.1f %s
> > > > > > > > line_type AREA
> > > > > > > > y_legend Number of Licenses
> > > > > > > > data_min 0
> > > > > > > > data_max 100
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > data
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Time_stamp Total_Licenses Current_Used
> > > > > > > > 997719000 20 1
> > > > > > > > 997721400 20 5
> > > > > > > > 997722000 20 1
> > > > > > > > 997722600 20 4
> > > > > > > > 997723200 20 6
> > > > > > > > 997723800 20 5
> > > > > > > > 997724400 20 5
> > > > > > > > 997725000 20 5
> > > > > > > > 997725600 20 6
> > > > > > > > 997726200 20 6
> > > > > > > > 997726800 20 7
> > > > > > > > 997727400 20 7
> > > > > > > > 997728000 20 7
> > > > > > > > 997728601 20 11
> > > > > > > > 997729200 20 10
> > > > > > > > 997729800 20 9
> > > > > > > > 997730400 20 9
> > > > > > > > 997731000 20 9
> > > > > > > > 997731600 20 5
> > > > > > > > 997732200 20 5
> > > > > > > > 997732800 20 6



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