[Orca-users] Re: Problem creating a new plot

[Blair Zajac]

Darren Dunham wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to massage some Windows performance data into orca.

Cool.  Can you share the scripts for all of us?

> 
> Currently I have some machines creating this as their data.
> 
> timestamp [...] /Processor-_Total-/%_Processor_Time
> 
> And the orcallator.cfg plots it like this..
> 
> plot {
> title                   %g CPU Usage
> source                  windows
> data                    /Processor-_Total-/%_Processor_Time
> line_type               area
> color                   ff0000
> legend                  CPU Utilization
> [...]
> 
> My new machines (but running an older OS) don't total up the time, but
> instead give me individual CPU reports like this...
> 
> timestamp [...] /Processor-0-/%_Processor_Time
> 
> So I tried simply modifying the orcallator.cfg and copying that plot
> down to several others.  Here's the first.
> 
> plot {
> title                   %g CPU 0 Usage
> source                  windows
> data                    /Processor-_0-/%_Processor_Time
> line_type               area
> color                   ff0000
> legend                  CPU0 Utilization
> 
> But I think something's wrong when I run the orcallator..  (yes, yes,
> it's an older version.  I'm *trying* to upgrade it, but I keep running
> out of RAM with the new version...  that's another topic...)
> 
> ../bin/orca -o -v -v windows2.cfg
> Orca version 0.263 using RRDs version 1.000331 at Tue Jun 18 16:00:13 2002.
> Loading state from `/usr/local/orca/var/orca/rrd/windows2/windows.state'.
> Creating orca.gif.
> Creating rrdtool.gif.
> Finding files and setting up data structures at Tue Jun 18 16:00:13 2002.
> ../bin/orca: warning: no substitutions performed for `data /Processor-_0-/%_Processor_Time' in plot #2 in `/usr/local/orca/var/orca/windows/ntapp14/data'.
> ../bin/orca: warning: cannot compile `sub { /Processor-_0-/%_Processor_Time }' for plot #2 `data /Processor-_0-/%_Processor_Time': Operator or semicolon missing before %_Processor_Time at (eval 9) line 1.
> [...]
> 
> Basically, I'm worried about the "cannot compile sub.." bit.  Sure
> enough, my new plots do not appear.

Did Orca ever work with this new systen?

With orcallator, you used to have to wait for a new data file to be
created so that Orca could pick it up.

If you can send a data file along that doesn't work, that would be good.

Best,
Blair

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Blair Zajac <blair at orcaware.com>
Web and OS performance plots - http://www.orcaware.com/orca/