performance data from plugins - does it exist?

[Kaufman, Michael]

Well it depends on what server u r going to graph.  

Novell, use mrtgext at http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~drews/mrtg/ it has the perl
script with it for mrtg.

On linux, u can use http://www.bursztein.net/prog/stat/index.html or
http://www.geek.net.au/mrtg.html this does not need snmpd.

On NT u can use this reference http://snmpboy.msft.net/


I am currently just graphing novell server connections,memory , and cisco
router traffic etc.

I also use mrtg WITH nagios to do traffic checking.  I have a T1 that likes
to fill up with p2p traffic.  Nagios keep a look at the mrtg log to see if
the traffic goes over 90% for 5 minute avg.  Works like a charm.  (boss also
likes the graphs)....

mike




-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas [mailto:tguthmann at cvf.fr] 
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 4:44 AM
To: Kaufman, Michael
Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] performance data from plugins - does it exist?

Hello Michael,

You say, you use mrtg, but you must have a script to parse the 
performance data file, no ?
As say Jo, if you have time to explain a bit it will be cool ;)
And perhaps complete the FAQ because it seems that it's an important 
question that a lot of people ask or just think about it
Little question, why mrtg and not rrdtool ?

Thanks
Tom



Kaufman, Michael wrote:

>Almost all the data u can pull from the plugins can be put into a format
>that MRTG can graph.  U would have to run different plugins but they work
>great.  
>
>See http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/
>
>I currently graph my cpu and connections.  Works great.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jo smith [mailto:joblow7777 at yahoo.com] 
>Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:59 AM
>To: Thomas; atonns at mail.ivillage.com
>Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] performance data from plugins - does it exist?
>
>I would like to see those as well.  What are people
>using?
>--- Thomas <tguthmann at cvf.fr> wrote:
>  
>
>>Héhé,
>>
>>I need exactly the same things ;)
>>We can reformulate the question to:
>>
>><< What's the solution to graph performance data
>>(cpu, http, ftp, mysql 
>>cnx, etc) >>
>>
>>For example, it's very interesting to see the cpu
>>load rising in a time 
>>period (like a month, etc)
>>
>>thanks
>>Thomas
>>
>>
>>atonns at mail.ivillage.com wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I've noticed that none of the plugins that I'm
>>>      
>>>
>>interested in using 
>>    
>>
>>>(http, ftp, dns, etc.) do not have any options to
>>>      
>>>
>>return performance 
>>    
>>
>>>data. I'd like to be able to collect performance
>>>      
>>>
>>data for graphing and 
>>    
>>
>>>analyzing trends, service peaks, etc., but I can't
>>>      
>>>
>>find it in the plugins.
>>    
>>
>>>Are there configuration directives other than 
>>>process_performance_data, host_perfdata_command
>>>      
>>>
>>and 
>>    
>>
>>>service_perfdata_command that I'm missing?
>>>
>>>Finally, if someone HAS created custom plugins
>>>      
>>>
>>that make use these 
>>    
>>
>>>directives (or other methods for collecting
>>>      
>>>
>>performance data) can you 
>>    
>>
>>>share them?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>"Computer science is as much about computers as
>>>        astronomy is about telescopes" -- Edsger
>>>      
>>>
>>Dijkstra
>>    
>>
>---------------------------------------------------------
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>
>>>Anthony Tonns, UNIX Administrator -
>>>      
>>>
>>atonns at mail.ivillage.com
>>    
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