[hobbit] Graphs are missing data, but it's there!

michael nemeth michael.nemeth at lmco.com
Thu Jul 24 18:03:34 CEST 2008


And the reverse , having something in the graph def thats not in the rrd 
.  Check the rdd-status.log .
And rrdtool dump, check that the <name> xxxxx </name> s are in the  
graph def  and  nothing  else.
Phil Wild wrote:
> Are you saying that you run the same tests on multiple hosts and only 
> one host in not showing data? Does this mean they all share the same 
> NCV configuration in hobberserver.cfg and the same graph definition in 
> hobbitgraph.cfg?
>
> If this is correct, then it really points to something not getting 
> into the rrd file. As previously suggested, rrd dump is your best bet 
> at finding the problem here. What if you remove the rrd file and let 
> hobbit create a new one, does that help?
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil
>
> 2008/7/24 Hubbard, Greg L <greg.hubbard at eds.com 
> <mailto:greg.hubbard at eds.com>>:
>
>     You know the data exists because you used the rrd dump tool
>     to display it?
>      
>     Is the graph simply not shown at all, or is there a "hole" in the
>     Web page where it normally would go?  ("show page source" might
>     have a clue).
>      
>     Some ideas/shots in the dark:
>      
>     a) check the logs
>      
>     b) meticulously compare a "working" system to the non-working
>     system, and make sure that they really are identical.
>      
>     c) look at the trends page for this host to see if the graph is okay there...
>      
>     Etc.  I am sure you know the drill -- a big pain to look under
>     every rock, but it has to be done...
>      
>     GLH
>
>         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>         *From:* Ward, Martin [mailto:Martin.Ward at colt.net
>         <mailto:Martin.Ward at colt.net>]
>         *Sent:* Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:21 AM
>
>         *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk <mailto:hobbit at hswn.dk>
>         *Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Graphs are missing data, but it's there!
>
>         Thanks for the suggestion but that didn't work (I guess you
>         meant rrd).
>          
>         Any other ideas?
>          
>         |\/|
>
>             -----Original Message-----
>             *From:* Roberts, James [mailto:James.Roberts at hants.gov.uk
>             <mailto:James.Roberts at hants.gov.uk>]
>             *Sent:* 24 July 2008 12:47
>             *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk <mailto:hobbit at hswn.dk>
>             *Subject:* RE: [hobbit] Graphs are missing data, but it's
>             there!
>
>             you need to touch all the rdd.
>
>             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>             *From:* Ward, Martin [mailto:Martin.Ward at colt.net
>             <mailto:Martin.Ward at colt.net>]
>             *Sent:* 24 July 2008 12:43
>             *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk <mailto:hobbit at hswn.dk>
>             *Subject:* [hobbit] Graphs are missing data, but it's there!
>
>             All,
>
>             I have a problem with one machine where its data is not
>             being shown in the graphs even though the data exists.
>
>             The machine in question's Hobbit client sends five pieces
>             of numeric data (email queues) and these are displayed on
>             the web page for this service:
>
>             ====
>             *Thursday July 24 11:29:11 UTC 2008*
>
>             ActiveStatus:  _green_
>             <http://hbt0.lon.oss.colt.net/hobbit/gifs/green.gif>
>             ActiveQueue: 106
>             ActiveTrend: tendency* rising* with* -60* mails.
>             BounceStatus:  _green_
>             <http://hbt0.lon.oss.colt.net/hobbit/gifs/green.gif>
>             BounceQueue: 58
>             BounceTrend: tendency* falling* with* 3* mails.
>             DeferStatus:  _red_
>             <http://hbt0.lon.oss.colt.net/hobbit/gifs/red.gif>
>             DeferQueue: 150464
>             DeferTrend: tendency* falling* with* 95* mails.
>             CorruptStatus:  _green_
>             <http://hbt0.lon.oss.colt.net/hobbit/gifs/green.gif>
>             CorruptQueue: 0
>             CorruptTrend: amount equal to last measure.
>             IncomingStatus:  _red_
>             <http://hbt0.lon.oss.colt.net/hobbit/gifs/red.gif>
>             IncomingQueue: 247049
>             IncomingTrend: amount equal to last measure.
>
>              Deferred Queue is too high but is decreasing already.
>
>             ====
>             These numbers change over time and the values are accurate.
>
>             However, the graph that is displayed below this data is
>             blank. I have historic data, the files exist, and what is
>             more I have other machines that are configured identically
>             to this one where the data IS graphed correctly.
>
>             Hobbit graphs are a bit of a black hole to me, can anyone
>             suggest where I might look?
>
>             |\/|artin
>
>
>
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