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color=#0000ff size=2>Gary,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>This is pretty hard to decipher from
"afar".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think I remember you saying that when you dump the data
it is always okay?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Some wild thoughts:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>a) could there be two different processes updating the same
RRD files?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>b) are all servers using the same version of
rrdtool?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>c) are the hobbitgraph files okay? I have proven to
my satisfaction that hobbitgraph definition errors can make the graphs act
funny.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>d) if this stuff is on a SAN, can it be moved to local
storage?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I am just "fishing." Sometimes, when I am at my wit's
end, I just change SOMETHING to see if it makes a difference. Even WORSE can
help get me started.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=568434115-30112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>GLH</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Gary Baluha [mailto:gumby3203@gmail.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 30, 2007 9:25 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
hobbit@hswn.dk<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [hobbit] strange graph behavior - random
machines & graphs<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Now this appears it is becoming a more serious problem. It
seems more and more graphs are starting to be affected, and I still have no
explanation for what is going on here. It also seems that almost any new
graph that is created (such as if I delete/rename/move an existing .rrd file),
it immediately starts off being corrupted. :-( <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Nov 28, 2007 10:08 AM, Gary Baluha <<A
href="mailto:gumby3203@gmail.com">gumby3203@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>I have recently noticed a strange thing happening with some of the rrd
graphs generated by Hobbit. When you look at the graph, it looks as
though the rrd data is one one format (gauge), but the graph is generating
it in a different format (derive). I can't seem to find any pattern to
the hosts or tests that are exhibiting this strange behavior, and it is only
happening on a handful of graphs. I have attached a picture of one of
these graphs, since I'm not really sure how to describe it. Note the
huge numbers displayed on the curr/min/avg/max line. </DIV>
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<DIV>Any idea what's going on here? When I dump the RRD file manually,
everything looks okay. I'm running Hobbit 4.2.0 with the 2007-02-09
allinone patch (I believe the latest). This has only happened in the
past few weeks, though when exactly it started, I don't know. Any
ideas? </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>