[Xymon] Feature request: metric: disk - add thresholds in MB

[Steve Holmes]

Use the 'units' form, e.g.:

DISK /bigdisk  300000U 100000U

Only checks the number of blocks, but at least you can do that.

Steve


On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Andrey Chervonets
<a.chervonets at cominder.eu> wrote:
> For DISK test now we have  only -  "thresholds are percentages - they
> trigger when the filesystem has filled up to the percentage you specify."
>
> But on some disks 5% free is 5G and in some 30G - and sending warning whenwe
> have 30GB free is not always relevant.
> I know - it is possible to increase percentages by individual sessings for
> each host,
> but I think - checking not only percentage, but also free space in MB/GB -
> is not big deal and can be added to basic functionality.
>
> I use the same approach for testing used/free in Oracle DB tablespaces - and
> I know this more usefull then just percentage..
>
> This can be done as extra parameters - in this case BOTH - percantage AND MB
> criteria should be checked
> or as existing params (2nd, 3d) with -MB/GB - will be treated as size and
> XyMon will check only MB free.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Andrey Chervonets
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