[Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test

[xymon at asitshouldbe.com]

Adding the --multigraphs=jboss option to the cgioptions.cfg did not fix the problem.

I downloaded the latest version of Xymon and looked through the release notes. It says:

"Which RRD graphs are displayed on a status page can now be customized on
a per-test basis through the use of environment variables. For example,
GRAPHS_cpu="la,vmstat1" will cause an additional graph to be shown on
cpu tests. (Submitted by Werner Maier)"

That feature was added as part of version 4.3.20. I have 4.3.17.

So, the fix to my problem is to upgrade.

Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.

Ron


Galen Johnson <Galen.Johnson at sas.com> wrote ..
> If that fixes the problem, I'd be curious to understand why.  That is not in my
> configs and I'm running 4.3.28 (terabithia).  I'm fairly certain it worked on 4.3.17
> (non-terabithia) but I won't swear to it in court.
> 
> =G=
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Scot Kreienkamp <Scot.Kreienkamp at la-z-boy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:52 AM
> To: xymon at asitshouldbe.com; Galen Johnson
> Cc: xymon at xymon.com
> Subject: RE: [Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test
> 
> I believe what you're looking for is in cgioptions.cfg.  Here's the relevant line
> from mine:
> 
> # svcstatus.cgi options for a normal (current) status display
> CGI_SVC_OPTS="--env=$XYMONENV --no-svcid --history=top --multigraphs=jboss,JMSQueue,cpustat"
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of xymon at asitshouldbe.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:37 AM
> To: Galen Johnson <Galen.Johnson at sas.com>
> Cc: xymon at xymon.com
> Subject: Re: [Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test
> 
> Thanks for the information. I think I followed what you said, but I seem to be
> missing something along the way.
> 
> I have this as part of the TEST2RRD definition in the xymonserver.cfg file:
> 
> jboss=ncv
> 
> I also have this in the xymonserver.cfg file:
> 
> SPLITNCV_jboss="*:GAUGE"
> GRAPHS_jboss="jboss,jboss1"
> 
> Xymon is creating the jboss,*.rrd files as expected.
> 
> In the graphs.cfg file, I have two graphs defined as shown below. The first one
> graphs two data points and the second one graphs three.
> 
> Xymon only displays the graph named "jboss". If I flip the names of the two graph
> definitions ([jboss] becomes [jboss1] and [jboss1] becomes [jboss]), Xymon still
> only shows one graph, but now it shows the one with three data points instead of
> two. (Whichever one defined as [jboss] is the one displayed.)
> 
> If I view the graph in my browser, I'm able to manually change the "service=ncv:jboss"
> in the URL to "service=ncv:jboss1" and see the other graph.
> 
> So the data collection is working, the graph definitions are OK, and the graphs
> are being generated. The only thing left is to get both graphs to display on the
> same page at the same time.
> 
> In case it matters, this is Xymon 4.3.17 running on Fedora 20.
> 
> [jboss]
>         TITLE JBoss Threads
>         YAXIS Threads
>         DEF:Peakthreads=jboss,Peak_threads.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
>         DEF:Livethreads=jboss,Live_threads.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
>         LINE2:Peakthreads#00CCCC:Peak threads
>         LINE2:Livethreads#CC00CC:Live threads
>         COMMENT:\n
>         GPRINT:Peakthreads:LAST:Peak threads \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
>         GPRINT:Peakthreads:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
>         GPRINT:Peakthreads:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
>         GPRINT:Peakthreads:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
>         GPRINT:Livethreads:LAST:Peak threads \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
>         GPRINT:Livethreads:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
>         GPRINT:Livethreads:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
>         GPRINT:Livethreads:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
> 
> [jboss1]
>         TITLE JBoss PermGen
>         YAXIS Bytes
>         DEF:PermGenComm=jboss,Perm_Gen_Comm.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
>         DEF:PermGenMax=jboss,Perm_Gen_Max.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
>         DEF:PermGenUsed=jboss,Perm_Gen_Used.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
>         LINE2:PermGenComm#00CCCC:Peak threads
>         LINE2:PermGenMax#AA00CC:Max threads
>         LINE2:PermGenUsed#CC00CC:Used threads
>         COMMENT:\n
>         GPRINT:PermGenComm:LAST:PermGen committed \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
>         GPRINT:PermGenComm:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
>         GPRINT:PermGenComm:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
>         GPRINT:PermGenComm:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
>         GPRINT:PermGenMax:LAST:PermGen max \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
>         GPRINT:PermGenMax:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
>         GPRINT:PermGenMax:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
>         GPRINT:PermGenMax:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
>         GPRINT:PermGenUsed:LAST:PermGen used \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
>         GPRINT:PermGenUsed:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
>         GPRINT:PermGenUsed:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
>         GPRINT:PermGenUsed:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
> 
> 
> 
> Galen Johnson <Galen.Johnson at sas.com> wrote ..
> > Add a line in xymonserver.cfg named GRAPHS_testname="graph1, graph2, ..."
> >
> > TL;DR
> >
> > I believe you just need to add a "GRAPHS" line that describes which graphs you
> > want to show (you should already have them defined in your graphs.cfg file. 
> I
> > actually use the terabithia rpms which leverages the include files under the
> .d
> > folders.  This is not special for that build but saves me having to remember
> to
> > set it up.  For example, I have a test named ssdbbasic...I have a file graphs.d/ssdbbasic.cfg
> > that contains my graph definitions and a file xymonserver.cfg.d/ssdbbasic with
> > the following :
> >
> > GRAPHS_ssdbbasic="ssdbbasic,ssdbbasic1"
> >
> > TEST2RRD+=",ssdbbasic=ncv"
> >
> > SPLITNCV_ssdbbasic="*:GAUGE"
> >
> > You can even split out your rrd definitions if you need (to make them manageable)
> >
> > =G=
> >
> > ________________________________________
> > From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of xymon at asitshouldbe.com <xymon at asitshouldbe.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 5:32 PM
> > To: xymon at xymon.com
> > Subject: [Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test
> >
> > I have a custom test (mytest) that returns multiple pieces of information. The
> > information is showing up on Xymon as expected. I'd like to be able to graph
> each
> > piece of information separately, but on the same page. Is that possible?
> >
> > For a simplified example, mytest returns these two pieces of information:
> >
> > threads
> > connections
> >
> > I'm using SPLITNCV to store the results in separate rrd files. That's working.
> >
> > I'm currently graphing the threads data. I want to graph the connections information
> > on the same mytest page, but in a separate graph.
> >
> > In other words, I want to have multiple graphs using different rrd data files
> appear
> > on the same Xymon test page.
> >
> > Is this possible? Does anyone have a quick sample from graphs.cfg and xymonserver.cfg
> > that can point me in the right direction?
> >
> > Again, this is a simplified example. The actual test is returning 27 different
> > pieces of information. Some of those are related to each other, some are related
> > to other things. They're all related to the same application, which is why I'd
> > like them to all appear on the same page. Each graph will likely have 2-4 different
> > lines.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
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