Hello Vernon,
OK, I am probably pushing the envelope here, but maybe it's possible. Lets assume I am collecting data about some disks. Or maybe we don't assume. I am doing it. As data, I am collecting % Cache hits % Reads % Writes Using split NCV, I get a bunch of files. cache,vol01.rrd cache,vol02.rrd cache,vol03.rrd cache,vol04.rrd read,vol01.rrd read,vol02.rrd read,vol03.rrd read,vol04.rrd write,vol01.rrd write,vol02.rrd write,vol03.rrd write,vol04.rrd Using the standard graph definitions, I can get all the cache values on one graph, all the read values on another etc. etc. Is there a way to group them by the volume name? So I end up with a graph of cache, read and write for vol1 on one graph. The cache, read and write for vol1 on another etc. etc. Of course, in reality, I have far more than vol01-04, and they are not all volXX either, so hard coding the hobbitgraph.cfg entry isn't an option. Possible?
In a somewhat similar case (statistics of all DHCP adress-pools) a solution was build using the following components: . A client-side script which collects the data and sends is using NCV and a naming convention. The names used in the NCV section are "<File>/<Dataset>". All variables with the same <File> end up in the same RRD. . Using parameters extra-tests and extra-script in the hobbitchannel command to divert the data stream to a script. This script will use <File> to generate the name of the RRD and update the supplied <Dataset>. . Using GRAPHS="...,test::1" to have Xymon generate the correct number of graphs. . Using a small script in the graph definition to generate the title of the graph from the RRD file name. HTH, Wim Nelis. ******************************************************************************************************* The NLR disclaimer (http://www.nlr.nl/emaildisclaimer) is valid for NLR e-mail messages. *******************************************************************************************************