Hi Logan, On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 08:50:15AM -0800, Logan Barron wrote: > so i am guessing that this process is: > a) continuous (perhaps coinciding with the interval rate) & > b) non-configurable
there is a buffer within the network plugin that gets filled. Whenever the buffer is full, a packet is sent. By default, the buffer size is 1000 bytes and new versions of collectd can set this value in their config file. (Since version 4.8 iIrc) How much data is sent depends on your configuration, i.e. how many plugins you use. Usually there are about 20 values in one packet. If you only use the CPU plugin (8 values for each CPU under Linux), you will get roughly one packet every 2.5 intervals. Two packets every five intervals means roughly 2000 bytes in 50 seconds or 320 bits per second. On a typical setup I'd say there are about 4 packets sent per interval, resulting in about 4000 bytes per 10 seconds or 3,200 bits per second. As I said: Your mileage may vary! Regards, -octo -- Florian octo Forster Hacker in training GnuPG: 0x91523C3D http://verplant.org/
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