On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 07:56:20AM -0500, Pete Templin wrote:
> What's needed is an option ("events"?) that calculates the difference between
> the previous poll and the current poll, and simply displays that. Default
> calculates the difference and divides by the interval. Gauge shows the
> current poll and doesn't divide by the interval. Absolute shows the current
> poll divided by the interval. "Newoption" would calculate the difference but
> not divide by the interval.
No, this is not needed. MRTG works in rates. Numbers per second.
GAUGE is a way to tell MRTG that the number is already a rate.
It is still a rate, per second.
Events per <unknown time> are rates but they are not in the
events per second format. *If* you write a front end (the external
program interface comes to mind) that translates "events per unknown"
into "other number of events per second" then you can use GAUGE just
fine.
Alex
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