You can also configure MRTG to send you 1 e-mail when a value goes over a threshold and then another e-mail when the value returns to a level below the threshold. This might be good enough as well.
KLW Kerry L. Werry MCSE CCNA Senior Systems Engineer Pivotal Corporation 604-699-8087 (w) 604-762-1293 (c) Pivotal. Clear, complete, sensible CRM for the rest of us. Visit www.pivotal.com and find out how we deliver incredible results in 6 months or less. This message is intended only for the named recipients and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any dissemination, use, or copying of this message by anyone other than the named recipients is strictly prohibited -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Wozniak Sent: July 7, 2005 9:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Steve Shipway Subject: [mrtg] Re: threshold alert every 2 hour, not every 5 minutes That sounds really good except I only see tar balls and RPMs which makes me think it's only for Linux. I'm using Windows. > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Shipway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:53 PM > To: Dan Wozniak; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [mrtg] threshold alert every 2 hour, not every 5 minutes > > >If the T1 maxes out for 30 minutes, I'd receive 6 email messages > >notifying me of the threshold break. This is unreasonable. I want to > >receive 1 email message only if the T1 maxes out for 2 hours > >straight. Does anyone have any ideas on how I would go about > >doing this? Thanks in advance. > > Don't use MRTG for alerting; the Alert functionality in MRTG is very > basic. > MRTG is designed for logging (making graphs) and the alerting is a later > bolt-on. Instead, install something like Nagios (this is what we use) and > then query the stats either independently or using the Nagios check_mrtg > plugin. This will allow you to set up highly flexible alerting rules. > > Steve -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/lsg2.cgi -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/lsg2.cgi
