> Oh wow, thats what I really need then. Perf logs in mrtg > graphs would be a wonder. Is there no easier solution though? > and how do you figure out what all the snmp calls are? i > mean, the long strings of numbers and such.
When you set up the perfmib extensions, you tie a particular number to a perfmon counter. Then you have to set up the appropriate OID in a Target[]. Yes, it is a long string of numbers, but if you use templates that you duplicate you only have to do it once. I prefer to use the pNSclient agent, though, as its more flexible (configuring perfmib is a pain) and can be queried easily - and you just pass the Perfmon counter name, not a long string of numbers! For example, here is something to monitor SQL Server transactions per second, with some extra routers.cgi stuff to make it display more prettily: Target[kermit-sql-trans]: `mrtg-pnsclient.pl -H kermit.muppet.com -v COUNTER -l '\SQLSe rver:Databases(_Total)\Transactions/sec' -t 15` Title[kermit-sql-trans]: kermit: SQL Transactions MaxBytes[kermit-sql-trans]: 10000 PageTop[kermit-sql-trans]: null LegendI[kermit-sql-trans]: trans/s: Options[kermit-sql-trans]: gauge growright noo Ylegend[kermit-sql-trans]: Transactions/sec ShortLegend[kermit-sql-trans]: /sec Legend1[kermit-sql-trans]: SQL Server trans Legend3[kermit-sql-trans]: Peak transactions SetEnv[kermit-sql-trans]: MRTG_INT_DESCR="MSSQL: Transactions" routers.cgi*Options[kermit-sql-trans]: nopercent nomax scaled fixunit total routers.cgi*UnScaled[kermit-sql-trans]: none routers.cgi*ShortName[kermit-sql-trans]: MSSQL: Transactions routers.cgi*Icon[kermit-sql-trans]: mssql-sm.gif you see it uses the mrtg-pnsclient.pl query tool to get the data from the counter. You would probably restrict the pNSclient agent to only accept queries from the MRTG server (and it can have a password in it as well if you want). We do not use SNMP since it is banned by Security on windows servers, and is too hard to compile the perfmib stuff. Win 2k3 has a better SNMP agent, I hear, but we're too homogenous here and needed a common way to query Windows boxes. If you want to see an example of MRTG graphing stuff like this, go to the demo pages on: http://www.steveshipway.org/cgi-bin/routers2.pl and take a look at the graphs for 'bofh' (Windows) and 'host-a' (Linux). 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
