On 08.06.2004 23:20 Alex van den Bogaerdt wrote:
>>Example 2: >>Your collection server crashes and you are in a mad panic. You start up >>collections on a separate server while you fix your server. What do you >>do with the data collected on the backup server when your normal >>collection box is fixed...? > > > Step 1: update both databases simultaniously (so that they're in sync) > Step 2: a: rrdtool dump database1.rrd > database1.xml > b: rrdtool dump database2.rrd > database2.xml > Step 3: copy interesting parts from both xml files into a third > Step 4: rrdtool restore newdatabase.xml newdatabase.rrd > > This is the most complex solution. Then again, how often are you > going to make this mistake? > This is not very funny if you have to do this for 200+ files. And even if you have to do it now and then it's really awfull. So why do I have to do it? I'm running MRTG on cisco Catalyst C6509 (each 200+ ports) and could not yet figure out how to align the RRD files to port names. Arnold -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Help mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/rrd-users WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
