Since we're on the topic of traffic data gathering.. I have been looking for non-RRD based solutions out there from the same reasons as others have mentioned, mainly having data in a true form and not consolidated. So far no luck, are there any good open source options out there? A tool that stores the snmp counters in unaltered form in some sort of database, just like how RRDtool stores them but without playing with the data, where limits and datasource types are defined when you retrieve the data rather than on input.
Using RRD for this purpose seems dangerous to me as there are so many variables in creating a good solid RRD file, and permanently losing or "corrupting" your data is always a concern. Not having a proper RRD design can both cause incorrect traffic graphs as well as affect revenue. We have had numerous traffic collecting/graphing systems in the past but none of them have been optimal. Inheriting a flawed system is no fun. :) RRDtool itself is great, it's incredibly powerful, but other projects based on it (such as Cacti for example) simply aren't there yet and it's frustrating me.. What do you use? What are your thoughts? Atle - Flying Crocodile Inc, Unix Systems Administrator -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Help mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/rrd-users WebAdmin http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/lsg2.cgi
