[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/05/2008 03:47:12 PM: > > Understood. And if I understand the purposes for MIN MAX and AVERAGE, > they can be used additionally in a GAUGE context. I can understand > their use in COUNTER types for net traffic etc.
I think that MIN, MAX, AVG, can apply to either COUNTER or GAUGE in the same manner. I think the chief difference between COUNTER and GAUSE is simply in the retrieval of the information. A COUNTER is a reading that accumulates and for each new reading, the previous reading must be subtracted. This is typical of interface traffic which grows with each reading until the counter 'wraps.' A GUAGE is a reading that is accurate as is for that reading. There is no need to subtract a previous reading. Temperature guages are an example of this. Joe
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