I figured out this issue. Turns out my python script was somehow adding a ^M at the beginning of the file. Not sure why it didnt show up in vi doing a :set list however. Doing a quick dos2unix seemed to have fixed the issue.
Thanks, On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:11 AM, v g <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Still having this issue. Below is how I create the RRD and how I update > the rrd file. > > Create: > > > rrdtool create birken-boiler.rrd \ > --start 1325232008 --step 180 \ > DS:boiler_out_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:boiler_in_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:vihara_in_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:vihara_out_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:outbldg_in_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:outbldg_out_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:cistern_top:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:cistern_bottom:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:boiler_flow_gpm:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:vihara_flow_gpm:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:outbldg_flow:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:boiler_btu_per_hr:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:vihara_btu_per_hr:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > DS:outbldg_btu_per_hr:GAUGE:600:0:U \ > RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:20:10000 > > > Update: > > rrdtool update birken-boiler.rrd > 1325404770:102:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0.0:0:0.0:0:0:0 > rrdtool update birken-boiler.rrd > 1325404791:102:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0.0:0:0.0:0:0:0 > > > the interesting thing is that the error only happens when I call the above > 2 commands in a .sh file. > > When I manually enter in the commands on cmd line, no error?!?? > > (The error is ' to float not complete: tail 'rsion of '0) > > rrdtool 1.3.1 (unfortunately I am not able to update this easily). > > Thanks, > > > > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Steve Shipway > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 'rsion of' looks like part of the string "Version of", which it would >> fail to convert to a float value of course. It might be that you have a >> separate errorin your code that calls the rrdtool update and you are not >> passing a float value but are instead passing this string. Since you have >> not provided the actual code or script you are running I can only guess... >> >> Steve >> >> *Steve Shipway* >> University of Auckland ITS >> *UNIX Systems Design Lead* >> [email protected] >> Ph: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86487 >> ** >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* v g [[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Saturday, 21 January 2012 5:24 a.m. >> >> *To:* Steve Shipway >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [rrd-users] Help with RRD.... in over my head >> >> I hear what you are saying. I was entering in about 4000 data points >> spread out across 24 hrs and getting these type of errors: >> return_value = -1 >> ' to float not complete: tail 'rsion of '0 >> >> I decreased the data count to 2 to see if I could isolate which value >> was causing that tail rsion error. I will play around further with what >> you suggested but any ideas on the error noted above? >> >> Thanks for all your time. I really appreciate it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >
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