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Subject:    Re: [rrd-users] RRDTool lib fetch
From:       Steve Shipway <s.shipway () auckland ! ac ! nz>
Date:       2015-11-03 21:01:21
Message-ID: 5820DC553954E44FA1A36C78323AD148A3F6A6EB () uxcn10-6 ! UoA ! auckland ! ac ! nz
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This is expected behaviour.

 

‘Rrdtool fetch' will return the raw data, using the RRA that most closely \
approximates the requested data resolution.  So, if you request a resolution of 3600, \
and only have a 300 RRA available, then this will be used.  However, if you have a \
3600 RRA then this will be chosen.  In addition, RRDTool will ensure the time window \
is fully covered before selecting a resolution; so you need to be careful of \
fencepost errors where only the last sample is unavailable at your selected \
resolution and so it fails back to a lower granularity RRA.  The graph function, on \
the other hand, will perform on-the-fly aggregation and calculation to generate a \
data set  in the required resolution before graphing.

 

If you want to have the data pre-aggregated, then either ensure that a suitable RRA \
exists in the RRD, or else use ‘rrdtool xport', which is like the graph function \
but returns the data instead (after calculation and aggregation if necessary)

 

Steve

 

Steve Shipway

T: +64 9 3737 599 ext 86487

E: s.shipway@auckland.ac.nz <mailto:s.shipway@auckland.ac.nz> 

(GNU Terry Pratchett)

 

From: rrd-users [mailto:rrd-users-bounces+s.shipway=auckland.ac.nz@lists.oetiker.ch] \
                On Behalf Of Olivier
Sent: Wednesday, 4 November 2015 5:29 a.m.
To: rrd-users@lists.oetiker.ch
Subject: [rrd-users] RRDTool lib fetch

 

Hello,

 

I'm looking for documentation on rrdtool library. I'm actually using it through PHP \
and PECL project. I'm using function rrd_fetch() to grab data from a specific .rrd \
file.

I can see that 'resolution' parameter is not respected (as rrd_graph is doing) : RRD \
seems to find the most accurate resolution available, but returns the raw data. For \
example, if I have data with resolution =60 and I request resolution =3600, data is \
not aggregated, and I have one row every minute instead of one per hour.

First, I want to know if this is an expected behaviour. In that case, it means that \
rrd_graph is doing this aggregate itself. Is there a way to ask rrdtool to do the \
math for me ?



Olivier

 


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vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This is \
expected behaviour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p \
class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>‘Rrdtool \
fetch' will return the raw data, using the RRA that most closely approximates the \
requested data resolution.   So, if you request a resolution of 3600, and only have a \
300 RRA available, then this will be used.   However, if you have a 3600 RRA then \
this will be chosen.   In addition, RRDTool will ensure the time window is fully \
covered before selecting a resolution; so you need to be careful of fencepost errors \
where only the last sample is unavailable at your selected resolution and so it fails \
back to a lower granularity RRA.   The graph function, on the other hand, will \
perform on-the-fly aggregation and calculation to generate a data set   in the \
required resolution before graphing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p \
class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>If you want \
to have the data pre-aggregated, then either ensure that a suitable RRA exists in the \
RRD, or else use ‘rrdtool xport', which is like the graph function but returns the \
data instead (after calculation and aggregation if necessary)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p \
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Steve \
Shipway<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>T: +64 9 3737 \
599 ext 86487<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>E: <a \
href="mailto:s.shipway@auckland.ac.nz">s.shipway@auckland.ac.nz</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p \
class=MsoNormal><span \
style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(GNU Terry \
Pratchett)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span \
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[mailto:rrd-users-bounces+s.shipway=auckland.ac.nz@lists.oetiker.ch] <b>On Behalf Of \
</b>Olivier<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 4 November 2015 5:29 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> \
rrd-users@lists.oetiker.ch<br><b>Subject:</b> [rrd-users] RRDTool lib \
fetch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p \
class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p \
class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p \
class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm looking for \
documentation on rrdtool library. I'm actually using it through PHP and PECL project. \
I'm using function rrd_fetch() to grab data from a specific .rrd file.<br><br>I can \
see that 'resolution' parameter is not respected (as rrd_graph is doing) : RRD seems \
to find the most accurate resolution available, but returns the raw data. For \
example, if I have data with&nbsp;resolution&nbsp;=60 and I \
request&nbsp;resolution&nbsp;=3600, data is not aggregated, and I have one row every \
minute instead of one per hour.<br><br>First, I want to know if this is an expected \
behaviour. In that case, it means that rrd_graph is doing this aggregate itself. Is \
there a way to ask rrdtool to do the math for me ?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p \
class=MsoNormal><br><br>Olivier<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p \
class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>


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