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Adding custom LARRD graphs

list Henrik Størner
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:25:26 +0100
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On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 04:03:31PM -0700, Charles Jones wrote:
Henrik Stoerner wrote:
and use the "bb" utility to send it off as a "data"
message to Hobbit.
Can you tell me the difference between using "data" and "status"? 
A "status" message results in a column on the display, and also has a
color (red, green, yellow) that might trigger an alert.

A "data" message is never displayed and cannot generate an alert,
it is just a way of collecting data.


Henrik