Multiple graphs for one test

Adding the --multigraphs=jboss option to the cgioptions.cfg did not fix the problem.

I downloaded the latest version of Xymon and looked through the release notes. It says:

"Which RRD graphs are displayed on a status page can now be customized on
a per-test basis through the use of environment variables. For example,
GRAPHS_cpu="la,vmstat1" will cause an additional graph to be shown on
cpu tests. (Submitted by Werner Maier)"

That feature was added as part of version 4.3.20. I have 4.3.17.

So, the fix to my problem is to upgrade.

Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.

Ron


Galen Johnson <user-87f955643e3d@xymon.invalid> wrote ..

If that fixes the problem, I'd be curious to understand why.  That is not in my
configs and I'm running 4.3.28 (terabithia).  I'm fairly certain it worked on 4.3.17
(non-terabithia) but I won't swear to it in court.

=G=

From: Scot Kreienkamp <user-9678697f1438@xymon.invalid>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:52 AM
To: user-3444c6d1f06c@xymon.invalid; Galen Johnson
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: RE: [Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test

I believe what you're looking for is in cgioptions.cfg.  Here's the relevant line
from mine:

# svcstatus.cgi options for a normal (current) status display
CGI_SVC_OPTS="--env=$XYMONENV --no-svcid --history=top --multigraphs=jboss,JMSQueue,cpustat"


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Subject: Re: [Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test

Thanks for the information. I think I followed what you said, but I seem to be
missing something along the way.

I have this as part of the TEST2RRD definition in the xymonserver.cfg file:

jboss=ncv

I also have this in the xymonserver.cfg file:

SPLITNCV_jboss="*:GAUGE"
GRAPHS_jboss="jboss,jboss1"

Xymon is creating the jboss,*.rrd files as expected.

In the graphs.cfg file, I have two graphs defined as shown below. The first one
graphs two data points and the second one graphs three.

Xymon only displays the graph named "jboss". If I flip the names of the two graph
definitions ([jboss] becomes [jboss1] and [jboss1] becomes [jboss]), Xymon still
only shows one graph, but now it shows the one with three data points instead of
two. (Whichever one defined as [jboss] is the one displayed.)

If I view the graph in my browser, I'm able to manually change the "service=ncv:jboss"
in the URL to "service=ncv:jboss1" and see the other graph.

So the data collection is working, the graph definitions are OK, and the graphs
are being generated. The only thing left is to get both graphs to display on the
same page at the same time.

In case it matters, this is Xymon 4.3.17 running on Fedora 20.

[jboss]
        TITLE JBoss Threads
        YAXIS Threads
        DEF:Peakthreads=jboss,Peak_threads.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
        DEF:Livethreads=jboss,Live_threads.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
        LINE2:Peakthreads#00CCCC:Peak threads
        LINE2:Livethreads#CC00CC:Live threads
        COMMENT:\n
        GPRINT:Peakthreads:LAST:Peak threads \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
        GPRINT:Peakthreads:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
        GPRINT:Peakthreads:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
        GPRINT:Peakthreads:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
        GPRINT:Livethreads:LAST:Peak threads \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
        GPRINT:Livethreads:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
        GPRINT:Livethreads:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
        GPRINT:Livethreads:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n

[jboss1]
        TITLE JBoss PermGen
        YAXIS Bytes
        DEF:PermGenComm=jboss,Perm_Gen_Comm.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
        DEF:PermGenMax=jboss,Perm_Gen_Max.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
        DEF:PermGenUsed=jboss,Perm_Gen_Used.rrd:lambda:AVERAGE
        LINE2:PermGenComm#00CCCC:Peak threads
        LINE2:PermGenMax#AA00CC:Max threads
        LINE2:PermGenUsed#CC00CC:Used threads
        COMMENT:\n
        GPRINT:PermGenComm:LAST:PermGen committed \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
        GPRINT:PermGenComm:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
        GPRINT:PermGenComm:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
        GPRINT:PermGenComm:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
        GPRINT:PermGenMax:LAST:PermGen max \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
        GPRINT:PermGenMax:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
        GPRINT:PermGenMax:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
        GPRINT:PermGenMax:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n
        GPRINT:PermGenUsed:LAST:PermGen used \: %5.1lf%s (cur)
        GPRINT:PermGenUsed:MAX: \: %5.1lf%s (max)
        GPRINT:PermGenUsed:MIN: \: %5.1lf%s (min)
        GPRINT:PermGenUsed:AVERAGE: \: %5.1lf%s (avg)\n


Galen Johnson <user-87f955643e3d@xymon.invalid> wrote ..

Add a line in xymonserver.cfg named GRAPHS_testname="graph1, graph2, ..."

TL;DR

I believe you just need to add a "GRAPHS" line that describes which graphs you
want to show (you should already have them defined in your graphs.cfg file. 

I

actually use the terabithia rpms which leverages the include files under the

.d

folders.  This is not special for that build but saves me having to remember
to
set it up.  For example, I have a test named ssdbbasic...I have a file graphs.d/ssdbbasic.cfg
that contains my graph definitions and a file xymonserver.cfg.d/ssdbbasic with
the following :

GRAPHS_ssdbbasic="ssdbbasic,ssdbbasic1"

TEST2RRD+=",ssdbbasic=ncv"

SPLITNCV_ssdbbasic="*:GAUGE"

You can even split out your rrd definitions if you need (to make them manageable)

=G=

From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of user-3444c6d1f06c@xymon.invalid <user-3444c6d1f06c@xymon.invalid>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 5:32 PM
To: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: [Xymon] Multiple graphs for one test

I have a custom test (mytest) that returns multiple pieces of information. The
information is showing up on Xymon as expected. I'd like to be able to graph
each
piece of information separately, but on the same page. Is that possible?

For a simplified example, mytest returns these two pieces of information:

threads
connections

I'm using SPLITNCV to store the results in separate rrd files. That's working.

I'm currently graphing the threads data. I want to graph the connections information
on the same mytest page, but in a separate graph.

In other words, I want to have multiple graphs using different rrd data files
appear
on the same Xymon test page.

Is this possible? Does anyone have a quick sample from graphs.cfg and xymonserver.cfg
that can point me in the right direction?

Again, this is a simplified example. The actual test is returning 27 different
pieces of information. Some of those are related to each other, some are related
to other things. They're all related to the same application, which is why I'd
like them to all appear on the same page. Each graph will likely have 2-4 different
lines.

Thanks.

Ron

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