I don't know what is wrong, but I debugged my custom scripts using these methods:

A) I changed my script to save the temporary file.

B) I run the "catcher" by hand using the temporary file as input, and review the output.

There are many variations you can use. For instance, you can simply grab and save the text in the Web page for your new test, and this will be essentially the same as what is in the temporary file that you are given.

You can also add a log file mechanism for the script, and add whatever you want to it. Make sure you don't put in too much and forget about, since Hobbit will tirelessly run your script every 5 minutes until the 12th of Never or your computer croaks, whichever comes first.

GLH

-----Original Message----- From: Gada, Subhash [mailto:subhash.gada at logicacmg.com] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:14 AM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: [hobbit] RRD error in updating the rrd files

Hi,

I have written a script to create rrd files for custom test called as 'printq'

The data which comes to hobbit for the 'printq' test is random.

So I have decided to generate separate rrd file for each value.

I could see the following error in the rrd status log.

2006-03-20 16:40:07 RRD error updating /home/hobbit/data/rrd/xx.xxxxxx.com/printq,PRN095.rrd from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: expected 1 data source readings (got 2) from 1142853006:0:U:... 2006-03-20 16:40:07 RRD error updating /home/hobbit/data/rrd/xx.xxxxxx.com/printq,PRN096.rrd from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: expected 1 data source readings (got 2) from 1142853006:0:U:...

Can any one please let me know what is going wrong in updating the rrd files.

The script is as follows.

#!/bin/sh

Input parameters: Hostname, testname (column), and messagefile

HOSTNAME="$1" TESTNAME="$2" FNAME="$3"

if [ "$TESTNAME" = "printq" ] then

cat $FNAME |
while read line do #Value v=echo $line | grep "^PRN...:" | awk -F: '{print $2}'

#DS names dsn=echo $line |grep "^PRN...:" | awk -F: '{print $1}'

The RRD dataset definitions

echo "DS:printq:GAUGE:600:0:U"

The filename

echo "printq,$dsn.rrd"

echo $v

    done

fi

exit 0

Regards Subhash

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