You could try generating the graph by hand. Something like this ought to do it:

 cd /path/to/rrd/directory
 rrdtool graph x.png -t "Mail Queue Length" -v "Queue Size"  \
    DEF:primary=PPSmsgq.rrd:primary:GAUGE  \
    DEF:googprod=PPSmsgq.rrd:googprod:GAUGE  \
    LINE2:primary#FF0000   \
    LINE2:googprod#0FF00

If you get no error message, try to display x.png. That'll tell you that the rrd has good data.

If there anything in the xymon logs??

Ralph Mitchell

On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Robert E Gordon < robert.e.gordon at seagate.com> wrote:

Hello -

I recently added a few custom tests to my 4.3.4 installation and although the tests show up fine, the graphs are totally broken on the new tests... (All of the built in tests are working ok..).. In looking through the mailing list I was able to find several entries that said "try this" and "try that" however so far nothing has worked. (On a related note, the slab demo on the xymon site is experiencing similar issues..)

Here is the information on the system....

Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04 64b Xymon Version: 4.3.4

################################

Test Name: PPSmsgq

################################ QueueRelease : 0 spamdigest : 0 encrypt : 0 default : 0 postini : 0 decrypt : 0 primary : 1492 alert : 0 reinject : 0 tlsfallback : 0 spam5 : 0 googprod : 0 digest : 0

################################

xymonserver.cfg

################################ TEST2RRD+=",esmtp,PPSmsgq=ncv,PPSMisc" GRAPHS+=",esmtp,PPSmsgq,PPSMisc"

NCV_PPSmsgq="QueueRelease:GAUGE,spamdigest:GAUGE,encrypt:GAUGE,default:GAUGE,postini:GAUGE,decrypt:GAUGE,primary:GAUGE,alert:GAUGE,reinject:GAUGE,tlsfallback:GAUGE,spam5:GAUGE,googprod:GAUGE,digest:GAUGE"

NCV_PPSmsgq="*:GAUGE"

(Note.. I have tried both the the NCV_PPSmsgq entries above...)

################################

graphs.cfg

################################ [PPSmsgq] TITLE Mail Queue Length YAXIS Queue Size DEF:primary=PPSmsgq.rrd:primary:GAUGE DEF:googprod=PPSmsgq.rrd:googprod:GAUGE LINE2:primary#@COLOR@ LINE2:googprod#@COLOR@

################################

tasks.cfg

################################ [rrdstatus] ENVFILE /opt/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD xymond_channel --channel=status --log=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/rrd-status.log xymond_rrd --rrddir=$XYMONVAR/rrd --extra-tests=PPSmsgq,PPSMisc

"rrddata" updates RRD files with information that arrives as "data"

messages. [rrddata] ENVFILE /opt/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg NEEDS xymond CMD xymond_channel --channel=data --log=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/rrd-data.log xymond_rrd --rrddir=$XYMONVAR/rrd --extra-tests=PPSmsgq,PPSMisc

################################

RRD Datafile Head....

################################ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE rrd SYSTEM "http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/rrdtool.dtd"> <!-- Round Robin Database Dump --> <rrd> <version>0003</version> <step>300</step> <!-- Seconds --> <lastupdate>1313802922</lastupdate> <!-- 2011-08-19 18:15:22 PDT -->

    <ds>
            <name> QueueRelease </name>
            <type> GAUGE </type>
            <minimal_heartbeat>600</minimal_heartbeat>
            <min>NaN</min>
            <max>NaN</max>

            <!-- PDP Status -->
            <last_ds>0</last_ds>
            <value>0.0000000000e+00</value>
            <unknown_sec> 0 </unknown_sec>
    </ds>

    .... snip ....

    <ds>
            <name> default </name>
            <type> GAUGE </type>
            <minimal_heartbeat>600</minimal_heartbeat>
            <min>NaN</min>
            <max>NaN</max>

            <!-- PDP Status -->
            <last_ds>0</last_ds>
            <value>0.0000000000e+00</value>
            <unknown_sec> 0 </unknown_sec>
    </ds>

    .... snip ....

    <ds>
            <name> googprod </name>
            <type> GAUGE </type>
            <minimal_heartbeat>600</minimal_heartbeat>
            <min>NaN</min>
            <max>NaN</max>

            <!-- PDP Status -->
            <last_ds>1</last_ds>
            <value>2.2000000000e+01</value>
            <unknown_sec> 0 </unknown_sec>
    </ds>

    .... snip ....

                    <!-- 2011-08-19 18:05:00 PDT / 1313802300 -->

<row><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000

000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>5.6500000000e+02</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.00 00000000e+00</v><v>8.2700000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v></row> <!-- 2011-08-19 18:10:00 PDT / 1313802600 --> <row><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000

000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>5.6911666667e+02</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.00 00000000e+00</v><v>3.0966666667e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v></row> <!-- 2011-08-19 18:15:00 PDT / 1313802900 --> <row><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000

000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>5.6625666667e+02</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.00 00000000e+00</v><v>1.5133333333e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v></row> .... snip ....

Data is going into the database.....

Any suggestions on what I can try next?

Thanks for the help -

Bob Gordon --- This message encrypted in Double-ROT-13 for your protection ---

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Bob,

Your graph definition has a DEF and line for "primary" but that is not I the output from your rrd tool dump. I see QueueRelease, default, and googprod in your rrd dump, but no primary.

......Bruce






 
 

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From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Robert E Gordon Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 8:36 PM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] Assistance with Custom NCV graph on 4.3.4

Hello -

I recently added a few custom tests to my 4.3.4 installation and although the tests show up fine, the graphs are totally broken on the new tests... (All of the built in tests are working ok..).. In looking through the mailing list I was able to find several entries that said "try this" and "try that" however so far nothing has worked. (On a related note, the slab demo on the xymon site is experiencing similar issues..)

Here is the information on the system....

Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04 64b

Xymon Version: 4.3.4

################################

Test Name: PPSmsgq

################################

QueueRelease : 0

spamdigest : 0

encrypt : 0

default : 0

postini : 0

decrypt : 0

primary : 1492

alert : 0

reinject : 0

tlsfallback : 0

spam5 : 0

googprod : 0

digest : 0

################################

xymonserver.cfg

################################

TEST2RRD+=",esmtp,PPSmsgq=ncv,PPSMisc"

GRAPHS+=",esmtp,PPSmsgq,PPSMisc"

NCV_PPSmsgq="QueueRelease:GAUGE,spamdigest:GAUGE,encrypt:GAUGE,default:G AUGE,postini:GAUGE,decrypt:GAUGE,primary:GAUGE,alert:GAUGE,reinject:GAUG E,tlsfallback:GAUGE,spam5:GAUGE,googprod:GAUGE,digest:GAUGE"

NCV_PPSmsgq="*:GAUGE"

(Note.. I have tried both the the NCV_PPSmsgq entries above...)

################################

graphs.cfg

################################

[PPSmsgq]

    TITLE Mail Queue Length

    YAXIS Queue Size

    DEF:primary=PPSmsgq.rrd:primary:GAUGE

    DEF:googprod=PPSmsgq.rrd:googprod:GAUGE

    LINE2:primary#@COLOR@

    LINE2:googprod#@COLOR@

################################

tasks.cfg

################################

[rrdstatus]

    ENVFILE /opt/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg

    NEEDS xymond

    CMD xymond_channel --channel=status

--log=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/rrd-status.log xymond_rrd --rrddir=$XYMONVAR/rrd --extra-tests=PPSmsgq,PPSMisc

"rrddata" updates RRD files with information that arrives as "data"

messages.

[rrddata]

    ENVFILE /opt/xymon/server/etc/xymonserver.cfg

    NEEDS xymond

    CMD xymond_channel --channel=data

--log=$XYMONSERVERLOGS/rrd-data.log xymond_rrd --rrddir=$XYMONVAR/rrd --extra-tests=PPSmsgq,PPSMisc

################################

RRD Datafile Head....

################################

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE rrd SYSTEM "http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/rrdtool.dtd">

<!-- Round Robin Database Dump -->

<rrd>

    <version>0003</version>

    <step>300</step> <!-- Seconds -->

    <lastupdate>1313802922</lastupdate> <!-- 2011-08-19 18:15:22 PDT

-->

    <ds>

            <name> QueueRelease </name>

            <type> GAUGE </type>

            <minimal_heartbeat>600</minimal_heartbeat>

            <min>NaN</min>

            <max>NaN</max>



            <!-- PDP Status -->

            <last_ds>0</last_ds>

            <value>0.0000000000e+00</value>

            <unknown_sec> 0 </unknown_sec>

    </ds>



    .... snip ....



    <ds>

            <name> default </name>

            <type> GAUGE </type>

            <minimal_heartbeat>600</minimal_heartbeat>

            <min>NaN</min>

            <max>NaN</max>



            <!-- PDP Status -->

            <last_ds>0</last_ds>

            <value>0.0000000000e+00</value>

            <unknown_sec> 0 </unknown_sec>

    </ds>



    .... snip ....



    <ds>

            <name> googprod </name>

            <type> GAUGE </type>

            <minimal_heartbeat>600</minimal_heartbeat>

            <min>NaN</min>

            <max>NaN</max>



            <!-- PDP Status -->

            <last_ds>1</last_ds>

            <value>2.2000000000e+01</value>

            <unknown_sec> 0 </unknown_sec>

    </ds>



    .... snip ....



                    <!-- 2011-08-19 18:05:00 PDT / 1313802300 -->

<row><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</ v><v>0.0000000

000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>5.6500000000 e+02</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+0 0</v><v>0.00

00000000e+00</v><v>8.2700000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v></row>

                    <!-- 2011-08-19 18:10:00 PDT / 1313802600 -->

<row><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</ v><v>0.0000000

000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>5.6911666667 e+02</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+0 0</v><v>0.00

00000000e+00</v><v>3.0966666667e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v></row>

                    <!-- 2011-08-19 18:15:00 PDT / 1313802900 -->

<row><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</ v><v>0.0000000

000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>5.6625666667 e+02</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+0 0</v><v>0.00

00000000e+00</v><v>1.5133333333e+00</v><v>0.0000000000e+00</v></row>

    .... snip ....

Data is going into the database.....

Any suggestions on what I can try next?

Thanks for the help -

Bob Gordon --- This message encrypted in Double-ROT-13 for your protection ---