Hi all

Belay that question. It just works. No special configs required. Send the status as normal, configure the graph as normal, and then send the graph data in a data message. Of course, it works better when you don't have a *#$%& typo in your graph definition.

Why does it always work like that? You spend hours investigating and testing something, and eventually give up and ask the list. Then you find your typo 30 seconds after you hit send. Quick show of hands, how many people on this list has that happened to?

Thanks all the same.

Regards Vernon

On 26 February 2013 13:32, Vernon Everett <everett.vernon at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all

I am trying to confirm something, which isn't clear in the documentation. (Or maybe it is, but I am just not seeing it)

Status messages from a client to the server, generate a status page. We can also send data messages, which generate no pages, but can be used to fill graphs on the trends page.

The information on the status page can also be used to create graphs, and the graphs will appear on the status page, and the trends (if defined correctly.)

However, is it possible to combine both. I want to send a "status" message, for test FOO, with information on it, but no graph data. However, I do want to graph some information for FOO, but don't want the graph data to appear on the page alongside the status information. Can I send a data message for FOO, with graphing data, and have the graph appear on the FOO status page. If this is possible, how do we configure this?

Regards Vernon

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Vernon,

Hi all

I am trying to confirm something, which isn't clear in the documentation. (Or maybe it is, but I am just not seeing it)

Status messages from a client to the server, generate a status page. correct We can also send data messages, which generate no pages, but can be used to fill graphs on the trends page.

correct - data messages can update RRD files.

The information on the status page can also be used to create graphs, and the graphs will appear on the status page, and the trends (if defined correctly.)

yes - but this requires server-side magic C code (or custom status page dissector running as a separate xymond_channel) to collect the information off the status page and update RRD files.

However, is it possible to combine both. Yes :) I want to send a "status" message, for test FOO, with information on it, but no graph data. However, I do want to graph some information for FOO, but don't want the graph data to appear on the page alongside the status information. Can I send a data message for FOO, with graphing data, and have the graph appear on the FOO status page. Yes. The data message needs to go to the trends column - see: 'More advanced: Sending a "trends" message' at the bottom of http://xymon.com/xymon/help/howtograph.html If this is possible, how do we configure this?

Basic recipe:

Send status message with what you want the user to see on status page. Send data message to trends with data you want to update in RRD file Define graph for status page using RRD you just updated. Optionally additional graphs can be defined to appear on trends page.

I have implemented examples of above in perl from Unix clients and powershell from Windows clients.

David.

Regards Vernon

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