From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 13 19:19:15 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4B6616A4EB for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:19:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from billf@elvis.mu.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E18F43D93 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:19:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from billf@elvis.mu.org) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1098) id 6118A1A4D8B; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:19:02 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:19:02 -0800 From: Bill Fumerola To: Guillaume , freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061113191902.GJ28339@elvis.mu.org> References: <4557988B.4000902@free-4ever.net> <20061113013209.GB65089@Geeks.ORG> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20061113013209.GB65089@Geeks.ORG> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.1-MUORG-20060531 amd64 X-PGP-Key: 1024D/7F868268 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 5B2D 908E 4C2B F253 DAEB FC01 8436 B70B 7F86 8268 Cc: Subject: Re: cacti system tuning X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:19:15 -0000 On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 07:32:09PM -0600, Mike Horwath wrote: > cactid does GREAT on a small number of polls, but seems to *skip* or > *drop* readings on higher than ~1500 polls in my experience. cactid is just rtgpoll (from rtg.sourceforge.net) with a few customizations. unfortunately, the copy is from an old codebase and there are problems in the threading & snmp code from those days. even more unfortunately, rtgpoll development seems to be hopelessly stalled due in part to project mismanagement. > The normal PHP poller handles the 1800+ polls without issue, just > takes 2-3x longer (and still reasonable). it's also much easier to debug problems with either the poller itself or the devices being polled. i'd use the php poller with cacti. -- - bill fumerola / billf@FreeBSD.org