hi!
you could also use the next-generation MRTG called
RRDtool avialable under:
http://ee-staff.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/rrdtool/
mfG. Alfred Reibenschuh
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Maine Jr. [mailto:paulm@msicc.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 9:55 PM
> To: 'IBM NetView Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [NV-L] Better Graphing tools for Netview
>
>
> I also thought about hacking MRTG but opted for the current path.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Waddle/Nashville/IBM [mailto:waddle1@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 10:14 AM
> To: IBM NetView Discussion
> Subject: RE: [NV-L] Better Graphing tools for Netview
>
> I didn't try the GD+GifGraph combination, but I think I'll
> investigate it.
> And, yes, you can run grace in "commandline" mode where there is no
> X-Windows. That's how I typically run it. But, I'm not sure
> if it's win32
> friendly or not. Grace will output JPEG or PNG, but not GIF
> (something
> about the whole Unisys patent thing).
>
> On a side note, I've wondered about what the effort would be
> to hack MRTG
> to use Netview's RDBMS data rather than its own collection
> tools. But,
> I've not investigated it fully. Thoughts?
>
> --D
>
> Duane Waddle
> waddle1@us.ibm.com
> "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine..." -- RFC1925
>
>
> "Paul Maine Jr." <paulm@msicc.com>@tkg.com on 11/13/2000 09:17:18 AM
>
> Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>
> Sent by: owner-nv-l@tkg.com
>
>
> To: "'IBM NetView Discussion'" <nv-l@tkg.com>
> cc:
> Subject: RE: [NV-L] Better Graphing tools for Netview
>
>
>
> Hello Duane
>
> Thank you for your message on NV-L.
>
> We are storing netview data in an RDBMS and I am building a
> web site that
> will display the past 24 hours of selected MIB values. I was initially
> planning on using perl/DBI and Gnu GD and Gnu GIFgraph. Did
> you evaluate
> this graph software? Can you use Grace directly without
> x-windows? I wish
> to
> create a graph and store it as a GIF and then publish the
> results on my web
> page.
>
> Thank You
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Waddle/Nashville/IBM [mailto:waddle1@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 5:09 PM
> To: IBM NetView Discussion
> Subject: Re: [NV-L] Better Graphing tools for Netview
>
> I've resorted to rolling my own -- it's not that bad. The
> best thing you
> can do for yourself is put all of the snmpCollect data into
> an RDBMS and
> query against it to make your graphs. I've done some stuff from there
> using perl/DBI with Gnuplot, and perl/DBI with Grace. perl with Grace
> produces a better graph, and it easier to code (once you know grace).
>
> I had some more exotic requirements, though. First was no
> involvement of a
> Windows app like Excel or similar. Second was automatic (scheduled)
> production of several output formats, including print, .JPG, and .PDF.
>
> Grace Home page -- http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/
>
> --D
>
> Duane Waddle
> waddle1@us.ibm.com
> "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine..." -- RFC1925
>
>
> Clarence Hart <rti1clh@ismd.ups.com>@tkg.com on 11/06/2000 02:20:52 PM
>
> Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
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> To: nv-l@tkg.com
> cc:
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>
>
>
> All,
>
> Does anybody know of any software companies that sell
> better tools
> to analyze netviews data in the form of graphs & stats? I dont
> really like the Graph tool and before I start wirting a hole
> slew of perl scripts and re-invent the wheel, maybe theirs
> some company that sells such a product.
>
>
>
> Clarence Hart
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