[collectd] Bug#590656: collectd: apache traffic cut off at 1 GBit/sec

[Florian Forster]

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 09:18:10AM +0200, Sebastian Harl wrote:
> The reason for setting max. values in the first place is to avoid huge
> peaks in case of a counter reset (e.g., after restarting some
> service). In the future (collectd 5), this will probably be handled by
> using the "DERIVE" data type rather than "COUNTER" in the RRD files.
> In the meantime, I think we should raise the limits.
> 
> Florian, do you agree with this?

yes, for all kinds of counters [*] using DERIVE is preferable to
COUNTER. I think I'll replace all COUNTER data sources with DERIVE in
collectd 5 – users of high-traffic interfaces with 32bit counters will
have to convert their "if_octets" files to COUNTER by hand.

Regards,
—octo

[*] Possible exception: 32bit counters of high-traffic network
    interfaces, as found on some switches.
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