[collectd] MySQL plugin reports wrong numbers on mysqld restart

[matthew sporleder]

The types database determines what type of RRA is used.  I would call
this an enhancement to the mysql plugin.

As far as changing it, I'm not totally sure about the best way.

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Bostjan Skufca <bostjan at a2o.si> wrote:
> Maybe it's time to make a script for automated dump/change obviously
> invalid data to NaN/import of rrds.
>
> Anyway, it is indeed COUNTER in my RRD files.
> Do you know how  why it was not DERIVE specified at rrd creation?
>
> Probably I should consult google and manuals for this, but: is there
> an easy way to change from COUNTER to DERIVE or do I have to dump and
> reload the data?
>
> Thanks!
> b.
>
>
> On 27 September 2010 14:27, matthew sporleder <msporleder at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Bostjan Skufca <bostjan at a2o.si> wrote:
>>> Hi all!
>>>
>>> Has anyone else noticed that MySQL plugin reports wrong numbers when
>>> mysql is restarted and collectd is not?
>>> It seems like it takes absolute value of i.e. queries per second (0
>>> when mysql is restarted minus i.e. 8 million just before restart) and
>>> calculates abs(- 8 million) = 8Mqps.
>>> If I restart MySQL every 2 months there is nothing I can see on the
>>> graphs because those restart spikes are so high that everything else
>>> is depressed down to zero.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a fix/suggestion of fix for this?
>>>
>>
>> What is the data type being used by the graphs?  It could be a COUNTER
>> vs DERIVE situation to handle the reset.
>>
>> For your current graphs try adding a -u (upper limit).
>>
>> Or you might also be able to find a way to kill those bad values from
>> the actual db if you take some backups first.  :)
>>
>