[collectd] errors with Filter subsystem: Built-in target `write'

Jesse Reynolds jesse at bulletproof.net
Tue Mar 18 01:36:18 CET 2014


Interesting, 

I am running rrdtool 1.4.8 (compiled afresh) and collectd 5.4.1 (compiled afresh also) on Ubuntu Precise 12.04. 

Perhaps it's to do with the version of rrdtool. Which version of rrdtool is your rrdcached using, Andrew? 


On 18/03/2014, at 09:57:27, "GRAY Andrew G (SPARQ)" <andrew.gray1 at sparq.com.au> wrote:

> I’m seeing this too,  I have tried mixing and matching different versions. 5.0.3, 5.1.0, 5.4.1. Recompiled my own collectd rpms. No change.
> I’m down to trying another version of rrdtools (the one I’m using is off rpmfind.net, Rrdtools 1.4.7-1.el6.rfx.x86_64.rpm)
>  
> I only seem to get this when I run rrdcached, when running rrdtools plugin the logs are quiet.
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Andrew Gray.
> RHCSA, Professional Unix Administration.
>  
> From: collectd-bounces at verplant.org [mailto:collectd-bounces at verplant.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Reynolds
> Sent: Monday, 17 March 2014 9:11 PM
> To: david van zeebroeck
> Cc: collectd at verplant.org
> Subject: Re: [collectd] errors with Filter subsystem: Built-in target `write'
>  
> Did you work this out David? 
>  
> I'm seeing the same thing on a test collectd 5.4.1 server I've just set up. 
>  
> The server is busy (>500 packets per second arriving on it) and there are heaps of these errors being logged. 
>  
> Anyone got any ideas? 
>  
> Eg:
>  
> Mar 17 22:01:31collectd-03 collectd[16278]: uc_update: Value too old: name = foo.example/snmp/if_packets-FastEthernet0_22; value time = 1395054090.000; last cache update = 1395054090.000;
> Mar 17 22:01:31collectd-03 collectd[16278]: Filter subsystem: Built-in target `write': Dispatching value to all write plugins failed with status -1.
>  
> I am using the v5 upgrade target. All the clients are version 4 of collectd, or SSC Serv. 
>  
>  
> On 15/10/2013, at 20:16:20, david van zeebroeck <david at analytics.brusselsairport.be> wrote:
> 
> 
> hello
> i've installed collectd 5.4
> everything run fine except i get a lot of error like these from some clients 
>  
> [2013-10-15 11:43:45] Filter subsystem: Built-in target `write': Dispatching value to all write plugins failed with status -1.
> [2013-10-15 11:43:45] uc_update: Value too old: name = elara/disk-dm-0/disk_merged; value time = 1381830225.000; last cache update = 1381830225.000;
> [2013-10-15 11:43:45] Filter subsystem: Built-in target `write': Dispatching value to all write plugins failed with status -1.
> [2013-10-15 11:43:45] uc_update: Value too old: name = elara/disk-dm-1/disk_octets; value time = 1381830225.000; last cache update = 1381830225.000;
>  
> i've checked that collectd is not running twice
> also ntp is running on both server & client and in sync
>  
> i'm not using rrdcached
>  
> my rrdtool config looks like this :
>  
> LoadPlugin rrdtool
> <Plugin rrdtool>
>        DataDir "/var/lib/collectd/rrd/"
>        CreateFilesAsync false
>        CacheTimeout 120
>        CacheFlush   900
>        WritesPerSecond 50
> </Plugin>
> <target "write">
> plugin "rrdtool"
> </target>
>  
> any clues anyone?
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