[rrd-users] Re: Correcting for GMT lag on daily values

2002-09-07 Thread Alex van den Bogaerdt
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 11:39:33AM -0400, Joe Loiacono wrote: > However, the times associated with the values in the database are set to > the local time, and hence when a graph is generated the data is offset from > the vertical lines which occur on the GMT midnight boundaries. Here in > Marylan

[rrd-users] Re: Correcting for GMT lag on daily values

2002-09-06 Thread Joe Loiacono
Yes, doing as you describe does keep the input values intact. Thanks. However, the times associated with the values in the database are set to the local time, and hence when a graph is generated the data is offset from the vertical lines which occur on the GMT midnight boundaries. Here in Maryla

[rrd-users] Re: Correcting for GMT lag on daily values

2002-09-06 Thread Alex van den Bogaerdt
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 05:46:04AM -0400, Claude R Trepanier/Bromont wrote: > If your RRD start time is midnight GMT and you feed rrdtool with a > timestamp of midnight GMT every day you will get the actual values in the > database. I prefer to use the term "UTC" as opposed to GMT. This makes i

[rrd-users] Re: Correcting for GMT lag on daily values

2002-09-06 Thread Claude R Trepanier/Bromont
>Thanks very much. Unfortunately it is somewhat more complicated. See Serge >and Alex's discussion: Actually it's not...I went through this myself a few weeks ago. If your RRD start time is midnight GMT and you feed rrdtool with a timestamp of midnight GMT every day you will get the actual value

[rrd-users] Re: Correcting for GMT lag on daily values

2002-09-05 Thread Joe Loiacono
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[rrd-users] Re: Correcting for GMT lag on daily values

2002-09-05 Thread crtrepan
> I'm trying to simply collect a value on a day-by-day basis. My RRD create > command has an 86400 step, and a start time set to local midnite. > > The resulting graph does not fall neatly on the 12-hour vertical lines Create your RRD with a start time of midnight GMT instead of local and things