If you know MRTG, you can think of RRDtool as a reimplementation of MRTGs -graphing and logging features. Magnitudes faster and more flexible than you ever -thought possible
+Some call it the industry standard data logging and graphing application. +Others use it to write their very own full custom monitoring scripts. +Most people will probably get in touch with RRDtool through some +third party monitoring applications.
RRD is the Acronym for Round Robin Database. RRD is a system to store and display time-series data (i.e. network bandwidth, machine-room temperature, server load average). It stores the data in a very compact way that will not -expand over time, and it presents useful graphs by processing the data to -enforce a certain data density. It can be used either via simple wrapper -scripts (from shell or Perl) or via frontends that poll network devices and -put a friendly user interface on it.
+expand over time, and it can create beautiful graphs. It can be used +via simple shell scripts or as a perl module. -RRDtool is available for download from this site. +
RRDtool is available for download from this site. Currently it compiles on a number of different Unix platforms as well as on -NT. No binaries are officially provided at this point in time.
+Windows. -You like RRDtool? There is a simple way to show your appreciation.
+If you are curious about the new features in RRDtool 1.2. Check out the +RRDTOOL 1.2 NEWS page.
+ +You like RRDtool? You want show your appreciation? You want to sponsor +future development or a particular new feature? Check out our Sponsorship and Appreciation page.