From e907b374ae3f92dfd9f3f503522d776a53ea40cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: oetiker Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:05:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] intial git-svn-id: svn://svn.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/trunk@1437 a5681a0c-68f1-0310-ab6d-d61299d08faa --- tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdexample.txt | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++ tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdtut.txt | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 131 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdexample.txt create mode 100644 tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdtut.txt diff --git a/tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdexample.txt b/tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdexample.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e536e831 --- /dev/null +++ b/tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdexample.txt @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +LISA 2008 Workshop + +RRDtool by Example +================== +A half day workshop by Tobias Oetiker + +Abstract +-------- +Over the last few years RRDtool has become the standard method for handling +time-series data in the networking area. RRDtool takes care of all the work +related to data storage and presentation. Many users only access +RRDtool through some front-end application like Cacti or Cricket. + +In this half day workshop you will get eye to eye through many example +usages as they are demonstrated and explained live. + +Attendees are expected to have some scripting experience. + +Topics +------- +* RRDtool Overview + + * Rundown on Components of RRDtool + * Update on new Functionality introduced in 1.3 + +* The RRD database format + + * How does RRDtool store that data + * Interaction with the OS Cache subsystem + * Linux Tricks + * Fixing 'bad data' after the fact. + +* How to setup an RRD performance test. + +* RRD Graphing + + * Simple Graphs and Autoconfiguration + * Alternate Scaling + * Working with transparency + * Creating Gradients + * RPN Magic + +* Putting it together + + * Scripting Interface + * The graphv, updatev, info interfaces + +About the Speaker +----------------- + +Tobias Oetiker is an electrical engineer by education and a system +administrator by vocation. For ten years he has been working for the +Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, providing students +and staff with a deluxe Unix workstation environment. In 2006 he +started his own company OETIKER+PARTNER AG, running Unix servers for +industry customers, improving his pet open source projects MRTG, +RRDtool, and SmokePing, and applying these tools to solve the customers' +problems. + +In November 2006, Tobias received the prestigious SAGE Outstanding +Achievement Award for his work on MRTG and RRDtool. + +Find out more about the Speaker on http://tobi.oetiker.ch diff --git a/tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdtut.txt b/tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdtut.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2c05825a --- /dev/null +++ b/tutorial/lisa2008/abstract-rrdtut.txt @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +LISA 2007 Tutorial + +RRDtool as a Communication Tool +=============================== +A half day tutorial by Tobias Oetiker + +Abstract +-------- +Over the last few years RRDtool has become the standard method for handling +time-series data in the networking area. RRDtool takes care of all the work +related to data storage and presentation. Many users only access RRDtool +through some front-end application like Cacti or Cricket. + +In this half day tutorial you will learn how RRDtool works from a +programmers point of view, and how you can use it to write your own custom +monitoring applications. An emphasis will be put on presentation aspects. +The best data is worth only as much as your bosses and customers understand +and appreciate the graphs you create with it. + +Attendees are expected to have some scripting experience. + +Topics +------- +* RRDtool Overview + + * Problems to be solved + * Round Robin Database setup + * Data acquisition + * Graphing + +* Programming with RRDtool + + * The command line interface + * The pipe interface + * The Perl api + +* In-Depth Graphing + + * Concepts + * Simple graphs + * The joy of RPN + * Graph disassembly + * How to make graphs talk + +* Scaling RRDtool + + * The RRD file format + * Optimizing OS interaction + * Tweaking Linux for speed + +* Latest Developments + +About the Speaker +----------------- + +Tobias Oetiker is an electrical engineer by education and a system +administrator by vocation. For ten years he has been working for the +Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, providing students +and staff with a deluxe Unix workstation environment. In 2006 he +started his own company OETIKER+PARTNER AG, running Unix servers for +industry customers, improving his pet open source projects MRTG, +RRDtool, and SmokePing, and applying these tools to solve the customers' +problems. + +In November 2006, Tobias received the prestigious SAGE Outstanding +Achievement Award for his work on MRTG and RRDtool. + +Find out more about the Speaker on http://tobi.oetiker.ch -- 2.30.2