[munin-users] Transition 1.0 -> 1.2 : What is this [ Other ] business and a comment on the comparison pages

[Thomas L. <ki1...@ya...>]

Hi'

In testing the first release candidate of 1.2, I notice,
that some extra descriptor has entered the picture. When
using my 1.0 setup on this release candidate, I get in the
top page something like the following.

*  MISC :: [ day week month year ]
      o rimfrost :: [ Other ]
      o sun1opr :: [ Other ]

I imagine, that this [ Other ] business can be fields
saying [ Network ] for network activity or [ Cpu ] for
processor activity. However, I have not been able to spot
in the ducumentation, where this can be specified. Can you
guide me in the right direction. Also, what is the purpose
of this extra field.

A highlight, which I appreciate, is the comparison
function. However, say, that you have a cluster of machine,
which you like to have in the same group. Say, that you
have ten machines in the group and that you for each
machine monitor cpu and memory and disk and network
statistics. When you choose the daily comparison page, you
then get a page with four rows (number of statistics) and
ten columns (number of machines), which is way to large for
a browser window.

Would it be possibly to make comparison pages based not
only on machines in a group, but also on single services
for machines in a group. My hope is for a comparison page,
which for cpu activity, say, shows all cpu graphs in one
column instead of in one row. Is this possible with the
current setup or something for the future.

Best regards and thanks for this very useful software.

Thomas.