I previously explained how to get one-minute resolution in Munin. The process to get sub-minute resolution in Munin is more tricky. The main reason it’s more tricky is that cron only runs once per minute, which means data must be generated and cached in between cron runs for collection when cron runs. In the case… Continue reading
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Increase Munin Resolution to One Minute
I’ve recently been conducting some performance testing of a PaaS solution. In an effot to capture specific details resulting from these performance tests and how the test systems hold up under load, I looked into a few monitoring tools. Munin caught my eye as being easy to setup and having a large set of data… Continue reading →
Understanding Munin Plugins
Munin is a monitoring tool which captures and graphs system data, such as CPU utilization, load and I/O. Munin is designed so that all data is collected by plugins. This means that every built in graph is a plugin that was included with the Munin distribution. Each plugin adheres to the interface (not a literal… Continue reading →