rrdresize (1)

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NAME

rrdresize - alters the size of an RRA and creates a new .rrd file

SYNOPSIS

rrdtool resize filename rra-num | rows

DESCRIPTION

The resize function is used to modify the number of rows in an .

filename

the name of the

RRD

you want to alter.

rra-num

the

RRA

you want to alter. You can find the number using rrdtool info.

GROW

used if you want to add extra rows to an

RRA.

The extra rows will be inserted as the rows that are oldest.

SHRINK

used if you want to remove rows from an

RRA.

The rows that will be removed are the oldest rows.

rows

the number of rows you want to add or remove.

NOTES

The new .rrd file, with the modified RRAs, is written to the file resize.rrd in the current directory. The original .rrd file is not modified.

It is possible to abuse this tool and get strange results by first removing some rows and then reinserting the same amount (effectively clearing them to be Unknown). You may thus end up with unknown data in one

while at the same timestamp this data is available in another

AUTHOR

Alex van den Bogaerdt <alex@vandenbogaerdt.nl>