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+ | Data types: |
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+ | – Gauge |
+ A data source of type gauge shows the state of the data source at the
+ exact moment that Munin is run (every 5 minutes). Any peaks in-between data gatherings, will not be in
+ the graph. |
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+ | – Counter |
+ A data source of type counter shows the state of the data source as an
+ average between two plots (i.e. 5 minutes). Short peaks will therefore be hard to spot, but long peaks
+ will be spottable, even though it occurs between plots. |
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+ | – Derive |
+ For the purposes of viewing data, the derive type works the same way as a
+ counter |
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+ | – Absolute |
+ Absolute works much as a counter, with the exception that it is assumed
+ that the counter value is set to 0 upon each read of it. It's not a good idea to run these plugins by
+ hand in-between Munin runs, since Munin won't receive all the data it expects. |
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