Module: check_mk
Branch: master
Commit: 544440107d67d0889c15a419fc94c6b66b666d3a
URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=544440107d67d0…
Author: Mathias Kettner <mk(a)mathias-kettner.de>
Date: Tue Feb 2 15:31:42 2016 +0100
Fixed some case errors in man page
---
checkman/mem.win | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/checkman/mem.win b/checkman/mem.win
index f57edd1..d63818d 100644
--- a/checkman/mem.win
+++ b/checkman/mem.win
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ description:
Please note that Microsoft themselves use this naming in
some applications.
- Due to how windows optimizes memory management, physical memory
+ Due to how Windows optimizes memory management, physical memory
is in practice almost always fully utilized. The Memory usage this
check displays says how much memory is actually required by processes,
in contrast to caches that could be freed if the need arises.
- In the same vein windows may hold data in ram and pagefile at the same
- time or it may hold data in the pagefile even when there is ram available,
+ In the same vein Windows may hold data in RAM and pagefile at the same
+ time or it may hold data in the pagefile even when there is RAM available,
when it determines this may improve performance.
As a result, the real pagefile usage is not only hard to
determine, it's also utterly useless when we want to determine
Module: check_mk
Branch: master
Commit: 6c95fff0e57fe0a6ac29a5c3d6b5d3fe4dcd1e95
URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=6c95fff0e57fe0…
Author: Sebastian Herbord <sh(a)mathias-kettner.de>
Date: Tue Feb 2 15:24:55 2016 +0100
#3065 FIX mem.win: renamed "Pagefile" to "Commit Charge" to clarify what the number actually expresses
Please see the manpage for a short explanation on what the numbers actually express.
---
.werks/3065 | 9 +++++++++
ChangeLog | 1 +
checkman/mem.win | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
checks/mem | 8 ++++----
web/plugins/metrics/check_mk.py | 6 ++++++
5 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/.werks/3065 b/.werks/3065
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba99164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.werks/3065
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Title: mem.win: renamed "Pagefile" to "Commit Charge" to clarify what the number actually expresses
+Level: 1
+Component: checks
+Compatible: compat
+Version: 1.2.7i4
+Date: 1454422778
+Class: fix
+
+Please see the manpage for a short explanation on what the numbers actually express.
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a3adce9..7173abf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
* 3063 FIX: mcaffee_av_client: plugin didn't work with 32-bit av software installed on 64-bit system
* 3064 FIX: netscaler_health: no longer discovers non-running fans (i.e. in virtual appliances)
* 2987 FIX: esx_vsphere_counters: Improved accuracy of all counter values...
+ * 3065 FIX: mem.win: renamed "Pagefile" to "Commit Charge" to clarify what the number actually expresses...
Multisite:
* 2684 Added icons for downloading agent data / walks of hosts...
diff --git a/checkman/mem.win b/checkman/mem.win
index 296e52c..f57edd1 100644
--- a/checkman/mem.win
+++ b/checkman/mem.win
@@ -5,7 +5,30 @@ license: GPL
distribution: check_mk
description:
This check measures the current usage of physical RAM and
- of the Windows page file.
+ of the commit charge.
+ The "commit charge" was previously confusingly named "pagefile".
+ Please note that Microsoft themselves use this naming in
+ some applications.
+
+ Due to how windows optimizes memory management, physical memory
+ is in practice almost always fully utilized. The Memory usage this
+ check displays says how much memory is actually required by processes,
+ in contrast to caches that could be freed if the need arises.
+
+ In the same vein windows may hold data in ram and pagefile at the same
+ time or it may hold data in the pagefile even when there is ram available,
+ when it determines this may improve performance.
+ As a result, the real pagefile usage is not only hard to
+ determine, it's also utterly useless when we want to determine
+ resource usage on the system.
+
+ The commit charge instead tells us how much of the memory used in
+ total (RAM + swap) is really required, ignoring overlap and caches.
+ Commit Charge minus Memory Usage is approximately the amount
+ of the pagefile used for "relevant" data, but further optimizations
+ may lead to offsets (to the point where Commit Charge - Memory Usage
+ can be negative).
+
item:
{None}
@@ -32,7 +55,7 @@ examples:
perfdata:
Two variables: {memory}: the current memory usage in MB, {pagefile}: the
- current page file usage in MB.
+ current commit charge in MB.
[parameters]
parameters (dict): This check uses a dictionary as parameter. The following
@@ -42,7 +65,7 @@ parameters (dict): This check uses a dictionary as parameter. The following
(e.g. {80.0}) are interpreted as percentages of {used} space. Integer values
(e.g. {2048}) are interpreted as MB of {free} space.
- {"pagefile"} Warning and critical levels for page file usage. The same
+ {"pagefile"} Warning and critical levels for commit charge. The same
rules apply as for {memory}.
{"average"} This optional parameters sets a value in minutes for averaging.
diff --git a/checks/mem b/checks/mem
index cb35047..6cdb238 100644
--- a/checks/mem
+++ b/checks/mem
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@ def check_mem_windows(item, params, info):
MB = 1024.0 * 1024
now = time.time()
- for title, what, paramname in [
- ( "Memory", "Mem", "memory" ),
- ( "Page file", "Page", "pagefile" )]:
+ for title, what, paramname in [
+ ("Memory usage", "Mem", "memory"),
+ ("Commit Charge", "Page", "pagefile")]:
total_kb = meminfo[what + "Total"]
free_kb = meminfo[what + "Free"]
used_kb = total_kb - free_kb
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def check_mem_windows(item, params, info):
free_mb = free_kb / 1024.0
perc = 100.0 * used_kb / total_kb
- infotext = "%s usage: %.1f%% (%.1f/%.1f GB)" % \
+ infotext = "%s: %.1f%% (%.1f/%.1f GB)" % \
(title, perc, used_kb / MB, total_kb / MB)
if type(params[paramname]) == tuple:
diff --git a/web/plugins/metrics/check_mk.py b/web/plugins/metrics/check_mk.py
index 813ec4c..e7a4694 100644
--- a/web/plugins/metrics/check_mk.py
+++ b/web/plugins/metrics/check_mk.py
@@ -469,6 +469,12 @@ metric_info["mem_used"] = {
"unit" : "bytes",
}
+metric_info["pagefile_used"] = {
+ "color": "#408f20",
+ "title" : _("Commit Charge"),
+ "unit" : "bytes",
+}
+
metric_info["mem_used_percent"] = {
"color": "#80ff40",
"title" : _("RAM used"),
Module: check_mk
Branch: master
Commit: b8b99e644dc7fdd486dfa84e8c9e185123b41987
URL: http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git;a=commit;h=b8b99e644dc7fd…
Author: Lars Michelsen <lm(a)mathias-kettner.de>
Date: Tue Feb 2 14:15:23 2016 +0100
Graph dashlet: Fixed error handling in case a host can not be found
---
web/plugins/dashboard/dashlets.py | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/web/plugins/dashboard/dashlets.py b/web/plugins/dashboard/dashlets.py
index b61e29c..2331d77 100644
--- a/web/plugins/dashboard/dashlets.py
+++ b/web/plugins/dashboard/dashlets.py
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@ def dashlet_graph_reload_js(nr, dashlet):
else:
html.live.set_prepend_site(True)
query = "GET hosts\nFilter: name = %s\nColumns: name" % lqencode(host)
- site = html.live.query_column(query)[0]
+ try:
+ site = html.live.query_column(query)[0]
+ except IndexError:
+ raise MKUserError("host", _("The host could not be found on any active site."))
html.live.set_prepend_site(False)
# New graphs which have been added via "add to visual" option don't have a timerange