Time for action – adding a legend
The graph is still missing the Legend, so click on the Add link of the Graph Template Items again.
Select Comment as the Graph Item Type.
Enter Running Processes into the Text Format field.
Click on the Create button.
Let's add some more statistical information to your Legend. Click on the Add link.
Select Legend as the Graph Item Type.
Click on the Create button.
What just happened?
You have
added a comment describing the statistical information relating to the graph. The Legend command adds three GPRINT
statements to the graph. The first GPRINT
statement prints the last polled value, the second statement prints the average value of the displayed graph and the last one prints the maximum value polled.
You can now assign this graph template to a device. After you have added the graph template to a device, you need to wait for three polls to pass. The first poll actually creates the necessary RRD file. The other two polls are needed for the RRDtool as it will start...