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Mark_Hensler
2 years ago
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DataSource recording zeroes for non-zero raw responses

I wrote a DataSource that is exhibiting a weird problem. Most of the data points are recording zeroes, but when I click "Poll Now", I see non-zero values in the Raw Response. The DataSource uses mult...
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Anonymous
2 years ago

If you set them as gauge and you are getting the number you expect in the unit you expect, you’d just set a threshold for that number. 

LM is only as good as the underlying data that is provided to it. I’d dig deeper into the documentation to see if the bytes are actually counters or if they’re defined as integers with a unit of time associated with it. 

Are you sourcing from SNMP or an API or something else?