doc: Added faq to explain why devices show as warning (#4449)

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Neil Lathwood
2016-09-15 20:15:33 +01:00
committed by Tony Murray
parent 361732bfc2
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@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ source: Support/FAQ.md
- [My device doesn't finish polling within 300 seconds](#faq19)
- [Things aren't working correctly?](#faq18)
- [What do the values mean in my graphs?](#faq21)
- [Why does a device show as a warning?](#faq22)
### Developing
- [How do I add support for a new OS?](#faq8)
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ Re-run `./validate.php` once you've resolved any issues raised.
You have an odd issue - we'd suggest you join our irc channel to discuss.
#### <a name="faq22"> What do the values mean in my graphs?</a>
#### <a name="faq21"> What do the values mean in my graphs?</a>
The values you see are reported as metric values. Thanks to a post on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/4xzpfj/rrd_graph_interface_error_label_what_is_the_m/)
here are those values:
@@ -163,6 +164,11 @@ here are those values:
10^15 P - peta
```
#### <a name="faq22"> Why does a device show as a warning?</a>
This is indicating that the device has rebooted within the last 24 hours (by default). If you want to adjust this
threshold then you can do so by setting `$config['uptime_warning']` in config.php. The value must be in seconds.
#### <a name="faq8"> How do I add support for a new OS?</a>
The easiest way to show you how to do that is to link to an existing pull request that has been merged in on [GitHub](https://github.com/librenms/librenms/pull/352/files)