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+# Monitors traffic on a gateway or router
+# This is a sample rrdbotd configuration file. See:
+#   man rrdbot.conf
+
+[general]
+rrd: /var/db/rrds/traffic.rrd
+
+
+# These settings are used by rrdbotd --------------------------------------
+[poll]
+
+# The two fields to store in the RRD: 'in' and 'out'. The
+# interface number (at the end of the OID) may vary from
+# router to router. In this example the SNMP community is
+# 'public'
+in.source: snmp://public@router.example.com/ifInOctets.2
+out.source: snmp://public@router.example.com/ifOutOctets.2
+
+# Poll every 10 seconds
+interval: 10
+
+
+
+# These settings are used by rrdbot-create --------------------------------
+[create]
+
+# Counters are values that continually increase
+in.type: COUNTER
+in.min: 0
+out.type: COUNTER
+out.min: 0
+
+# The consolidation function for the RRD
+cf: AVERAGE
+
+# Archives sets of values to keep.
+#   6 per minute for 2 days
+#   30 per hour for 1 month
+#   2 per hour for 1 year
+archive: 6/minute * 2 days,
+         30/hour * 1 month,
+         2/hour * 1 year
+