Graph Numbers don't make any sense

[fantasygoat]

I have a graph that is based on a single attribute, but the graphed values don't make any sense to me at all.

The script that generates the value seems to be working fine, in that the total keeps going up the expected amount:

hrsp2xx:5349812
hrsp2xx:5352500
... etc

But the graph that is produced *looks okay* but the scales are way off, as per the attached graph. Clearly we are serving more than 9.82 hits per 5min interval. Why is the scale so wrong?

[fantasygoat]

Also, other graphs based on the same script output show wildly different info - 4 million hits in 5min vs 2?

[gandalf]

m == milli
it's a FAQ
R.

[fantasygoat]

I see that it's mentioned, but why is my graph showing them?

I would expect that if cacti sees the number has increased by 3000 in the five minutes since it last checked, it should put 3000 on the graph.

[gandalf]

Is it a COUNTER or a GAUGE?
R.

[fantasygoat]

Counter. The number only goes up unless the service is restarted and clears the counters.

[gandalf]

The value printed has then to be read as a rate, that is, changes per second
R.

[fantasygoat]

But the numbers still don't make any sense - the server is doing more than one hit a second.

[gandalf]

Then please debug as instructed by 2nd link of my sig. YOu will find the numbers that are returned by the script(s) in the log. You may perform your math, then, to compare to the "real world".
R.