jjshoe/size_out_whisper_databases

Use this perl script to quickly determine what size your whisper databases will be

Size out whisper databases

Use this perl script to quickly determine what size your whisper databases will be.

Command

./size_out_whisper_databases.pl 10s:5m,30s:15m,1m:1h,5m:4h 1m:1d,5m:7d,15m:1y --checks 25 --machines 100

Output

10s:5m 947.27 KB
30s:15m 947.27 KB
1m:1h 1.78 MB
1m:1d 41.27 MB
5m:7d 57.74 MB
5m:4h 1.44 MB
15m:1y 1002.57 MB

Size per check: 44.27 MB
Size per machine: 11.07 MB
Total size: 1.08 GB

Help

Usage:
    size_out_whisper_database.pl [options] retention_policy

      Options:
        --help              Brief help message
        --checks            Number of checks on a machine
        --machines          Number of machines the policy applies to
        --whisper_bin       Specify whisper-checks binary path

Options:
    --help  Prints a brief help message and exits

    --checks
            The number of checks you're running on a single machine

    --machines
            The number of machines the specified retention policy applies to

    --whisper_bin
            Specify the location of your whisper-checks binary