Use this perl script to quickly determine what size your whisper databases will be.
./size_out_whisper_databases.pl 10s:5m,30s:15m,1m:1h,5m:4h 1m:1d,5m:7d,15m:1y --checks 25 --machines 100
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
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