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AlexBCT
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May 12, 2021

iStats Gauge and String options - any experience?

Hi,   When working with iStats, there is an option to configure the metrics as a Counter, Gauge and String. As far as I understand it, the Gauge gives an average value of all values given to it,...
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  • Dario_Garrido's avatar
    Dario_Garrido
    May 24, 2021

    Yes, it's exactly as you said.

    ​An example of decrementing a gauge value is:

    istats incr "uri /api gauge curr_reqs" -- -3

    Regards,

    Dario.

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Twpsyn_
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So conceptually you might use a counter to record say the total connections handled by an iRule (incrementing on client_accept) and a guage to record the current connections (incrementing on client_accept, decrementing on client_closed)?

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Dario_Garrido
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May 24, 2021

Yes, it's exactly as you said.

​An example of decrementing a gauge value is:

istats incr "uri /api gauge curr_reqs" -- -3

Regards,

Dario.