RRDDUMP(1) rrdtool RRDDUMP(1)NAMErrddump - dump the contents of an RRD to XML format
SYNOPSIS
rrdtool dump [--no-header|-n] filename.rrd > filename.xml
or
rrdtool dump [--no-header|-n] filename.rrd filename.xml
DESCRIPTION
The dump function writes the contents of an RRD in human readable (?)
XML format to a file or to stdout. This format can be read by
rrdrestore. Together they allow you to transfer your files from one
computer architecture to another as well to manipulate the contents of
an RRD file in a somewhat more convenient manner.
filename.rrd
The name of the RRD you want to dump.
filename.xml
The (optional) filename that you want to write the XML output
to. If not specified, the XML will be printed to stdout.
[--no-header|-n]
In rrdtool 1.3, the dump function started producing correct
xml-headers. Unfortunately the rrdtool restore function from
the 1.2 series can not handle these headers. With this option
you can supress the creatinon of the xml headers.
EXAMPLES
To transfer an RRD between architectures, follow these steps:
1. On the same system where the RRD was created, use rrdtool dump to
export the data to XML format.
2. Transfer the XML dump to the target system.
3. Run rrdtool restore to create a new RRD from the XML dump. See
rrdrestore for details.
AUTHOR
Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
1.3.8 2008-05-16 RRDDUMP(1)
