Warn when metrics are being overwritten

closes #601
2016-01-28 13:23:19 -07:00
parent a9c33abfa5
commit 962325cc40
2 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/internal/models/running_output.go
+++ b/internal/models/running_output.go
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ func (ro *RunningOutput) AddPoint(point telegraf.Metric) {
 	if len(ro.metrics) < ro.PointBufferLimit {
 		ro.metrics = append(ro.metrics, point)
 	} else {
+		log.Printf("WARNING: overwriting cached metrics, you may want to " +
+			"increase the metric_buffer_limit setting in your [agent] config " +
+			"if you do not wish to overwrite metrics.\n")
 		if ro.overwriteCounter == len(ro.metrics) {
 			ro.overwriteCounter = 0
 		}