Single graphite box carbon.conf file that spreads load across four cache daemons for increased write performance and cache effectiveness

carbon.conf

[cache]
GRAPHITE_STORAGE_DIR = /var/lib/graphite/
GRAPHITE_ROOT  = /opt/graphite/
CONF_DIR       = /etc/carbon/
LOG_DIR        = /var/log/carbon/
PID_DIR        = /var/run/carbon/

LOG_UPDATES = False
WHISPER_AUTOFLUSH = True

USER = carbon
MAX_CACHE_SIZE = inf
MAX_UPDATES_PER_SECOND = 10000
MAX_CREATES_PER_MINUTE = 250
MAX_DATAPOINTS_PER_MESSAGE = 500
MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 10000

LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 127.0.0.1
PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 127.0.0.1
CACHE_QUERY_INTERFACE = 127.0.0.1

# One directory for all caches so we don't inject a new layer in the tree

[cache:a]
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2023
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2024
CACHE_QUERY_PORT = 7022
LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /var/lib/carbon/whisper/carbon-cache-a

[cache:b]
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2033
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2034
CACHE_QUERY_PORT = 7032
LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /var/lib/carbon/whisper/carbon-cache-b

[cache:c]
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2043
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2044
CACHE_QUERY_PORT = 7042
LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /var/lib/carbon/whisper/carbon-cache-c

[cache:d]
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2053
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2054
CACHE_QUERY_PORT = 7052
LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /var/lib/carbon/whisper/carbon-cache-d

[relay]
LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
RELAY_METHOD = consistent-hashing
REPLICATION_FACTOR = 1

[relay:a]
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2003
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2004
DESTINATIONS = 127.0.0.1:2024:a, 127.0.0.1:2034:b,  127.0.0.1:2044:c,  127.0.0.1:2054:d 

[aggregator]
LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2123
PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2124
DESTINATIONS = 127.0.0.1:2004
REPLICATION_FACTOR = 1
MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 100000
USE_FLOW_CONTROL = True
MAX_DATAPOINTS_PER_MESSAGE = 500
MAX_AGGREGATION_INTERVALS = 250
CARBON_METRIC_PREFIX = carbon_aggregator
CARBON_METRIC_INTERVAL = 60