The first function returns the UNIX timestamp of the first data sample entered into the specified RRA of
the RRD file.
filename
The name of the RRD that contains the data.
--rraindexnumber
The index number of the RRA that is to be examined. If not specified, the index defaults to zero.
RRA index numbers can be determined through rrdtoolinfo.
--daemon|-daddress
Address of the rrdcached daemon. For a list of accepted formats, see the -l option in the
rrdcached manual.
rrdtool first --daemon unix:/var/run/rrdcached.sock /var/lib/rrd/foo.rrd