Does anyone know anything about Cacti
- Thread starter PsyOps
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What are you trying to monitor with it?
I remember looking at it and it was trouble to install/configure.
I'm using Nagios for monitoring systems and network components and I'm very happy with it. But, now that I recall the distant, repressed memories of installing Nagios, it was a huge pain in the rear to install and get running. Maybe the new versions are easier... this was a few years back...
I remember looking at it and it was trouble to install/configure.
I'm using Nagios for monitoring systems and network components and I'm very happy with it. But, now that I recall the distant, repressed memories of installing Nagios, it was a huge pain in the rear to install and get running. Maybe the new versions are easier... this was a few years back...
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RadioPatrol
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PsyOps
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Yes, it seems to be capturing data. I have it monitoring bandwidth of a PIX firewall and a router switch blade. Cacti discovers the device information and appears to be capturing the bandwidth utilization (which is what I am primarily using it for) but wont produce the graphs. Cacti is supposed to extract the data collected from RRD and create a file in the Cacti/rra folder but there is no file being created. I've beat the Cacti forum up on this but the guy that moderates the site only has one default answer "read my info on this" and points you to a link. It seems like a IIS or folder permissions issue but I think I have all the permission set correctly. I'll have to wait until I get to work to show you the debugging inf on it.
Got any ideas?
PsyOps
Pixelated
Ultimately I want to monitor bandwidth utilization on routers and firewalls. And you are right, it is a real pain to set up. There are some instructions out there that seem pretty straight forward but they are not. I'll have to check out Nagios. I was using MRTG but couldn't get RRD to work with it.
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Well, you can disregard this. I found and fixed the problem.
ok help us learn, what was the problem ?
PsyOps
Pixelated
Folder and file permissions. The instructions the guy provides on the Cacti website forum leads you to believe his permissions settings are all that needs to be set but whatever administrator account you are logging in with as you install everything must have account permissions set on just about all the files and folders within cacti, rrd, mysql, and php as well as cmd.exe(and any of the other options you might be using: i.e. spine, apache, Net-SNMP). In other words the instructions specify the ISUR_[Account] and IIS_WPG have read and execute set on most and modify on some, but if you are logged in with a created adminstrator account you must select that account in your security setting too.
Otherwise his instructions are pretty straight forward. And setting up your devices and graphs are fairly simply through the web GUI. I had to do some messing around with the OID settings to discover PIX Firewall CPU utilization. The templates don't necessarily cover everything.
Are you thinking about setting this up?
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I always like to investigate new tools that make life easier, but right not I do not have an gear like that to monitor ..... I'd like to get a HP Procurve 2524 (they are Cheap) to "manage" on my own network .... it would go nicely in the top of my Compaq Rack .... but would really server no purpose that my 8 port unmanaged switches do ....
I have Solarwinds Enginer Package, NetOP 10 and a few others ....
PsyOps
Pixelated
I always like to investigate new tools that make life easier, but right not I do not have an gear like that to monitor ..... I'd like to get a HP Procurve 2524 (they are Cheap) to "manage" on my own network .... it would go nicely in the top of my Compaq Rack .... but would really server no purpose that my 8 port unmanaged switches do ....
I have Solarwinds Enginer Package, NetOP 10 and a few others ....
I like Solarwinds but don't know anything about NetOp. Since everything I work with is Cisco-based CiscoWorks is the preferred tool.
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RadioPatrol
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Actually the proper name is Network Observer 10.
also LAN Surveyor ....
along with a little LAN Mapping app called Network View
Network Inspector - it used to come with Fluke Network tools ... it will do spanning switch diagrams and other neat stuff ..... it will dump network maps into Visio 2000 - thats how old it is .... and somewhere is Sniffer 3.xx