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Select whether to install the 32 or bit version and let her rip. The CactiEZ installation is almost completely automated so just let it run. When prompted reboot the VM. Now that your server is installed logon through the Virtual Machine Connection window. The default username and password are root, CactiEZ. Once logged on the first thing I did was set a static IP address using: netconfig With the IP address and related settings set appropriately restart the network using: service network restart You may also want to synchronize your time using: ntpdate -u 0.

Do not click Create. While SNMP version 3 is more secure, and should be used whenever it is supported on the device, it is also more difficult to configure.

For the SNMP community type enter the string that you configured on your router. Now you can click Create. Cacti will retrieve the SNMP information from the router: device uptime, location, and contact info if you configured that information. Click Default Tree in the center under Graph Trees. Click Add, located on the far right from Tree Items.

For the Host item below that select the descriptive name you entered for your router. Click Create. If the router was saved successfully, then it should be displayed in the list of tree items.

Select Devices, under Management on the left side. The router should now be displayed in the list of devices monitored by Cacti. The router may initially have a status of Unknown.

Wait a few minutes and check again. After several minutes the router status should be displayed as Up. Click the Graphs tab at the top left. Under the Default Tree, click on the host name of your router. It may take some time for the graph to start showing statistics, especially if there isn't much traffic going through the router interface.

Click on the graph, which will take you to the trended information. Definitely visit the CactiEZ support thread over at cacti. CactiEZ provides a easy way to get the Cacti program running so that you are quickly evaluating Cacti to see if it will fit your needs.

CactiEZ version 0. Make sure you get the latest version. Because the version number does not change until release in the develop branch, which will result in the database upgrade not running, it is important to either use the database upgrade script to force the current version or update the version in the database. When The Cacti Group went about engineering Cacti 1. This was done as the InnoDB storage engine provides a better user experience when your web site has several concurrent logins.

Though a little slower, it also provides greater resiliancy for the developers. The required settings are very important.

Otherwise, you will encounter issues upgrading. The settings with XXX, Cacti will provide a recommendation at upgrade time. Please make special note of this before you begin your upgrade. After that, you can save yourself some time and poential errors by running the following scripts assuming you are using bash :. Before you take such a step, you should always practice on a test server until you feel comfortable with the change.

Note: Change the above version to the correct version or risk the installer upgrading from a previous version. Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDtool's data storage and graphing functionality providing the following features:. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for both LAN-sized installations and complex networks with thousands of devices.

Developed in the early s by Ian Berry as a high school project, it has been used by thousands of companies and enthusiasts to monitor and manage their Enterprise Networks and Data Centers.

PHP Must also be compiled as a standalone cgi or cli binary. This is required for data gathering via cron. We mark the php-snmp module as optional. So long as you are not using ipv6 devices, or using snmpv3 engine IDs or contexts, then using php-snmp should be safe. Otherwise, you should consider uninstalling the php-snmp module as it will create problems. We are aware of the problem with php-snmp and looking to get involved in the php project to resolve these issues.

RRDtool is available in multiple versions and a majority of them are supported by Cacti. Please remember to confirm your Cacti settings for the RRDtool version if you having problem rendering graphs.

Documentation is available with the Cacti releases and also available for viewing on the Documentation Repository. Check out the main Cacti web site for downloads, change logs, release notes and more! Given the large scope of Cacti, the forums tend to generate a respectable amount of traffic.

Doing your part in answering basic questions goes a long way since we cannot be everywhere at once. Contribute to the Cacti community by participating on the Cacti Community Forums. I currently have it monitoring about 12 servers, 10 routers and approximately 25 or so switches. If I can offer any feedback or other info, just let me know.

Wish me luck. Beyond Cacti, I have also configured the included Nagios which is running very well and a nice inclusion, since I had built it up myself on my current Cacti system. That just saves me the trouble if I decide to move to this version full time, which I am considering.

CactiEZ iso to xxx. Re: CactiEZ iso to xxx. Cacti tar. First, why I'm doing this Ok, so I downloaded the iso image file and mounted it under Linux. So, now I have a CentOS 4. I did a list of the yum files and compare that list against the RPMs listed in the iso. That tells me what RPM packages I'm missing. Re: Cacti tar.