Questions tagged [cacti]
Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality.
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cacti setup not working correctly
I tried to install cacti for my two Debian VPS server one has the cacti and other been monitored but when I add the IP address for the server that should be monitored it is giving error message please ...
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Removing "innodb Parameter Not On" Error When Installing Сaсti
I am trying to set up a Cacti box to monitor our server environment at work but I am running into a problem that I cannot seem to wrap my head around. The reported error is "innodb Parameter Not ...
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Apache2 is serving "download" document instead of website
I updated my Ubuntu server this morning from 20.04 to 22.04. Apache2, PHP, Mysql all got updated in the process. I have Cacti installed on this server to monitor a few of our switches and firewall. ...
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cacti does not show graphs
reinstall an operating system and some graphs do not work for me and others do, especially one of the ones I need is this one and it does not show data
I show you here the debug in case anyone sees an ...
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Cacti - Unable to find certain search query results (Search Returned no Rows.)
Posting question here since no response on cacti forums.
We are using older version of cacti Version 0.8.8b for graphing and and monitoring our network. Most of features and graphs are working fine ...
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snmp server not receives data
enter code hereI have a problem when using the snmp and the server receives data,
The service is running correctly and the port is listening
I do a snmpwalk -v 2c -c mycommunity 192.168.1.82 (which is ...
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continous session error messages on fresh cacti 1.2.12 install
I've just installed cacti-1.2.12 from source on a Centos 8.
After completed the installation, always that I change among tabs, cacti logs show:
2020-05-07 19:28:17 - CMDPHP PHP ERROR WARNING ...
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How can I query out the bandwidth usage from the cacti?
I can use the below command for select a switch port's rrd path.
$switchName="LS-SD-A"
$portName="Gi0/3";
$sql = "SELECT DTD.data_source_path FROM `host` AS H LEFT JOIN host_snmp_cache AS HSC ON ( ...
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How to monitor in Cacti the packet loss of Linux Server (Net SNMP)
I'm testing my network infrastructure where I'm using iPerf and UDP protocol.
I'm running Cacti an open-source, web-based network monitoring and graphing. SNMP server is enabled in Linux servers.
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I am getting 403 forbidden error while accessing cacti from the browser
I can't access cacti from my browser although I have configured the cacti.conf file and also my cacti directory permission is 755. I have disabled selinux as well but still, I can't access cacti from ...
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Can not import table to MySQL database on linux
I am trying to install cacti. When I want to import mysql_test_data_timezone.sql to MySQL database on Linux CentOS, I get an error.
My command is
mysql -u root -p mysql < /usr/share/mysql/...
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Specify directory location for sub domain in nginx for cacti
I'm trying to make Nginx serve Cacti (a php monitoring app) from a subdomain, using the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name cacti.mydomain.net;
return 301 https://$...
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Cacti Graph - Raw value instead of average
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I have the custom script that output's "processes:<value>" and I've graph template Item #1 Graph item type as "Line1" and CF Type "LAST" but that would throw "ERROR: the RRD does not ...
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RRDTool Not Creating .RRD File
I'm setting up Cacti and it seems the RRDTool isn't creating the .rrd file. This is on CentOS 6.9.
Here is what I've tried so far:
Running the command as root to eliminate permissions.
Running the ...
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Show only digits result from hdparm command
I need get only digit result for my MIB from hdparm output.
Example. I get hdparm info about my device.
hdparm -t /dev/sda1
/dev/sda1:
Timing buffered disk reads: 220 MB in 3.02 seconds = 72.88 ...
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Cacti gets data but does not show a graph
I use Cacti to monitor the call load of a Squire MG1000.
I have created a graph using the SNMP Generic OID template.
In the graph overview, I also see data for current, average and maximum calls but ...
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Apache Error, php extension missing - xml
I have installed cacti to monitor my system. Installation was easy, and everything went right.
But when I tried to access 127.0.0.1/cacti I get this error
It is my first time on apache, Please help ...
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What collects data for Cacti and Cabot?
Cacti and Cabot looks very similar and none of them says how data is collected. In Nagios it is e.g. NRPE and in M/Monit is is Monit.
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Which program collects the data for Cacti and Cabot?
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Cacti 0.8.8h - Poller[0] WARNING: Poller Output Table not Empty
Hopefully somebody will be able to assist me in troubleshooting.
I am trying to draw a CPU utilization graph for 2 Dell Powerconnect 8024F switches using a custom graph template that calls a Perl ...
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Why are my Cacti graphs showing a lot of question marks instead of letters?
My Cacti graphs are showing normal except that graphs have question marks below instead of the letters. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?
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Cacti email notifications on Ubuntu
Im new to Ubuntu and Cacti, so please excuse me...
I just installed Ubuntu 15.04 Server and cacti v0.8.8b. Plugin architecture is v3.1
I would like to configure email notifications for downed hosts,...
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Cacti generate old graph
I have a cacti system (Version 0.8.8b). The cacti system has been running for a year.
I would like to generate retroactive daily graphs, because cacti can't show the old daily graphs.
How to ...
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wmic query fails with "NTSTATUS: NT_STATUS_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL - Buffer too small" error
I have a class that creates an object in WMI and I'd like to query it from a linux machine running cacti using wmic.
If i run the query I get an error, see below:
/bin/wmic --namespace='ROOT\CIMV2\...
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Disadvantages of current condition monitoring and failure prediction system [closed]
I have a question, which good solutions (software/hardware) have been developed and applied in enterprise for online failure prediction? Zabbix, Openstb, Cacti and similar alternatives ? Can you list ...
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Cacti and MySQL Queries
I am new to Cacti and am interested in using it to perform some queries against a MySQL database. I have a software which logs an error counter into a MySQL table, and I'd like to be able to graph ...
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SNMPD - Add custom OID not working
I've got an application which keeps an error counter in a table in MySQL. I want to be able to put this information into Cacti for long term graphing, so I'm learning about SNMP now.
I want to write ...
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Using multiple instances of rrdcached on a single server?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to use rrdcached on a single server for multiple graphing tools. Currently I'm using cacti, observium and collectd on the same server (running CentOS 6.7) that ...
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Using proxypass with cacti breaks in page layout
I'm trying to setup proxypass to map http://status.site.com/cacti to http://othersite.com:8080/cacti, but without mapping the whole /.
Here the conf:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName status....
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sonicwall tz 210 bandwidth monitor
How can I monitor bandwidth usage on my SonicWall TZ210?
Some info:
Model: TZ 210
Product Code: ***
Serial Number: ***
Authentication Code: ***
Firmware Version: SonicOS Enhanced 5.5.1.0-5o
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System-monitoring with Cacti: How to execute arbitrary script when threshold reached?
When doing system-monitor with Cacti[1], can you execute an arbitrary script when a threshold is reached, yes or no?
If yes, how?
[1] I was planning on using the Cacti plugin Thold but as far as I ...
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Cacti alias on Nginx
I am trying to run Cacti on Nginx as alias, however it returns 404 when I set the correct alias path.
The strange thing is that if I set another path it loads the files.
Cacti path is /usr/share/...
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Grahping VMware VM's network traffic
We have a mixture of managed and unmanaged VMs within out VMware platform, For our managed VMs we use SNMP within the VM to graph the VM's network traffic which we then use for billing if the customer ...
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How Cacti collects data using scripts?
We know that Cacti uses SNMP to query and collect data. As far as i know SNMP manager uses Object ID (OID) to query about a certain object and get the response from an SNMP agent regarding that OID.
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Can cacti display some TEXT output from mib at my graph?
My switch can check if there is an SFP connector present in its ports and their respective link status.
I want to display this information in Cacti graphs for each interface of my switch.
The switch ...
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rrdtool graph not updating file
my cati is executing the following command but it is not updating the file
/usr/bin/rrdtool graph - --imgformat=PNG --start=1424095759 --end=14241101500 --title='License feature ECHOS (36)' --base=...
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SNMP error setting up Cacti with CentOS
I'm trying to get Cacti, which runs on one VM, to graph the data from another VM. However I'm facing an SNMP error despite my efforts.
The two VMs are running as NAT connection on VMWorkstation.
The ...
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Cacti - Interpreting values for Network statistics
I've downloaded and installed the Percona Linux template. I noticed the values for tx-drop had values of 'm' and 'u' and don't quite understand why I'm getting values of micro and milli.
I was ...
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Check if Cacti Boost is currently running
How can I find out whether the boost update process is running presently on Cacti? I want to check in a script before I start the regular system backup, delay my backup if it's boost is still running ...
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Inbound traffic equals outbound traffic
I'm trying to monitor inbound and outbound traffic using Cacti on Ubuntu Server 14.04.1. I've got it up and running, but the reported data is wrong. When I run 'ifconfig' I get the following:
lo ...
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New nagios/cacti monitoring setup, should I use a dedicated VM?
Currently we have 4 bare metal servers and one small VM server (all running centos6) and I'm looking at setting up monitoring for the Percona MySQL db server and replication slave (bare metal), as ...
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import rescued cacti database into newer version
I have an older cacti database with critical data I am trying to recover.
The old database has many less fields than the new current stable.
Doing a manual import produces wild errors.
How do you ...
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You don't have permission to access /cacti/index.php on this server
in cacti.conf I tried to edit the default context from localhost to 0.0.0.0 (and everything in between).
Now I only have
Alias /cacti /usr/share/cacti
<Directory /usr/share/cacti/>
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Change graph interval in cacti
I am new to cacti. I got cacti running and wanted to use the Advanced Ping Templete. It works fine but I want to change the Interval to 30 seconds instead of the 5 minutes. Can't find where I can ...
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Cacti showing white screen when I click finish while installing cacti for the first time
I am installing cacti on my ubuntu server following this tutorial
When I visit, mydomain/cacti, I was redirected to mydomain/cacti/install where I chose new install and after that I got redirected to ...
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Custom SNMP Cacti Data Source fails to update
I'm trying to create a custom SNMP datasource for Cacti but despite everything I can check being correct, it is not creating the rrd file, or updating it even when I create it. Other, standard SNMP ...
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Cacti - Check plist file
I followed this guide to get Cacti up and running.
http://10100.org/blog/how-to-install-cacti-on-osx-server-109
Everything is good up until I had to create cacti.plist to configure the poller. In ...
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nsExtendOutput1Line Fails with SNMPD on Debian Wheezy
I've been trying to set up a a few SNMP extensions. Here's a sample entry from /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf on my target host:
extend php_pids /var/skotos/cacti/check-proc lsphp5
The program works fine:
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Snmp graphs showing high traffic on switch but not in machine interface
I've setup a SNMP server on the office with ubuntu and cacti. It's connected to a 22 port switch. I've configured the following SNMP devices: 2 adsl routers, 1 peplink balancer, 1 wifi access point, 2 ...
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php-snmp php-devel php-mbstring Dependency Issues RHEL 6
I apologize if this is answered, I may just not know what exactly to search for.
I am attempting to install Cacti on RHEL6 and have hit a wall trying to install these three package: php-snmp php-...
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Graph on cacti linux sub interfaces network usage
i'm trying to find the way to create specific network usage.
I just added new subinterfaces (eth0:1, eth0:2) on my server, restarted net-snmpd but on cacti server only export the main interface:
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