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Hello Cacti Users,

I am to the Cacti environment and would like some assistance with getting Cacti to work on a Windows 2003 Server. I read the recommended liditure, and I am unable to launch a successful login page after typing in http://localhost.

I am using IIS v6 and the site's home directory is pointing to c:\inetput\wwwroot\cacti. Index.php has also been added and is declared as the default site page..

Any assistance will be appreciative!!

What do you mean when saying "rrdtool update just doesn't run".
Does it throws an error? Which?
Does it run, but are the graphs "empty"?
Does it run, but graphs are broken?
Reinhard

On 21.12.2011 06:19, Brian O'Connor wrote:
>
> Both, I upgraded both spine and cacti to 0.8.7i
>
> I have done a fresh install on another box with the same result
>
> rrdtool update just doesn't run
>
> Will rrdtool run even if it sees NaNs?
>
>
> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:04:08 +0000 (UTC)
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> Subject: Re: [cacti-user] Issues with 0.8.7i
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> Brian,
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> Are you talking about spine 0.8.7i or Cacti?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry Adams
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Both, I upgraded both spine and cacti to 0.8.7i

I have done a fresh install on another box with the same result

rrdtool update just doesn't run

Will rrdtool run even if it sees NaNs?


Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:04:08 +0000 (UTC)
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Brian,

Are you talking about spine 0.8.7i or Cacti?


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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Gandalf <ga...@ca...> wrote:

> Use "units-exponent" for example, keeping autoscale on. There are some
> examples
> at http://docs.cacti.net/manual:087:7_examples#examples
> Reinhard


That may be it.  I provided '1' as the value next to  "Unit Exponent Value"
for the Graph Template.  So far I'm seeing '1' graphed rather than '1000 m'.

For anyone in the future searching for an answer on bogus 1000 value
where you expected the value 1 to be graphed, here is your answer.
At least it seemed to work in my case, for two to the power of one graphs.

Use "units-exponent" for example, keeping autoscale on. There are some examples 
at http://docs.cacti.net/manual:087:7_examples#examples
Reinhard

On 20.12.2011 16:08, francis picabia wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Gandalf<ga...@ca...>  wrote:
>
>> As I told you, y-axis scaling is a feature of rrdtool, called autoscaling.
>> This
>> feature tries to find the best resolution for the numbers currently
>> graphed. And
>> again "1000 m" stands for "1000 milli" which means the single number "1"
>> (1000 *
>> 1/1000 == 1).
>> Usually, when all numbers a slightly below 1.000, rrdtool will switch to
>> such a
>> y-axis scale.
>>
>>
> In the graph template screen of cacti, I see a checkbox for auto scale.
> If I turn that off, the graph defaults to the largest size possible, where
> values like '1' can't be seen.
>
> Graphs for Load Average do not show values in milli, but in tenths
> and they have auto scaling on.
>
> Look at the Load Average graph template, I don't see any differences
> around scaling options.
>
>
>
>> You can govern autoscaling, e.g. by
>>
>> [code][-X|--units-exponent value]
>>
>>         This sets the 10**exponent scaling of the y-axis values. Normally,
>> values will be scaled to the appropriate units (k, M, etc.).  However, you
>> may
>> wish to
>>         display units always in k (Kilo, 10e3) even if the data is in the M
>> (Mega, 10e6) range, for instance. Value should be an integer which is a
>> multiple
>> of 3
>>         between -18 and 18 inclusively.  It is the exponent on the units you
>> wish to use. For example, use 3 to display the y-axis values in k (Kilo,
>> 10e3,
>>         thousands), use -6 to display the y-axis values in u (Micro, 10e-6,
>> millionths).  Use a value of 0 to prevent any scaling of the y-axis values.
>>
>>         This option is very effective at confusing the heck out of the
>> default
>> RRDtool autoscaling function and grid painter. If RRDtool detects that it
>> is not
>>         successful in labeling the graph under the given circumstances, it
>> will
>> switch to the more robust --alt-y-grid mode.
>> [/code]
>> (taken from "man rrdgraph")
>> You may change that value for each graph template
>>
>
> It is also very effective at confusing me.  I'm not running rrdtool with
> any special arguments anywhere in the cacti configuration that
> I can see.  How does what you write fit into use of cacti?
> I do not see anywhere in the graph template page to add
> any switches for rrdtool.
>
> I am running version 0.8.7h
>
> Sorry but I'm still confused about how to be done with 'm'
> values and only graph whole numbers.
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Reinhard
>>
>> On 19.12.2011 17:01, francis picabia wrote:
>>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Gandalf<ga...@ca...>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> You're sure it's 1000 and not "1000 m" which would denote 1000 milli ==
>> 1?
>>>> This would be part of rrdtool autoscaling
>>>> Reinhard
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks for the suggestion.  I think you're on to something.
>>> I do see an 'm' following the number in the reported
>>> average.  How is this controlled or toggled off typically
>>> from within the cacti setup?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 16.12.2011 21:15, francis picabia wrote:
>>>>> I have a custom graph in cacti to display the number of messages in the
>>>>> mail queue.
>>>>> It uses a simple shell script run from smtpd.conf
>>>>>
>>>>> I can verify the values are being returned as '1' in the cacti logs.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also see the graphed value of '1' at that time if I click
>>>>> on the graph to see the multi-graph page with day
>>>>> week and month graphs.
>>>>>
>>>>> The graph tree page where I display several cacti graphs shows
>>>>> a graphed value of 1000 in places of 1 if the preset is less than one
>>>> day.
>>>>> There is some consistency to this bug.  Right now I see two similar
>>>>> hosts which are monitored this way and the preset is for 12 hours.
>>>>> Both hosts show a value of 1000 at some points.  If I increase the
>> preset
>>>>> to 1 day, one shows 1000 and the other 1.  If I increase the
>>>>> preset to last 2 days, both show graphed values of 1 at the
>>>>> points.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've seen this problem for a few years now and I don't know why it
>>>>> happens.  Where do I start to troubleshoot this if no one has
>>>>> seen it before?
>>>>>
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On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Gandalf <ga...@ca...> wrote:

> As I told you, y-axis scaling is a feature of rrdtool, called autoscaling.
> This
> feature tries to find the best resolution for the numbers currently
> graphed. And
> again "1000 m" stands for "1000 milli" which means the single number "1"
> (1000 *
> 1/1000 == 1).
> Usually, when all numbers a slightly below 1.000, rrdtool will switch to
> such a
> y-axis scale.
>
>
In the graph template screen of cacti, I see a checkbox for auto scale.
If I turn that off, the graph defaults to the largest size possible, where
values like '1' can't be seen.

Graphs for Load Average do not show values in milli, but in tenths
and they have auto scaling on.

Look at the Load Average graph template, I don't see any differences
around scaling options.



> You can govern autoscaling, e.g. by
>
> [code][-X|--units-exponent value]
>
>        This sets the 10**exponent scaling of the y-axis values. Normally,
> values will be scaled to the appropriate units (k, M, etc.).  However, you
> may
> wish to
>        display units always in k (Kilo, 10e3) even if the data is in the M
> (Mega, 10e6) range, for instance. Value should be an integer which is a
> multiple
> of 3
>        between -18 and 18 inclusively.  It is the exponent on the units you
> wish to use. For example, use 3 to display the y-axis values in k (Kilo,
> 10e3,
>        thousands), use -6 to display the y-axis values in u (Micro, 10e-6,
> millionths).  Use a value of 0 to prevent any scaling of the y-axis values.
>
>        This option is very effective at confusing the heck out of the
> default
> RRDtool autoscaling function and grid painter. If RRDtool detects that it
> is not
>        successful in labeling the graph under the given circumstances, it
> will
> switch to the more robust --alt-y-grid mode.
> [/code]
> (taken from "man rrdgraph")
> You may change that value for each graph template
>

It is also very effective at confusing me.  I'm not running rrdtool with
any special arguments anywhere in the cacti configuration that
I can see.  How does what you write fit into use of cacti?
I do not see anywhere in the graph template page to add
any switches for rrdtool.

I am running version 0.8.7h

Sorry but I'm still confused about how to be done with 'm'
values and only graph whole numbers.





>
> Reinhard
>
> On 19.12.2011 17:01, francis picabia wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Gandalf<ga...@ca...>  wrote:
> >
> >> You're sure it's 1000 and not "1000 m" which would denote 1000 milli ==
> 1?
> >> This would be part of rrdtool autoscaling
> >> Reinhard
> >>
> >>
> > Thanks for the suggestion.  I think you're on to something.
> > I do see an 'm' following the number in the reported
> > average.  How is this controlled or toggled off typically
> > from within the cacti setup?
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 16.12.2011 21:15, francis picabia wrote:
> >>> I have a custom graph in cacti to display the number of messages in the
> >>> mail queue.
> >>> It uses a simple shell script run from smtpd.conf
> >>>
> >>> I can verify the values are being returned as '1' in the cacti logs.
> >>>
> >>> I also see the graphed value of '1' at that time if I click
> >>> on the graph to see the multi-graph page with day
> >>> week and month graphs.
> >>>
> >>> The graph tree page where I display several cacti graphs shows
> >>> a graphed value of 1000 in places of 1 if the preset is less than one
> >> day.
> >>> There is some consistency to this bug.  Right now I see two similar
> >>> hosts which are monitored this way and the preset is for 12 hours.
> >>> Both hosts show a value of 1000 at some points.  If I increase the
> preset
> >>> to 1 day, one shows 1000 and the other 1.  If I increase the
> >>> preset to last 2 days, both show graphed values of 1 at the
> >>> points.
> >>>
> >>> I've seen this problem for a few years now and I don't know why it
> >>> happens.  Where do I start to troubleshoot this if no one has
> >>> seen it before?
> >>>
> >>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >>> Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for
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As I told you, y-axis scaling is a feature of rrdtool, called autoscaling. This 
feature tries to find the best resolution for the numbers currently graphed. And 
again "1000 m" stands for "1000 milli" which means the single number "1" (1000 * 
1/1000 == 1).
Usually, when all numbers a slightly below 1.000, rrdtool will switch to such a 
y-axis scale.

You can govern autoscaling, e.g. by

[code][-X|--units-exponent value]

        This sets the 10**exponent scaling of the y-axis values. Normally, 
values will be scaled to the appropriate units (k, M, etc.).  However, you may 
wish to
        display units always in k (Kilo, 10e3) even if the data is in the M 
(Mega, 10e6) range, for instance. Value should be an integer which is a multiple 
of 3
        between -18 and 18 inclusively.  It is the exponent on the units you 
wish to use. For example, use 3 to display the y-axis values in k (Kilo, 10e3,
        thousands), use -6 to display the y-axis values in u (Micro, 10e-6, 
millionths).  Use a value of 0 to prevent any scaling of the y-axis values.

        This option is very effective at confusing the heck out of the default 
RRDtool autoscaling function and grid painter. If RRDtool detects that it is not
        successful in labeling the graph under the given circumstances, it will 
switch to the more robust --alt-y-grid mode.
[/code]
(taken from "man rrdgraph")
You may change that value for each graph template

Reinhard

On 19.12.2011 17:01, francis picabia wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Gandalf<ga...@ca...>  wrote:
>
>> You're sure it's 1000 and not "1000 m" which would denote 1000 milli == 1?
>> This would be part of rrdtool autoscaling
>> Reinhard
>>
>>
> Thanks for the suggestion.  I think you're on to something.
> I do see an 'm' following the number in the reported
> average.  How is this controlled or toggled off typically
> from within the cacti setup?
>
>
>
>> On 16.12.2011 21:15, francis picabia wrote:
>>> I have a custom graph in cacti to display the number of messages in the
>>> mail queue.
>>> It uses a simple shell script run from smtpd.conf
>>>
>>> I can verify the values are being returned as '1' in the cacti logs.
>>>
>>> I also see the graphed value of '1' at that time if I click
>>> on the graph to see the multi-graph page with day
>>> week and month graphs.
>>>
>>> The graph tree page where I display several cacti graphs shows
>>> a graphed value of 1000 in places of 1 if the preset is less than one
>> day.
>>> There is some consistency to this bug.  Right now I see two similar
>>> hosts which are monitored this way and the preset is for 12 hours.
>>> Both hosts show a value of 1000 at some points.  If I increase the preset
>>> to 1 day, one shows 1000 and the other 1.  If I increase the
>>> preset to last 2 days, both show graphed values of 1 at the
>>> points.
>>>
>>> I've seen this problem for a few years now and I don't know why it
>>> happens.  Where do I start to troubleshoot this if no one has
>>> seen it before?
>>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Learn Windows Azure Live!  Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011
>>> Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for
>>> developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what
>> it
>>> provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online.
>>> Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> cacti-user mailing list
>>> cac...@li...
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On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Gandalf <ga...@ca...> wrote:

> You're sure it's 1000 and not "1000 m" which would denote 1000 milli == 1?
> This would be part of rrdtool autoscaling
> Reinhard
>
>
Thanks for the suggestion.  I think you're on to something.
I do see an 'm' following the number in the reported
average.  How is this controlled or toggled off typically
from within the cacti setup?



> On 16.12.2011 21:15, francis picabia wrote:
> > I have a custom graph in cacti to display the number of messages in the
> > mail queue.
> > It uses a simple shell script run from smtpd.conf
> >
> > I can verify the values are being returned as '1' in the cacti logs.
> >
> > I also see the graphed value of '1' at that time if I click
> > on the graph to see the multi-graph page with day
> > week and month graphs.
> >
> > The graph tree page where I display several cacti graphs shows
> > a graphed value of 1000 in places of 1 if the preset is less than one
> day.
> > There is some consistency to this bug.  Right now I see two similar
> > hosts which are monitored this way and the preset is for 12 hours.
> > Both hosts show a value of 1000 at some points.  If I increase the preset
> > to 1 day, one shows 1000 and the other 1.  If I increase the
> > preset to last 2 days, both show graphed values of 1 at the
> > points.
> >
> > I've seen this problem for a few years now and I don't know why it
> > happens.  Where do I start to troubleshoot this if no one has
> > seen it before?
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Learn Windows Azure Live!  Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011
> > Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for
> > developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what
> it
> > provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online.
> > Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure
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There were upgrades over the weekend. Something must have gone wrong. I'll followup with the Admin. 


Regards, 

Larry Adams 
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Same here. 

Thanks.. 
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On Dec 19, 2011, at 10:22 AM, "Wong, Jeff NY" <Jef...@pc...> wrote: 

> I got same problem. 
> 
> Regards /Jeff Wong 
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> busted I get "forbidden" to any access 
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Brian, 

Are you talking about spine 0.8.7i or Cacti? 


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Subject: [cacti-user] Issues with 0.8.7i 


Hi After upgrading to 0.8.7i my Qlogic Switch graphs now are reporting 
NANs, or not reporting anything at all .. ie. ew graphs are broken 

I'm using connUnitPortStatCountRxElements and 
connUnitPortStatCountTxElements from FCMGT-MIB 

The logs say 


12/19/2011 06:45:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[28] TH[1] DS[560] SNMP: 
v1: 10.0.0.23, dsname: BytesOutput, oid: 
.1.3.6.1.3.94.4.5.1.7.16.0.0.192.221.6.255.127.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.15, 
value: 00 00 00 00 0B 6F 7F 40 
12/19/2011 06:45:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[28] TH[1] DS[560] SNMP: 
v1: 10.0.0.23, dsname: BytesInput, oid: 
.1.3.6.1.3.94.4.5.1.6.16.0.0.192.221.6.255.127.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.15, 
value: 00 00 00 08 A6 F9 13 50 
12/19/2011 06:45:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[28] TH[1] DS[561] SNMP: 
v1: 10.0.0.23, dsname: BytesOutput, oid: 
.1.3.6.1.3.94.4.5.1.7.16.0.0.192.221.6.255.127.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.5, value: 
00 00 00 12 99 C3 C1 44 

So its getting the values but 

/usr/bin/rrdtool update 

doesn't seem to run (I can't see a line for the qlogic switches it in 
the logs, but I can for other hosts) 

I see POLLER: Poller[0] WARNING: Poller Output Table not Empty etc 

but php -q poller_output_empty.php returns fine and php has 256MB 

(the machine has 8GB) 

Loooking at the logs a couple of times rrdtool update did run, but the 
data was U. 

Where else should I look? 


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Same here.

Thanks..
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> I got same problem.
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I got same problem.

Regards /Jeff Wong

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Hi After upgrading to 0.8.7i my Qlogic Switch graphs now are reporting 
NANs, or not reporting anything at all .. ie. ew graphs are broken

I'm using connUnitPortStatCountRxElements and 
connUnitPortStatCountTxElements from FCMGT-MIB

The logs say


12/19/2011 06:45:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[28] TH[1] DS[560] SNMP: 
v1: 10.0.0.23, dsname: BytesOutput, oid: 
.1.3.6.1.3.94.4.5.1.7.16.0.0.192.221.6.255.127.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.15, 
value: 00 00 00 00 0B 6F 7F 40
12/19/2011 06:45:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[28] TH[1] DS[560] SNMP: 
v1: 10.0.0.23, dsname: BytesInput, oid: 
.1.3.6.1.3.94.4.5.1.6.16.0.0.192.221.6.255.127.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.15, 
value: 00 00 00 08 A6 F9 13 50
12/19/2011 06:45:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] Host[28] TH[1] DS[561] SNMP: 
v1: 10.0.0.23, dsname: BytesOutput, oid: 
.1.3.6.1.3.94.4.5.1.7.16.0.0.192.221.6.255.127.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.5, value: 
00 00 00 12 99 C3 C1 44

So its getting the values but

/usr/bin/rrdtool update

doesn't seem to run (I can't see a line for the qlogic switches it in 
the logs, but I can for other hosts)

I see POLLER: Poller[0] WARNING: Poller Output Table not Empty etc

but php -q poller_output_empty.php returns fine and php has 256MB

(the machine has 8GB)

Loooking at the logs a couple of times rrdtool update did run, but the 
data was U.

Where else should I look?


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You're sure it's 1000 and not "1000 m" which would denote 1000 milli == 1?
This would be part of rrdtool autoscaling
Reinhard

On 16.12.2011 21:15, francis picabia wrote:
> I have a custom graph in cacti to display the number of messages in the
> mail queue.
> It uses a simple shell script run from smtpd.conf
>
> I can verify the values are being returned as '1' in the cacti logs.
>
> I also see the graphed value of '1' at that time if I click
> on the graph to see the multi-graph page with day
> week and month graphs.
>
> The graph tree page where I display several cacti graphs shows
> a graphed value of 1000 in places of 1 if the preset is less than one day.
> There is some consistency to this bug.  Right now I see two similar
> hosts which are monitored this way and the preset is for 12 hours.
> Both hosts show a value of 1000 at some points.  If I increase the preset
> to 1 day, one shows 1000 and the other 1.  If I increase the
> preset to last 2 days, both show graphed values of 1 at the
> points.
>
> I've seen this problem for a few years now and I don't know why it
> happens.  Where do I start to troubleshoot this if no one has
> seen it before?
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I have a custom graph in cacti to display the number of messages in the
mail queue.
It uses a simple shell script run from smtpd.conf

I can verify the values are being returned as '1' in the cacti logs.

I also see the graphed value of '1' at that time if I click
on the graph to see the multi-graph page with day
week and month graphs.

The graph tree page where I display several cacti graphs shows
a graphed value of 1000 in places of 1 if the preset is less than one day.
There is some consistency to this bug.  Right now I see two similar
hosts which are monitored this way and the preset is for 12 hours.
Both hosts show a value of 1000 at some points.  If I increase the preset
to 1 day, one shows 1000 and the other 1.  If I increase the
preset to last 2 days, both show graphed values of 1 at the
points.

I've seen this problem for a few years now and I don't know why it
happens.  Where do I start to troubleshoot this if no one has
seen it before?

Dear Ahmad,

I'm no expert in Cacti, but I can provide the following info.

As far as I know, Cacti has no place where you can input your MIBs. You
could add those MIBs to */usr/share/snmp/mibs*, but then again when using *
snmpwalk*, you would need to add a *-m* option and specify *ALL* as the
argument.

I read once that it's best to give Cacti numeric OIDs, rather than depend
on MIBs, and thus I would suggest that you run the following from the
querying box:
snmpwalk -v version -c community *machine_addr* -On *MIB-name*

This will print the output in numeric OID format. You can take what OIDs
you need, and graph them on Cacti easily.

BTW, this is what I did in some cases and it works just brilliantly.

Let me know if that helps or if you need any further help.

Thanks
//M



On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Ahmed EL_Gamala
<ahm...@ya...>wrote:

> Dear Muhammad,
>
> What i need to do exactly is : i have new device and want to monitor this
> device using cacti , but i don't have the OID's of this device in cacti and
> the vendor send to me the MIB file and i need to know how to import this
> file into cacti
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Ahmed El-Gamala
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...>
> *To:* Muhammad El-Sergani <mse...@gm...>; Support
> requests/questions about cacti <cac...@li...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:50 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [cacti-user] import MIB file
>
> Dear Muhammed,
>
> I have an  MIB file and want to attach it with cacti DB in order to
> validate some integration.
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Ahmed El-Gamala
>
>
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> From: Muhammad El-Sergani <mse...@gm...>
> To: Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...>; Support
> requests/questions about cacti <cac...@li...>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [cacti-user] import MIB file
>
>
> Hello Ahmed,
>
> What do you need to do?
>
>
>
> Thanks
> //M
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...>
> wrote:
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> Dears,
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> >Kindly i need to know how can i import MIB's into Cacti
> >
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Hi,

I tried using the ugroup plugin (http://docs.cacti.net/plugin:ugroup).
But somehow it does not work with LDAP based users.
I did not find anything in the forums in this regards.

Does anyone know if this is supported?

Best Regards,
Markus

but, I think problem probably will appear when changing time from
summer to winter and vice verca

NOTE: Cron is configured to run too often!  The Poller Interval is '60' seconds, with a minimum Cron period of '60' seconds, but only -7080 seconds have passed since the poller last ran.


КЕ> statistic has been colected with UTC.
КЕ> When I change /etc/localtime
КЕ> some bugs appeared with web interface of cacti
КЕ> after reload server all is OK


КЕ>> Hi,

КЕ>> in preset time is showed as UTC but local time is EET


КЕ>> date
КЕ>> Thu Dec 15 23:50:13 EET 2011


КЕ>> at this page http://cacti/cacti/graph_view.php
КЕ>> time is 2 hour earlier


КЕ>> but graphs are drowed corectly. For example
КЕ>> in preset it is: 2011-12-14 00:00:00 -- 2011-12-15 00:00:00
КЕ>> data on graph are displayed as
КЕ>> 2011-12-14 02:00:00 -- 2011-12-15 02:00:00

КЕ>> How can I fix it?



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statistic has been colected with UTC.
When I change /etc/localtime
some bugs appeared with web interface of cacti
after reload server all is OK


КЕ> Hi,

КЕ> in preset time is showed as UTC but local time is EET


КЕ> date
КЕ> Thu Dec 15 23:50:13 EET 2011


КЕ> at this page http://cacti/cacti/graph_view.php
КЕ> time is 2 hour earlier


КЕ> but graphs are drowed corectly. For example
КЕ> in preset it is: 2011-12-14 00:00:00 -- 2011-12-15 00:00:00
КЕ> data on graph are displayed as
КЕ> 2011-12-14 02:00:00 -- 2011-12-15 02:00:00

КЕ> How can I fix it?



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Hi,

in preset time is showed as UTC but local time is EET


date
Thu Dec 15 23:50:13 EET 2011


at this page http://cacti/cacti/graph_view.php
time is 2 hour earlier


but graphs are drowed corectly. For example
in preset it is: 2011-12-14 00:00:00 -- 2011-12-15 00:00:00
data on graph are displayed as
2011-12-14 02:00:00 -- 2011-12-15 02:00:00

How can I fix it?

Hello.

We have one central cacti instance and using spine for polling. Cacti can
make SNMP queries across the entire network (Network 'A' I'll call it).
Everything works great in that sense.

We have added a new network environment (Network "B"). As of right now, the
only way B and A can see each other is by a single box in B using a VPN
tunnel to access A. If we could get a full site-to-site VPN, we would but
that is not possible.

That single box in B that can see A, I was wondering if it were possible to
install cacti on it, set its SQL database to the one living on A's cacti
instance, and poll everything in network B so graphs from both instances
are in one, central location.

Would the poller from A attempt to poll the network in B? Is there a way to
tell spine to send requests to only certain hosts? Or is there a
better/alternate method to distribute cacti across multiple environments
and have one central location for all the graphs?

Thank you.

Chris

Dear Muhammad, 

What i need to do exactly is : i have new device and want to monitor this device using cacti , but i don't have the OID's of this device in cacti and the vendor send to me the MIB file and i need to know how to import this file into cacti

 
Best Regards,
Ahmed El-Gamala


________________________________
 From: Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...>
To: Muhammad El-Sergani <mse...@gm...>; Support requests/questions about cacti <cac...@li...> 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [cacti-user] import MIB file
 
Dear Muhammed, 

I have an  MIB file and want to attach it with cacti DB in order to validate some integration.

 
Best Regards,
Ahmed El-Gamala


________________________________
From: Muhammad El-Sergani <mse...@gm...>
To: Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...>; Support requests/questions about cacti <cac...@li...> 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [cacti-user] import MIB file


Hello Ahmed,

What do you need to do?



Thanks
//M



On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...> wrote:

Dears, 
>
>Kindly i need to know how can i import MIB's into Cacti
> 
>Best Regards,
>Ahmed El-Gamala
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Dear Muhammed, 

I have an  MIB file and want to attach it with cacti DB in order to validate some integration.

 
Best Regards,
Ahmed El-Gamala


________________________________
 From: Muhammad El-Sergani <mse...@gm...>
To: Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...>; Support requests/questions about cacti <cac...@li...> 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [cacti-user] import MIB file
 

Hello Ahmed,

What do you need to do?



Thanks
//M



On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Ahmed EL_Gamala <ahm...@ya...> wrote:

Dears, 
>
>Kindly i need to know how can i import MIB's into Cacti
> 
>Best Regards,
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Hello Ahmed,

What do you need to do?

Thanks
//M



On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Ahmed EL_Gamala
<ahm...@ya...>wrote:

> Dears,
>
> Kindly i need to know how can i import MIB's into Cacti
>
> Best Regards,
> Ahmed El-Gamala
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Server virtualization is being driven by many needs.
> But none more important than the need to reduce IT complexity
> while improving strategic productivity.  Learn More!
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