Index
A
- Active Directory authentication
- add items form
- creating / Creating the add items form
- form_display function / The form_display function
- form_save function / The form_save function, Time for action – retrieving data from the form post, Time for action – creating a new database item, What just happened?, Time for action – updating an existing item
- additional fields
- adding, to host table / Time for action – adding additional fields to the host table, What just happened?
- add_device.php tool / Importing a list of devices into Cacti
- administrator accounts, Cacti
- about / Users
- advanced reporting features, CereusReporting
- about / Advanced reporting features of CereusReporting
- mPDF Report Engine / mPDF Report Engine
- DSSTATS Reports / DSSTATS Reports
- availability reports / Availability reports
- Smokeping reports / Smokeping reports
- mobile client support / Mobile client support
- report templates / Report templates
- advanced RRDtool graph creation
- about / Advanced RRDtool graph creation
- label and title, adding / Adding a label and title to the graph
- legend, adding / Adding a legend to the graph
- threshold line, adding / Adding a threshold line to the graph
- threshold breaches, adding / Adding threshold breaches to the graph
- api_device_save hook / The api_device_save hook
- api_plugin_register_hook / Plugin hooks
- APT/Yum based installations
- AREA graph
- about / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- AREA statement
- authentication realm
- about / Authentication Realm
- local realm / Authentication Realm
- LDAP authentication / Authentication Realm
- Web Basic authentication / Authentication Realm
- Autom8
- about / Overview of Cacti automation, Overview of Autom8
- tree rules / Trees
- graph rules / Graphs
- installing / Time for action – installing the Autom8 plugin
- rules / Autom8 rules
- tree rules, adding / Time for acbEnhancedInfo pluginction – adding a new Tree Rule, What just happened?
- graph rules, adding / Graph rules, Time for action – adding a Graph Rule, What just happened?
- Autom8 rule
- applying, to devices / Time for action – applying an Autom8 rule to devices, What just happened?
- availability reports feature / Availability reports
B
- backup file list
- building / Building the backup file list
- backup process
- about / Backup and restore procedures
- MySQL database / The MySQL database
- database backup, enhancing / Enhancing the database backup
- Cacti files / The Cacti files
- database backup script, enhancing / Enhancing the database backup script
- automating / Creating the cronjob—automating the backup
- cronjob, creating / Creating the cronjob—automating the backup
- backup script
- enhancing / Enhancing the database backup script, What just happened?
- basic RRDtool graph creation
- about / Basic RRDtool graph creation
- Batch Copy
- implementing / Copying permissions – the Batch Copy mode
- BBCacti
- about / BBCacti—the BlackBerry client, BBCacti—the BlackBerry client
- features / BBCacti—the BlackBerry client
- requisites / Requirements
- advantages / Advantages
- disadvantages / Disadvantages
- installing / BBCacti installation
- configuring / BBCacti configuration, Time for action – configuration of BBCacti
- BBCacti client
- breached thresholds
- bug reporting
- about / Cacti bug reporting
- URL / Cacti bug reporting
C
- Cacti
- pre-requisites / Preparing the system—basic prerequisites
- installing, on CentOS 5 system / Installing Cacti on a CentOS 5 system
- downloading / Downloading and extracting Cacti, Time for action – downloading Cacti
- URL / Downloading and extracting Cacti, Cacti website
- extracting / Time for action – downloading Cacti
- configuring / Configuring Cacti, Time for action – configuring Cacti, Using Cacti for the first time, Time for action – configuring Cacti
- APT/Yum based installations / Differences between source and APT/Yum installations
- installing, on Windows system / Installing Cacti on a Windows system
- upgrading / Upgrading Cacti, Time for action – upgrading Cacti
- RRDtool graph creation / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- graphing features / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- device, adding / Adding devices to Cacti
- device, creating / Creating a device, Time for action – creating a new device in Cacti
- user management / An introduction to Cacti user management
- realm permissions / Realm permissions
- graph permissions / Graph permissions
- graph settings / Graph settings
- data management / An introduction to Cacti data management
- directory structure / The Cacti directory structure
- backup process / Backup and restore procedures
- restore process / Restoring from a backup
- restoring, from backup / Restoring from a backup
- log file management / Log file management
- Cisco Switch, adding to / Time for action – adding a Cisco switch to Cacti, What just happened?
- Cisco PIX Firewalls, adding to / Adding Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti, Time for action – adding a Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti
- VMware ESX servers, adding to / Adding VMware ESX servers to Cacti, Time for action – adding a VMware ESX host to Cacti
- plugin architecture / Introduction to the Plugin Architecture
- plugins / Why plugins?
- plugin design / Plugin design
- plugin data, displaying within / Display plugin data within Cacti, The ntop_show_tab function
- external page, adding to / Time for action – adding an external page to Cacti
- single device, adding to / Time for action – adding a single device to Cacti, What just happened?
- device list, importing into / Importing a list of devices into Cacti
- mobile solutions / Overview of mobile solutions for Cacti
- online resources / Cacti website
- Spine / Spine
- Plugin Architecture / Plugin Architecture
- documentation / Cacti documentation
- forum / Cacti forum
- bug reporting / Cacti bug reporting
- plugin hooks overview / Cacti plugin hooks overview
- Users site / Cacti Users' site
- Howie / Howie's stuff
- RRDTool / RRDTool
- Tobi Oetiker / Tobi Oetiker
- Cacti automation
- overview / Overview of Cacti automation
- Cacti CLI
- about / The Cacti CLI
- users / Users
- permissions / Permissions
- trees / Trees
- devices / Devices
- graphs / Graphs
- permissions, adding / Adding permissions, Time for action – adding permissions to a user
- devices, adding / Adding a device, What just happened?
- Cacti CLI scripts
- overview / A short overview of the Cacti CLI functionality
- about / A short overview of the Cacti CLI functionality
- templates, repairing / Repairing templates
- repair_templates.php script / Repairing templates
- database, repairing / Repairing the database
- repair_database.php script / Repairing the database
- Cacti config.php file
- Cacti database
- backing up / Time for action – backup your Cacti database, What just happened?
- restoring / Restoring the Cacti database
- Cacti directory structure
- Cacti documentation
- about / Cacti documentation
- URL / Cacti documentation
- Cacti files
- Cacti files, backup process
- about / The Cacti files
- backup file list, building / Building the backup file list
- backing up / Time for action – backup your Cacti files, What just happened?
- Cacti forum
- URL / The template repository, Cacti forum
- about / Cacti forum
- Cacti forums
- about / Cacti forums
- URL / Cacti forums
- Cacti graphs
- about / An introduction to Cacti graphs and the RRDtool
- basic RRDtool graph creation / Basic RRDtool graph creation
- advanced RRDtool graph creation / Advanced RRDtool graph creation
- yellow warning area, creating / Have a go hero – creating a yellow warning area
- Cacti installation, on CentOS 5 system
- about / Installing Cacti on a CentOS 5 system
- CentOS system, preparing for / Preparing the system
- Cacti, extracting / Downloading and extracting Cacti, Time for action – downloading Cacti
- Cacti, downloading / Downloading and extracting Cacti
- database, creating / Creating the database, Time for action – creating the database
- Cacti, configuring / Configuring Cacti, Time for action – configuring Cacti
- system user, creating / Creating the poller cron entry and Cacti's system user , Time for action – creating the poller's cron entry and Cacti's system account
- poller cron entry, creating / Creating the poller cron entry and Cacti's system user , Time for action – creating the poller's cron entry and Cacti's system account
- Spine poller, installing / Installing the Spine poller, Time for action – installing Spine
- source and APT/Yum installations, differentiating / Differences between source and APT/Yum installations
- remote server, for database hosting / Have a go hero – remote server for database hosting
- Cacti installation, on Windows system
- about / Installing Cacti on a Windows system
- community-built Windows Installer / The community-built Windows Installer
- Windows setup, starting / Time for action – starting the Windows setup
- Spine poller, installing / Installing the Spine poller under Windows
- Cacti maintenance
- about / An introduction to Cacti maintenance
- database / Database
- RRD files / RRD files
- RRD files, listing / List RRD files with no associated host, Time for action – finding orphaned RRD files
- RRD file check, automating / Automating the orphaned RRD file check
- Cacti support
- forums / Where to get support?
- mailing list / Mailing list
- commercial support / Commercial support
- Cacti system user
- Cacti tree
- device, adding / Adding devices to the Cacti tree, Time for action – adding a device to the Cacti tree, What just happened?
- creating / Time for action – creating a Cacti tree, What just happened?
- sub-tree, adding / Sub-tree items, What just happened?
- adding / Time for action – adding a Cacti tree, What just happened?
- Cacti web interface
- about / The Cacti web interface explained
- console tab / The Console tab
- graphs tab / The Graphs tab
- CactiWMI add-on
- cbEnhancedInfo plugin / Time for acbEnhancedInfo pluginction – adding a new Tree Rule
- cbEnhancedInfo_api_device_save function / The cbEnhancedInfo_api_device_save function
- cbEnhancedInfo_config_arrays function / The cbEnhancedInfo_config_arrays function
- cbEnhancedInfo_config_form function / The cbEnhancedInfo_config_form function
- cbEnhancedInfo_config_settings function / The cbEnhancedInfo_config_settings function
- cbEnhancedInfo_draw_navigation_text function / The cbEnhancedInfo_draw_navigation_text function
- cbEnhancedInfo_setup_table_new function / The cbEnhancedInfo_setup_table_new function
- cbEnhancedInfo_tree_after function / Data presentation
- CDEF definition
- CentOS 5 system
- Cacti, installing / Installing Cacti on a CentOS 5 system
- CereusReporting
- about / CereusReporting, CereusReporting
- features / CereusReporting
- installing / Time for action – installing CereusReporting, What just happened?
- configuring / Time for action – configure CereusReporting, What just happened?
- report, generating / Report generation
- on-demand report, creating / Time for action – creating an on-demand report, What just happened?
- pre-defined report, creating / Time for action – creating a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- pre-defined report, scheduling / Time for action – scheduling a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- pre-defined report, backing up / Time for action – Backup and Restore a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- pre-defined report, restoring / Time for action – Backup and Restore a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- advanced reporting features / Advanced reporting features of CereusReporting, DSSTATS Reports
- CereusReporting plugin / NMID plugins and CereusReporting
- Cisco devices
- SNMP, setting up on / Time for action – set up SNMP on Cisco devices, What just happened?
- Cisco PIX Firewalls
- about / Configuring SNMP access on a Cisco PIX firewall
- SNMP access, configuring on / Time for action – set up SNMP access on Cisco PIX, What just happened?
- adding, to Cacti / Adding Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti, Time for action – adding a Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti
- Cisco Switch
- SNMP access, configuring on / Configuring SNMP access on a Cisco switch, What just happened?
- adding, to Cacti / Time for action – adding a Cisco switch to Cacti, What just happened?
- cli directory
- collection methods permissions
- about / Collection methods permissions
- colored areas
- adding, to graph / Adding the green, yellow, and red areas, What just happened?
- common plugins
- MAC Track / MAC Track plugin
- Network WeatherMap / Network WeatherMap
- Thold / Thold
- community-built Windows Installer
- Computed DEFinition (CDEF)
- configuration, BBCacti / BBCacti configuration, Time for action – configuration of BBCacti
- configuration, CereusReporting / Time for action – configure CereusReporting, What just happened?
- configuration, plugin architecture / Configuring the Plugin Architecture, Time for action – configuring the Plugin Architecture, What just happened?
- configuration, superlinks plugin / Configuration and usage, Time for action – adding an external page to Cacti
- configuration, Thold
- about / Configuring Thold
- general options / General options
- default alerting options / Default Alerting Options
- default email options / Default Emailing Options
- default baseline options / Default Baseline Options
- configuration, Windows SNMP service / Time for action – configuring the Windows SNMP service , What just happened?
- configuration permissions
- about / Configuration permissions
- config_arrays hook / The config_arrays hook
- config_form hook / The config_form hook
- config_settings hook / The config_settings hook
- console tab, Cacti web interface
- about / The Console tab
- create section / Create section
- management section / Management section
- collection methods section / Collection methods section
- templates section / Templates section
- import/export section / Import/export section
- configuration section / Configuration section
- utilities section / Utilities section
- cron based report generation
- cronjob
- creating / Creating the cronjob—automating the backup
D
- $diskDevice variable / Input variables
- data
- retrieving, from database / Retrieve data from the database, Time for action – retrieve data from the database
- presenting, on tree view page / Presenting data on the tree view page, Time for action – presenting data on the tree view page
- deleting / Time for action – deleting data
- retrieving / Time for action – sorting and retrieving data
- sorting / Time for action – sorting and retrieving data
- presenting / Time for action – presenting the data
- retrieving, from form post / Time for action – retrieving data from the form post
- database
- data, retrieving from / Retrieve data from the database, Time for action – retrieve data from the database
- database backup
- enhancing / Enhancing the database backup
- automatic file naming / Automatic file naming
- old backup files, removing / Removing old backup files
- actual database backup / The database backup
- backup, compressing / Compressing the backup
- whole script / The whole script
- database item
- data input method preparation
- remote script / The remote script
- local script / The local script
- data input methods
- about / Data input methods, Data input methods
- creating / Creating data input methods, Time for action – creating a data input method – Step 1
- script, creating / Preparation—creating the script
- data, gathering / Gathering the data
- data, preparing for input / Preparing the data for output
- script, installing / Installation of the script
- steps, for creating / Time for action – creating a data input method – Step 1, What just happened?, What just happened?
- data template / The data template
- data management
- about / An introduction to Cacti data management
- data input methods / Data input methods
- data queries / Data queries
- data input methods, creating / Creating data input methods
- data queries, creating / Creating data queries
- remote SSH data input method, creating / Create a remote SSH data input method
- data presentation section
- data queries
- about / Data queries
- creating / Creating data queries
- XML data file, building / Building the XML data file
- data query, creating within Cacti / Creating the data query within Cacti
- data query
- about / Data queries
- creating, within Cacti / Creating the data query within Cacti, What just happened?, Time for action – creating a data query – Step 2, What just happened?
- data retrieval section / The data retrieval section
- data template
- about / Data templates
- data input methods / Data input methods
- defining / Defining a data template, Time for action – defining a data template, What just happened?
- template, for TCP connections / Have a go hero – template for currently established TCP connections
- creating / Creating the data template
- date command / Automatic file naming
- default CentOS installation
- DejaVu font
- about / Basic RRDtool graph creation
- device
- adding, to Cacti / Adding devices to Cacti
- about / Adding devices to Cacti
- creating / Creating a device, Time for action – creating a new device in Cacti
- host templates, selecting / Selecting host templates for the device
- host templates, adding / Time for action – adding a host template to the device
- graphs, adding / Adding graphs to the device, Time for action – adding graphs to the device
- interface graphs, adding / Adding interface graphs to a device, Time for action – adding interface graphs to a device
- adding, to Cacti tree / Adding devices to the Cacti tree
- device list
- importing, into Cacti / Importing a list of devices into Cacti
- devices
- graph, adding to / Adding a graph to a device
- Autom8 rule, applying to / Time for action – applying an Autom8 rule to devices, What just happened?
- devices, Cacti CLI
- about / Devices
- adding / Adding a device, What just happened?
- directory structure, plugin architecture / PIA directory structure
- docs directory
- about / docs
- draw_navigation_text hook / The draw_navigation_text hook
- DSSTATS Reports / DSSTATS Reports
E
- existing item
- updating / Time for action – updating an existing item
- external page
- adding, to Cacti / Time for action – adding an external page to Cacti
F
- FHS
- files, Cacti
- First In, First Out (FIFO) methodology
- about / The Round Robin Database Tool
- foreach loop / Importing a list of devices into Cacti
- form post
- data, retrieving from / Time for action – retrieving data from the form post
- form_alternate_row_color function / Time for action – presenting the data
- form_checkbox_cell function / Time for action – presenting the data
- form_delete function / What just happened?
- form_display function / The form_display function
- data retrieval section / The data retrieval section
- data presentation section / The data presentation section
- form_dropdown function / The data presentation section
- form_save function / The form_save function, Time for action – retrieving data from the form post, Time for action – creating a new database item, What just happened?, Time for action – updating an existing item
- form_selectable_cell function / Time for action – presenting the data
- form_text_area function / The data presentation section
- form_text_box function / The data presentation section
G
- general user settings
- about / General user settings
- graph options / Graph Options
- authentication realm / Authentication Realm
- GetBulkRequest unit / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- GetNextRequest unit / SNMPv1
- GetRequest unit / SNMPv1
- graph
- adding, to device / Adding a graph to a device
- graphing features
- graph item
- adding, to reports / Time for action – adding report items
- graph permissions
- about / Graph permissions
- setting / Time for action – setting graph permissions, What just happened?
- graph rules, Autom8
- about / Graphs
- adding / Graph rules, Time for action – adding a Graph Rule, What just happened?
- graphs
- adding, to device / Adding graphs to the device, Time for action – adding graphs to the device
- graphs, Cacti CLI
- about / Graphs
- graph settings
- about / Graph settings
- graphs tab, Cacti web interface
- about / The Graphs tab
- graph template
- about / Graph templates
- defining / Defining a graph template, Defining the graph template, What just happened?
- CDEF definition / CDEF definition, TiCDEF definitionaboutme for action – defining a CDEF in Cacti
- threshold line, adding / Adding the threshold line
- colored areas, adding / Adding the green, yellow, and red areas, What just happened?
- legend, adding / Adding a legend to the graph, What just happened?
- rrdtool graph command, using / Back to basics—rrdtool graph command
- creating / Creating the graph template
- groups
- about / Groups
- GRPINT item
- about / Adding a legend to the graph
- guest accounts, Cacti
- about / Users
- gzip utility / Compressing the backup
H
- host table
- additional fields, adding to / Time for action – adding additional fields to the host table, What just happened?
- host template
- selecting, for device / Selecting host templates for the device
- adding, to device / Time for action – adding a host template to the device
- about / Host templates
- data queries / Data queries
- defining / Defining a host template, Time for action – defining a host template
- assigning, to device / Assigning a host template to a device
- HRULE graph
- about / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- HRULE item
- html_header_sort_checkbox function / Time for action – presenting the data
I
- iCacti
- about / iCacti—the iPhone/iPad client, The iPhone/iPad client
- requisites / Requirements
- advantages / Advantages
- disadvantages / Disadvantages
- support / Support
- ifIndex definition / XML input
- ifOperStatus / Graphs
- import/export permissions
- about / Import/export permissions
- include directory
- about / include
- index.php file / PIA directory structure, File structure
- InformRequest unit / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- inOctets definition / XML output
- INSERT statement / Time for action – creating a new database item
- installation
- Cacti, on CentOS 5 system / Installing Cacti on a CentOS 5 system
- Cacti, on Windows system / Installing Cacti on a Windows system
- installation, Autonm8 / Time for action – installing the Autom8 plugin
- installation, BBCacti / BBCacti installation
- installation, BBCacti client / Time for action – installing the BBCacti client, What just happened?
- installation, CactiWMI add-on / Installing the CactiWMI add-on, Time for action – installing the CactiWMI add-on – Part 1, What just happened?
- installation, CereusReporting / Time for action – installing CereusReporting, What just happened?
- installation, mobile plugin / Time for action – installing the mobile plugin
- installation, Nectar / Time for action – installing Nectar
- installation, nmidWebService plugin / Installing the nmidWebService plugin, Time for action – installing the nmidWebService plugin
- installation, plugin architecture / Installing the Plugin Architecture, Time for action – installing the Plugin Architecture, What just happened?
- installation, settings plugin / Time for action – installing the settings plugin, What just happened?
- installation, stress tool / Time for action – installing the stress tool
- installation, superlinks plugin / Installation
- installation, Thold / Time for action – installing Thold, What just happened?
- installation, wmi.php Cacti interface / Installing the wmi.php Cacti interface
- installation, wmic command / Installing the wmic command
- installation, WSO2 WebService framework / Time for action – installing the WSO2 WebService framework, What just happened?
- install directory
- about / install
- interface graphs
- adding, to device / Adding interface graphs to a device, Time for action – adding interface graphs to a device
- interface_book.xml file / Building the XML data file
- iostat command / Input variables
- iostat utility / Create a remote SSH data input method
L
- LDAP/Active Directory authentication
- integrating / Integrate LDAP/Active Directory authentication
- external user management / External user management
- Active Directory authentication, setting up / Time for action – setting up Active Directory authentication, What just happened?
- legend
- adding, to graph / Adding a legend to the graph, What just happened?
- LIMIT statement
- LINE graph
- about / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- LinkedIn Cacti Group
- URL / LinkedIn Cacti Group
- about / LinkedIn Cacti Group
- Linux server
- about / Linux server
- local script
- about / The local script
- input variables / Input variables
- SSH command execution / The SSH command execution
- data, preparing / Preparing the data
- log directory
- about / log
- log file management
- about / Log file management
- logrotate, configuring / Time for action – configuring Logrotate
- logrotate
- about / Log file management
- configuring / Time for action – configuring Logrotate, What just happened?
M
- MAC Track plugin
- about / MAC Track plugin
- mailing list
- about / Mailing list
- URL / Mailing list
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- about / The Management Information Base
- management permissions
- about / Management permissions
- mobile plugin
- mobile solutions, Cacti
- about / Overview of mobile solutions for Cacti
- iCacti / iCacti—the iPhone/iPad client, The iPhone/iPad client, Disadvantages
- BBCacti / BBCacti—the BlackBerry client, BBCacti—the BlackBerry client, Disadvantages
- nmidMobileClient / nmidMobileClient—the Windows mobile client
- mobile plugin / The mobile plugin—mobile enhanced Cacti web page, The mobile plugin, Time for action – installing the mobile plugin
- more command / Time for action – backup your Cacti database
- mPDF Report Engine / mPDF Report Engine
- MRTG
- mysql command / Restoring the Cacti database
- MySQL database
- about / The MySQL database
- MySQL database engine / MySQL database
- mysqldump backup application / The MySQL database
- mysqldump command / The database backup
- mysql_escape_string function / What just happened?
N
- Nectar
- about / Nectar
- fetaures / Nectar
- installing / Time for action – installing Nectar
- report, generating / Report generation
- NET-SNMP package / NET-SNMP package
- network device
- about / Network devices
- monitoring / Monitoring a network device
- network devices, monitoring
- about / Monitoring a network device
- SNMP access, configuring on Cisco Switch / Configuring SNMP access on a Cisco switch, What just happened?
- Cisco switch, adding to Cacti / Time for action – adding a Cisco switch to Cacti, What just happened?
- SNMP access, configuring on Cisco PIX Firewall / Time for action – set up SNMP access on Cisco PIX, What just happened?
- Cisco PIX Firewall, adding to Cacti / Adding Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti, Time for action – adding a Cisco PIX Firewall to Cacti
- Network WeatherMap plugin
- about / Network WeatherMap
- nmidMobileClient
- NMID plugins / NMID plugins and CereusReporting
- nmidWebService plugin
- ntop plugin / The ntop_config_settings function
- ntop_config_settings function / The ntop_config_settings function
- ntop_show_tab function / The ntop_show_tab function
O
- on-demand report
- online resources, Cacti
- Cacti website / Cacti website
P
- performance
- measuring, with CactiWMI / Performance measurement with CactiWMI, Time for action – performance measurement with CactiWMI, What just happened?
- permissions
- about / Permissions
- realm permissions / Realm permissions
- graph permissions / Graph permissions
- copying, Batch Copy used / Copying permissions – the Batch Copy mode, What just happened?permissionscopying, Batch Copy used
- assigning, to users / Assigning permissions and setting up an e-mail address, What just happened?
- permissions, Cacti CLI
- about / Permissions
- adding / Adding permissions, Time for action – adding permissions to a user
- PIA 2.x plugins
- about / PIA 2.x plugins
- plugin architecture
- about / Introduction to the Plugin Architecture
- installing / Installing the Plugin Architecture, Time for action – installing the Plugin Architecture, What just happened?
- upgrading / Upgrading the Plugin Architecture, What just happened?
- configuring / Configuring the Plugin Architecture, Time for action – configuring the Plugin Architecture, What just happened?
- directory structure / PIA directory structure
- Plugin Architecture
- about / Plugin Architecture
- URL / Plugin Architecture
- plugin architecture hooks
- tree_after hook / The tree_after hook
- draw_navigation_text hook / The draw_navigation_text hook
- config_arrays hook / The config_arrays hook
- config_settings hook / The config_settings hook
- config_form hook / The config_form hook
- api_device_save hook / The api_device_save hook
- plugin data
- displaying, within Cacti / Display plugin data within Cacti, The ntop_show_tab function
- plugin design
- about / Plugin design
- plugin hooks
- about / Plugin hooks
- plugin hooks overview
- about / Cacti plugin hooks overview
- URL / Cacti plugin hooks overview
- plugin permissions
- adding / Adding plugin permissions
- plugin repository
- about / The plugin repository
- URL / The plugin repository
- settings plugin / The settings plugin
- plugins
- need for / Why plugins?
- features / Plugin features
- installing / Downloading and installing plugins, PIA directory structure, Installing the plugin
- downloading / Downloading and installing plugins, PIA directory structure
- updating / Updating a plugin
- hooks / Plugin hooks
- settings / Plugin settings
- ntop_config_settings function / The ntop_config_settings function
- ntop_show_tab function / The ntop_show_tab function
- creating / Creating a new plugin
- file structure / File structure
- permissions / Concept and design
- publishing / Publishing
- plugin setup
- plugin_cbEnhancedInfo_install function / The plugin_cbEnhancedInfo_install function
- cbEnhancedInfo_draw_navigation_text function / The cbEnhancedInfo_draw_navigation_text function
- cbEnhancedInfo_config_form function / The cbEnhancedInfo_config_form function
- cbEnhancedInfo_api_device_save function / The cbEnhancedInfo_api_device_save function
- cbEnhancedInfo_setup_table_new function / The cbEnhancedInfo_setup_table_new function
- cbEnhancedInfo_config_settings function / The cbEnhancedInfo_config_settings function
- cbEnhancedInfo_config_arrays function / The cbEnhancedInfo_config_arrays function
- plugin_cbEnhancedInfo_install function / The plugin_cbEnhancedInfo_install function
- poller cron entry
- pre-defined report
- about / Pre-defined report generation
- creating / Time for action – creating a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- scheduling / Time for action – scheduling a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- restoring / Time for action – Backup and Restore a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- backing up / Time for action – Backup and Restore a pre-defined report, What just happened?
- pre-requisites, Cacti
- web server / Web server
- PHP / PHP
- MySQL database / MySQL database
- NET-SNMP package / NET-SNMP package
- pre PIA 2.x plugins
- about / Pre-PIA 2.x plugins
- protocol data units, SNMPv1
- protocol data units, SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- InformRequest / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- GetBulkRequest / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- PuTTY Key Generator / Time for action – create SSH keys with PuTTY Key Generator
- pwd command / Time for action – restoring the Cacti config.php file
R
- .rej files / Time for action – patching the Cacti files
- realm permission functions
- realm permissions
- about / Realm permissions
- management permissions / Management permissions
- collection methods permissions / Collection methods permissions
- template permissions / Template permissions
- import/export permissions / Import/export permissions
- configuration permissions / Configuration permissions
- utilities permissions / Utilities permissions
- setting / Time for action – setting realm permissions, What just happened?
- remark statements / Configuring SNMP access on a Cisco switch
- remote command execution
- remote script
- about / The remote script
- remote SSH data input method
- creating / Create a remote SSH data input method
- remote script / The remote script
- local script / The local script
- SSH public key authentication / SSH public key authentication
- SSH keys, creating with PuTTY Key Generator / Time for action – create SSH keys with PuTTY Key Generator
- data input method, creating / Time for action – creating the data input method, What just happened?
- data template, creating / Creating the data template
- graph template, creating / Creating the graph template
- graph, adding to device / Adding the graph to the device
- repair_database.php script / Repairing the database
- repair_templates.php script / Repairing templates
- report
- graph item, adding to / Time for action – adding report items
- report, generating
- Nectar plugin used / Report generation
- CereusReporting plugin used / Report generation
- reporting solutions, Cacti
- need for / Overview of Nectar and CereusReporting
- Nectar / Nectar
- CereusReporting / CereusReporting, CereusReporting
- report items
- report templates / Report templates
- resource directory
- about / resource
- Response unit / SNMPv1
- restore process
- about / Restoring from a backup
- Cacti database, restoring / restore processCacti database, restoringTime for action – restoring the Cacti database
- Cacti files, restoring / Restoring the Cacti files, What just happened?
- Cacti config.php file, restoring / Restoring a single file from the backup, Time for action – restoring the Cacti config.php file, What just happened?
- returnData array / Preparing the data
- Round Robin Archives (RRA)
- about / The Round Robin Database Tool
- rra directory
- about / rra
- RRD file architecture
- about / The RRD file architecture
- RRD file check
- automating / Automating the orphaned RRD file check
- RRD files
- RRDtool
- about / The Round Robin Database Tool
- RRDTool
- rrdtool graph command
- RRDtool graph function / Graph templates
- RRDtool graphs
- about / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- rtrim command / Reading the import file
S
- $settings variable / The ntop_config_settings function
- $sshHost variables / Input variables
- scripts directory
- about / scripts
- SetRequest unit / SNMPv1
- settings plugin
- about / The settings plugin, The settings plugin
- installing / Time for action – installing the settings plugin, What just happened?
- removing / Time for action – removing the settings plugin, What just happened?
- functions / Functionality
- setup.php file / PIA directory structure, Plugin hooks, File structure, The plugin setup
- single device
- adding, to Cacti / Time for action – adding a single device to Cacti, What just happened?
- Smokeping reports feature / Smokeping reports
- SNMP
- setting up, on Cisco devices / Time for action – set up SNMP on Cisco devices, What just happened?
- about / SNMP: The Simple Network Management Protocol
- Management Information Base / The Management Information Base
- v1 / SNMPv1
- v2 / SNMPv2c / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- v3 / SNMPv3
- Cacti support / SNMP support in Cacti
- SNMP-based data templates
- creating / Time for action – defining a data template, What just happened?
- about / What just happened?
- snmp-server commands / Configuring SNMP access on a Cisco switch
- SNMP access
- configuring, on Cisco Switch / Configuring SNMP access on a Cisco switch, What just happened?
- configuring, on CISCO PIX Firewall / Time for action – set up SNMP access on Cisco PIX, What just happened?
- setting up, for VMware ESXi 4 / Set up SNMP access for VMware ESXi 4, What just happened?
- setting up, on VMware ESX 3.5 / Set up SNMP access to VMware ESX 3.5, What just happened?
- SNMP based data query
- rebuilding / Creating data queries
- XML data file, building / Building the XML data file
- snmpd daemon
- restarting / Have a go hero – remote command execution using SNMP
- SNMP Server feature
- SNMPv1
- SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- about / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- protocol data units / SNMPv2 / SNMPv2c
- security / Security
- SNMPv3
- about / SNMPv3
- snmpwalk command / XML output
- Spine
- Spine poller
- installing, under CentOS 5 system / Installing the Spine poller, Time for action – installing Spine
- installing, under Windows / Installing the Spine poller under Windows
- SSH keys
- creating, with PuTTY Key Generator / Time for action – create SSH keys with PuTTY Key Generator
- SSH public key authentication
- about / SSH public key authentication
- stress tool
- threshold, testing / Testing the threshold, Time for action – installing the stress tool
- installing / Time for action – installing the stress tool
- superlinks plugin
- about / The superlinks plugin
- functions / Functionality
- installing / Installation
- using / Configuration and usage, Time for action – adding an external page to Cacti
- configuring / Configuration and usage, Time for action – adding an external page to Cacti
T
- $tabs variable / The ntop_config_settings function
- table list view page
- creating / Creating the table list web page
- data, deleting / Time for action – deleting data
- data, sorting / Time for action – sorting and retrieving data
- data, retrieving / Time for action – sorting and retrieving data
- tar command / Enhancing the database backup script
- template permissions
- about / Template permissions
- template repository
- about / The template repository
- templates
- about / An introduction to templates
- data templates / Data templates
- graph templates / Graph templates
- host templates / Host templates
- importing / Importing templates, Time for action – importing a template, What just happened?
- exporting / Exporting templates, Time for action – exporting a template
- template user
- about / The template user
- missing packages, installing / Time for action – installing the missing packages, What just happened?
- Thold
- about / Thold, Thold
- threshold monitoring / Threshold monitoring
- installing / Time for action – installing Thold, What just happened?
- configuring / Configuring Thold
- e-mail address, setting up / Assigning permissions and setting up an e-mail address, What just happened?
- permissions, assigning to users / Assigning permissions and setting up an e-mail address, What just happened?
- threshold, creating / Creating a threshold, Time for action – creating your first threshold – Part 1, Time for action – creating your first threshold – Part 2, What just happened?
- breached thresholds, viewing / Time for action – viewing breached thresholds
- threshold templates, creating / Time for action – creating your first threshold template, What just happened?
- threshold templates, assigning / Assigning threshold templates, Time for action – assigning a threshold template, What just happened?
- Thold, configuring
- general options / General options
- default altering options / Default Alerting Options
- default email options / Default Emailing Options
- default baseline options / Default Baseline Options
- threshold
- threshold creation page
- about / The threshold creation page
- basic and mandatory settings section / Basic and mandatory settings section
- threshold setup section / Threshold setup section
- alert setup section / Alert setup section
- threshold line
- adding, to graph / Adding the threshold line, What just happened?
- threshold monitoring
- about / Threshold monitoring
- threshold setup section / Threshold setup section
- threshold templates
- time zones
- Tobi Oetike
- about / Tobi Oetiker
- URL / Tobi Oetiker
- top_graph_header_tabs / The ntop_show_tab function
- top_header_tabs / The ntop_show_tab function
- Traps unit / SNMPv1
- tree rules, Autom8
- trees, Cacti CLI
- about / Trees
- adding / Time for action – adding a Cacti tree, What just happened?
- tree view page
- data, presenting on / Presenting data on the tree view page, Time for action – presenting data on the tree view page
- tree_after hook / The tree_after hook, Presenting data on the tree view page, What just happened?
U
- Unix templates
- about / What just happened?
- upgradation, Cacti
- about / Upgrading Cacti
- upgradation, plugin architecture / Upgrading the Plugin Architecture, What just happened?
- user management, Cacti
- about / An introduction to Cacti user management
- users / Users
- groups / Groups
- permissions / Permissions
- user, creating / Creating a user, Time for action – creating the first Cacti user , What just happened?
- general user settings / General user settings
- template user / The template user
- permissions, copying / Copying permissions – the Batch Copy mode
- Batch Copy / Copying permissions – the Batch Copy mode
- LDAP/Active Directory authentication, integrating / Integrate LDAP/Active Directory authentication
- Cacti CLI scripts, using / Managing users with the Cacti CLI
- user management, using Cacti CLI scripts
- about / Managing users with the Cacti CLI
- user lists, importing from CLI / Importing a list of users, Time for action – importing users from the CLI, What just happened?
- input validation / Input validation
- template user existence, checking / Check the existence of the template user
- import file, reading / Reading the import file
- users
- about / Users
- quest/anonymous users / Users
- normal users / Users
- administrators / Users
- creating / Creating a user, Time for action – creating the first Cacti user , What just happened?
- general settings / General user settings
- permissions, assigning to / Assigning permissions and setting up an e-mail address, What just happened?
- users, Cacti CLI
- about / Users
- Users site
- about / Cacti Users' site
- URL / Cacti Users' site
- utilities permissions
- about / Utilities permissions
V
- VMware ESX
- about / VMware ESX
- VMware ESX 3.5
- SNMP access, setting up on / Set up SNMP access to VMware ESX 3.5, What just happened?
- VMware ESXi 4
- SNMP access, setting up for / Set up SNMP access for VMware ESXi 4, What just happened?
- VMware ESX servers
- monitoring / Monitoring VMware ESX servers
- adding, to Cacti / Adding VMware ESX servers to Cacti, Time for action – adding a VMware ESX host to Cacti
- VMware ESX servers, monitoring
- about / Monitoring VMware ESX servers
- SNMP access, setting up for VMware ESXi 4 / Set up SNMP access for VMware ESXi 4, What just happened?
- SNMP access, setting up on VMware ESX 3.5 / Set up SNMP access to VMware ESX 3.5, What just happened?
- VRULE graph
- about / Creating graphs with the RRDtool
- vShpere CLI
- about / What just happened?
W
- Weathermap plugin
- URL / Howie's stuff
- about / Howie's stuff
- Windows
- monitoring / Windows monitoring
- Windows, monitoring
- about / Windows monitoring
- Windows SNMP
- setting up / Windows SNMP setup
- Windows SNMP service
- Windows system
- Cacti, installing / Installing Cacti on a Windows system
- Windows WMI Monitoring
- about / Windows WMI monitoring
- Windows WMI user
- WMI
- about / WMI setup
- wmi.php Cacti interface
- installing / Installing the wmi.php Cacti interface
- wmic command
- installing / Installing the wmic command
- WSO2 WebService framework
X
- Xing German Cacti group
- about / Xing German Cacti group
- URL / Xing German Cacti group
- XML data file, building
- XML header / XML header
- XML input / XML input
- XML output / XML output
- XML file, installing / Installing the XML file
- XML header
- about / XML header