Let's look into Nectar and how to create and schedule reports using this new integrated plugin. Please make sure that your user has the Reports Creation
and Reports Management
permissions.
Now that you have installed the Nectar plugin, let's look into how to create your first report.
The following steps will create your first Nectar report:
- Log on to your Cacti web interface.
- Click on the
nectar
tab. - You should see an empty table. Click on the
+
link in the top-right corner. - You will see a new page where you can define your Nectar report. Enter
My New Report
as theReport Name
and check theEnable Report
checkbox. - Within the
Email Frequency
section, check theNext Timestamp for sending Mail Report
field and choose the date/time you want your first report to be sent out. - Select
Day(s)
as theReport Interval
so your report will be sent out daily, at the time you scheduled your first report, as seen in the following screenshot...