Automation of the many administrative Cacti tasks can be done using the Cacti CLI, the automation feature (formerly Autom8 plugin), or using both in combination. Let's look into the different functionalities that the Cacti CLI and the new integrated automation feature have to offer.
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What happened to Autom8?
With Cacti 1.x, Autom8 has been integrated into the core Cacti code under the Automation section. The functionality and features mostly remained the same.
The Cacti CLI was the first tool to automate the different Cacti tasks. As its name suggests, it is a CLI-based set of PHP files that interact with Cacti core functions and the database. The Cacti CLI can be used to create scripts for integrating external tools such as an asset management tool into Cacti. NOC environments usually have a central inventory management system holding detailed device information and the Cacti CLI will help you import devices into Cacti using this information. What...