As graph, host, and data templates become very complex and are usually crafted to fit a specific device type, Cacti offers the ability to export and share these templates with the community as well as import already existing templates.
This really eases the administrative tasks for creating these templates! So, let's see how you can import and export these templates.
As Cacti does come with a limited set of templates, importing templates will probably be the first action you will take when trying to graph some special data of a device.
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Templates on Cacti.net:
A majority of Cacti templates can now be found at the documentation section of the Cacti website. You can find them on the following page: http://docs.cacti.net/templates
As your Cacti installation probably is running on an Apache web server, you want to get and graph some additional information on it. Let's look at how to import such a template.