Cacti 0.8 Network Monitoring

Monitor your network with ease!

Key Features

• Install and setup Cacti to monitor your network and assign permissions to this setup in no time at all
• Create, edit, test, and host a graph template to customize your output graph
• Create new data input methods, SNMP, and Script XML data query
• Full of screenshots and step-by-step instructions to monitor your network with Cacti

Book Description

What you will learn

• Implement SNMP with Cacti using the Net-SNMP application suite
• Retrieve raw data from the system using Net-SNMP
• Create graphs using the RRDtool for easy understanding
• Add devices to Cacti and use graph templates to monitor your network
• Use built-in data queries to check the status of your network
• Import and export your templates and exchange them with the community
• Create users and assign permissions to them to view or edit graphs
• Understand how Net-SNMP application suite implements SNMP with Cacti and use Net-SNMP to retrieve raw data from the system, then use the RRDtool to create graphs
• Understand Cacti s folder structure along with methods of backing up and restoring
• Use advanced command-line scripts for easy access and managing network

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who wants to manage a network using Cacti. You don't have to be a Linux Guru to use this book.