| | 1 | = Cacti = |
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| | 3 | Through this hands-on you will install cacti monitoring system and create device entry for your workshop router and switch. You will also create graphs and arrange a graph hierarchy. Finally you will install some cacti plug-ins. |
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| | 5 | == Installation == |
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| | 7 | You can easily install cacti by following |
| | 8 | {{{ |
| | 9 | # apt-get install cacti |
| | 10 | }}} |
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| | 12 | * While the installation process you will be ask for a '''password''' for mysql server. Please give the '''<class password>'''. |
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| | 14 | * Select '''Apache2''' as the webserver type |
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| | 16 | * Select '''Yes''' to Configure database for cacti with dbconfig-common? |
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| | 18 | * Again give the '''<class password>''' for the database administrative user. |
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| | 20 | * You have complete the cacti installation. open a web browser in your host PC and give the following url. |
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| | 22 | '''http://<Your VM's IP Address>/cacti''' |
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| | 24 | * Click '''next''' |
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| | 26 | * Select '''New Install''' and click '''next''' |
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| | 28 | * Click '''Finish''' and you will be directed to the cacti login page |
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| | 30 | * Use default username and password to login |
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| | 32 | User name : '''admin''' |
| | 33 | Password : '''admin''' |
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