= Cacti = 

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.  

== Installation == 

You can easily install cacti by following
{{{
# apt-get install cacti
}}}

* While the installation process you will be ask for a '''password''' for mysql server. Please give the '''<class password>'''.

* Select '''Apache2''' as the webserver type

* Select '''Yes''' to Configure database for cacti with dbconfig-common?

* Again give the '''<class password>''' for the database administrative user.

* You have complete the cacti installation. open a web browser in your host PC and give the following url.

'''http://<Your VM's IP Address>/cacti'''

* Click '''next'''

* Select '''New Install''' and click '''next''' 

* Click '''Finish''' and you will be directed to the cacti login page

* Use default username and password to login

User name : '''admin'''
Password : '''admin'''