[PDF] I. Installation de Cacti tar xzvf /usr/src/cacti-

How do I install cacti?

• Visit the website of your Cacti server, should be similar to "http://localhost/cacti/". This should automatically initiate the "Cacti Installation Guide" in your web-browser. Click "Next", "Next", and "Finish" to complete this guide. Login to Cacti with the default username and password of "admin" and "admin".

How do I authenticate with cacti?

• TO cactiuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'somepassword'; mysql> flush privileges; If you are running MySQl 4.1 and above, you will need to apply the old password setting in order to authenticate with Cacti. To make this change, stop the MySQL service and add the following to the Start Parameter field. Start it again once it has been added.

How do I manage devices in cacti?

• To manage devices within Cacti, click on the Devicesmenu item. Clicking Addwill bring up a new device form. The first two fields, Descriptionand Hostnameare the only two fields that require your input beyond the defaults. If your host type is defined under the host template dropdown, be sure to select it here.

How does cacti work?

• Using Cacti you can easily monitor the performance of your computers, networks, servers, router, switch, services (apache, mysql, dns, harddisk, mail server), SANs, applications, weather measurements, etc. Cacti's installation is very simple and you don't need to be expert to complete its setup.