This is the code repository for Cacti Beginner's Guide - Second Edition, published by Packt. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the book from start to finish.
Cacti is a performance measurement tool that provides easy methods and functions for gathering and graphing system data. You can use Cacti to develop a robust event management system that can alert on just about anything you would like it to. But to do that, you need to gain a solid understanding of the basics of Cacti, its plugin architecture, and automation concepts.
Cacti Beginner's Guide will introduce you to the wide variety of features of Cacti and will guide you on how to use them for maximum effectiveness. Advanced topics such as the plugin architecture and Cacti automation using the command-line interface will help you build a professional performance measurement system. Designed as a beginner's guide, the book starts off with the basics of installing and using Cacti, and also covers the advanced topics that will show you how to customize and extend the core Cacti functionalities. The book offers essential tutorials for creating advanced graphs and using plugins to create enterprise-class reports to show your customers and colleagues. From data templates to input methods and plugin installation to creating your own customized plugins, this book provides you with a rich selection of step-by-step instructions to reach your goals. It covers all you need to know to implement professional performance measurement techniques with Cacti and ways to fully customize Cacti to fit your needs. You will also learn how to migrate Cacti to new servers. Lastly you will also be introduced to the latest feature of building a scalable remote poller environment.
All of the code is organized into folders. Each folder starts with a number followed by the application name. For example, Chapter02.
Chapter 1,3,7,8,10,11,14 does not contain any code files
The code will look like the following:
// Realm Id can be: 0 - Local, 1 - LDAP, 2 - Web Auth
if ( ( $realm_id < 0 ) || ( $realm_id > 2 ) ) {
// The realm id will be local unless a valid id was given
$realm_id = 0;
}
You will need the Cacti software with version 1.x, two CPUs with 1 GB of RAM, and 20 GB of hard-drive each with CentOS 7/Windows as an operating system.
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