Comments on: NetApp GX Monitoring and Cacti http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/04/04/netapp-gx-monitoring-and-cacti/ Storage Information Blog Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:26:55 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: <img src='http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/google.png'/> dblSHOT http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/04/04/netapp-gx-monitoring-and-cacti/comment-page-1/#comment-194 dblSHOT Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:26:55 +0000 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/?p=95#comment-194 you need to put the script in the scripts directory for cacti. i forget really where it's at off the top of my head (i'm out of town at the moment). But basically the script calls the script based on the hostname. if you put the script on your cacti host and call it you can see the data return (at least you should). If you look at the script you can easily see which functions do what and what variables you need for it. if you go into the settings in cacti and change the log level to debug, or even high, you should get info in the cacti.log file that shows you the output when it's calling the script as well (along with any errors). i'll be back in the office monday. when i get back i'll take some screenshots of the configs and try to put together a more detailed doc. it was a little cumbersome to configure for sure. you need to put the script in the scripts directory for cacti. i forget really where it’s at off the top of my head (i’m out of town at the moment). But basically the script calls the script based on the hostname. if you put the script on your cacti host and call it you can see the data return (at least you should). If you look at the script you can easily see which functions do what and what variables you need for it. if you go into the settings in cacti and change the log level to debug, or even high, you should get info in the cacti.log file that shows you the output when it’s calling the script as well (along with any errors).

i’ll be back in the office monday. when i get back i’ll take some screenshots of the configs and try to put together a more detailed doc. it was a little cumbersome to configure for sure.

]]> By: Joe http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/04/04/netapp-gx-monitoring-and-cacti/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Joe Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:59:40 +0000 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/?p=95#comment-193 Thanks for responding. I guess i'm somewhat new to Cacti. I have imported the cacti template but how does the template interact with the perl script to mine that data? Thanks for responding. I guess i’m somewhat new to Cacti. I have imported the cacti template but how does the template interact with the perl script to mine that data?

]]> By: <img src='http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/google.png'/> dblSHOT http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/04/04/netapp-gx-monitoring-and-cacti/comment-page-1/#comment-192 dblSHOT Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:51:25 +0000 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/?p=95#comment-192 Joe, I'll add some additional information about how the system is configured. What exactly is the issue? Can you post some of the cacti.log detail? Joe,
I’ll add some additional information about how the system is configured. What exactly is the issue? Can you post some of the cacti.log detail?

]]> By: Joe http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/2009/04/04/netapp-gx-monitoring-and-cacti/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Joe Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:12:59 +0000 http://www.techcolumnist.com/wp/?p=95#comment-190 Are there more detailed instructions here? I couldnt get this to work even with my ssh key working properly. Are there more detailed instructions here? I couldnt get this to work even with my ssh key working properly.

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