Cacti

The XML import/export functionality has some non-obvious behavior. The export includes a lot of info, IMHO too much, and the import blindly follows whatever is in the import file. For example, I imported a couple of files today, and the new XML updated all of: CDEF, GPRINT Preset, Data Input Method,...

I love the script and the graphs, but I'd like to point out a major annoyance with the setup procedure. This is perhaps a Cacti problem rather than a problem with this script but I thought I'd point it out anyway. The XML import file (cacti_memcached_host_template.xml) includes RRA settings which Ca...

When querying a machine with multiple IP addresses, why does Cacti use the last IP address returned from snmp? Doesn't it make more sense to use the first IP, since that's the primary one? Using the last IP means that anytime a virtual IP is added, the graph title will change. Is there a way to tell...

First, my Cacti installation is working. I've set up Cacti a number of times in the past and never had serious problems. This issue may be more related to net-snmp but I figured I'd ask here first and see if anyone's seen it. I'm monitoring the NIC on a couple of Linux 2.6.18 servers that have a &qu...