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Cacti doesnt create rrd or it doesnt update new rrd's

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Two issues:

1) Cacti doesn't create the rrd-file, when i'm setting it from cacti-console -> Data sources. With "Data Source Debug Mode" on, cacti doesn't give any warnings. Trying to create a graph from non-existing rrd, gives the regular

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"RRDTool Says:
ERROR: opening '<cacti_home>/rra/server_via_ssh_load_5min_33.rrd': No such file or directory "
Permissions should be ok, on the <cacti_home>/rra -directory

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-sh-3.00$ ls -la rra/
total 1876
drwxrwxrwx   2 cacti cacti   4096 Jul 17 14:28 .
drwxr-xr-x  16 cacti cacti   4096 Jul 17 14:29 ..
<snip> 
-rwxrwxr-x   1 cacti cacti  47840 Jul 17 15:07 serveri_snmp_oid_27.rrd
<snip>
Ofcourse i can create the rrd-file by myself, but then comes the second issue.

2) Cacti doesn't update the rrd-files. Old ones work right, but newly created files don't get any new data. I'm using basic "ucd/net" -templates or snmp-templates for data collection. Nothing happens and files timestamp remain same with create-time.

I have checked the "Debug NaN's in your graphs" instructions but those didn't help.

Cacti: Version 0.8.6i (not the newest one)
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PHP 4.3.9 (cgi) (built: May 10 2007 05:19:09)
Running on Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 6 06:21:39 CDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
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Show me your Cacti cron settings. What user are your running poller.php as? Can you do the following:

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su - <cron_user_running_cacti_poller>
cd /var/www/html/cacti
php -q poller.php
php -q cmd.php
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Post by Tommi »

TheWitness wrote:Show me your Cacti cron settings. What user are your running poller.php as? Can you do the following:

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su - <cron_user_running_cacti_poller>
cd /var/www/html/cacti
php -q poller.php
php -q cmd.php
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Cacti is started by root-cron and runned under user cacti:
ps xau | grep php
cacti 13261 0.3 0.4 14976 8424 ? S 08:35 0:00 php /var/www/cacti/poller.php

From "php -q poller.php"

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-sh-3.00$ php -q poller.php
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1184737075 when last update time is 1184737075 (minimum one second step)
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
OK u:0.00 s:0.00 r:1.02
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
<snip this continues for a long time...>
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
OK u:0.00 s:0.00 r:126.41
OK u:0.00 s:0.00 r:126.41
OK u:0.00 s:0.00 r:126.41
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
<snip this continues for a long time...>
Waiting on 1/1 pollers.
07/18/2007 08:49:58 AM - POLLER: Poller[0] Maximum runtime of 292 seconds exceeded. Exiting.
07/18/2007 08:49:58 AM - SYSTEM STATS: Time:293.1010 Method:cmd.php Processes:1 Threads:N/A Hosts:4 HostsPerProcess:4 DataSources:31 RRDsProcessed:9
PHP Warning:  pclose(): 45 is not a valid stream resource in /var/www/cacti/lib/rrd.php on line 48
So the problem might be on a misconfigured rrd-update (wrong time or same time as last input was made)?

And from "php -q cmd.php" :

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-sh-3.00$ php -q cmd.php
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] SNMP: Host responded to SNMP
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] DS[3] CMD: perl /var/www/cacti/scripts/linux_memory.pl MemFree:, output: 17804
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] DS[4] CMD: perl /var/www/cacti/scripts/linux_memory.pl SwapFree:, output: 0
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] DS[5] CMD: perl /var/www/cacti/scripts/loadavg_multi.pl, output: 1min:1.64 5min:0.42 10min:0.14
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] DS[7] CMD: perl /var/www/cacti/scripts/unix_processes.pl, output: 223
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] DS[16] CMD: perl /var/www/cacti/scripts/query_unix_partitions.pl  get used /dev/sda1, output: 47224
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[1] DS[16] CMD: perl /var/www/cacti/scripts/query_unix_partitions.pl  get available /dev/sda1, output: 48643
07/18/2007 08:40:53 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] SNMP: Host responded to SNMP
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[8] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[8] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: mem_buffers, oid: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.14.0, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[9] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[9] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: mem_cache, oid: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.15.0, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[10] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[10] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: mem_free, oid: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.4.6.0, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[11] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[11] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: load_1min, oid: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.3.1, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[12] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[12] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: load_15min, oid: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.3.3, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[13] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[13] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: load_5min, oid: .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021.10.1.3.2, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[19] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.12, output: 3596259878
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[18] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.9, output: 1978898640
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[17] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.11, output: 3667379030
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[17] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.11, output: 382447765
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[18] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.9, output: 3385631359
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[19] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.12, output: 83693471
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[20] WARNING: Result from SNMP not valid.  Partial Result: No Such Object avail
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[20] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: users, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.1.5.0, output: U
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[22] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.6, output: 32240679
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[22] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.6, output: 1913267
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[23] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.7, output: 3651377434
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[23] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.7, output: 545798738
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[24] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.8, output: 513567912
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[24] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.8, output: 177726914
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[25] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.10, output: 1184273204
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[25] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.10, output: 3374175286
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[26] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_out, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.731, output: 0
07/18/2007 08:40:54 AM - CMDPHP: Poller[0] Host[2] DS[26] SNMP: v2: 10.0.1.6, dsname: traffic_in, oid: .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.731, output: 0
Those DS[XX] propably refer to datasources? Datasources 1-26 are old ones (working ok) but newer ones don't even show up on that listing... So cacti doesn't accept new ones ? (which i have made myself, by copying the create command from cacti. Otherwise the new ones wouldn't even exist..)
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I suspect that you have too many entries in your poller_output table. If you look in SVN, you will find a poller_output_clean.php file. Don't get the most recent, but rather the prior version and then run it. It will update your missing RRD data.

Then, make sure that /etc/php.ini have a high memory_limit, say 256mbytes so that this does not happen again.

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Post by Tommi »

Now i have the same problem again. But this time it didn't occur right away. Basic problem is, that cacti doesn't create all of the rrd-files and of course the doesn't update those either... This seems to be related on the template.

First i created a php-file, for collectin snmp data from WebLogic servers. Then i started working via cacti as I declared the data input method (Console -> Data Input Methods -> add), created data templates (Console -> Data Templates -> add) and made graph template (Console -> Graph Templates -> add).

I tested my new script, it had some problems (my fault) but i fixed those. Rrd-files were created and some graphics was visible. Then I decided to change the php-script littlebit and that change demanded a small change also to the Data Input Method . And now if i create new rrd:s from these templates, cacti doesn't create the rrd-file at all.
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Post by Tommi »

And I had caused the problem again. Had wrong name on data input method as a snmp community pharse... It's suppose to be <snmp_community> as a script parameter, not <wls_community> or whatever. :roll:

Always double-check. And then triple-check on the next day. And so on...
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Post by Tommi »

And as result from the fourth check I noticed that Data template didn't have any "Data Input Method" (Console -> Data Templates -> (Edit) ) set... Now this problem only occured with my newly created php-script, but still took two days of looking for the trouble...

It seems to be, that new rrd:s are not created immediately on next update, but after a few rounds of cacti poller.
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