Rename a graph

[ugob]

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to give a significant name to the graphs generated by cacti for a cisco 48-port switch. The title of the graph looks like "switchname - Traffic - 2/1". How could I make it "switchname - Traffic - 2/1 - $DESC" ($DESC being the description of the item that is connected to this port, for example, server1 or internet, or eth1 server2)

Thanks.

[ben_c]

Hi,

You can either go to graph management > select the graph to edit, and change the title field to something like :

|host_description| - Traffic - |query_ifName| - |query_ifAlias|

If you want this to occur for all interfaces it might be easier to add the above field to the associated graph template under data queries, then run the cli scripts to reindex the hosts and then reapply names.

Hope that helps!

[ugob]

Hi,

Thanks for your response,

Hi,

You can either go to graph management > select the graph to edit, and change the title field to something like :

|host_description| - Traffic - |query_ifName| - |query_ifAlias|

There is no "Title" field to be changed there.

If you want this to occur for all interfaces it might be easier to add the above field to the associated graph template under data queries, then run the cli scripts to reindex the hosts and then reapply names.
Hope that helps!

Could you provide a little more details? I've tried a few things, but the best I've come with gives something like:

switchname - Traffic - 2/1 - |query_ifDescr|

All my ports are defined on the cisco.

Thanks,

[ben_c]

host_description| - Traffic - |query_ifName| - |query_ifAlias|

This is what I use for all my cisco interfaces with a problem.

There is no "Title" field to be changed there.

Err, are you clicking on the interface you want to edit to bring up the Graph Template Selection / Supplemental Graph Template Data page? The title is in there.

Post a screenshot of what you're looking at.

[ugob]

Here is the screenshot of what I'm seeing.

[ugob]

When I try |host_description| - Traffic - |query_ifName| |query_ifDescr|, it works, I get 10/100/1000 utp as ifDescr. |query_ifIndex| also works.

How come |query_ifAlias| doesn't work? What is the OID of this? Maybe my switch doesn't return this value?

[ugob]

Oh, I found it :

Look what return snmpwalk:

snmpwalk -v1 -c whatever hostname 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18.1
IF-MIB::ifAlias.1 = STRING:

How do I set that on a cisco Catalyst 29xx switch?

[ugob]

Here is the screenshot of what I'm seeing.

Ok, I found that I must have to check the Title Use Per-Graph Value (Ignore this Value)" checkbox in the graph template before looking there.

[ugob]

Oh, I found it :

Look what return snmpwalk:

snmpwalk -v1 -c whatever hostname 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18.1
IF-MIB::ifAlias.1 = STRING:

How do I set that on a cisco Catalyst 29xx switch?

I got it:

set snmp ifalias {ifIndex} [ifAlias]

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switche ... /snmp.html

However, when I set it, it still doesn't work. I've tried to clear the pooler cache, still nothing... Well, I see "|query_ifAlias| instead if the ifAlias I've set using the command "set snmp ifalias"

[ben_c]

My switchport labels 'description blah' show up with a query_ifAlias, perhaps yours is an older IOS? The Alias (IF-MIB) is the one you need to get working.

[ugob]

It's a rather recent Catalyst 2948. Is it running catos or ios? How can I tell? Which version should it be running?

[ben_c]

Do a show ver

Should be IOS 12.2 or 12.3 if that's the case.

[TheWitness]

If it's running CatOS, you are hosed. I was going to fix that in Cacti, but I have not touched a CatOS device in so long, I can't even quote the models.... Wait, now that I think of it, I still can.

TheWitness

[ben_c]

If you're still running CatOS you deserve what you get anyways

[ugob]

I don't know, I'm not too familiar with cisco systems and I found how to get the version # of the OS, but not the name...