Cisco Mulitcast/Broadcast/Unicast template

[jfarese]

For anyone looking to differentiate between multicast/broadcast/unicast packets. I have created a template which is attached. The only other thing is you will need to add the following lines to the into interface.xml located in cacti/resource.snmp_queries. It would be great to have these added to the cacti main branch as nonunicast is considered to be depricated and should no longer be used.

<ifHCInMulticastPkts>
<name>Multicast Packets In</name>
<method>walk</method>
<source>value</source>
<direction>output</direction>
<oid>.1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.8</oid>
</ifHCInMulticastPkts>
<ifHCOutMulticastPkts>
<name>Multicast Packets Out</name>
<method>walk</method>
<source>value</source>
<direction>output</direction>
<oid>.1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.12</oid>
</ifHCOutMulticastPkts>
<ifHCInBroadcastPkts>
<name>Broadcast Packets In</name>
<method>walk</method>
<source>value</source>
<direction>output</direction>
<oid>.1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.9</oid>
</ifHCInBroadcastPkts>
<ifHCOutBroadcastPkts>
<name>Broadcast Packets Out</name>
<method>walk</method>
<source>value</source>
<direction>output</direction>
<oid>.1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.13</oid>
</ifHCOutBroadcastPkts>

[_CL]

I like the idea of putting the outbound traffic on a negative scale.

Your post reminded me to post my templates for ifXTable in the IF-MIB. I took the Cacti Interface Stats templates and added the ifXTable values. I prefixed the original Cacti templates with (32-bit) and the new data templates with (64-bit). My high capacity graphs for uni/multi/broadcast only show one direction (in or out). I've included an input sample graph.

I've attached the data query I use and all its dependencies. If anyone is interested in it, I wouldn't import the data template except on a test system. It will probably overwrite some of the standard stuff integrated into Cacti.

[_CL]

Funny how I use something for months and never notice an error until I publicly post it. The Total number in the sample graph is wrong. Apparently, the CDEF for "Total All Data Sources" isn't working. I will look into this and post a correction.

Edit: I fixed the problem. I refreshed the attachments in the previous post.

[marcmo]

Question: Does the new interfaces.xml file have to be re-imported? Did you remove the deprecated fields (non-Unicast) from this file?

Thanks,

marcmo

[_CL]

marcmo, I left interfaces.xml alone and created a new interfaces_x.xml that includes the ifEntry and the ifXentry values. I did not take out any deprecated values.

My comment about my template possible overwriting stuff refers to the fact that I have seen renamed data templates overwriting original templates on import. I prefaced the original Cacti data templates for interface.xml with the string "(32-bit)". I am not sure if these will import as new data templates or overwrite the original ones.

[marcmo]

_CL,

I added but did not delete anything from my interfaces.xml -- made a backup copy just in case though. The graph template imported fine but I haven't been able to get this to work ...

Maybe I am looking at this the wrong way, where should I be looking for these new fields? I see the graph template underneath the drop down box in the Associated Graph Templates region but when I go to add an interface graph I do not see the new fields in the graph type drop down box, somewhere something is crossed up.

marcmo

[_CL]

Did you add the new data query to the device page? Attached is what I have.

[_CL]

While I am at it, here are some other screen captures. The first is the data query. The second is an excerpt from my data templates page. The last is an excerpt from my graph templates page.

[marcmo]

Hmmm,

I do not see that as a choice under the Associated Data Query drop down box (which is where I would have expected to see it). I am missing something here.

[marcmo]

Here is my interface.xml file ...

[_CL]

Did the data query import correctly? (Or maybe I messed up the export?)

[marcmo]

Weird, I have entries in Data and Graph Templates but nothing under the Data Queries section.

[_CL]

Here is my interface.xml file ...

Did you use jfarese's method (edit your interfaces.xml file) or did you import my templates?

If you used jfarese's stuff, then did you run the Verbose Query on the devices page?

[marcmo]

CL,

Ah! I think I figured out one piece of what's going on as we are cross posting each other. I did not import your templates, I only made the original changes! I did do the Verbose Query but when it gets to the part where I would expect it to spit out the new info I get this:

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+ Found item [ifIP='127.0.0.61'] index: 118 [from regexp oid parse]
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/share/cacti/resource/snmp_queries/interface.xml'
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/share/cacti/resource/snmp_queries/interface.xml'
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/share/cacti/resource/snmp_queries/interface.xml'
+ Found data query XML file at '/usr/share/cacti/resource/snmp_queries/interface.xml'

Till the end of the query. When I run a snmpwalk on these oid's I do get valid info:

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 snmpwalk -c mycommunity 10.x.x.x .1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.12    
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.2 = Counter64: 45813027513
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.3 = Counter64: 61587965417
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.4 = Counter64: 78893311221
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.5 = Counter64: 43973653082
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.6 = Counter64: 28521555762
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.7 = Counter64: 31315499
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.8 = Counter64: 57869562246
IF-MIB::ifHCOutMulticastPkts.9 = Counter64: 157378150

We do a ton of Multicast so I am not of the mind to drop this.

Thanks for your help, btw.

marcmo
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[didoll]

_CL,I tried to use your template,but I got a large count in multicast & broadcast,just like the graph jfarese post
I got 600m multicast packets/sec,apparently,it's wrong,only 3-5 multicast packets/sec on that port.
So I am intresting which version cacti you used,I tried on 0.8.6.i & 0.8.7.b,all faults.
Thanks.