Boost Install on Windows - Trouble

[lippi]

Hi Folks...

at first i want to say Hello and Thanx to all Users in this Forum.
I use Cacti since about two Years for Monitoring Networks at our Customers.
Each time, when i had a Problem, i used the Search on this Site and found a good Help.
So THANXXXXX to ALL

But now i am in a little Trouble, where i couldn´t find any Help, so i registered myself and want to ask you all (hope my English is good enough )

I use one Cacti (0.8.7e) on Windows with about 200 Hosts (growing) and 1 Min. Polling. Plugins are the PA 2.2, Spine 0.8.7e, Monitor, Syslog, Thold, Uptime,...
It´s nearly not possible to update all RRD during one Poll, so i want to use Boost, but after the Install, it doesnt work correct.
The "On demand Update" seems to run, but the Update Process-Poller don´t run. Is there any Manual else for install on Windows ??? I did all Steps from the Readme, exept the Tasks for Unix.
Please can you give me any way to find out, whats wrong???

[BSOD2600]

Cacti 0.8.7e should be using PIA 2.5. There are also some patches for cacti to install.

[lippi]

So, i did the Update to PIA 2.5, but same Problem.
The Boost Update Service is startet an enabled, Telnet Status okay, but Boost Stauts says "never run".
Can anyone help me, please?
Who did an Install on Windows? Can you tell it Step by Step????

[BSOD2600]

Never actually had the need to use Boost on Windows... but first thing, have you read the readme which came with Boost? it's in it's plugin directory. Have you scheduled boost to run in settings? Have you installed the settings plugin?

[lippi]

Settings Plugin is installed.

What i did to install:

1. Import the boost_sql_memory.sql
2. Copy the Boost Files to ../plugins/boost
3. Create a Directory for image cache
4. Go to Plugin Management > install > enable Boost
5. Go to Settings / Boost enable all three Features

The on Demand Updates seems to run and Imagecacching also.
But whats with the scheduled Update for updating all RRDs???

Which kind of Service is needed?
In the Readme Point 6 explain only for Linux, there is only a hint for Windows "On Windows, you should create a service. "

[TheWitness]

So long as Apache/IIS has RW to the RRDfiles, you don't need to run the service. That is an advanced configuration best left for Linux/UNIX type systems. It can be made to run on Windows, but with Windows sockets library is DEFICIENT for multiple reasons and will likely cause issues that can simply be avoided by using Linux, or simply providing the Web Server RW to the RRDfiles.

If you get into a situation where multiple web servers required to address user demand, you would benefit from a Boost Server processes, with my prior comment being taken into account.

TheWitness

[lippi]

Boost Server is disabled and Apache has RW access, but no Updates...

[TheWitness]

Force your boost updates with "php -q poller_boost.php --force" this way you can see first hand what is failing.

TheWitness

[lippi]

Hmmm,

after about 5 Seconds, the Commandline is back and no other Output, also the Log File stays "Zero"

[TheWitness]

What version of Boost, or did I ask this already.

TheWitness

[TheWitness]

We would have to do something online to fix this problem. It's hard to translate.

TheWitness

[lippi]

Sorry i was in vacation last Days.
I would be great, when you help me online.
I which way would you like to do it ???

[TheWitness]

I'm around for the next 45 minutes.

TheWitness

[lippi]

My Problem, the Cacti isn´t at my Office. I have only one Day a Week the Possibilty to access it.
Today, i am there. But there no way to do a Remote Destop for you?!??

[lippi]

I found the following Entry in my Log:

10/09/2009 02:15:01 PM - SPINE: Poller[0] DEBUG: The boost_redirect variable is 0

Doesn´t it has to be a "One" ????