Import rrd file ...

[KeKeMaN]

Hello,

Before, sorry for my english but I am french

I want to know if with Cacti, it's possible to import rrd file ??

Thanks

[BSOD2600]

Yes, it is. This question has been asked many times before on the forum. I suggest you try search.

[KeKeMaN]

Thanks

But I don't believe you know what I want ... I try to explain my problem : I do graph with rrd file (save each day) on each server I want to gaph then I would to import this file (once a day) in cacti.

Thanks

[gandalf]

KeKeMaN,

there are several appreoaches to this, depending on where the rrd originally is and how to get it.

• rrd is local but is filled by another process
  You may define only the "graphs" with cacti and refer to the external rrd. You should deactivate the cacti polling for that device
  
  rrd is remote, but should be displayed "nearline" (nearly online)
  Same as above, but to get access to the rrd your cacti server must get access to the files (e.g. nfs for unix boxes)
  
  rrd is remote, access to data of the last day is enough
  Same as above, but some ftp/scp/... method should be used to make the rrd available.

Both last cases: If the architecture of the sampling system differs from that of the cacti (displaying) system, you will have to export and reimport using rrdtool xml dump and restore.

The basics of how to make cacti using an "external" rrd have already been discussed on the forum. There is no need for "importing" the rrd, as cacti uses plain rrds "as is".

hth
Reinhard