non real-time data collecting

[bugzilla]

For some reasons I can not organize real-time monitoring of some nodes in my network, but I have sql-database with all counters of traffic.

Problem is, that this database updated once per 4-5 hours, but traffic data in it - per hour. So, I have per-hour traffic counters, but I can recieve this data only once per 5 hours.

In this case, I need to organize data flow to cacti in format like TIME:COUNTER

I hadn't found any solution how to orgnize it- how to build graphs non in real time, but using TIME field.

I need your advise.
Thanks.

[gandalf]

I'm not aware of a "pure cacti" solution to this. My approach is to update those rrd externally and use cacti for graphing only, see http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=12202. This may require some changes to rra definitions as well. Just discussed this in following topic http://forums.cacti.net/viewtopic.php?t=14169
Reinhard