How to add ifAlias to graphs

[jwashburn]

I do a verbose query from Devices

+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 1 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 2 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 3 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 4 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 5 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 6 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 7 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 8 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 9 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 10 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 11 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 12 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 13 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias='SERVERA Primary NIC Speed 100-Full PORTFAST'] index: 14 [from value]
+ Found item [ifAlias=''] index: 15 [from value]

Notice that there is an Alias listed.

If you look at the attached file you can see how I have the Data Query setup.

I have also attached the graph output

What am I missing

[rony]

Have you tried "Reapplying Suggested" names to the graphs in question from the Graph Management page?

[angeraer]

Is there no way to automate this?
I monitor a few hundred ports on switches in a datacenter. The alias field on the switch is used to keep track of the customer patched on the port. These fields change on a daily base so it would be very handy to have some kind of feature like this.

Thanks,

Andy.

[fifsource]

I was wondering if the ifAlias could not be displayed in the graph's legend, instead of the title.
Something like:

Code: Select all

COMMENT: Alias: |ifAlias|

in the graph template.
This does not seem to work either...

[gandalf]

Is there no way to automate this?

There's a php script in the main directory to do so (poller_reindex_hosts.php). But it's VERY time consuming. You may run it on a per host basis
Reinhard

[gandalf]

I was wondering if the ifAlias could not be displayed in the graph's legend, instead of the title.
Something like:

Code: Select all

COMMENT: Alias: |ifAlias|

in the graph template.
This does not seem to work either...

Please try using |query_ifAlias|
Reinhard

[fifsource]

I was wondering if the ifAlias could not be displayed in the graph's legend, instead of the title.
Something like:

Code: Select all

COMMENT: Alias: |ifAlias|

in the graph template.
This does not seem to work either...

Please try using |query_ifAlias|
Reinhard

Doesn't work either.

[jwashburn]

What wierd is its working sometimes. My vlan descriptions seem to show up pn the graphs, but not port descriptions

[gandalf]

Please check the snmpwalk results for those indices.
Reinhard

[nduda78]

Is there no way to automate this?

There's a php script in the main directory to do so (poller_reindex_hosts.php). But it's VERY time consuming. You may run it on a per host basis
Reinhard

How can I set this to run? I want to have it rerun these per host also.

[gandalf]

php -q poller_reindex_hosts.php -h
Cacti Reindex Host Script 1.0, Copyright 2005 - The Cacti Group

usage: poller_reindex_hosts.php -id=[host_id|All] [-d] [-h] [--help] [-v] [--version]

-id=host_id - The host_id to have data queries reindexed or 'All' to reindex all hosts
-d - Display verbose output during execution
-v --version - Display this help message
-h --help - Display this help message

Reinhard

[nduda78]

php -q poller_reindex_hosts.php -h
Cacti Reindex Host Script 1.0, Copyright 2005 - The Cacti Group

usage: poller_reindex_hosts.php -id=[host_id|All] [-d] [-h] [--help] [-v] [--version]

-id=host_id - The host_id to have data queries reindexed or 'All' to reindex all hosts
-d - Display verbose output during execution
-v --version - Display this help message
-h --help - Display this help message

Reinhard

Nice, I will slap this into cron. Thanks !

[uno]

When I use "Reapply suggested names" from graph management, the "|query_ifAlias|" is just removed from the graph title, nothing else happens. Do I need a newer version than 0.8.6c for this?

[gandalf]

Do I need a newer version than 0.8.6c for this?

To be honest, I don't know. This is quite old and I cannot remember, when and how this feature dropped in.
Reinhard

[uno]

Ok, I will probably stop using the .deb package for Sarge and go for the .tar.gz instead.