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Xi0N
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How to use plugins

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Hi all!

I have been using cacti for some monthes, and i did not be really interested (because of ignorance) in using any plugin.

Now, i want to give them a try: I have a devian lenny installation and i installed cacti from the repos..... How do i start to use the plugins? I have been checking the wiki, and it says that i have to place the plugins in a folder called plugins, but i have none in my installation......
Is there any how to more precise? Do i have to do anythibng else appart from installing the cacti version located in the official repos?

I am a bit lost in this....
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You need to install the Plugin Architecture, which is not part of the standard Cacti package.

More info at http://cactiusers.org/
Weathermap 0.98a is out! & QuickTree 1.0. Superlinks is over there now (and built-in to Cacti 1.x).
Some Other Cacti tweaks, including strip-graphs, icons and snmp/netflow stuff.
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Post by Xi0N »

Ok, thanks for the tip!!

Here are my questons:

1) On the readme, it says i should apply this patchs just on a fresh cacti install.... my cacti system has been working for a month already... i wouldnt want to start over...... is it o critical to do it on a just fresh setup?


2) The Cacti version i am using is: 0.8.7b , i know it is not the latest, but it is the one in debian repos.... the patch is for 0.8.7e ... are there so many changes between these two versions? I think id rather stay wth the version i am currently using, where can i find the appropiate pach for this version?


Thanks
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Xi0N wrote:Ok, thanks for the tip!!

Here are my questons:

1) On the readme, it says i should apply this patchs just on a fresh cacti install.... my cacti system has been working for a month already... i wouldnt want to start over...... is it o critical to do it on a just fresh setup?
It just means without any other patches applied. Back up your cacti directory and database first though, of course... just in case.
2) The Cacti version i am using is: 0.8.7b , i know it is not the latest, but it is the one in debian repos.... the patch is for 0.8.7e ... are there so many changes between these two versions? I think id rather stay wth the version i am currently using, where can i find the appropiate pach for this version?
As far as I know only the latest version is ever supported. You might be lucky and find the right patches for 'b' on this forum. You *do* need the right patches for your version of Cacti.
Weathermap 0.98a is out! & QuickTree 1.0. Superlinks is over there now (and built-in to Cacti 1.x).
Some Other Cacti tweaks, including strip-graphs, icons and snmp/netflow stuff.
(Let me know if you have UK DevOps or Network Ops opportunities, too!)
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You can find the old "unsupported" patch for 0.8.7b here
http://mirror.cactiusers.org/downloads/ ... -v2.1.diff
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Thanks!
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