help me configure plugins flowview 1.0-1

[luisma75111]

Hi

I have installed cacti version 0.8.7g
plugins flowview-v1.0-1.tgz


1. Plugin enable flowview

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2. Create the directory

mkdir -p /var/flows/myrouter

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3. Install the package flow-tools

4. Rewrite the flow-capture file

cp /usr/share/cacti/site/plugins/flowview/flow-capture /etc/init.d/

5. Configure the flow-capture.conf

nano /etc/flow-tools/flow-capture.conf

add

-V 5 -E 5G -N 3 -w /var/flows/myrouter 0.0.0.0/10.0.108.4/2055

6. Database amount

cd /usr/share/cacti/site/plugins/flowview

shell# mysql -u root -p

mysql> create database flowview;
mysql> use flowview;
mysql> source flowview.sql;

7. Restart the service

/etc/init.d/flow-capture start

NOTE: Starting Flow Tools
NOTE: Making directory '/var/flows/myrouter//var/flows/myrouter'
PHP Warning: mkdir(): No such file or directory in /etc/init.d/flow-capture on line 54




I think these are the right steps but the show is to see who can help me
What else should I do?

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thanks

[paulgevers]

NOTE: Making directory '/var/flows/myrouter//var/flows/myrouter'
PHP Warning: mkdir(): No such file or directory in /etc/init.d/flow-capture on line 54

Have you verified what is on line 54 and have you maybe created this file or folder by hand?

[luisma75111]

the original file in line 54 contains

mkdir ("$path/$folder");

is changed to

mkdir ("/var/flows/myrouter")

restart and I get

NOTE: Making directory '/ var / flows / myrouter / / var / flows / myrouter'
PHP Warning: mkdir (): No such file or directory in / etc / init.d / flow-capture on line 54

also try the original script I get the same error

according to the help file of Jimmy Conner

Next copy the 'flow-capture' file in the flowview plugin directory to '/etc/init.d/'
or the appropriate location. You have to edit this file to set the cacti base path.

need to edit the file, but not in that line of script

[paulgevers]

the original file in line 54 contains

mkdir ("$path/$folder");

is changed to

mkdir ("/var/flows/myrouter")

restart and I get

NOTE: Making directory '/ var / flows / myrouter / / var / flows / myrouter'
PHP Warning: mkdir (): No such file or directory in / etc / init.d / flow-capture on line 54

You are still getting the error, I bet it is a permission issue. Please try to create the folder by hand. (And revert the script.

[luisma75111]

changes back to the original script

create the file by hand

mkdir -p /var/flows/myrouter

/etc/init.d/flow-capture restart

NOTE: Stopping Flow Tools
NOTE: Starting Flow Tools
WARNING: No configured flows

[gandalf]

Moving to plugins
R.

[luisma75111]

tar xvf flowview-v1.1-1.tgz

mv flowview /usr/share/cacti/site/plugins

cp /usr/share/cacti/site/plugins/flowview/flow-capture /etc/init.d/

I then edit the flow-capture

nano /etc/init.d/flow-capture

but not that I modify lines for the cactus begins to show catches



1 #!/usr/bin/php
2 <?php
3 /*
4 # description: Start Flow-Capture
5 # chkconfig: 2345 95 00
6 */
7
8 $cacti_base = '/usr/share/cacti/site';
9
10 include_once($cacti_base . '/include/global.php');
11
12 $tools_path = read_config_option("path_flowtools");
13
14 if (isset($_SERVER['argv'][1])) {
15 switch (strtolower($_SERVER['argv'][1])) {
16 case 'start':
17 start();
18 break;
19 case 'stop':
20 stop();
21 break;
22 case 'restart':
23 restart();
24 break;
25 default:
26 echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/flow-capture {start|stop|restart}\n";
27 break;
28 }
29 }
30
31 function start() {
32 global $tools_path, $cacti_base;;
33
34 echo "NOTE: Starting Flow Tools\n";
35 $devices = db_fetch_assoc("SELECT * FROM plugin_flowview_devices");
36 if (!empty($devices)) {
37 $path = db_fetch_cell("SELECT value FROM `settings` WHERE name = 'path_flows_dir'");
38 if ($path == '')
39 break;
40 if (substr($path, -1) == '/') {
41 $path = substr($path, 0, -1);
42 }
43 foreach ($devices as $device) {
44 $port = $device['port'];
45 $folder = $device['folder'];
46 $nest = $device['nesting'];
47 $v = $device['version'];
48 $from = $device['allowfrom'];
49 $comp = $device['compression'];
50 $rotate = $device['rotation'];
51 $expire = $device['expire'] * ($rotate + 1);
52 if (!is_dir("$path/$folder")) {
53 echo "NOTE: Making directory '$path/$folder'\n";
54 mkdir("$path/$folder");
55 }
56 if (is_dir("$path/$folder")) {
57 echo "NOTE: Launching flow-capture as '$tools_path/flow-capture -w $path/$folder 0/$from/$port -S5 -V$v -z $comp -n $rotate -e $expire -N $nest'\n";
58 shell_exec($tools_path . "/flow-capture -w $path/$folder 0/$from/$port -S5 -V$v -z $comp -n $rotate -e $expire -N $nest");
59 }
60 }
61 }else{
62 echo "WARNING: No flows configured\n";
63 }
64 }
65
66 function stop() {
67 global $tools_path, $cacti_base;;
68
69 echo "NOTE: Stopping Flow Tools\n";
70 $devices = db_fetch_assoc("SELECT * FROM plugin_flowview_devices");
71 if (!empty($devices)) {
72 shell_exec('killall -9 ' . $tools_path . '/flow-capture');
73 }
74 }
75
76 function restart() {
77 stop();
78 start();
79 }

[luisma75111]

unsuccessfully tried yet

[cigamit]

first, your path is wrong in the settings. Change the path to /var/flows/

then, the other thing you have not shown, is what listeners you have setup in the plugin. Make sure the directory in the listener is set to "myrouter" not the full path.

[luisma75111]

first, your path is wrong in the settings. Change the path to /var/flows/ ( ready and modify it )

then, the other thing you have not shown, is what listeners you have setup in the plugin. Make sure the directory in the listener is set to "myrouter" not the full path. ( these are the steps I'm working )


1. edit nano /etc/flow-tools/flow-capture.conf

add

-V 5 -E 5G -N 3 -w /var/flows 0.0.0.0/10.0.108.4/2055

2. then

/etc/init.d/flow-capture restart

Stopping flow-capture: flow-capture.
Starting flow-capture: flow-capture.

3. verify the catch in the directory created

root@debian:/var/flows# ls
2012

4. So far so good but it is not what I need then

cp /usr/share/cacti/site/plugins/flowview/flow-capture /etc/init.d/

5. restart

/etc/init.d/flow-capture restart

NOTE: Stopping Flow Tools
NOTE: Starting Flow Tools
NOTE: Making directory '/var/flows//var/flows'
PHP Warning: mkdir(): No such file or directory in /etc/init.d/flow-capture on line 54

6. line 54 contains

nano -c /etc/init.d/flow-capture

line 54

mkdir("$path/$folder");

7. Here the problem is not that line must be modified

as you can see them and leave the scritp I'm using

[cigamit]

NOTE: Making directory '/var/flows//var/flows'
PHP Warning: mkdir(): No such file or directory in /etc/init.d/flow-capture on line 54

As I said above, your path is wrong. The plugin creates the path by taking what you have in settings and then adding the "device path" you setup in the listeners in the plugin.
So in settings your path should be
/var/flows/
and the "path" in the listener you created should be
myrouter
don't include a full path in that.

[luisma75111]

ok

So in settings your path should be
/var/flows/

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and the "path" in the listener you created should be
myrouter

mkdir /myrouter

nano /etc/flow-tools/flow-capture.conf

add

-V 5 -E 5G -N 3 -w /myrouter 0.0.0.0/10.0.108.4/2055


cp /usr/share/cacti/site/plugins/flowview/flow-capture /etc/init.d/

root@debian:/# /etc/init.d/flow-capture restart

NOTE: Stopping Flow Tools
NOTE: Starting Flow Tools
WARNING: No flows configured


Now I get it