Another customization tool that I have seen being searched on the Internet is Cacti.
This is another tool that I do not know very much about. Again, I went directly to the source (http://www.cacti.net/index.php) to obtain information about it. The information below is from the Cacti web site.
Cacti is a complete frontend to RRDTool, it stores all of the necessary information to create graphs and populate them with data in a MySQL database. The frontend is completely PHP driven. Along with being able to maintain Graphs, Data Sources, and Round Robin Archives in a database, cacti handles the data gathering. There is also SNMP support for those used to creating traffic graphs with MRTG.
Cacti’s features consist of graphs, data sources, data gathering, templates, graph displays, and user management. The latest version of Cacti is 0.8.7e
LINKS:
Below is a list of links from the Cacti website.
Additional scripts for use with Cacti here: http://www.cacti.net/additional_scripts.php
Installation Guide For Unix/Linux
To download Cacti: http://www.cacti.net/download_cacti.php
Spine (formerly Cactid) is a poller for Cacti. It is written in native C, makes use of POSIX threads, and is linked directly against the net-snmp library for minimal SNMP polling overhead. It is a replacement for the default cmd.php poller so it must be decided if using Spine makes sense for your installation.
For more information about Spine, go to this link: http://www.cacti.net/spine_info.php
To download Spine (Cactid): http://www.cacti.net/spine_download.php
This concludes this article about Cacti. This is another tool that I myself am not too familiar with. I am however considering trying out this tool to use with tracking the usage on this web site. We shall see. When I do finally work up the nerve to try it out, I will be sure to post an update as to my experience with this amazing tool. If there is anybody reading this who has expertise or has tried this tool and wants to share their experiences and tips, feel free to leave a comment and spread the wealth with our fellow readers!
