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About CACTI
CACTI is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's
data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph
templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box.
All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized
installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices.
Requirements
CACTI requires that the following software is installed on your system.
• RRDTool 1.0.49 or 1.2.x or greater
• MySQL 4.1.x or 5.x or greater
• PHP 4.3.6 or greater, 5.x greater highly recommended for advanced features
• A Web Server e.g. Apache or IIS
Note: Devices should support SMNP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
Guide in Installing and Configuring CACTI in Windows
1. Download CACTI installer in this site
www.cacti.net/downloads/packages/Windows/Cacti-0.8.8a.exe.
2. Install the Cacti-0.8.8a.exe in the computer:
Click Next…
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Select Apache.
Click Next…
Click Next…
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Click Next…
Click Install…
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Click Next…
Click Finish…
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3. Set the Cacti task user/pass
Make sure to set the appropriate username and password for the Cacti scheduled task.
If you plan on using WMI to query remote servers, the Cacti task account will be used
for remote authentication.
Press Start and click Control Panel.
Click Schedules Tasks.
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Click Cacti.
Click Set password. Fill-up the Password and Confirm password. Press OK. Press OK.
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4. Set the PHP Timezone
Make sure to validate/set the date.timezone in C:\PHP\php.ini. The web server service
needs to be restarted after making this change.
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5. Restart the computer.
6. Open any web browser and type http://localhost/cacti/ in the web address field.
Default User & Password:
User Name: admin
Password : cactipw
7. Click Create Devices for Network.
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8. Click Add.
9. Follow the setting. Then click Create.
10. Click Create Graphs for this Host.
11. Click the specific device you want to register. Then click
12. Click graphs.
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Click the specific device you want to register. Then click Create.
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