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Cacti : Add Monitoring Host
2016/06/08
 
Add Monitoring Target Host on the network.
[1] Install SNMP on the target host you'd like to monitor.
root@node01:~#
apt-get -y install snmp snmpd snmp-mibs-downloader
root@node01:~#
vi /etc/snmp/snmp.conf
# line 4: comment out

#
mibs :
root@node01:~#
vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
# line 15: comment out

#
agentAddress udp:127.0.0.1:161
# line 17: uncomment

agentAddress udp:161,udp6:[::1]:161
# line 49: uncomment and change to any comunity name you like

rocommunity
Serverworld
localhost
# line 51: comment out

#
rocommunity public default -V systemonly
# line 59: uncomment and change to any comunity name & change access permission

rocommunity
Serverworld 10.0.0.0/24
root@node01:~#
systemctl restart snmpd
# validation (replace "Serverworld" to the comunity name you set)

root@node01:~#
snmpwalk -v 2c -c Serverworld localhost system 

SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Linux node01.srv.world 4.4.0-22-generic 
    #40-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 12 22:03:46 UTC 2016 x86_64
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: NET-SNMP-MIB::netSnmpAgentOIDs.10
DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (2213) 0:00:22.13
.....
.....
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.9 = Timeticks: (1) 0:00:00.01
SNMPv2-MIB::sysORUpTime.10 = Timeticks: (1) 0:00:00.01
[2] Login to Cacti admin site and click "Devices" on the left menu.

 

[3] Click "Add" in the right pane.

 

[4] Input items like follows and click "Create" button.
Description ⇒ simply description
Hostname ⇒ target's hostname or IP address
Host Template ⇒ ucd/net SNMP Host
SNMP Comunity ⇒ the comunity name you set in [1]

     

[5] After saving settings, click "Graph Trees" on the left menu and click "Default Tree" in the right pane.

   

[6] Click "Add" in the right pane.

 

[7] Select "Host" in "Tree Item Type" field and select target Host in "Host" field and then click "Create" button.

   

[8] Click "Save" button.

 

[9] Click "New Graphs" on the left menu and select graphs you'd like to add in the right pane and then click "Create" button.

   

[10] After few minutes later, move to the "graphs" tab to view the system status to select the new target host on the left menu like follows.

   

 
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