RE: [cacti-user] Trying to graph ipfm data; not able to get working graphs

[Wulfran J. <w.j...@ou...>]

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graphs

Hey all,

I'm trying to figure out how to graph data from ipfm (it's a handly =
little=20
tool you can use to report how much bandwidth is being used per IP=20
address; it's nice in a case where you want to know what machines are=20
using bandwidth, but you can't monitor individual ports); I've gotten=20
graphs working in MRTG quite easily, but would much rather have them in=20
Cacti.

I've done the following:
- Written a script that parses the ipfm data and answer's Cacti's =
queries
- Written an XML file to call said script; attached as 'ipfm.xml'. I've
   set up a wrapper that logs all calls to this script, to try to debug =
the
   problem.
  - Defined a 'Data Query' for it, with the following parameters:
   Name: Unix - Get IPFM Statistics
   Desc: Call a script to get detailed IPFM statistics for monitored =
IP's
   XML Path: <path_cacti>/resource/script_queries/ipfm.xml
   Input Method: Get Script Data (Indexed)
- Added a 'Graph Template' to said 'Data Query', with the following:
   Name: Interface - 95%
   Template: Interface - Traffic (bits/sec, 95th Percentile)
   Data Source:     traffic_in    ifInOctets (Bytes In)
   Data Source:     traffic_out   ifOutOctets (Bytes Out)
   (under 'Suggested Values - Data Template - Interface - Traffic'
   Name:		       |host_description| - Traffic -
|query_ifIP|/|query_ifHostname|
   rrd_maximum:	       100000000
   (under 'Suggested Values - Graph Template - Interface - Traffic
(bits/sec, 95th Percentile)'
   Title:               |host_description| - Traffic -
|query_ifIP|/|query_ifHostname|

Then, I created a Device for this, and added the 'Unix - Get IPFM=20
Statistics' data template to the device. When I add the template, Cacti=20
runs the following commands (via my wrapper):

Running: gather-ipfm-cacti.pl index
Returns:
216.250.164.46
216.250.164.47

Running: gather-ipfm-cacti.pl query ipaddress
Returns:
216.250.164.46:216.250.164.46
216.250.164.47:216.250.164.47

Running: gather-ipfm-cacti.pl query hostname
Returns:
216.250.164.46:tungsten.msp.technicality.org
216.250.164.47:nitrogen.msp.technicality.org

Then, when I go to the add graphs page, I see both of the above hosts. =
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I create a graph, and then go to the data source that the graph, it's =
set=20
up as follows:

Selected Data Template:		Interface - Traffic
Host:				IPFM Monitor (localhost)

Supplemental Data Template Data - Data Source Fields:
Name:			|host_description| - Traffic -
|query_ifIP|/|query_ifHostname|
Data Source Path: 	<path_rra>/ipfm_ip_monitor_traffic_in_478.rrd
traffic_in Maximum Value:		100000000
traffic_out Maximum Value:		100000000
(Custom Data)
Index Type:		ifHostname
Index Value:		<blank>
Output Type ID:		Interface - 95%

The Debug Output looks like:
/usr/bin/rrdtool create \
/usr/share/cacti/site/rra/ipfm_ip_monitor_traffic_in_478.rrd \
--step 300  \
DS:traffic_in:COUNTER:600:0:100000000 \
DS:traffic_out:COUNTER:600:0:100000000 \
RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:1:600 \
RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:6:700 \
RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:24:775 \
RRA:AVERAGE:0.5:288:797 \
RRA:MIN:0.5:1:600 \
RRA:MIN:0.5:6:700 \
RRA:MIN:0.5:24:775 \
RRA:MIN:0.5:288:797 \
RRA:MAX:0.5:1:600 \
RRA:MAX:0.5:6:700 \
RRA:MAX:0.5:24:775 \
RRA:MAX:0.5:288:797 \
RRA:LAST:0.5:1:600 \
RRA:LAST:0.5:6:700 \
RRA:LAST:0.5:24:775 \
RRA:LAST:0.5:288:797 \

Everything looks right to me; the problem is, the above rrd file is =
never=20
created. Watching the logs from my little wrapper script, Cacti is never =

even executing the script that I wrote to monitor this on it's 5-minute=20
runs. I defined a few SNMP-based graphs for the host, and they are =
created=20
and work just fine.

Any ideas? Did I miss an important step or something?

Thanks!

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