cacti install manual
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This Manual contain step by step cacti (network monitoring tool) installation.TRANSCRIPT
Cacti Install Manual
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Install Cacti on Ubuntu 8.04.1 Server LTS step by step
1. Boot the server with Ubuntu 8.04.1 server LTS.
2. Select Language “English”.
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3. Select “Install Ubuntu Server”, Continue.
4. Select “Englist – English”, Continue.
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5. Select “United States”, Continue.
6. Select “No”, Continue.
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7. Select “USA”, Continue.
8. Select “USA”, Continue.
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9. Enter the Hostname: “Cacti”, Continue.
10. Configure the clock, Select “Eastern”; Continue.
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11. Select “Guided – Use entire disk”, Continue.
12. Select the disk, Continue.
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13. Select “Yes”, Continue.
14. Enter the Full namefor the new user “Cacti User”, Continue.
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15. Enter the Username for your account “Cacti”, Continue.
16. Enter the password for the user, Continue.
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17. Re-enter the password for the user, Continue.
18. Enter the proxy information if you have it, Continue.
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19. Select “Openssh server”, Continue.
20. Continue to finish installing the Ubuntu 8.04.
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21. Login the system.
22. sudo apt-get update
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23. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Enter “y”, Continue.
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24. sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Enter “y”, Continue.
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Enter the root’s password for mysql server, Continue.
Re-enter the root’s password for mysql server, Continue
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25. sudo apt-get install apcche2
Enter “y”, Continue.
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26. sudo apt-get install php5
Enter “y”, Continue.
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27. sudo apt-get install php5-gd
Enter “y”, Continue.
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28. sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
29. sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
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Enter “y”, Continue.
Select “Apache2”, Continue.
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30. sudo apt-get install patch
31. sudo reboot
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32. Login the system.
33. sudo apt-get install cacti-cactid
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Enter “y”, Continue.
Enter to Continue.
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Select “Apache2”, Continue.
Enter to Continue.
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Select “Yes”, Continue.
Enter the root’s password for mysql server. (That is been enter in step 24.) Continue.
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Enter the password (cacti) for the cacti database, Continue.
Re-enter the password (cacti) for the cacti database, Continue.
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34. sudo reboot
35. Open the link : http://cacti-IP/cacti in IE.
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36. Click Next to Continue.
37. Select “New Install”, click Next to Continue.
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38. Click Finish.
39. Use User: admin / password: admin to login the system.
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40. Change the password at the first login.
41. Click settings.
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42. Click Paths.
43. In the “Spine Poller File Path”, modify “/usr/sbin/spine” to “/usr/sbin/cactid”.
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44. Save.
45. Click Pooler.
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46. Select “spine” in the “Poller Type”, Save.
47. Upload cacti-plugin-0.8.7b-PA-v2.1_Ubuntu-8.04-server.zip to cacti.
48. unzip cacti-plugin-0.8.7b-PA-v2.1_Ubuntu-8.04-server.zip.
49. mydql cacti –u cacti –p < pa.sql.
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50. cd /usr/share/cacti/site.
51. patch –p1 –N –dry-run < /home/cacti/ cacti-plugin-0.8.7b-PA-v2.1.diff
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52. Check if has err.
53. If no err, run “sudo patch –p1 –N < /home/cacti/ cacti-plugin-0.8.7b-PA-
v2.1.diff”
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54. login the system.
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55. Click User Management.
56. Seclect admin.
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57. Check Plugin Management, Save.
58. Upload the plugins “settings”, “thold” and “monitor” to the cacti, and unzip to
the folder /use/share/cacti/site/plugins/
59. All the install is ok.