“What is the usage of Cacti in Linux?”
Cacti is a tool used for monitoring and visually displaying performance metrics of network devices and servers. It collects performance data from devices based on the SNMP protocol and presents it in graphical reports and charts.
The primary uses of Cacti include the following aspects:
- Device monitoring: Cacti can monitor network devices (such as routers, switches, firewalls) and servers’ CPU usage, memory usage, network traffic, and other metrics, and display them in a graphical format. Users can regularly collect these metrics through Cacti and visually analyze them.
- Graphical display: Cacti offers a variety of graphical display features, allowing users to create customized charts, reports, and dashboards to meet specific monitoring needs. Users can customize charts based on their needs, selecting metrics, time ranges, and chart styles.
- Alarm notification: Cacti has the ability to establish alarm rules, which will alert administrators when certain metrics of a device exceed or fall below preset thresholds, enabling timely intervention to address the issue. Administrators can receive these notifications through email, text, or other methods.
- Plugin extensions: Cacti supports plugin extensions, allowing users to install third-party plugins to expand Cacti’s functionality based on their needs. These plugins can provide additional monitoring metrics, types of charts, export formats for reports, and other functions to meet more complex and personalized monitoring requirements.
It is important to note that Cacti is a web application based on PHP and MySQL, and users need to install, configure, and manage Cacti on a Linux system to achieve monitoring and display functions.
