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Introduction

The nmidSMokeping plugin allows Cacti administrators to included the original smokeping graphs from a live smokeping installation within Cacti. The smokeping graphs are displayed at the end of the graph view page allowing the comparison of the smokeping information with other Cacti graphs.
Network or application performance issues can be easily correlated and identified helping in solving issues faster.

Features of upcoming Version 3.0

  • Display Smokeping graphs directly within Cacti
  • New: Supports Thumbnail View
  • New: Supports Complete Tree ( multiple smokeping graphs on a header section )
  • New: Autom8 Support (Special Autom8 version required )
  • Supports Cereus Reporting for adding Smokeping graphs to PDF/HTML Reports
  • Support nmidWeb2 for portlet/web2 support
  • Pure PHP implementation
  • No nmid base install required

Screenshots

Download

Main Plugin

Name Description Size Version Supported Cacti Version Support Download Link
nmidSmokeping Alpha Version – Integrates into Cacti replacing some Cacti files 177.5 KB v3.00.30 ALPHA CactiEZ 0.8.8b Get Support
nmidSmokeping Display smokeping graphs for devices and interfaces within Cacti 20.0 KB v3.00.3 CactiEZ 0.8.8b Get Support
nmidSmokeping Display smokeping graphs for devices 9.7 KB v2.00 0.8.7g – 0.8.8f Get Support Download (2,957)
nmidSmokeping Display smokeping graphs for devices v1.13 0.8.7g – 0.8.7i Get Support

Patches

Patch purpose Description Smokeping Version Ation
Thumbnail support This patch removes the legend and accepts the width and height for the graph 2.6.11 Download
Thumbnail support This patch removes the legend and accepts the width and height for the graph 2.6.9 Download
Thumbnail support This patch removes the legend and accepts the width and height for the graph 2.6.8 Download

HowTo apply the Smokeping Patches

To apply the patch, execute the following command :

cd /opt/
wget http://blog.network-outsourcing.de/wp-content/uploads/smokeping_nmid_2.6.11.zip
unzip smokeping_nmid_2.6.11.zip
patch -p1 -N < smokeping_nmid_2.6.11.patch

In case it asks for a filename, use smokeping/lib/Smokeping.pm:

patch -p1 -N < smokeping_nmid_2.6.11.patch
can't find file to patch at input line 3
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|--- smokeping/lib/Smokeping.pm 2013-03-04 05:16:57.000000000 -0800
|+++ smokeping-new/lib/Smokeping.pm 2014-07-20 09:10:36.311444961 -0700
--------------------------
File to patch: smokeping/lib/Smokeping.pm
patching file smokeping/lib/Smokeping.pm
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1053 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1166 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1373 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 1392 (offset 1 line).

Installation for Alpha version

Install the plugin like any normal Cacti plugin.   Then repalce your Cacti 0.8.8b files with the files from the cacti_patches directory.

You should then be able to add smokeping interface graphs to the normal Cacti tree like you would do with any other cacti graph.