[rrd-users] Re: Installing Cacti Tool

[Edgar Humberto Parra]

Good morning, I'm kind of newbie with rrdtool, and need to install cacti
tool which uses rrdtool as a data input, but so far, I am unable to
install this tool (cacti tool) under windows.

Does anyone of you guys have the exact procedure of how to install this
tool? But not the "tutorial" that appears on cacti website, because in
that tutorial, only appears the following: 
"install cacti from the zip file into a folder named cacti", and that's
it!! No more info, of how to correctly install the tool, or the exact
procedure how to do it.

Any info would be appreciated

Best regards, 

Edgar H Parra B
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-----Original Message-----
From: rrd-users-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch
[mailto:rrd-users-bounce at list.ee.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Alex van den
Bogaerdt
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:20 PM
To: rrd-users at list.ee.ethz.ch
Subject: [rrd-users] Re: Why is HRULE deprecated?

On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 04:02:33PM -0500, Chris Widhelm wrote:
> I tried it again just to make sure I wasn't missing something.
> 
> I *was* able to create a LINE entry with a static value.  However, I 
> *was not* able to create a LINE entry that did not cause the graph to 
> scale (the big benefit for me for HRULE).

You wrote:
> >>                                                           ..., plus

> >>LINE requires that you use a VNAME for the value instead of an
actual value.

which is not true, or was not true when the changes were made.

> I do agree that the visibility of LINE3 vs HRULE is much better.  
> However, I can't sacrifice the ability to see a very small amount of 
> traffic (< 3kbs) just so I can see a nice fat threshold at 3Mbs. 8)

Hah, but don't underestimate the power of a line reaching that big fat
red area :)  The order in which you specify the lines is important.

Seriously, when these changes were made I did not notice differences
between "HRULE:value#color:legend" and "LINE1:value#color:legend".

You argue that there is a difference and you are probably right.  If
indeed HRULE did not show up if outside the otherwise visible graph area
(meaning: HRULE did not alter the Y-axis) then this difference between
HRULE and LINE was an oversight.  It could also be that things have
changed.  I do not know and I do not think it is important.  If there is
a good reason to keep HRULE then I think it should be kept in.

> Is there any formal process in place for making the request to keep 
> HRULE?  And possibly enhance it?

I think the formal procedure is to discuss it on the developers list but
I could very well be wrong.  In any case: Tobi has the deciding vote;
it's his program.


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