Cacti 0.8 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – setup of a cron-based report generation

1. Logon to your Cacti server.
2. Create a new file in /etc/cron.d for running the report generation:

   vi /etc/cron.d/reportScheduler
   

3. Add the following one line to this file:

   */1 * * * * cactiuser /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/cacti/plugins/nmidCreatePDF/cron_pdf_scheduler.php > /dev/null 2>&1
   

4. Save the file by hitting ESC and entering x.
5. Now logon to your Cacti web interface.
6. Go to Configuration | Settings.
7. Click on the NMID tab.
8. Select Cron as the Scheduler being used.
9. Click on the Save button.

What just happened?

You just changed your scheduler from the poller-based version to a cron-based one. This will allow the Cacti poller to concentrate on polling performance data while the operating system deals ...