Chapter 11. Enterprise Reporting

You have created a solid base of graphs, so it's now time to see how you can create reports and send them to your users. This chapter is going to show you how to define reports with the free Nectar and the commercially supported CereusReporting plugins.

In this chapter we are going to:

  • Provide an overview of Nectar and CereusReporting
  • Describe the process of creating a report
  • Schedule reports to be sent via e-mail
  • Describe the advanced reporting features of CereusReporting

It's time for reporting!

Overview of Nectar and CereusReporting

Why do you need a reporting solution in the first place? Although Cacti is capable of exporting graphs to an FTP server, it does not provide the ability to create on-demand reports or to ...

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