We use Cacti to analyze traffic information on a network device. Actually, we use it to monitor and analyze all network traffic on ports on our switches. I know in the past that Cacti and Nagios have gone hand in hand when it comes to monitoring with either tool. Here's a very short bit on cacti/nagios from the nagioswiki page. I don't know what other people do, but I have cacti running on the same server as nagios.
http://nagioswiki.com/wiki/index.php/Cacti and cacti's website: http://cacti.net If you want to integrate cacti with nagios, there seems to be a-few plugins on nagiosexchange.org for cacti-nagios integration. This one looks promising: C2n - Cacti to Nagios c2n.cgi is a filter/wrapper for the frontend of Cacti to include it in Nagios. It includes the Cacti interface in the right frame of the Nagios web interface. It filters out any possiblity to switch from one host to another using cacti menus. Therefore the authentication system of Nagios will take place and the authentication system of Cacti is unused. http://www.nagiosexchange.org/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F2743.html;d=1 ~Jayson Jayson Broughton Linux Systems Administrator True Oil Companies jbrough...@truecos.com -----Original Message----- From: Ralf Prengel [mailto:ralf.pren...@comline.de] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:13 AM To: nagios-user Mailinglist Subject: [Nagios-users] best way to analyse traffic on a network-device Hallo, what is the best way to analyse traffic on a network-device. I need graphs with average-values in Kb like mrtg is building. Using snmp and/ or new plugins is possible. -- i.A. Ralf Prengel Customer Care Manager Comline AG Hauert 8 D-44227 Dortmund/Germany Fon +49231 97575- 904 Fax +49231 97575- 905 EMail ralf.pren...@comline.de -- www.comline.de Vorstand Stephan Schilling, Erwin Leonhardi Aufsichtsrat Dr. Franz Schoser (Vorsitzender) HR Dortmund B 14570 USt.-ID-Nr. DE 124727422 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null The information in this electronic mail message and any attached files is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message and contact the sender immediately. Access to this message by anyone other than its intended recipient is unauthorized. You must not use or disseminate this information as it is proprietary property of the True companies. Communications on or through the True companies' computer systems may be monitored or recorded to secure effective system operation and for other lawful purposes. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null