Part A. Install snmpd
1. Install command: apt-get install snmpd
2. edit the file /etc/default/snmpd
3. find line SNMPDOPTS='-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -u snmp -g snmp -I -smux -p /var/run/snmpd.pid 127.0.0.1 and remove string 127.0.0.1
save the changes
4 edit the file /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
Find the line com2sec readonly default public
and replace the community string name (i.e., public) with the one for your snmp community
for example: com2sec readonly default unpatti
Save the changes
5. restart snmp daemon /etc/init.d/snmpd restart
6. test using the command: /usr/bin/snmpwalk -v 2c unpatti 127.0.0.1
Note: replace unpatti with the ro community string of your server
Note: In this tutorial, the MySQL and Apache2 have been installed in the system and running.
Check whether SNMP is installed and run, if SNMP it is not installed, run apt-get install snmp apt-get php5-snmp
Part B. Install Cacti
1. Install command: apt-get install cacti
2. press/choose ok to acknowledge message of Configuring libphp-adodb
3. configure database for cacti with dbconfig-common(y)? yes
4. supply Password of the database’s administrative user: your mysql root password
5. define MySQL application password for Cacti: yourpassword
6. Choose type of webserver to be used: Apache2 (OK)
… system will proceed with … selecting previously deselected package Gawk …
Finished.
7.Go to http://yourhost/cacti using browser to continue installation process
8. Cacti Installation Guide info, click Next
9. Choose: New Install and then Next
10. Cacti will show the following information
Database User: cacti
Database Hostname:
Database: cacti
Server Operating System type: Unix
11. Click Next
Make sure that RDTool 1.3x or higher is selected
12. Click Finish.
13. First time login on http://yourhost/cacti
user: admin
password: admin
15. proceed with password change
16. Add your device
Go to Management -> Devices -> Add
