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Cannot find RRDs.pm in MRTG

Asked by: idttodd

Hello,

I have installed Multi Routing Traffic Graphing on IIS6 on a Windows 2003 Small Business Server.  I have additionally installed Active Perl 5.8, and PHP for IIS.  The PHP plugin is for a different website that is running some PHP files.  I have added the necessary web extensions to run Perl (.pl) and Common Gateway Interface (.cgi) files.  I have also installed the SNMP protocol on the server.  I can correctly run .pl, .cgi, or .php from any directory in my local website.

The problem is that MRTG relies on RRD tools to build graphs on the fly.  When I select an interface to monitor, I get an error.  The error reads:

"Cannot find RRDs.pm in C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib"

However, the files are there.  Additionally, when I go to the Configuration Verification page, I get:

"RRDs library NOT FOUND. This may however not be a problem if the library path is amended by the LibAdd birective in the MRTG files.
Can't locate loadable object for module RRDs in @INC (@INC contains: C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib . c:\\mrtg-2.16.2\\rrdtool) at C:\Websites\mrtg\index.cgi line 5984 Compilation failed in require at C:\Websites\mrtg\index.cgi line 5984.
GD library NOT FOUND. This would not be a problem if you had compact=no in the routers.conf.
Can't locate GD.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib . c:\\mrtg-2.16.2\\rrdtool) at C:\Websites\mrtg\index.cgi line 6001.  
Routingtable extensions Net::SNMP library NOT FOUND. This means that the routingtable extensions will NOT WORK. You should therefore either install this package, or disable the extensions in the routers.conf.
Can't locate Net/SNMP.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib . c:\\mrtg-2.16.2\\rrdtool) at C:\Websites\mrtg\index.cgi line 6011."

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

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2009-09-04 at 12:59:51ID24708779
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IIS

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2003

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MRTG

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RRDTOOL

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SNMP

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PERL

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CGI

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CGI Scripting

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Internet Protocols

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Microsoft IIS Web Server

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Answers

 

by: Adam314Posted on 2009-09-04 at 14:22:20ID: 25263436

Do you have GD and Net::SNMP installed?  If not, install them.  From a command prompt:
    ppm install GD
    ppm install Net::SNMP

 

by: idttoddPosted on 2009-09-04 at 14:50:36ID: 25263629

Tried both.

The first responded with Error: Package GD not found.

The second responded with a list of SNMP packages that could be installed:

Net-SNMP
Net-SNMP-alpha
Net-SNMP-Interfaces
Net-SNMP-HostInfo

I tried this command next:

ppm install Net-SNMP and it responded:

Error Package Crypt-DES not found.

 

by: Adam314Posted on 2009-09-04 at 14:59:19ID: 25263704

Does the machine have internet access?  If so, does it need a proxy to access the web?

 

by: idttoddPosted on 2009-09-05 at 20:19:51ID: 25268650

The machine does have internet access and uses no proxy.

 

by: Adam314Posted on 2009-09-08 at 10:17:08ID: 25284029

Add the bribes repository, then try again:
    From command line: repository add BdP http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm
    From GUI: Edit -> Preferences -> Repositories -> enter info at bottom, click Add
        Name: BdP
        Location: http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm

 

by: idttoddPosted on 2009-09-08 at 11:56:44ID: 25284966

For Windows 2003?  The "repository" command is not recognized.

 

by: Adam314Posted on 2009-09-08 at 15:33:41ID: 25286743

Sorry, by command line, I meant ppm command line, not DOS command line.

The ppm has two interfaces, a command line interface, and a GUI interface.  You can use either.  To start ppm, type ppm at a command prompt.  You will then either be at a ppm prompt, or you will have the ppm GUI.  Then add the repository, then try to install GD again.

 

by: idttoddPosted on 2009-09-09 at 06:24:29ID: 25290931

Gotcha.  The ppm libraries have been installed.  GD was also successful.  However, the Net-SNMP package fails with this error:

Failed to download URL
http://bribes.org/perl/PPM/Crypt-DES.ppd not found.

Thanks Again for your continued support.

 

by: Adam314Posted on 2009-09-09 at 13:39:12ID: 25295322

It should be available in the uwinnipeg.ca repository, so add that.  The location will vary depending on your build.  To determine your build, type "perl -v" at a prompt.

    If your build is <819:    http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServer58
    If your build is >=819:     http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/

Use uwinnipeg (or whatever you want) for Name.

 

by: idttoddPosted on 2009-09-10 at 06:13:22ID: 25299786

Please forgive my ignornace here.  How exactly do I install Net-SNMP from the Canadian location?

Thanks!

 

by: idttoddPosted on 2009-09-18 at 11:40:14ID: 25368687

I reinstalled and got it working.  Thanks for trying!

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