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how to pass argument into cacti input field

HI,
i am following this article :
http://forums.cacti.net/about30124.html&highlight=
so i add the script :
#!/bin/bash

CURL=/usr/bin/curl
$CURL -m 60 -w "total:%{time_total} dns:%{time_namelookup} connect:%{time_connect} pretransfer:\
%{time_pretransfer} starttransfer:%{time_starttransfer}" -o /dev/null -s $1

NOw, as this article said,
" So the complete Input string is: /home/cactiuser/measure.sh <url> "

so i put this way : /root/measure <www.domain.com>
but when i am clicking on ADD button its saying

Error: This script appears to have no input values, therefore there is nothing to add.

so, what i am missing ?? what does it mean,?? what do i need to modify the scrept ??

i saw another article :http://forums.cacti.net/about24594.html&highlight=
but i am not clear, what it mean by "adding something like <host> <arg1> etc ?

can any one please help me to understand ??

Lab42

I suppose you should add the argument to the script without < >
NOT /root/measure <www.domain.com>
BUT /root/measure www.domain.com
Also, in order to avoid possbile permissions problems, you better place the script a a directory executable by normal users, something like :
/usr/local/bin/measure
and make it executable:
chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/measure

fosiul01

ASKER

i can conferm you, this script is exectuable, and its not a permission issue ..

Ok i run this script like this in the Shell,

/root/measure www.domain.com

its run, which is execting this script from Shell.

but As far i belvied, cacti will have execute this script ,
so, if you follow the article i gave, you need to add the script with argument in the cacti

but problem is, its saying the above error

Lab42

Ok, sorry, I replied without a live check.
I tried the procedure on a fresh installation.

Where it says:
So the complete Input string is: /home/cactiuser/measure.sh <url>
you have to write that without replacing <url> with your example site (that will be defined later)

so leave the input string in the creation of the Data Input Method something like
/root/measure <url>
( /root/measure must be excutable by cactiuser so maybe it still better to place it somewhere else)

then go on following the article.

fosiul01

ASKER

Ok have a look to this picture

accroding to the articled :

1.Gave the Data Input a name of "Apache Curl Query"
2.Changed the Input Type to: "Script/Command"
3.Gave the Input String a complete path to the script of: "/home/cactiuser/measure.sh" followd by <url>
4.So the complete Input string is: /home/cactiuser/measure.sh <url>

5.-Also made sure the script was owned my cactiuser and made sure it was executable.

6.Next I identified 1 Input field and gave it a name of "url" with all defaults.

i have problem with Number 6 line

i am clikign on ADD button, its giving that error

am i doing anything wrong ??
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fosiul01

ASKER

HI
you know what, i tryed this

/root/testmeasure.sh <url>

but it didnto work before, but now i tryed again, its took me to Input field section!!!!

but where the domain name will go ??!!!
have a look the second picture

normaly this script runs like this

./testmeasure.sh www.domina.com

so this domainname.com will go to input fields i guess, is not it ??
cacti1.GIF

fosiul01

ASKER

ok ignore my previous post of inputfield

give me little bit of time, let me finish rest of the section, i will come back

i know, you have solved my problem, but just give me little bit of time,

fosiul01

ASKER

Ok i guess i am having the same problem

graph is not commiing,

the author fixed it by doign this

it was indeed the default max value being zero. One I flipped it to 100 my graphs started showing.

but do you have any idea , where to set this value ??

i am in in cacti

Lab42

Should be:
Maximum Value
The maximum value of data that is allowed to be collected.
in the Data Source Item module.
But actually even if set to 100 it doesn't graph also on my test install :-I

fosiul01

ASKER

yap you are right ...

check in your

cacti/scripts/rra

directory if the rrd file has been created or not

i will be off for 1 hours
then i will check again

looks like we are gettign there

fosiul01

ASKER

ok...
any luck mate ??

i did some investigaion,

i know the rrd is gathering withi all data
i can create png file manually
but dont know why its not comming to graph

fosiul01

ASKER

Ok i will close this question, as you gave my initiall answer, i will open another one, if you are upto that, try to give me a solution

Lab42

I still have the same problem: data is gathered, rrds are created, but graphs are not shown.
I suspect that the values gathered are somehow "out of range":
 <row><v> 1.7006666667e-02 </v></row>
 <row><v> 1.7993333333e-02 </v></row>
..
but still haven't figured the solution :-I

fosiul01

ASKER

i have create another question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24554706/cacti-graph-is-not-comming.html?cid=295

keep on eye, see what other people say

fosiul01

ASKER

one thing is wired
rrdtool info localhost_connect_16.rrd

filename = "localhost_connect_16.rrd"
rrd_version = "0003"
step = 300
last_update = 1247088602
ds[connect].type = "GAUGE"
ds[connect].minimal_heartbeat = 600
ds[connect].min = 0.0000000000e+00
ds[connect].max = NaN
ds[connect].last_ds = "0.123"

ds[connect].max = NaN : why its NAN ??

fosiul01

ASKER

Ok solved!!

Graphmanagement->Select the Graph->Edit graph item->select graph item type to Line1

it will show you the graph

Lab42

Yeah, it works!
Thank you for letting me discover this new twist to cacti monitoring :-)

fosiul01

ASKER

LOL

it took me 4 hours to find out it would be LINE
good luck with cacti