Cacti is a network monitoring and graphing tool that uses RRDtool to store and display time-series data of network traffic, CPU, memory, disk space, and other statistics. It offers a web-based interface that allows users to create custom graphs and dashboards to analyze and visualize network performance data across multiple devices and interfaces.
Cacti was first released in 2001 by Ian Berry as an open-source project based on RRDtool.
In 2004, the project was adopted by Rackspace and incorporated into its suite of managed hosting services.
Cacti has since evolved through various releases, with the latest version being 1.2.16 as of March 2021.
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The core product, a web-based network monitoring and graphing tool based on RRDtool.
A pre-configured virtual machine that includes Cacti and other open-source network tools for easy deployment.
A collection of user-contributed plugins that extend the functionality of Cacti, including data sources, templates, and graphing tools.
Cacti is used for network monitoring and graphing, which helps system administrators monitor the health and performance of network devices, servers, and applications.
Yes, Cacti is open-source software and can be downloaded and used for free.
Data sources in Cacti are modules that enable Cacti to collect and store data from various sources, such as SNMP-enabled devices, scripts, or SQL queries.
Cacti can be installed on Linux or Windows servers, and installation instructions can be found on the Cacti website or in the Cacti documentation.
Yes, Cacti can monitor cloud resources such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure by integrating with cloud monitoring tools and APIs.
