Time for action – defining a CDEF in Cacti

  1. Go to Management | Graph Management and click on the CDEFs submenu.
  2. On the usual screen, click on the Add link to the top right.
  3. Now you can give the new CDEF a useful name. Enter isGreen_0-44 and click on Create.
  4. Another table will appear. Click on the Add link.
  5. For CDEF Item Type, select Custom String from the drop-down box.
  6. Enter a,0,44,LIMIT into the CDEF Item Value field and click on Create. The first CDEF is created and you will see your CDEF definition together with a Save Successful message at the top.
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  7. Repeat the steps and create a new CDEF called isYellow_45-50 and the Item Value of a,45,50,LIMIT.

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