Cacti 0.8 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – creating a data input method – Step 2

1. Click on the Add link at the Output Fields table. This will open a new form.
2. Enter InvalidUsers as the Field [Output].
3. Enter InvalidUsers as the Friendly Name.
4. Click on the Create button.
5. Click on the Add link at the Output Fields table again.
6. Enter ValidLogons as the Field [Output].
7. Enter ValidLogons as the Friendly Name.
8. Click on the Create button.
   

What just happened?

You just added the two output fields from the script to this data input method. Cacti is now able to use this information and fill the RRD files with the data retrieved from the script.

The data template

As you've already learned in ...