Time for action – adding a host template to the device
Go back to the device overview page by clicking on the Devices link under the Management menu.
Click on the device (the description) you have just created.
In the Host Template drop-down box, select a template that fits your device best.
Click on the Save button.
Note the additional entries in the Associated Graph Templates and Associated Data Queries fields.
What just happened?
By selecting a host template for the device, you have added a predefined package of graph templates and data queries to the host. This is a convenient way of reducing the administrative tasks of adding these manually through the provided drop-down lists. You will come back to templates later in the book, so you do not have to fully understand these right now.
Adding graphs to the device
Cacti displays performance data as graphs, therefore we are now going to add some basic graphs to the device which we have just added. The first graph which you are going to add...
