Appendix A. Mobile Access / Administration

With the popularity of Smartphones and BlackBerry devices increasing daily, mobile administration and access has become more and more important. There are several options available ranging from a mobile enhanced web page to pure mobile clients.

In this appendix, you're going to:

• Get an overview of mobile solutions for Cacti

• Take a quick look at the iPhone client—iCacti

• Install the nmidWebService plugin to add a SOAP interface to Cacti

• Install, configure, and use the BlackBerry client—BBCacti

• Familiarize yourself with the mobile web interface—the mobile client

Let's get mobile with Cacti!