Time for action – defining a data template
The hrSystemProcesses MIB provides information on the current number of running processes on a system supporting the host resource MIB. This MIB is a collection of system-specific data such as logged in users, disk space, installed software packages, and other valuable information which can be retrieved using SNMP.
Log on to your Cacti system and go to Templates | Data Templates.
Click on the Add link at the top-right of the list. This will open a new page where you can define your data template.
Enter Host-Resource-Mib: Running Processes in the Name field.
Enter |host_description| - Running Processes as the Name for the data source. The |host_description| text is a special Cacti variable which will be replaced with the actual host description of the device where this data template will be added. You can find a list of these Cacti variables at the following link: http://docs.cacti.net/manual:087:6_reference.variables#variables.
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