Time for action – installing Nectar

1. Logon to your Cacti installation as root.

2. Change to the plugins directory of your Cacti installation:

   cd /var/www/html/cacti/plugins
   

3. You can download the latest version:

   wget –O nectar-v0.30.tgz 
   http://docs.cacti.net/_media/plugin:nectar-v0.30.tgz
   

4. Extract the plugin using the tar command:

   tar –xzvf nectar-v0.30.tgz
   

5. Now you can login to your Cacti web interface and install/enable the plugin from the Plugin Management page.

6. You should now be able to see the nectar tab at the top as shown in the following screenshot:

   

What just happened?

You have just installed and enabled the Nectar plugin for your system. You can now go on and create and schedule reports once you have set the correct realm permissions for your user.

Report generation

Now that you have installed the Nectar plugin, let's look into how to create your first report.