Time for action – Backup and Restore a pre-defined report

Logon to your Cacti web interface.

1. Go to NMID | Backup/Restore.

2. Check on the checkbox next to the Interface Report as seen in the following screenshot:

   

3. Click on the Go button at the top to create a backup file.

4. A new table will be displayed at the bottom of the page as seen in the following screenshot:

   

5. Check on the checkbox next to the Interface_Report.xml file.

6. Click on the Go button at the bottom to restore the report. The CereusReporting plugin never overwrites existing reports, but will create a new report with the same data as the original one, as seen in the following screenshot:

   

What just happened?

You just created a backup of your Interface Report and also restored it. The XML backup file contains all the necessary information to fully restore the report, including:

• General Report settings

• Defined Report Items

• Defined Report Schedules

Moving the report to another system will not be possible as the report items refer to the...