Managing Status using cacti

Graphing Tungsten Replicator data is supported through Cacti extensions. These provide information gathering for the following data points:

• Applied Latency
• Sequence Number (Events applied)
• Status (Online, Offline, Error, or Other)

To configure the Cacti services:

1. Download both files from https://github.com/continuent/monitoring/tree/master/cacti

2. Place the PHP script into /usr/share/cacti/scripts.

3. Modify the installed PHP file with the appropriate $ssh_user and $tungsten_home location from your installation:

   • $ssh_user should match the user used during installation.

   • $tungsten_home is the installation directory and the tungsten subdirectory. For example, if you have installed into /opt/continuent, use /opt/continuent/tungsten.

   Add SSH arguments to specify the correct id_rsa file if needed.

4. Ensure that the configured $ssh_user has the correct SSH authorized keys to login to the server or servers being monitored. The user must also have the correct permissions and rights to write to the cache directory.

5. Test the script by running it by hand:

   shell> php -q /usr/share/cacti/scripts/get_replicator_stats.php --hostname replserver

   If you are using multiple replication services, add --service servicename to the command.

6. Import the XML file as a Cacti template.

7. Add the desired graphs to your servers running Tungsten Replicator. If you are using multiple replication services, you'll need to specify the desired service to graph. A graph must be added for each individual replication service.

Once configured, graphs can be used to display the activity and availability.