The "Distinguished Name" syntax, applicable for both OpenLDAP and Windows AD configurations, offers flexibility in defining user identity. For OpenLDAP, the format follows this structure: <i>"uid=<username>,ou=people,dc=domain,dc=local"</i>. Windows AD provides an alternative syntax: <i>"<username>@win2kdomain.local"</i>, commonly known as "userPrincipalName (UPN)". In this context, "<username>" represents the specific username provided during the login prompt. This is particularly pertinent when operating in "No Searching" mode, or "Require Group Membership" enabled.
Use a separate subfolder for each hosts RRD files.The naming of the RRDfiles will be one of the following:<br><ul><li><path_cacti>/rra/host_id/local_data_id.rrd,</li><li><path_cacti>/rra/device_id/data_query_id/local_data_id.rrd,</li><li><path_cacti>/rra/device_hash/device_id/local_data_id.rrd,</li><li><path_cacti>/rra/device_hash/device_id/data_query_id/local_data_id.rrd.</li></ul><br>You can make this change after install by running the CLI script <b>structure_rra_paths.php</b> after you make the change.NOTE: If you change Max Directories value to decrease the number of directories, or if you change the Directory Pattern, empty directories will not be pruned after you rerun the <b>structure_rra_paths.php</b> script.
If using the Cacti Performance Booster and choosing a memory storage engine, you have to be careful to flush your Performance Booster buffer before the system runs out of memory table space.This is done two ways, first reducing the size of your output column to just the right size.This column is in the tables poller_output, and poller_output_boost.The second thing you can do is allocate more memory to memory tables.We have arbitrarily chosen a recommended value of 10%% of system memory, but if you are using SSD disk drives, or have a smaller system, you may ignore this recommendation or choose a different storage engine.You may see the expected consumption of the Performance Booster tables under Console -> System Utilities -> View Boost Status.
When performing joins, if they are below this size, they will be kept in memory and never written to a temporary file.As this is a per connection memory allocation, care must be taken not to increase it too high.The sum of the join_buffer_size + sort_buffer_size + read_buffer_size + read_rnd_buffer_size + thread_stack + binlog_cache_size + Core MySQL/MariaDB memory should be below 80%.If the recommendation is negative, you must decrease this and or the sort_buffer_size until the recommendation fits within the allowable memory.
InnoDB will hold as much tables and indexes in system memory as is possible.Therefore, you should make the innodb_buffer_pool large enough to hold as much of the tables and index in memory.Checking the size of the /var/lib/mysql/cacti directory will help in determining this value.We are recommending 25%% of your systems total memory, but your requirements will vary depending on your systems size.
