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# Systems Administrator's Lab: Cacti Development

**URL:** https://crunchtools.com/systems-administrators-lab-cacti-development/
Date: 2010-10-27
Author: fatherlinux
Post Type: post
Summary: Background Today, I finally took the time to update a Cacti Data Query which I wrote a while back. When I took a look at it, I found out that it was never actually working for other people strait out of the box. This data query graphs BGP prefixes, messages received and messages sent. IContinue Reading "Systems Administrator’s Lab: Cacti Development" →Continue Reading "Systems Administrator’s Lab: Cacti Development" →
Categories: Articles
Tags: Best Practices, DevOps, Systems Administration
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## Background

Today, I finally took the time to update a [Cacti Data Query](http://crunchtools.com/software/crunchtools/cacti/grpah-bgp-neighbors/) which I wrote a while back. When I took a look at it, I found out that it was never actually working for other people strait out of the box.

This data query graphs [BGP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol) prefixes, messages received and messages sent. I developed it a couple of years ago and it can be difficult digging back in after not touching something so esoteric for so long. On the positive side, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had already had a cacti development server in place which I forgot about. Even DNS was in place.

I think the lesson learned here, is always build [infrastructure in your lab](http://crunchtools.com/the-systems-administrators-lab/). It will save you time when you are in the heat of a different problem

 

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