Re: [squid-users] cacti?

OMG, thank you for this information. I have been trying to get
squidstats working for a while now. After editing my snmpd.conf file
as you suggested, it is all working now and I am getting graphs.

http://forums.cacti.net/about3158.html&highlight=squid

Thank you,
Troy

On 3/1/07, Karl R. Balsmeier <karl@clickability.com> wrote:
> basically you have to set your system up like this:
>
> #####
> SQUID:
> In addition to special snmpd.conf configuration covered elsewhere, you
> need to edit the squid.conf, as follows:
>
> acl snmppublic snmp_community click
> snmp_port 3401
> snmp_access allow snmppublic localhost
>
> The ACL is for localhost, since Cacti queries snmpd, which then proxies
> the request to localhost.
>
> After adding these lines, you can avoid a restart by issuing the
> following to the main squid executable:
>
> squid -k parse
> squid -k reconfigure
>
> SNMP for squid requires a compile option. Modern RPM packages seem to
> have it enabled out the box.
>
> ###########
> SNMP Guidelines:
> /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
>
> If you dont have it, you can install net-snmp via yum, which I had to do
> on my centos machine to get a workable snmpd.conf going.
>
> * add or edit snmpd.conf:
> com2sec notConfigUser 192.168.100.0/24 your_community_name_here
> (your_community_name_here designates the SNMP community name, just use
> one word)
> (your internal IP range and /block -I gave a fake one for an example,
> just put your internal network)
>
> * add systemviews. Not all lines are necessary on all servers:
>
> view systemview included .1.3.6.1.2.1.2
> (for Ethernet interfaces)
> view systemview included .1.3.6.1.4.1.2021
> (for disk space checks)
> view systemview included 1.3.6.1.4.1.3495
> (for Squid checks)
>
> * for Squid and Java, it's also necessary to proxy squid connections.
> Squid / Java listens to SNMP requests on port 3401, which Cacti doesn't
> work well with.
>
> proxy -c your_snmp_community_name_here -v 2c localhost:3401
> .1.3.6.1.4.1.3495.1 # squid
>
> All of the above goes, in order of occurrence, into snmpd.conf.
>
> #######
> Test it out:
>
> After restarting Squid or -k parse and -k configure, you can do a
> netstat -an|grep :3401 to make sure there's a listener running for SNMP
> request.
>
> You can also tail -f /var/www/cacti/log/cacti.log | grep
> your_machine_name to see your target machine and if it's showing up
> during the 5 minute polls.
>
> #########
> XML Template
> As far as the Squid XML Template, my co-worker did most of the uploading
> of it, and configuration, so i'll figure all of that out. Basically we
> grabbed the Squid XML template from the online cacti forum, i'll go
> check it's name out and see if I can export it to you so you guys can
> see squid in action. We truly depend on this metric, it shows when we
> have to add new cachers.
>
> -karlski
>
>
> Adrian Chadd wrote:
>
> >On Thu, Mar 01, 2007, Karl R. Balsmeier wrote:
> >
> >
> >>yep, we are tracking squid via snmp/cacti, and I can give you a full
> >>description of exactly what you'd need to do to get it to work. It's
> >>easy. I run it on centos (squid).
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yes please!
> >
> >
> >Adrian
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Mar 01 2007 - 18:13:16 MST