graph PPPOE online users on Cisco 72xx

[sigey]

I dont know if this is helpful for any of you guys, it had helped me a lot.

This gives you a nice graph of the currently number of online PPPOE sessions (users) on a cisco BRAS.

I am using the Cisco OID and get the number of online sessions put it in a bash script and format so that cacti can get them.

create the data input metthod - use script/command as the input type.
and the following as input method:
/bin/bash <path_cacti>/scripts/pppoe_users.sh <comstring> <hostname>
U add two fields as input Fields: comstring and hostname.
And as output field 'bras'

Then import the templates and you are good to go.
This can be further extend to graph a group of online users based on their IP addr - possibly on a particular DHCP range etc. (if you have the relevant OID then u can use it )

I have posted some sample graphs.

[sigey]

This template is useful if you have Cisco 7200 series as BRAS to terminate pppoe sessions.

This will graph the number of active pppoe sessions on the BRAS.

I have modified the template so that less effort will be required for the implementation.

The old template used Script input methods and configuration of that part was a bit manual.

I have now used data query method and XML.

Following is the procedure to use this template.
unpack the attached .rar file and import the files using cacti import function:
cacti_data_query_snmp_-_cisco_pppoe_users.xml
cacti_data_template_snmp_-_cisco_pppoe_users.xml
cacti_graph_template_snmp_cisco_pppoe_session_info.xml

place this file in the cacti_path/resource/snmp_queries -
pppoe_info.xml

[GrayCardinal]

cacti 0.8.6i - Debian Etch stable
When I'm trying to import any of these scripts - Cacti says: "Error: XML: Hash version does not exist."

Can you wrote step-by-step mini-manual to define these graphs ? Thank you !

PS: Just upgraded to last version. It works!

[grfmaniak]