Does Cacti support Oracle?

varma · Joined: 26 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

Hi,

Does Cacti support Oracle instead of MySQL ?

Thanks in Advance.

rony · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject:

Nope...

Mysql is the only database we currently support.

There are plans for multiple database support, but those are in the distant future.

Crescens · Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 14 Location: Germany

*push* (the anual request

)

is nearly one year the "distant future"?

As I can see currently it is still only Mysql.
I need Orcle or Mssql Support (big company only big databases

).

Do you plan to switch over to mdb or some pdo-* modules to keep it simple or do you implement your own one?

Should I better ask next year?

I`m, asking becouse I want to use Cacti in a 'bigger' environment. I got it working on Solaris but I have not many arguments why we should use a third database application

/Edit: while continuing searching I found some old Posts.
Is this Port still active?
Does Oracle still work?

Toons59 · Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 6

*push*

... almost one year later

Hi,

Do you have any good news for MSSQL or another DB users ?

Thks

gandalf · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject:

Nope. It's a matter of how often this feature is asked for. Currently, there's not much attention on it. And, beg your pardon, I've (we've) got no testing system neither for M$SQL nor for $$$ORACLE$$$
Perhaps, PDO support would be an option, but I fear will will guarantee support for mysql only even in this case.
Reinhard

Joop · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

gandalf · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject:

Well, the primary issue is time and lots of different setups to be tested. PostGres was often asked for, now Oracle and my company loves DB2.
Cacti currently uses it's own version of ADODB abstraction layer; unfortunately some commands seem not to work with PostGres without modification. There has already been a contribution to fix this; but time did not yet permit to include and test it.
In general, ADODB (or perhaps some different abstraction layer) will be the base. Don't know what this will mean to Oracle
Reinhard

streaker69 · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject:

In regards to a testing system for MSSQL, you can download the free version of of SQL Express 2005 and it should be identical to SQL 2005 Enterprise, minus some advanced features like replication and some others. You can run SQL Express on WinXP or Win2k workstation which should provide enough to at least to development and testing.