Managing networks with MRTG

Description

MRTG training course description

A hands on course focusing on the installation, configuration and use of the MRTG network monitoring and graphing tools.

What will you learn

• Install MRTG.
• Configure MRTG.
• Use MRTG to monitor networks.

MRTG training course details

MRTG training course contents

• What is MRTG?

Network monitoring, review of SNMP. What MRTG does do, what MRTG doesn't do, MRTG architecture, MRTG components.
Hands on configuring SNMP support on network devices, configuring extended SNMP support on Windows.

• Installing MRTG

Configuring MRTG tasks, .cfg files, index.html files, running MRTG tasks, instances.
Hands on Configuring and running MRTG tasks.

• MRTG tasks

Configuring MRTG tasks, .cfg files, index.html files, running MRTG tasks, instances.
Hands on Configuring and running MRTG tasks.

• MRTG graphs

Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, MRTG database support, RRDTOOL.
Hands on MRTG graphs.

• Using MRTG

MRTG examples, custom SNMP OIDs, using the MRTG configuration reference.
Hands on MRTG examples.

• RRDTOOL

Installing RRD database support, MRTG instances with the RRD database, RRD database structure, resizing and extending the database. Exporting database records into plain text and XML formats, on demand MRTG graphs using the database.
Hands on Using MRTG with RRD database support.

• Alternatives to MRTG

MRTG strengths and weaknesses, scalability, cricket, cacti, other SNMP tools.