PHP Network Weathermap is a Cacti plugin for creating network maps that show traffic utilisation and other monitored data. This Cacti-maintained fork builds on the original PHP Network Weathermap by Howard Jones (howie@thingy.com), based on his 0.98 series framework.
Version 2.0 adds a redesigned map editor, editable notes, curved link comments, traffic colour presets, optional high-load link pulsing, separate icon and background libraries, sharper hover graphs and two-step Undo and Redo.
See docs/ for the HTML manual, FAQ and example configurations, and the editor workflow guide for the current node and link properties controls. Parts of the original HTML manual describe the older core interface.
See CHANGELOG.md for updates listed by version, and COPYING for the license.
The node icon library in images/objects/ includes modern corporate building,
branch office, hospital, clinic, data centre, warehouse and wireless access-point
(AP.png) icons, plus NAS (NAS.png), server (Server.png), printer
(Printer.png), CCTV recorder (CCTV-NVR.png), UPS (UPS.png) and CCTV camera
(CCTV-Camera.png) icons. These transparent PNGs are 96 × 96 pixels and can be selected from the editor's node
icon picker without uploading additional files.
The plugin requires Cacti 1.2.29 or later, as specified in INFO, and uses Cacti's authentication and permissions. The editor includes theme handling for Cacti 1.2.x and the developing 1.3.x series.
Check out the main Cacti web site for downloads, change logs, release notes and more!
Given the large scope of Cacti, the forums tend to generate a respectable amount of traffic. Doing your part in answering basic questions goes a long way since we cannot be everywhere at once. Contribute to the Cacti community by participating on the Cacti Community Forums.
For Network Weathermap's core support, there is much more information along with tutorials and updates available at Howard Jones's site:
http://www.network-weathermap.com/
Back up the plugin and your map configurations before upgrading.
Backgrounds and node icons use separate directories: images/backgrounds/ and
images/objects/. When upgrading from older versions, the upgrade script
attempts to move images and update their configuration paths. Check customised
image locations after upgrading, and ensure the poller account has permission
to move the relevant files and update map configurations.
The old cacti-resources and editor-resources directories have been replaced
by js and css. They are no longer used. The Overlib library dependency has
also been removed.
Editor access depends on Cacti's authentication and permissions. Review those permissions when upgrading from older installations.
Get involved in creating and editing Cacti Documentation! Fork, change and submit a pull request to help improve the documentation on GitHub.
Get involved in development of Cacti! Join the developers and community on GitHub!
Howard Jones's original work can still be found on GitHub at the following location.
https://github.com/howardjones/network-weathermap
This fork is maintained separately from that upstream project.
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ddSlick - A forked and jQueryUI compatible version of the jquery images dropdown plugin.
See: https://jquery-plugins.net/ddslick-dropdown-with-images
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Network-Icons-SVG - A collection of network icons in SVG format converted to work with Weathermaps PNG format.
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The Bitstream Vera Open Source fonts (Vera*.ttf) are copyright Bitstream, Inc.
See: http://www.bitstream.com/font_rendering/products/dev_fonts/vera.html
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The manual uses the Kube CSS Framework and ParaType's PT Sans font.
See: http://imperavi.com/kube/ See: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/PT-Sans
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Some of the icons used in the editor, and also supplied in the images/ folder are from the excellent Fam Fam Fam Silk Icon collection by Mark James released under a Creative Commons license.
See: http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/
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