Time for action – creating your first threshold template

1. Logon to Cacti as a user with administrative rights.

2. Go to the Console tab and click on Threshold Templates under the Templates section.

3. You should see an empty table as seen in the following screenshot:

   

4. Click on the Add link to the top right.

5. Select Unix – Load Average from the Data Template drop-down box.

6. Select 10min (10 Minute Average) from the Data Source box as seen in the following screenshot:

   

7. Click on the create button.

8. On the next screen, change the Threshold Type to Baseline.

9. In the Baseline monitoring section, enable Baseline monitoring by ticking the checkbox.

10. Add 10 for the Baseline deviation UP.

11. Add 10 for the Baseline deviation DOWN.

12. Leave everything else in this section to the default values as shown in the following screenshot:

    

13. Change the Re-Alert Cycle and Notify accounts to suit your needs.

14. Click on the Save button to save your template.

15. Go back to the Template Thresholds page under the Template section and check the table...