From f8b8437c6c40ac85f420b83d408a28294e6f9171 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Vincent Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:01:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: correct minimum Cacti version, whois source and collector notes Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent --- README.md | 15 +++++---------- service/README.md | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 561a522..e25100d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ and Enable the plugin. There are a number of settings that are important that you can find under Console > Configuration > Settings > Flowview. -The minimum version of Cacti required for this plugin will be Cacti 1.2.27. -However, you will have to install the patch to Cacti's database API in this -commit: c11405e584c012f675fb420acf78bcecc7d02d9f. - -If you are running an older version of Cacti, you may run Flowview, but you -will not be able to leverage the MaxScale Shard Query feature. +The minimum version of Cacti required for this plugin is Cacti 1.2.29. If you are wanting to take advantage of the Shard Query implementation of Flowview, you must setup your Database so that it replicates itself to @@ -182,9 +177,9 @@ you should add more listeners to spread the load. The flow-capture script will receive the flow data, and attempt to resolve the domain names of the flows. In the case that an IP Address does not properly -resolve to a domain, Cacti automatically queries IANA to find the owner and -assigned as 'assumed' domain for those flows. If your Cacti server can not -reach IANA, then those IP's will simply not be resolved. +resolve to a domain, Cacti automatically queries ARIN's whois service to find +the owner and assigned as 'assumed' domain for those flows. If your Cacti +server can not reach ARIN, then those IP's will simply not be resolved. ## Upgrading from Prior Versions @@ -203,7 +198,7 @@ of flow data streaming into the Cacti server. The Parallel Query caches the result of each fully covered partition, so reports over older data open quickly once a partition has been scanned. To -build that cache ahead of time, run the following from the plugin's `cli` +build that cache ahead of time, run the following from the plugin's directory with the Parallel Query enabled (Max Concurrent Threads of 2 or more under the FlowView Settings): diff --git a/service/README.md b/service/README.md index 8f2e309..064d557 100644 --- a/service/README.md +++ b/service/README.md @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ This folder contains files for control plugin flowview services: # Features -There are two types of collectors for flowview, one requires only Cacti and the -second requires flow-tools binary package. +The flowview collector is flow_collector.php, which runs under Cacti's PHP and +does not require the flow-tools binary package. Before you start any of the flow-capture services, ensure you have added at least on listener otherwise the flow capture service will not start. Also