Something better than Graph Explorer

[raulpe]

Is there a component out there for creating graphs with more functionality than graph explorer? I have used drraw on my Nagios core server before but now that we have an enterprise level Nagios XI server I am unable to produce the same customized charts my customers are used to.

I am sure I can make drraw work in the new XI instance since it is just a cgi but I would rather not.

Thanks.

[rkennedy]

It looks like drraw is just using the RRD files, which is the same way that XI would store the data. XI is still running Core under the hood, so anything you did on Core should work with XI as well.

Just to understand more about what you're looking for, what benefits does drraw offer?

[raulpe]

The ability to pass rrd options through the gui is one of them allowing me to change the look and feel of the charts. Another is adding the Last: Min: Max: Avg: for any dataset in the graph as part of the legend. Also the CGI generates a jpg/png image which can be pulled with wget and sent as an email.

Drraw and Graph Explorer are very different. Drraw being more of an interface the rrdgraph function. One huge advantage is allowing me to add my own CDEF to the charts applying formulas to the dataset all that through a web interface.

I am not looking for all that functionality but seeing how Graph Explorer doesn't even add the averages in the legend I was thinking someone may know of something better. A huge issue I am having is with the autoscaling of Graph Explorer. Being able to set limits on the y axis would greatly improve the charts it generates.

[ssax]

That functionality doesn't currently exist other than manual or drraw. You can switch to the old style graphs (non-highcharts) in Admin > System Settings > Theme & Display but that will still use the highcharts graphs in a number of places.

[raulpe]

Ok. I figured there was no harm in asking. Thanks for the replies.

[bwallace]

You're welcome. I'll go ahead and lock this thread now, but feel free to open a new thread should you need assistance with anything else.