Exporting .rrd graphs?

[yaanatech]

Is it possible to export the graphs generated as an image to an external destination? I'd like to look into using the generated graph data to a customer portal.

[abrist]

True exporting would require a custom script. If you have Enterprise, you could schedule a report of the graph to email to their portal - this would require a script on their end to get the graph into their frontend.

You could also use the direct url for the graph in question. This would require:
1. The url - right click on the graph in question and open in a new tab and then view the image. This is the base url for the image.
2. Create a *read-only* XI user with only rights to the services in question.
3. Go to Admin --> Manage Components --> Backend API. Select your newly created read-only user and copy the string "username=<user>&ticket=<ticket#>" from the end of one of the fields.
4. Append the backend ticket url to the image url. For example:

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https://x.xx.x.x/nagiosxi/includes/components/perfdata/graphApi.php?host=x.x.x.x&service=Networking_for_VMHost&source=1&view=1&start=&end=&rand=1381269385&username=<user>&ticket=<ticket#>

5. Embed the new url from step 4 in the clients app.

Couple of notes:

Ticket IDs will allow them to log into your XI server, so make sure the rights are minimal (READ-ONLY).
If they cannot route to your xi server, the URL solution will not work for you.