Cacti allows Device, Graph, and
Data Templates to be exported in XML format. You can
access the screen below by going to
Console > Import / Export > Template Export. When you
get to this page, the most popular option is to export the
Device Template, but the discretion is upto the user.
Once you pick the object type, the list of available templates is
presented. The most popular option is to save to a file, but you have
additional options.
Inside of the Template, Cacti uses a hash Global Uniqueue ID (GUID) to uniquely identify every Template component. So, any Template that you export can be shared with anyone around the globe without ambiguity. See the Linux Device Template Example below.
In this Template thaere are Many Components:
Although the output is human readable, some columns are encoded so as to not cause problems with the XML output format. To read them, you must base64_decode them in PHP or some other language.
Presently they are saved in XML format, but there are discussions with making these templates YAML formatted.
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<data_queries>hash_0401028ffa36c1864124b38bcda2ae9bd61f46</data_queries>
</hash_0201022d3e47f416738c2d22c87c40218cc55e>
<hash_0001029fe8b4da353689d376b99b2ea526cc6b>
<name>Unix - Processes</name>
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<title>|host_description| - Processes</title>
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<vertical_label>processes</vertical_label>
<t_image_format_id></t_image_format_id>
<image_format_id>1</image_format_id>
<t_height></t_height>
<height>200</height>
<t_width></t_width>
<width>700</width>
<t_base_value></t_base_value>
<base_value>1000</base_value>
<t_slope_mode></t_slope_mode>
<slope_mode>on</slope_mode>
<t_auto_scale></t_auto_scale>
<auto_scale>on</auto_scale>
<t_auto_scale_opts></t_auto_scale_opts>
<auto_scale_opts>2</auto_scale_opts>
<t_auto_scale_log></t_auto_scale_log>
<auto_scale_log></auto_scale_log>
<t_scale_log_units></t_scale_log_units>
<scale_log_units></scale_log_units>
<t_auto_scale_rigid></t_auto_scale_rigid>
<auto_scale_rigid></auto_scale_rigid>
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<lower_limit>0</lower_limit>
<t_unit_value></t_unit_value>
<unit_value></unit_value>
<t_unit_exponent_value></t_unit_exponent_value>
<unit_exponent_value></unit_exponent_value>
<t_unit_length></t_unit_length>
<unit_length></unit_length>
<t_no_gridfit></t_no_gridfit>
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<t_alt_y_grid></t_alt_y_grid>
<alt_y_grid></alt_y_grid>
<t_right_axis></t_right_axis>
<right_axis></right_axis>
<t_right_axis_label></t_right_axis_label>
<right_axis_label></right_axis_label>
<t_right_axis_format></t_right_axis_format>
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<t_right_axis_formatter></t_right_axis_formatter>
<right_axis_formatter>0</right_axis_formatter>
<t_left_axis_formatter></t_left_axis_formatter>
<left_axis_formatter>0</left_axis_formatter>
<t_auto_padding></t_auto_padding>
<auto_padding>on</auto_padding>
<t_dynamic_labels></t_dynamic_labels>
<dynamic_labels></dynamic_labels>
<t_force_rules_legend></t_force_rules_legend>
<force_rules_legend></force_rules_legend>
<t_tab_width></t_tab_width>
<tab_width>40</tab_width>
<t_legend_position></t_legend_position>
<legend_position>0</legend_position>
<t_legend_direction></t_legend_direction>
<legend_direction>0</legend_direction>
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<items>
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<inputs>
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<name>Processes Data Source</name>
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<name>Legend Color</name>
<description></description>
<column_name>color_id</column_name>
<items>hash_000102d023fcaa39c9ffe41116492a116ea18e</items>
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</inputs>
</hash_0001029fe8b4da353689d376b99b2ea526cc6b>
<hash_000102fe5edd777a76d48fc48c11aded5211ef>
<name>Unix - Load Average</name>
<graph>
<t_title></t_title>
<title>|host_description| - Load Average</title>
<t_vertical_label></t_vertical_label>
<vertical_label>run que length</vertical_label>
<t_image_format_id></t_image_format_id>
<image_format_id>1</image_format_id>
<t_height></t_height>
<height>200</height>
<t_width></t_width>
<width>700</width>
<t_base_value></t_base_value>
<base_value>1000</base_value>
<t_slope_mode></t_slope_mode>
<slope_mode>on</slope_mode>
<t_auto_scale></t_auto_scale>
<auto_scale>on</auto_scale>
<t_auto_scale_opts></t_auto_scale_opts>
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<t_auto_scale_log></t_auto_scale_log>
<auto_scale_log></auto_scale_log>
<t_scale_log_units></t_scale_log_units>
<scale_log_units></scale_log_units>
<t_auto_scale_rigid></t_auto_scale_rigid>
<auto_scale_rigid>on</auto_scale_rigid>
<t_upper_limit></t_upper_limit>
<upper_limit>100</upper_limit>
<t_lower_limit></t_lower_limit>
<lower_limit>0</lower_limit>
<t_unit_value></t_unit_value>
<unit_value></unit_value>
<t_unit_exponent_value></t_unit_exponent_value>
<unit_exponent_value>0</unit_exponent_value>
<t_unit_length></t_unit_length>
<unit_length></unit_length>
<t_no_gridfit></t_no_gridfit>
<no_gridfit></no_gridfit>
<t_alt_y_grid></t_alt_y_grid>
<alt_y_grid></alt_y_grid>
<t_right_axis></t_right_axis>
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<t_right_axis_label></t_right_axis_label>
<right_axis_label></right_axis_label>
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<t_dynamic_labels></t_dynamic_labels>
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<t_force_rules_legend></t_force_rules_legend>
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<t_tab_width></t_tab_width>
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<t_legend_position></t_legend_position>
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<t_legend_direction></t_legend_direction>
<legend_direction>0</legend_direction>
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<items>
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<inputs>
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<name>1 Minute Data Source</name>
<description></description>
<column_name>task_item_id</column_name>
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<name>5 Minute Data Source</name>
<description></description>
<column_name>task_item_id</column_name>
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<name>15 Minute Data Source</name>
<description></description>
<column_name>task_item_id</column_name>
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<hash_00010263610139d44d52b195cc375636653ebd>
<name>Unix - Logged in Users</name>
<graph>
<t_title></t_title>
<title>|host_description| - Logged in Users</title>
<t_vertical_label></t_vertical_label>
<vertical_label>users</vertical_label>
<t_image_format_id></t_image_format_id>
<image_format_id>1</image_format_id>
<t_height></t_height>
<height>200</height>
<t_width></t_width>
<width>700</width>
<t_base_value></t_base_value>
<base_value>1000</base_value>
<t_slope_mode></t_slope_mode>
<slope_mode>on</slope_mode>
<t_auto_scale></t_auto_scale>
<auto_scale>on</auto_scale>
<t_auto_scale_opts></t_auto_scale_opts>
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<t_auto_scale_log></t_auto_scale_log>
<auto_scale_log></auto_scale_log>
<t_scale_log_units></t_scale_log_units>
<scale_log_units></scale_log_units>
<t_auto_scale_rigid></t_auto_scale_rigid>
<auto_scale_rigid>on</auto_scale_rigid>
<t_upper_limit></t_upper_limit>
<upper_limit>100</upper_limit>
<t_lower_limit></t_lower_limit>
<lower_limit>0</lower_limit>
<t_unit_value></t_unit_value>
<unit_value></unit_value>
<t_unit_exponent_value></t_unit_exponent_value>
<unit_exponent_value></unit_exponent_value>
<t_unit_length></t_unit_length>
<unit_length></unit_length>
<t_no_gridfit></t_no_gridfit>
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<t_alt_y_grid></t_alt_y_grid>
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<right_axis></right_axis>
<t_right_axis_label></t_right_axis_label>
<right_axis_label></right_axis_label>
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<right_axis_formatter></right_axis_formatter>
<t_left_axis_formatter></t_left_axis_formatter>
<left_axis_formatter></left_axis_formatter>
<t_auto_padding></t_auto_padding>
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<t_dynamic_labels></t_dynamic_labels>
<dynamic_labels></dynamic_labels>
<t_force_rules_legend></t_force_rules_legend>
<force_rules_legend></force_rules_legend>
<t_tab_width></t_tab_width>
<tab_width>40</tab_width>
<t_legend_position></t_legend_position>
<legend_position></legend_position>
<t_legend_direction></t_legend_direction>
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<items>
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<inputs>
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<name>Logged in Users Data Source</name>
<description></description>
<column_name>task_item_id</column_name>
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<name>Legend Color</name>
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<name>Linux - Memory Usage</name>
<graph>
<t_title></t_title>
<title>|host_description| - Memory Usage</title>
<t_vertical_label></t_vertical_label>
<vertical_label>bytes</vertical_label>
<t_image_format_id></t_image_format_id>
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<inputs>
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<name>Free Data Source</name>
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<name>Unix - Available Disk Space</name>
<graph>
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<title>|host_description| - Available Disk Space</title>
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<vertical_label>bytes</vertical_label>
<t_image_format_id></t_image_format_id>
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<t_dynamic_labels></t_dynamic_labels>
<dynamic_labels></dynamic_labels>
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<t_legend_position></t_legend_position>
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<t_legend_direction></t_legend_direction>
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<items>
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<inputs>
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<name>Available Disk Space Data Source</name>
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<column_name>task_item_id</column_name>
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<name>Used Disk Space Data Source</name>
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<column_name>task_item_id</column_name>
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<name>Unix - Get Mounted Partitions</name>
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<graphs>
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<graph_template_id>hash_0001028e7c8a511652fe4a8e65c69f3d34779d</graph_template_id>
<name>Disk Space</name>
<rrd>
<item_000>
<snmp_field_name>dskAvailable</snmp_field_name>
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<item_001>
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