| This extensive article describes in full details how | | | | service can be configured to monitor various |
| to properly configure the AXIGEN reporting | | | | parameters of interest. As a hands-on example, |
| service, including the steps for adding AXIGEN | | | | the following charts will detail the quantity of |
| activity charts, configuring the SNMP service and | | | | messages processed by the |
| integrating the AXIGEN reports within the Cacti | | | | SpamAssassinBundled filter, depending on their |
| network graphing solution. | | | | status. |
| As with all modern email servers, AXIGEN also | | | | Example: Defining a chart that displays the |
| provides graphical reporting charts to monitor the | | | | quantity of messages passing the |
| server's health and display its status in a quick | | | | SpamAssassinBundled filter with the verdict of |
| fashion. This feature has been designed to provide | | | | Spam: |
| servers administrators with great flexibility and an | | | | - Login to the WebAdmin interface; |
| extensive range of parameters to monitor. For | | | | - Click on the Status & Monitoring drop-down |
| this purpose, a graphical representation offers a | | | | menu; |
| faster and more detailed view of what exactly is | | | | - Click the Charts link; |
| going on with the services provided by the | | | | - Click the Add chart button; |
| AXIGEN Mail Server. | | | | - Type the name of the new chart group: Spam, |
| Another alternative would be using complicated | | | | in this example; |
| command-line tools and commands to search for | | | | - In the Chart Name field, type the name of the |
| the needed information, a time consuming action | | | | chart to be created (in our case |
| that would also take a lot of server resources | | | | Spam_messages); |
| that could otherwise be redirected to other tasks. | | | | - Within the Data Aggregation section, select the |
| In this respect, the reporting feature does not | | | | Built-in Filter: SpamAssassinBundled Match |
| cause a visible overhead since it is based on data | | | | parameter to collect. |
| that is recorded in real-time at an user adjustable | | | | - As Aggregation function, select Total; |
| interval, and not on processing log files. It offers | | | | - As Aggregation interval select by the minute; |
| access to the information in a fine-grained fashion, | | | | < |
| with a low resource usage. | | | | - Click the Save configuration button at the |
| By reading this article, you will find out how to | | | | bottom to save the newly-introduced data; |
| make best use of the AXIGEN reporting service, | | | | - Click on the OK button from the warning |
| including the steps for adding AXIGEN | | | | message box to complete the creation of the |
| performance charts, configuring SNMP parameters | | | | chart; since this is a new chart, there is no data |
| and integrating the AXIGEN Mail Server reports | | | | stored regarding the specified parameter. |
| within the Cacti network graphing solution. | | | | Please note that any changes to a chart's data |
| 1. Reporting Configurations based on Frequently | | | | recording settings will lead to a reset of the |
| Used Parameters | | | | chart's information. |
| 1.1 Enabling the AXIGEN Reporting Service | | | | 1.4 Chart Display Settings |
| First, you need to enable the Reporting service | | | | In the Predefined Styles section, you can use |
| using the Web Administration interface | | | | different chart types, filling and outlining colors for |
| (WebAdmin): | | | | configuring the graph details of the chart. |
| - Login to the WebAdmin interface and click on | | | | Additionally, a live preview of the current chart is |
| the Services drop-down menu; | | | | available. |
| - Click on the Services Management tab at the | | | | 2. How Chart Information Is Collected & |
| top; | | | | Processed |
| - Locate the Reporting service in the displayed list | | | | Now we will detail how the AXIGEN Mail Server |
| of AXIGEN running services and click on its | | | | collects and processes chart data and how |
| corresponding START button. | | | | various settings can influence the display of the |
| | | | charts. This will help you in the process of |
| 1.2 Chart Configuration Steps | | | | understanding and reading the defined charts, and |
| Now that the Reporting service is enabled, you | | | | further help in the process of creating new charts |
| can further navigate to the Status and Monitoring | | | | based on the available parameters. |
| tab in WebAdmin and configure your first chart: | | | | When the sample interval is reached (default: once |
| - Click on the Status & Monitoring drop-down | | | | every minute), AXIGEN performs the following |
| menu; | | | | operations: |
| - Click on the Charts tab. | | | | - Increases or decreases all the SNMP counters |
| | | | based on the read parameter information; |
| When first viewing the Charts page, a list of | | | | - Stores all the parameter information based on |
| pre-configured charts and their corresponding | | | | which charts can be created; |
| groups will be displayed. These charts are | | | | - The AXIGEN configuration file is checked for |
| automatically created by AXIGEN and record | | | | defined charts; |
| information based on common parameters that | | | | - After all the defined charts are inventoried. The |
| frequently interest server administrators, such as | | | | remaining parameter data that does not |
| the system load average, the quantity of | | | | correspond to a defined chart is discarded; |
| messages stored in the queue or number of | | | | - If the aggregation interval is reached, the |
| HTTP user messages read, SMTP inbound | | | | aggregation function is applied on the previously |
| messages, SMTP outbound total connections, | | | | recorded values of the remaining parameters. The |
| IMAP total connections, POP3 total connections | | | | resulted value is written in the defined chart's |
| and much more. Clicking on one of the Chart | | | | database used for displaying charts; |
| Groups on the left will result in displaying all the | | | | - If the aggregation interval is not reached, then |
| charts assigned to that specific group and enable | | | | the recorded values of the parameters are |
| you to edit or delete them. | | | | stored in memory with each sample interval until |
| 1.3 Adding Charts in AXIGEN | | | | the aggregation interval is reached. |
| As previously explained, the AXIGEN reporting | | | | |