String Search and Numeric Value Extraction

Some technologies report their bad health through repeated error messages or critical numbers which are hidden deep in log files, output of commands, database, Web page, etc. Monitoring Studio is capable of parsing all these data by means of String Search and Numeric Value Extraction features to detect the source of potential problems and alert you when they occur.

String Search and Numeric Value Extraction features are available for the following Monitors (also called information sources):

Searching for a Specific String

The String Search feature of Monitoring Studio enables you to run fast and powerful searches for strings on some of the monitored objects that you previously configured such as flat or log files, the output of a Web request or a database query, OID content, etc. You can then decide to trigger an alert and send a notification to your hypervision system when the string specified is found or not found in the return output of monitored instances.

Extracting Numeric Values

The Numeric Value Extraction feature of Monitoring Studio enables you to extract numeric values from a text input such as the output of a command, a Web page, the result of a WBEM or SQL query etc. All you need to do is indicate how to find the numeric values within the monitored object and Monitoring Studio will extract and report them as graphs in TrueSight Operations Management.

See Also

Extracting Numeric Values
Searching for a Specific String