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 KM for PATROL is capable of parsing all this data by means of String Search, Numeric Value Extraction features, and Value Map to detect the source of potential problems and alert you when they occur.
String Search, Numeric Value Extraction and Value Map are available for the following monitors:
Searching for a Specific String
The String Search (SEN_MS_STRING instance) enables you to run fast and powerful searches for strings on some of the monitored objects that you previously configured (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 operators when the string specified is found or not found in the return output of monitored instances.
Extracting Numeric Values
The Numeric Value Extraction (SEN_MS_NUMBER instance) enables you to extract numeric values from a text output (the output of a command, a Web page, the result of a SQL query, or WBEM 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 the Console.
Mapping Values
The Value Map (SEN_MS_VALUEMAP instance) enables you to extract values from result outputs generated by other Monitors and map up to 25 of these values to user-defined status that match your specific needs. Based on these statuses, it becomes easy to apply thresholds and have Monitoring Studio trigger PATROL standard alerts directly in your PATROL environment.
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