xStats Plugin

The xStats plugin is unique. You define xStats sources on the xStats Source Manager and data that the source retrieves creates devices, object types, and indicator types in SevOne NMS. You can disable the xStats plugin on the Device Manager.

The xStats plugin enables you to retrieve or import any data that can be made available in a flat file format into SevOne NMS for monitoring and reporting purposes. SevOne NMS supports the collection of xStats data from any format that provides the ability to programmatically parse the files to CSV, XML, JSON and other common file types. The xStats source receives or imports these files to the SevOne NMS appliance via SFTP, HTTP, or other methods. Contact your SevOne Sales Engineer to discuss your network's xStats parser specifications. You then configure your Access Control Lists to open appropriate ports for your network to communicate with the SevOne NMS appliance.

To create an xStats device, you must configure xStats sources on the xStats Source Manager. The xStats sources automatically create the xStats devices that can appear on the Device Manager. The plugin section on the Device Manager enables you to stop and start polling of xStats data on the devices that xStats sources create.

1. From the navigation bar, click the Devices menu and select Device Manager.

2. Click next to an xStats device to display the Edit Device page.

3. - Click the plugin drop-down (displays SNMP by default) and select xStats.

4. Clear/select the xStats Capable check box to disable/enable the processing of xStats data for the device.