Hi David, There are several ways to get data into OpenNMS, depending on what type of data you want:
- If you want to monitor something for up/down status and you can use any sort of network operation to determine this status, then you want to use a Poller monitor: http://docs.opennms.org/opennms/branches/develop/guide-admin/guide-admin.html#ga-service-monitors If you cannot configure one of the out-of-the-box monitors to do what you want, new monitors can be written in Java or in a Java-based scripting language (ie. Groovy). - If you want to track the state of a service that cannot be directly monitored over a network by OpenNMS, you can use the Passive Status Keeper. It accepts events and tracks the state of "passive" nodes based on those events. http://wiki.opennms.org/wiki/Passive_Status_Keeper - We support syslog, SNMP trap, and OpenNMS XML events as types of "push" notifications that are sent to OpenNMS over TCP/UDP or REST. If you have a different "push"-based event protocol that you want to support, then you can write a translation layer either as a separate process or as code within OpenNMS to support the protocol. Handling this inside OpenNMS is a medium-level development effort in Java in the current OpenNMS code. - For collection of numeric or string metrics off of the devices, we have an array of data collection protocols that we support out-of-the-box: SNMP, JMX, WMI, HTTP, XML, NSclient, WS-Management. If your devices do not support any of these protocols, you can (similarly to events) write a translator process or extend the OpenNMS Java code to support the protocol. Chances are, there is a way to accomplish what you want without having to develop a completely custom event or data collector. What sort of proprietary protocol do these cameras and sensors use? Seth Leger The OpenNMS Group On 7/14/16 1:54 PM, David Robison wrote: > I have a number of sensors, including cameras, that are IP based but > which do not support any of the protocols currently supported by OpenNMS > for collecting and monitoring data, such as internal temperature, or > receiving alarms, such as video lost. I am interested in writing an > extension to OpenNMS to add their proprietary protocol for pulling and > monitoring these devices. I noticed that OpeNMS now has a Plugin Manager > but I cannot find any documentation on how to use this. What would be > the best approach for integrating these devices in OpenNMS? Thanks, David > > > > *David R Robison* > > /Senior Systems Engineer/// > > O. +1 512 247 3700 > > M. +1 757 286 0022 > > david.robi...@psgglobal.net <mailto:david.robi...@psgglobal.net> > > *www.psgglobal.net <http://www.psgglobal.net/>* > > cid:image003.png@01D19182.F24CA3E0 > > *Prometheus Security Group Global, Inc.* > > 3019 Alvin Devane Boulevard > > Building 4, Suite 450 > > Austin, TX 78741 > > cid:image003.png@01D19182.F24CA3E0 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic > patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are > consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, > J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning > reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > Please read the OpenNMS Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.opennms.org/index.php/Mailing_List_FAQ > > opennms-devel mailing list > > To *unsubscribe* or change your subscription options, see the bottom of this > page: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opennms-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Please read the OpenNMS Mailing List FAQ: http://www.opennms.org/index.php/Mailing_List_FAQ opennms-devel mailing list To *unsubscribe* or change your subscription options, see the bottom of this page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opennms-devel
