Overview

This data source is used to collect generic information from the web sites available on the internet, or internal equipment available on an intranet. Using mechanisms similar to a web browser, the data source requests information from HTTP-enabled devices, and then uses Regular Expressions to extract the desired information. This is a polling data source.

Configuration

Every data source requires a Name, which can be any description. The Update period determines how often the HTTP request is made. The URL is the address of the page that is to be parsed. Use the icon to test the URL. (Opens in a new window or browser tab.)

The Timeout and Retry fields determine how long to wait for the web server to return the page, and how many times to retry the connection in the event of failures. If all of the retries are exhausted, a data source exception event is raised.