Advanced Parser

The system provides the following types of Parsers to parse data from different sources:

• CLI Command Parser — define how to parse and extract key metrics from the outputs of a CLI command.
• Configuration Parser — define how to parse and extract key metrics from configuration files.
• SNMP Parser — define how to parse and extract key metrics from the outputs of an SNMP command.
• API Parser — define how to parse and extract key metrics from an SDN network or third-party system via REST APIs.

GUI and Definition Flow of Advanced Parser

1. To create a Parser, click the start menu  and select Parser Library.
2. Right-click My Parsers and select New Advanced Parser.
   
   
3. Create the Parser:
   1. Define the device qualification.
   2. Define the data source, and the retrieved sample data will be displayed in the Parser Input area.
   3. Selecting a Parsing Method to define the Parser type.
   4. The Parser output is displayed.

Refer to the definitions of the following Parsers for more details.

• Create a CLI Command Parser
• Create a Configuration Parser
• Create an SNMP Parser
• Create an API Parser