
	Common Plug-Ins Socket Station includes plug-ins for all commonly encountered protocols. Below are some popular examples: Command Executes a command and retrieves any output. This type of connector usually takes advantage of the Dialogger feature to script the command interaction. Database Poller Periodically executes an SQL query and retrieves the response rows. SNMP Poller Periodically performs a GET request and retrieves the responses. SNMP Trap Receiver Listens as an SNMP manager, converting the binary traps to XML for easier processing. This popular connector can also forward the raw traps to other SNMP managers. Ping Poller Periodically attempts to contact a list of IP addresses, posting success/failure events as XML messages. POP3 Email Reader Reads an email account, posting any new messages as raw data for any downstream listeners. TCP/UDP Server Creates a server process for receiving data from clients. This connector makes it easy to broadcast data from your own in-house scripts and applications. Socket Client Connects to an existing socket server. Log File Reader Continuously monitors a log, and immediately posts new data as it is appended to the file. Telnet Session Implements the Telnet protocol. This connector is usually used with the Dialogger feature to script a login id, password, and command execution. Learn about the pricing structure.		Custom Plug-Ins The open API ensures that customized and proprietary plug-ins can be developed for you, or even by you. Below are some example plug-ins developed for customers: CORBA To receive alarms from a large server, a CORBA client was wrapped as a connector plug-in. RMI An RMI client was developed to register as a listener to an alarm system. Nimsoft NMS The Nimbus network management system's database was interfaced to collect alerts generated by the system, and then broadcast the data in an XML format. NetWatch NMS The NetWatch network management system's database was interfaced to collect alerts generated by the system, and then broadcast the data in a custom format. Netcool SNMP Gateway An SNMP connector was developed to receive Netcool alerts, forwarded through a Netcool Gateway as SNMP traps. The traps were translated into a simplified XML format for real-time processing. Telnet Session Implements the Telnet protocol. This connector is usually used with the Dialogger feature to script a login id, password, and command execution. SNMP Security A security project required a pair of custom plug-ins. The first plug-in receives binary SNMP traps, and converts them to a specialized XML format. The customer's security system then scrubs the data. Approved traps are then translated back into SNMP by the second plug-in, for transmission to the final destination. Developers, read the Plug-in API document (PDF).