Scripting to get oldest Packet / Meta data date

[RSAAdmin]

Does anyone have a script to share that pulls the date/timestamp from the oldest packetdb file on a Decoder or similarly the metadb file on a Concentrator?  Thought is to have that script run on a website hosted elsewhere on the network so that other users / team members can have visibility into the current retention capability on any given Decoder / Concentrator (as there are many appliances).

Thanks!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

You should be able to do it easily with

curl -u user:password http://<concentrator>:50105/database/stats?force-content-type=text/plain

curl -u user:password http://<decoder>:50104/database/stats?force-content-type=text/plain

The end point is /database/stats on both devices.

If you only want a specific value you can go further into the tree and pick that single value that you want.

Hope that helps!

Rui

[Anonymous]

You could just bookmark the decoders assuming you have the REST API enabled.  Just type the following into any browser that can connect to decoder/concentrator.  I've also include the REST queries for individual stats that may be useful below.  http://netwitnessip:50104/sys/stats also gives good information you can monitor.  Change port to 50105 for concentrator.

http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/

Meta Bytes http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/meta.bytes

Meta Oldest File Time http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/meta.oldest.file.time

Meta Rate (current) http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/meta.rate

Meta Rate (maximum) http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/meta.rate.max

Meta Total http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/meta.total

Packet Bytes http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/packet.bytes

Packet Oldest File Time http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/packet.oldest.file.time

Packet Rate (current) http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/packet.rate

Packet Rate (maximum) http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/packet.rate.max

Packet Total http://decoderipaddress:50104/database/stats/packet.total