How the Juniper Data Collector Operates

The Juniper Data Collector does the following:

• Collects intelligence data periodically for proactive monitoring
• Packages all required collected data into a Juniper Message Bundle (JMB)
• Transfers the JMB to an archive location or folder on the AIM server (any existing directory with room to collect JMBs).

The Juniper Data Collector operates as follows (see Figure 9):

Figure 9: Juniper Data Collector Operation Diagram

1. The Juniper Data Collector gets the configuration information, such as the names of supported devices, from the AIM database.
2. Periodically, the Juniper Data Collector performs a data collection, where it sends JUNOScript XML commands to a device and receives intelligence information that it packages into a JMB.
3. The Juniper Data Collector sends the JMB to an archive location so that AIM can collect and process it.