Data Insight supports scanning and auditing of access events on storage devices with varied file systems. You can configure Data Insight to monitor generic device filers in addtion to NetApp, EMC Celerra, Veritas File System (VxFS), Windows File Server.

Data Insight uses a web API to collect access event files from the generic device filer. The web API enables web clients to push events from the generic device filers to the DataInsightGenericCollector web service. The DataInsightGenericCollector web service collects incoming events and copies them to a specific location on the Collector worker node configured for the storage device. The events are later processed by the corresponding Indexer.

The DataInsightGenericCollector service uses one-way Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to secure communication between the generic device filer and the Collector node. The client connects to the DataInsightGenericCollector service through a specific port, which is configurable.

You must develop a customized client using the API specification provided by Data Insight to add a filer as a generic device to Data Insight, and to start monitoring, auditing, and scanning events on the filer. For more information on the web API specification for the generic Collector service, refer to the Data Insight Programmer's Reference Guide.