Creating a third-party data source

If you are already monitoring your endpoints using a third-party monitoring service, you can configure a data source from one of the supported integrations or an API webhook to connect the third-party service to the IBM® NS1 Connect® platform. After configuring the data source, you can create a data feed for each individual monitor or check configured within your third-party service, and then connect the data feed to the corresponding DNS answers.

Procedure

Follow the instructions below to create a new data source in the NS1 Connect portal.

  1. Navigate to the Integrations page from the main navigation.
  2. Click the + icon in the upper right corner.
  3. Select a data source type.

  4. Enter a name for the data source (and complete any other requested form fields).
    Note: The information requested varies depending on the type of data source you are creating.


  5. Click Create Data Source.
  6. Optionally, click Create a new feed with this data source? to create the first data feed associated with this data source. A data feed represents one of the endpoints (e.g., server or facility) the data source is monitoring. If you'd prefer to do this later, edit the modal and the new data source appears in the list.

  7. Enter a name for the data feed (for internal reference) and complete any additional form fields. For example, when creating an NS1 Connect API data source, you must enter a label (a brief, non-breaking string representing the service this feed is for like a server or facility name).

  8. Click Submit.

The new data source and feed appear in the list under Incoming Feeds.

Next steps

Create a data feed from a configured third-party data source.