newb: collecting remote data that is non snmp?

[vastator]

I think I am using the wrong search words to find out more on this topic. I have a need to collect non snmp data on a remote machine. Can that be done using cacti? I have a script, on the remote server, that returns a number that I would like to have sent to cacti that is on a different server. Can someone point me in the right direction on what I need to read up on or give me some better keywords that I can use in my search?

Thanks

[gandalf]

Well, this is quite commonly used in our shop. Here are some, not all, methods that come to my mind:
- write a wget wrapper that calls you script via cgi
requires a web server on the target system
feed the name of the script as a parameter to the wrapper, so you will only need a single wrapper
format the output of the remotes script that it fits to cacti requirements

- use snmp exec/pass
- use telnet, ssh, ftp
- use nagios

Reinhard