Description

This template measures the PING response time and percentage of packet loss. This template can be applied on the web services that have Ping Web Service.

Prerequisites

Web Probe Service at the Collector Level needs to be in the Start state.

Metric Parameters

Metric Parameters
ParameterDescription
Frequency
  • Frequency is the interval in which you want to probe and collect metric data from the target device/resource
  • Frequency is defined in minutes (min).
    • Warning ThresholdIf the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Warning Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user.
    Critical ThresholdIf the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Critical Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user.
    AlertThe alert value can be set to either Yes or No. If it is Yes, then an alert message is sent to the user.

    Metrics

    availability.down.locations.count

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forSYNTHETIC
    DescriptionThe number of locations where the configured host is down.
    CategoryWeb Service
    Collector TypeWeb Service
    Monitor NameWeb Service - PING
    Unitcount

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency301 – 1440 (mins)
    Filter
    Warning OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Warning Threshold1User defined
    Warning Repeat Count31-12
    Critical OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Critical Threshold2User defined
    Critical Repeat Count31-12
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph

    synthetic.response.time

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forSYNTHETIC
    DescriptionDuration to send and receive packets from the configured host.
    CategoryWeb Service
    Collector TypeWeb Service
    Monitor NameWeb Service - PING
    Unitms

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency301 – 1440 (mins)
    Filter
    Warning OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Warning Threshold100User defined
    Warning Repeat Count31-12
    Critical OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Critical Threshold200User defined
    Critical Repeat Count31-12
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph

    ping.pl.check

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forSYNTHETIC
    DescriptionPercentage of packets lost while pinging.
    CategoryWeb Service
    Collector TypeWeb Service
    Monitor NameWeb Service - PING
    Unit%

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency301 – 1440 (mins)
    Filter
    Warning OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Warning Threshold75User defined
    Warning Repeat Count31-12
    Critical OperatorGREATER_THAN_EQUALEnds with, ==, !=, >=, <=, >, <, In Range, Out of range, Equals, Not equals, Equals Ignore Case, Not Equals Ignore Case, Contains, Not contains, Regex match, Regex no match, In string list, Not in string list, In List, Not in list, Starts with
    Critical Threshold100User defined
    Critical Repeat Count31-12
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph