Description

The synthetic web transaction test monitors the websites by creating a simulation or scripted recording of the path or actions you have taken on any website.

The HTTP synthetic monitoring technique monitors these paths or actions at configured intervals to understand the actual user experience. The main purpose of monitoring websites using HTTP Synthetic Transaction is to achieve response time for all critical functionalities performed by you and at the same time receive alerts in the event of any issue before it can impact your end-users.

The template can be applied on the web services that have Script 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 - SCRIPT
    Unitcount

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency14401 – 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 Threshold0User defined
    Warning Repeat Count11-12
    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 Threshold1User defined
    Critical Repeat Count11-12
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph

    synthetic.response.time

    Metric Details

    Metric Details
    Applicable forSYNTHETIC
    DescriptionTime taken to complete a task in a website.
    CategoryWeb Service
    Collector TypeWeb Service
    Monitor NameWeb Service - SCRIPT
    Unitms

    Possible Inputs

    Possible Inputs
    MetricInput ValueRange of Values
    Frequency14401 – 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 Count11-12
    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 Count11-12
    AlertNoYes/No
    Graph (Yes/No)YesYes/No

    Sample Output

    No graph