Using the REST API to add a new Ping monitor / Ping monitor (EUM): Click here
To create a Ping monitor, follow the steps given below:
* This is only for Ping Monitor (EUM) servers.
In some cases, Applications Manager may not provide the expected metrics output due to incorrect responses for non-English OS. To get the expected output, regex support is available for Ping Monitor. The user needs to customize the output in a property file based on the language. The user can define ping response for metrics like Packet Stats and Round Trip Time for different languages. To do so, create a properties file named ping.properties and place it under <Applications Manager Home>/conf directory (or under the <EUMAgent>/conf in case of agent-based Ping monitor). The user can understand the response pattern of the ping request and can customize it by using the same patterns as in the properties file. Following is the sample contents used in the Italian version of the ping.properties file:
################################ Windows properties #####################################
#Windows Status poll matcher String.
ReplyFrom=Risposta da
bytes=byte
#Windows ResponseTime String. Ex: Minimum or Maximum or Average.
Windows_ResponseTime=Medio
#Windows Packet Sent matcher String.
Windows_PacketSent=Trasmessi
#Windows Packet Received matcher String.
Windows_PacketReceived=Ricevuti
#Windows Packet Loss matcher String(case sensitive).
Windows_PacketLoss=persi
Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the Ping Monitor or Ping Monitor (EUM) available in the Services section. Displayed is the Ping monitor's bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:
Applications Manager uses Ping Monitor to track if the particular host / IP address is accessible or not. It checks for availability of a device, server or network device. Following are the parameters monitored in the Ping monitor:
Parameter | Description |
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PACKET STATISTICS | |
Packet Loss | Amount of packets that failed to reach the destination (in percentage). |
Packets Sent | Number of packets sent. |
Packets Received | Number of packets received. |
ROUND TRIP TIME | |
Round Trip Time | Time taken for each packet exchange (in milliseconds). Ping places a timestamp in each packet, which is echoed back and is used to compute how long each packet exchange took. |