Get Internet Application Status
The Get Internet Application Status
object will check the availability of an internet application
server. You can check the availability of an FTP, Web, Email (POP
or SMTP), DNS, or custom server using the Get Internet Application
Status object. Depending on the type of server that you are
checking you will need to specify different configuration
information.
This object uses a satellite
license. See
Objects that Require Satellite
Licenses for more information.
How it is used
The Get Internet Application Status
object can be used to make sure that a server has come online after
a power outage or a restart.
Configuration
When configuring the Get Internet
Application Status object you need to choose the type of server you
are checking and then configure the Details tab.
To select the type of
server:
1.
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Open the Monitor Internet
Application object for editing.
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3.
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Select the Type that matches the server that you want to
monitor:
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Web (HTTP) - Details Tab
URL
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Type the URL that will be used
to contact the web server.
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Port
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Select to specify a port to use
to connect to the web server. The default port is 80.
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Timeout
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Type the number of seconds to
wait for a response from the web server. If the timeout expires
without a response, the server will be considered
unavailable.
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Check that the page contains
this string
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Select and type a string to
search for when the page is retrieved from the web server. When
this option is selected, the server is only considered available if
the string can be found on the page that is specified by the
URL.
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Search is case sensitive
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Select to make the string search
case sensitive.
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Email (SMTP) - Details Tab
Computer
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Type the name of the computer
where the SMTP server is located. Type localhost to specify the
Action Server where the Policy is being processed. You can also
browse for the computer using the ellipsis (...) button.
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Port
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Select to specify a port to use
to connect to the SMTP server. The default port is 25.
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Timeout
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Type the number of seconds to
wait for a response from the server. If the timeout expires without
a response, the server will be considered unavailable.
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Send test email
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Select to send a test email
using the SMTP server. When this option is selected, the server is
only considered available if the email can be sent to the
server.
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To
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Type the address to send the
email to.
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From
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Type the address that the email
is being sent from.
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Email (POP3) - Details Tab
Computer
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Type the name of the computer
where the POP3 server is located. Type localhost to specify the
Action Server where the Policy is being processed. You can
also browse for the computer using the ellipsis (...) button.
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Port
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Select to specify a port to use
to connect to the POP3 server. The default port is 110.
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Timeout
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Type the number of seconds to
wait for a response from the server. If the timeout expires without
a response, the server will be considered unavailable.
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Test connection
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Select to use a username and
password to test the connection to the POP3 server. When this
option is selected, the server is only considered available if the
credentials are successfully used to log into the server.
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Username
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Type the username to use to log
into the POP3 server.
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Password
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Type the password that is
associated with the Username that you
have specified.
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FTP - Details Tab
Computer
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Type the name of the computer
where the FTP server is located. Type localhost to specify the
Action Server where the Policy is being processed. You can also
browse for the computer using the ellipsis (...) button.
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Port
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Select to specify a port to use
to connect to the FTP server. The default port is 21.
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Timeout
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Type the number of seconds to
wait for a response from the server. If the timeout expires without
a response, the server will be considered unavailable.
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Test connection
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Select to use a username and
password to test the connection to the FTP server. When this option
is selected, the server is only considered available if the
credentials are successfully used to log into the server.
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Username
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Type the username to use to log
into the FTP server.
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Password
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Type the password that is
associated with the Username that you
have specified.
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DNS - Details Tab
Computer
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Type the name of the computer
where the DNS server is located. Type localhost to specify the
Action Server where the Policy is being processed. You can
also browse for the computer using the ellipsis (...) button. This field is not required to test the
availability of a DNS server.
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Use default port (53)
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Select to use the default port
of 53 to connect to the DNS server.
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Port
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Select to specify the port to
use to connect to the DNS server.
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Test DNS table IP Address
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Select to specify a computer
name and the IP address that should be associated with that IP
address. When this option is selected, the server is only
considered available if the IP address is assigned to the computer
that you specify.
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Custom - Details Tab
You can use a sequence of actions to
test a custom Internet application that is not part of the
predefined list. You can perform actions like opening and closing a
port as well as communicating with the Internet application by
sending and receiving information.
To add an action:
1.
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Click Add or Insert. The
Action Properties dialog appears.
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2.
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Select the action that you want
to perform and configure its properties:
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Open
port - Type the port number and the computer where the
Internet application resides.
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Send
data - Type the data that you will send to the Internet
application. To specify a file that contains the data you want to
send, select Send data from file.
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Receive
data - Select Publish as
Published Data and select
the name of the variable where the received data will be saved.
Select Save data, specify the
File where you want to save the data
received from the Internet application. You will also need to
select the action you want to take If the
Destination File Exists.
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Close port - To run this action you will need
to have used the Open
port action before this
action.
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3.
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Select the item created and
click the Up and Down buttons to change the order of the
actions.
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To remove an action, select it and
click Remove.
To edit an action, select it and
click Edit.
Alternate icon
You can change the icon that appears
in the workspace for this object. To change the icon, follow the
instructions in
Changing the object
icon.
Available Published Data
Name
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Description
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Computer
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The name of the computer where
the Internet application resides.
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Port
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The port used to communicate
with the Internet application.
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Protocol
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The protocol of the Internet
application. For example, 'HTTP' or 'FTP'.
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Server Greeting
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The greeting message received
from the Internet application. This Published Data is only
available in the following modes:
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Web page
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The HTML of the web page that
was retrieved when in Web
(HTTP) mode.
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Receive variable 1
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The first variable retrieved
when in Custom
mode.
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Receive variable 2
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The second variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 3
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The third variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 4
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The fourth variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 5
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The fifth variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 6
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The sixth variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 7
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The seventh variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 8
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The eighth variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 9
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The ninth variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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Receive variable 10
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The tenth variable retrieved
when in Custom mode.
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