Monitor Internet Application
The Monitor Internet Application
object will trigger a Policy when an internet application server
becomes unavailable or becomes available. You can monitor an FTP,
Web, Email (POP or SMTP), or DNS server using the Monitor Internet
Application object. Depending on the type of server that you are
monitoring 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 Monitor Internet Application
object can be used to make sure your external FTP or Web servers
are reachable through the internet and then automatically restart
the server if it is found to be unavailable.
Configuration
When configuring the Monitor Internet
Application object you need to choose the type of server you are
monitoring and then configure the Details and Advanced tab. The
Advanced tab does not change with the servers that you
select.
To select the type of
server to monitor:
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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Test frequency
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Specify the amount of time to
wait between each connection test to the server.
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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 object is running. 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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Test frequency
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Specify the amount of time to
wait between each connection test to the server.
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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 object is running. 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 frequency
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Specify the amount of time to
wait between each connection test to the server.
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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 object is running. 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 frequency
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Specify the amount of time to
wait between each connection test to the server.
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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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Test frequency
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Specify the amount of time to
wait between each connection test to the server.
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Advanced Tab
Trigger if test succeeds
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Select to trigger the Monitor
Internet Application object when the server that you are checking
becomes available.
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Trigger if test fails
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Select to trigger the Monitor
Internet Application object when the server that you are checking
becomes unavailable.
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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.
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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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