Configuring URL monitoring

URL  

Type the URL you want to monitor in the http://<Host>:<PORT>/<URL> or https://<Host>:<PORT>/<URL> format.
Port 80 for HTTP and port 443 for https is monitored by default, if no port is entered. HTTP is the default protocol.

URL  Display Name

Enter a unique name that identifies the URL that you want to monitor in the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Operation console. For better tracking, the label should be named in the device_port_urlName format.

HTTP Method

Select the HTTP method type you want to use for the URL from the following:

• GET
• HEAD
• POST

HTML Charset

Choose one of the HTML character sets supported by the user agent.

Timeout

The time required by the URL to respond to requests.

HTTPS Response Code

HTTP Response Code indicate the OK Status code ranges and WARNING status code ranges for the URL you want to monitor.

Authentication

Enter the Username and Password associated with the URL.

Content Check

Enter the content check criteria using one or more than one of the following:

• Single line content expression
• Multi Line content expression file
• Case sensitive match
• Evaluate Unix-style regular expressions
• Content check operation

Cookie

Enter the cookie name and value that will be sent with the URL you want to monitor.

Referrer

Enter the fully qualified path to the referrer to the URL of a page to be monitored.

User Agent

Enter the name that identifies the user agent. PATROL is the default user agent.

Link Check

Perform the following steps to configure link checks:

• Check Enable Link Checking for this URL to enable linking checking for the URL.
• Set the time interval between each link check request.
• Enter the number of levels of links to be checked in the Link check depth field.
• Enter the maximum number of links you want to check in the Maximum number of links to check field.
• Enter the maximum hours and minutes to run the line check operation in the Maximum run time field.
• Enter the hours and minutes between each link check operation in the Run frequency field.
• In the First run time field, enter the time in HH:MM:SS when the link check operation will run.

Field Name

Enter the name, address, or account number associated with the form fields for the URL you want to monitor.

Field Value

Enter the field value associated with the form fields for the URL monitored.

Field Encrypted Value

Enter the filed encrypted value. The value you enter will not be visible on the screen.

Add to List

Click this button to add the HTTP From Fields to the list of HTTP From Fields.

Modify Selection

Click this button to save the changes made to the HTTP From Field already added.

Remove from List

Click this button to remove the added HTTP From Field from the list of HTTP From Fields