Optional element parameters

Optional element parameters are grouped under tabs. Some optional parameters are available to all monitors whereas others are monitor specific.

The optional parameters that can be applied to all monitors are located on the Advanced and SLC tabs.

• Use the Advanced tab to define general parameters such as poll interval and number of required retries.
• Use the SLC tab to specify service level classifications (in previous releases, service level classifications were referred to as DVCs (Discrete Value Classifications).

The tabs for optional parameters that are monitor specific are only visible when defining elements for a particular monitor. These tabs can be RegExp, Parameters, Body, Proxy Details, SAA Probe, Soap Parameters, and Steps.

• Use the RegExp tab to specify regular expressions for use when searching for information in test results.
• Use the Parameters tab if you want the monitor to send extra data in the header fields and message body of HTTP requests.
• Use the Body tab if you want the HTTP and HTTPS monitors to send extra data in the body part of POST requests.
• Use the Proxy Details tab if you want to test the availability of web pages through a proxy server.
• Use the SAA Probe tab to configure a router's SAA to test the availability of another network device or service using timed echo request/responses defined in the Cisco Response Time Monitor MIB (Management Information Base).
• Use the Soap Parameters tab to configure Soap inputs and outputs.
• Use the Steps tab to define a series of activities, which the TRANSX monitor performs using several different Internet service monitors. For example, you could configure TRANSX to access pages of a website using the HTTP monitor, download some files, send or retrieve e-mails using the POP3 and SMTP monitors, and then access a Network News Server using the NNTP monitor.

For details on monitor configuration parameters, see the required monitor.