Configuring HTTPS monitor service tests
Use the HTTPS monitor configuration parameters to define HTTPS service tests.
When you configure the monitor, default values are shown for the timeout and poll interval parameters. These defaults are 30 and 300 seconds respectively. Other defaults listed in the table are not shown during configuration but are applied when the configuration details are saved if no value has been specified.
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
server |
The host name of the server to be monitored. |
page |
The URL of the page to be monitored. |
description |
A text field for providing descriptive information on the element. |
Active |
Selects whether or not the profile element should be activated once it is created. |
port |
The port on the server to use. Default: 443 |
localip |
Specifies the IP address of the network interface that the monitor uses for the test. If this field is empty, the monitor uses the interface specified by the IpAddress property. |
version |
The HTTPS protocol version to be used:
Default: 1.0 |
command |
The request type:
Default: GET |
formname |
When used in a transaction, the HTTPS monitor scans the specified form for default values. Any values found are automatically filled in the next HTTPS step in the transaction. |
authenticationtype |
Specifies the challenge -response authentication mechanism for authenticating network users:
Default: NONE |
username |
The username (account name) for the monitor to use to log into the HTTPS server. |
password |
The password corresponding to the username for the monitor to use to log into the HTTPS server. |
sslcertificatefile |
The path and filename of the digital certificate file used in the monitor element. If the path is not absolute, the monitor interprets it relative to the working directory ($ISMHOME/platform/arch/bin). If you do not specify a certificate file, the monitor uses the certificate specified by the monitor property SSLCertificateFile. |
sslkeyfile |
The path and filename of the file containing the SSL private key which is used to identify the server and sign the SSL messages. |
sslkeypassword |
The password used to encrypt the SSL private key. |
timeout |
The time, in seconds, to wait for the server to respond. Default: 30 |
poll |
The time, in seconds, between each poll. Default: 300 |
failureretests |
The number of times to retest before indicating a failure. Default: 0 |
retestinterval |
The time, in seconds, to wait between each failure retest. Default: 10 |
| Proxy details | |
server |
The host name of the proxy server. |
port |
The port on the proxy server to use. |
authenticationtype |
The server authentication type for the proxy HTTPS server. See authenticationtype above for further information. |
username |
The username for the monitor to use to log into the proxy HTTPS server. |
password |
The password for the monitor to use to log into the proxy HTTPS server. |
useproxy |
Configures the monitor to perform the request using a proxy server.
Default: noproxy |
hostnamelookuppreference |
Determines which IP version, IPv6
or IPv4, is applied to the supplied host name. The options are:
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