Important Note
The old UI and its associated documentation are valid until the 2024.08.U1 release. The new UI and its related documentation will apply starting from the 2024.09.U1 release, see (New UI Document).Overview
Configuring synthetic monitors according to your requirement enhances synthetic security and stabilizes IT operations process flow.
- Whitelist IP addresses for your location.
- Assign a synthetic template.
This is used to initiate synthetic monitoring using Assign Templates or Device Management Policies. - Set permissions for Device Create, Device Edit, Device View, and Device Manage to create, edit, view, and delete the configured synthetic monitors respectively.
- Verify if the role assigned to you contains access to all resources. Otherwise, you cannot delete a synthetic monitor.
The attributes created after configuring a synthetic monitor provides more visibility regarding details, such as metrics, monitors, and availability log. z
Supported Synthetic Monitors
Create Synthetic Monitors
Before you create the monitor, enable the synthetic agent flag in Setup > Resources > Management Profile > Management Gateways > Synthetic. This flag is used to show your private locations.
Follow the below steps to configure a synthetic monitors:
- Select a client from the All Clients list.
- Select Infrastructure > Resources > Synthetics and click ADD.
- Select a synthetic monitor type from the Type drop-down menu. This action will open the Add Synthetic window.
- For example, if you select HTTPS, enter the following details to configure it:
- Name: Unique name of the selected synthetic monitor. The value entered in the Name field must be unique. If the name is not unique, the screen displays an error message: Name Already Exists.
- URL: Name of the URL that you want to monitor.
- Locations: Locations from where you want to monitor the URL.
- Authentication Type: Supported authentication types are Basic, NTLM, and OAuth. You need to enter the username and password after selecting the Authentication Type. The screen displays a confirmation message about the successful addition of the synthetic monitor.
- Click Save.
- Click OK.
The Synthetics page displays the configured synthetic monitor.