Configuration of MultiHttpTest

This test emulates a user accessing a web page on the cloud via HTTP(S), and reports whether that page is accessible or not. In the process, the test indicates the availability of the cloud over the web, and the time it took for the agent to access the cloud over the web. This way, issues in web-based access to the cloud come to light. 

The default parameters associated with this test are as follows:

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often should the test be executed.

• In the HOST text box, specify the host for which this test is to be configured.

• Enter the port number to which the specified HOST listens in the PORT text box.

• Enter the URL of the web page being accessed in the URL text box. While multiple URLs (separated by commas) can be provided, each URL should be of the format URL name:URL value. URL name is a unique name assigned to the URL, and the URL value is the value of the URL. By default, the url parameter is set to HomePage:http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/, where HomePage is the URL name, and http://aws.amazon.com/ec2 is the URL value. You can modify this default setting to configure any URL of your choice - eg., the URL of the login page to your cloud-based infrastructure.

• Indicate whether any cookies being returned by the web server need to be saved locally and returned with subsequent requests against the COOKIEFILE parameter.

• Provide the host on which a web proxy server is running (in case a proxy server is to be used) in the PROXYHOST parameter.

• Specify the port number on which the web proxy server is listening in the PROXYPORT text box.

• If the proxy server requires authentication, then, specify a valid proxy user name and password in the proxy user name and proxy password parameters, respectively. By default, these parameters are set to none, indicating that the proxy sever does not require authentication by default.

• Confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• In the TIMEOUT text box, specify the maximum duration (in seconds) for which the test will wait for a response from the server. The default TIMEOUT period is 30 seconds.

• In the TIMEOUT text box, specify the maximum duration (in seconds) for which the test will wait for a response from the server. The default TIMEOUT period is 30 seconds.

• To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise suite embeds an optional DETAILED DIAGNOSIS capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the ON option. To disable the capability, click on the OFF option.

  The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability.

  • Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

• If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS check box will appear in this page. Clicking on this check box will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$“ or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.