Internet Service Monitoring example
This example shows how to use Internet Service Monitoring to test the availability of a web page.
The actions listed here are described in more detail in subsequent sections of this guide.
In addition to IBM Tivoli Monitoring, the following products and components must also be running before you can start this activity:
- Internet Service Monitoring.
- Databridge with the IBM Tivoli Monitoring module.
- HTTP monitor.
The following procedures describe the steps required to test the availability of a web page.
To create the user profile and the monitor profile elements:
- Open the Internet Service Monitoring user interface from within Tivoli Enterprise Portal.
- Select Create Profile.
- Enter a name for the profile and click OK.
- Select the HTTP from the Monitor
Type list and click Add.Note: The HTTP monitor is added to the profile as a profile element.
- In the server field, type the name of the server hosting the web page. For example, www.mycompany.com.
- In the page field, type the name of the web page. For example, /index.htm.
- In the description field, accept the default.
- Make sure that the Active check box is selected.
- Click Apply.
- Select the profile that you created in step 3.
- Ensure that the Distribution tab is selected.
- Select the systems to which you want to distribute the profile from the Available Systems list and click the right arrow to move them to the Deployed Systems list.
- Click Apply to save.
To view the results of the tests in a workspace:
- Select the Navigator Physical view in Tivoli Enterprise Portal.
- Select the host to which you deployed the test.
- Expand the default Internet Service Monitors workspace.
- Select the Monitor Status workspace. From this workspace you can link to Monitor and Element history workspaces.