Working with Synthetic Ping test profiles
This section covers the following topics:
Preparing for a Ping test
Before creating the profile for a Synthetic Ping test, ascertain the URI of the target system, such as www.riverbed.com or 68.142.108.128.
Using the wizard for a Ping test
To create, clone, edit, or delete a Synthetic Ping test profile
1. Log in to the UI as a user with administrative privilege.
2. Choose Configure > All Settings > Monitor: Synthetic Testing.
3. Start the wizard. On the Choose Action page, select a radio button to specify whether you will Create, Clone, Edit, or Delete a Synthetic Test Profile.
– If you are creating a Profile, click Next.
– If you are cloning or editing a Profile, highlight the name of an existing profile in the list below, and click Next.
– If you are deleting a Profile, highlight the name of an existing profile in the list below, click Next, and then typically click Finish.
4. On the Test Details page, select Active. In the Name field, enter a unique name for this Profile. In the Test Type drop-down, pick Ping. In the Test Frequency field, set how often this test will run, or accept the default of 300 seconds. Set Timeout to the number of seconds that this test must wait for a response before giving up.
If this test is associated with the performance of one or more applications, enter the Application name(s) here. Also set the name of a Device under test, if applicable. Device can also be the name of a region, business group, or other designator. These properties are passed to downstream Riverbed products for identifying and organizing Synthetic Test results.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Test Configuration page, specify the number of ping attempts that should be made with each ping test, and then click Next.
7. The Advanced section of the Test Configuration page contains two regular expressions, one for use with Ping Tests deployed on test engines on Windows hosts, and one for Ping Tests on test engines on Linux hosts. These expressions detect the response times in the output of the ping command. Modify an expression only if: Ping Tests run but fail persistently, or the Ping test’s status message indicates that expected response was not found but the response looks like success to you.
8. On the Test Sources page, select one or more test engines from which this test should be run, and click Next.
9. On the Test Targets page, enter the URL or IP address of one or more devices, applications, or services to be tested, and then click Next.
10. On the Summary page, verify all settings. Click Previous to go back and modify, or click Finish to save the profile.