Specifying The Probe's Destination - HP 7102dl - ProCurve Secure Router Configuration Manual

Network Monitoring
Configuring Network Monitoring
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HTTP request—Use this probe type if you want to monitor a Web server.
Like a TCP connect probe, the HTTP probe initiates a connection with the
server, requiring the server to respond within a set time, after which the
probe terminates the session. However, you can also require the server's
response to include a certain status, or you can even configure the probe
to obtain information. (For a more detailed discussion of these options,
see "Special Considerations for HTTP Request Probes" on page 9-20.)
To create the probe and select its type, from the global configuration mode
context, enter:
Syntax: probe <name> [icmp-echo | tcp-connect | http-request]
You then move into the network monitor probe configuration mode context:
ProCurve(config-probe-<name>)#
For example, you might enter:
ProCurve(config)# probe MyWebPerformance http-request
ProCurve(config-probe-MyWebPerformance)#

Specifying the Probe's Destination

The next step for creating a probe is to specify the device to which the probe
sends test packets. For example, if you want to test a particular route, you
might enter the IP address of the gateway for the route's destination. Or, if you
want to monitor a particular server, enter that server's hostname.
You can specify the destination as either a hostname or an IP address. The
hostname should be fully qualified (for example, www.company_a.com).
To specify the destination of an ICMP echo probe, from the network monitor
probe configuration mode context, enter:
Syntax: destination <hostname | A.B.C.D>
For example, enter this command to test a route to an ISP router at address
10.1.1.1:
ProCurve(config-probe-Branch2)# destination 10.1.1.1
For TCP connect probes, in addition to the hostname or IP address, you must
specify the port for the service or application in question. Enter this command:
Syntax: destination <hostname | A.B.C.D> port <number>
Valid port numbers range from 1 to 65535. See Table 9-1 for the port numbers
of some common TCP applications.