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Appendix C. Probes
Table C-43. Network Services::Remote Ping settings
C.8.8. Network Services::RPCService
The Network Services::RPCService probe tests the availability of remote procedure call (RPC) pro-
grams on a given IP address. It collects the following metric:
Remote Service Latency — The time it takes in seconds for the RPC server to answer a connection
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request.
RPC server programs (which provide function calls via that RPC network) register themselves in the
RPC network by declaring a program ID and a program name. NFS is an example of a service that
works via the RPC mechanism.
Client programs that wish to use the resources of RPC server programs do so by asking the machine
on which the server program resides to provide access to RPC functions within the RPC program
number or program name. These conversations can occur over either TCP or UDP (but are almost
always UDP).
This probe lets you test simple program availability. You will need to specify the program name or
program number and the protocol over which the conversation will occur (plus the usual timeout).
Field
Protocol (TCP/UDP)
Service Name*
Timeout*
Critical Maximum Remote Service Latency
Warning Maximum Remote Service Latency
Table C-44. Network Services::RPCService settings
C.8.9. Network Services::Secure Web Server (HTTPS)
The Network Services::Secure Web Server (HTTPS) probe determines the availability of the secure
Web server and collects the following metric:
Remote Service Latency — The time it takes in seconds for the HTTPS server to answer a connec-
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tion request.
This probe confirms it can connect to the HTTPS port on the specified host and retrieve the specified
URL. If no URL is specified, the probe will fetch the root document. The probe looks for a HTTP/1.
message from the system, unless you alter that value. Specifying another port number will override
the default port of 443.
This probe supports authentication. Provide a username and password in the appropriate fields to use
this feature. Unlike most other probes, this probe will return a CRITICAL status if it cannot contact
the system within the timeout period.
Field
URL Path
Value
udp
nfs
10
Value
/
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