DNS monitoring is a type of synthetic monitoring that helps monitor DNS servers and managed services. It verifies the availability and response time of the Domain Name Servers.

Configuration Parameters

After selecting the synthetic monitor type to DNS, enter the follwoing details:

SectionField NameDescriptionValues/ExampleField Type
DNS ConfigurationHostEnter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • 10.1.2.3
  • www.google.com
Text
Connection TimeoutMaximum time-out required to connect to the given website.
  • Default value: not NULL
  • Valid values: 1 - 540 seconds
  • Example: 80
String
Expected IPExpected server address.
  • Default value: empty string
  • Valid values: ipv4 and ipv6 validation
  • Example: 111.22.333.00
Text
Name ServerName server - Converts the English URL to a physical IP Address.
  • Default value: empty string
  • Valid values: hostname validation, ipv4 validation, and valid url
  • Example: www.google.com, 111.22.333.00
Text
LocationsPublic LocationsSelect the public locations where the monitor will run.Example: Public1Checkbox
Private LocationsSelect the private locations where the monitor will run.Example: Private1Checkbox

After configuring, navigate to Infrastructure > Resources > Web Services > Synthetic to view the metrics and graphical representations for more information.

Metrics Graphical Representation

Graphical Representation

Supported Metrics

Metric NameDescriptionUnits
availability.down.location.count

Location Count. Number of locations where the configured host is down.-
synthetic.response.time

Response time. Time from the start until the DNS name was resolved.milliseconds