UDP synthetic monitor makes a connection to the target IP address on a given port and monitors the time taken for the connection.
Create UDP synthetic monitor
Enter the follwoing details to configure the UDP synthetic monitor:
Section | Field Name | Description | Values/Example | Field Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Details | Name | Enter a name for the synthetic monitor. | Text | |
Type | Select the type of synthetic monitor. | UDP | Dropdown | |
UDP Configuration | Host | Enter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway. |
| Text |
Connection Timeout | Maximum time-out to connect to the UDP server. |
| String | |
Response Should Contain | Response body should contain specific content. Check the presence of any text in the response of the URL. |
| String | |
Response Should Not Contain | Response body should not contain specific content. Check the absence of any text string in the response of the URL. |
| String | |
Message To send | The command or message that is sent to the server. |
| String | |
Port | Enter the port number of the TCP server to communicate with OpsRamp's endpoints. It should be accessible from Gateway. |
| String | |
Locations | Public Locations | Select the public locations where the monitor will run. | INT Public1 | Checkbox |
Private Locations | Select the private locations where the monitor will run. | INT Private1 | Checkbox |
After configuring, view metrics, and graphical representations for more information.
Graphical metrics representation
![Graphical Representation](https://docsmedia.opsramp.com/screenshots/Monitoring/ConfigureUDP-graphicalrepresentation-UDP-5.5.0.png)
Supported metrics
Metric Name | Units |
---|---|
availability.down.location.count Location Count: The number of locations where the configured host is down | - |
synthetic.response.time Response time. Time taken to connect to the port of the target UDP server | milliseconds |