Utilities > Cloud Monitoring > Available protocols and their functions

0.2 Available protocols and their functions

In this section, you can find all the protocols available for checks. Each check verifies that a specific service (web, email, database, network, etc.) is working correctly.
 

PING - Checks whether a host responds to a ping command

You can use this check to verify whether a domain or IP address is reachable from the Internet. For each ping command sent, the monitoring system provides information indicating whether the resource responds correctly.
 
field example
Domain/IP domainname.ext

HTTP - Checks whether a web server is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the Web Server is working correctly. You must enter a web address (URL) and a port (set to 80 by default). You can also enter credentials (basic authentication), a POST string, and text that you expect to receive or not receive.
 
field example
Domain/IP domainname.ext/pagename.ext
Port 80
Username [1] username
Password [1] password
Send string [1] name=mario&surname=rossi
String to receive/not receive [1] textpossiblycontainedinthepage
1. Optional field.

HTTPS - Checks whether a web server is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the Web Server is working correctly. You must enter a web address (URL) and a port (set to 443 by default). You can optionally enter credentials (basic authentication), a POST string, and text that you expect to receive or not receive.
 
field example
Domain/IP domainname.ext/pagename.ext
Port 443
Username [1] username
Password [1] password
Send string [1] name=mario&surname=rossi
 
If this field is filled in, the probe performs a POST request instead of a GET request. The content is sent as RAW POST data (raw body), rather than as form-urlencoded data (application/x-www-form-urlencoded). As a result, on the server side the data will not be available in the standard POST parameter array and must instead be read from the raw request body (for example, in PHP using php://input).
String to receive/not receive [1] textpossiblycontainedinthepage
1. Optional field.

DNS - Checks whether the DNS service is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the DNS service is working correctly. Enter an IP address and a domain. The system queries the DNS server (using the IP address/host) to resolve the domain you enter.
 
field example
IP/Host 62.149.128.3
Domain/IP dns.domainname.ext

FTP - Checks whether an FTP service is working correctly

You can use this check to monitor the FTP service of your web space. You must enter a domain or IP address and a port (21 by default). You can also enter a username and password to validate access.
 
field example
Domain/IP ftp.domainname.ext
Port 21
Username [1] username
Password [1] password
1. Optional field.

IMAP - Checks whether an IMAP mail server is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the IMAP service is working correctly. You must enter an IP address or domain and a port (set to 993 by default when SSL/TLS is selected and 143 when SSL/TLS is not selected). The system queries the IP address to verify that the service is active. You can enable encryption by selecting SSL/TLS.
 
field example
IP/Host imap.domainname.ext
Port 993
checkbox SSL/TLS

POP3 - Checks whether a mail download server is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the POP3 service is working correctly. You must enter an IP address or domain and a port (set to 995 by default when SSL/TLS is selected and 110 when SSL/TLS is not selected). The check queries the IP address to verify that the service is active. You can enable encryption by selecting SSL/TLS.
 
field example
IP/Host pop3.domainname.ext
Port 995
checkbox SSL/TLS

SMTP - Checks whether a mail sending server is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the SMTP service is working correctly. You must enter an IP address or domain and a port (set to 465 by default when SSL/TLS is selected and 25 when SSL/TLS is not selected). The check queries the IP address to verify that the service is active. You can enable encryption by selecting SSL/TLS.
 
field example
IP/Host smtp.domainname.ext
Port 465
checkbox SSL/TLS

SSL Certificate - Checks an SSL certificate

You can use this check to monitor the expiration of an SSL Certificate. You must enter an IP address, a port (set to 443 by default), and the number of days before the certificate expires. The system performs the check according to the settings you have selected and sends you a notification only when the configured number of days before expiration is reached.
 
field example
IP 32.148.128.35
Port 443
Number of days before expiration for notification 7

MySQL - Test Database Query

You can use this check to verify whether the MySQL database is working correctly. You must enter an IP/Host, a port (set to 3306 by default), the database login credentials, and the database name. You can optionally specify the name of a table in the database. The system queries the database to verify that it is working correctly and, if a table is specified, attempts to run a test query on the table (   select count(*) from tablename   ).
 
field example
IP/Host 45.124.171.45
Port 3306
Username username
Password password
Database databasename
Table [1] tablename
1. Optional field.

Microsoft SQL Server - Test Database Query

You can use this check to verify whether the Microsoft SQL Server database is working correctly. You must enter an IP/Host, a port (set to 1433 by default), the database login credentials, and the database name. You can optionally specify the name of a table in the database. The system queries the database to verify that it is working correctly and, if a table is specified, attempts to run a test query on the table (   select count(*) from tablename   ).
 
field example
IP/Host 54.130.154.21
Port 1433
Username username
Password password
Database databasename
Table [1] tablename
1. Optional field.

Oracle - Test Database Query

You can use this check to verify whether the Oracle database is working correctly. You must enter an IP/Host, a port (set to 1521 by default), the database login credentials, and the database name. You can optionally specify the name of a table in the database. The system queries the database to verify that it is working correctly and, if a table is specified, attempts to run a test query on the table (   select count(*) from tablename   ).
 
field example
IP/Host 55.120.154.80
Port 1521
Username username
Password password
Database databasename
Table [1] tablename
1. Optional field.

PostgreSQL - Test Database Query

You can use this check to verify whether the PostgreSQL database is working correctly. You must enter an IP/Host, a port (set to 5432 by default), the database login credentials, and the database name. You can optionally specify the name of a table in the database. The system queries the database to verify that it is working correctly and, if a table is specified, attempts to run a test query on the table (   select count(*) from tablename   ).
 
field example
IP/Host 55.120.154.80
Port 5432
Username username
Password password
Database databasename
Table [1] tablename
1. Optional field.

SSH - Checks whether an SSH service is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the SSH service is working correctly. You must enter an IP/Host, a port (set to 22 by default), the service login credentials, and a command that will be executed remotely. You can also enter a response string that you expect to receive or not receive.
 
field example
IP 62.149.128.3
Port 22
Username user
Password password
Send string pwd
String to receive/not receive [1] expectedresponse
1. Optional field.

TCP - Checks whether a TCP service is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether a TCP service is working correctly. You must enter an IP address and a port (set to 465 by default). You can also enter a send string (which will be sent remotely) and a response string that you expect to receive or not receive. The service queries the configured address and port using the TCP protocol to verify that the service is working correctly.
 
field example
IP 62.136.168.3
Port 465
Send string [1] sendstring
String to receive/not receive [1] textpossiblycontainedinthepage
1. Optional field.

Telnet - Checks whether a Telnet service is working correctly

You can use this check to verify whether the Telnet service is working correctly. You must enter an IP/Host, a port (set to 23 by default), and text that you expect to receive from the remote service. You can also enter a string to be sent remotely and a response string that you expect to receive or not receive.
 
field example
IP 62.149.128.31
Port 23
Expected string login:
Send string [1] admin
String to receive/not receive [1] password:
1. Optional field.


 

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