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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Note: The HTTP Content Monitor uses standard regular expression processing as supported
by the .NET framework.
7 Complete one or more of the following actions:
Click Request URL contents to populate the dialog box with the Web page contents
of the URL you entered above.
Click Advanced to configure the user agent and custom headers.
Check Use in Rescan to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list on the
Device Properties dialog. WhatsUp Gold adds the monitor type to the device during a
rescan, which is launched using the Rescan button on the Device Properties dialog, if
the protocol or service is active on the device.
8 Click OK to save changes.
After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices
(on page 226).
xvi) Example: Monitoring and alerting on web page content
The HTTP Content monitor checks a specified web page to make sure that content appears
on the page. If the results of the web page content are not what is expected, you can be
notified through an associated action.
For example, to check whether a page is up and available, you can look for a text string
contained in the web page. The following script checks for the words "WhatsUp Gold Tech
Support" on the WhatsUp Gold main Support page. If this HTTP Content monitor shows as
UP, the web page is displaying as expected. If this HTTP Content monitor shows as DOWN, he
web page is down, missing, or has been changed:
Send=GET /support/index.aspx HTTP/1.0\r\nAccept:
*/*\r\nHost:www.whatsupgold.com\r\nUser-Agent: WhatsUp/1.0\r\n\r\n
Expect=WhatsUp Gold Tech Support
To configure a web page monitor:
1 Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2 Click the Active tab inside the dialog.
3 Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4 Select HTTP Content Monitor, then click OK. The Add HTTP Content Monitor dialog
appears.
5 Complete the following information for the monitor:
Name. Enter a name for the monitor as it will appear in the Active Monitor Library.
Description. Enter a short description for the monitor as it will appear in the Active
Monitor Library.
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