Configuring Basic RPM Probes

Navigate to the Services>RPM level in the configuration hierarchy.

1. In the configuration editor hierarchy, select Services.
2. Next to RPM, select the Yes check box.
3. Click Configure.

From the top of the configuration hierarchy, enter

edit services rpm

Configure the RPM owners customerA and customerB.

1. In the Probe box, click Add new entry.
2. In the Owner box, type customerA.
3. Click OK.
4. Repeat the above steps and add an RPM probe owner for customerB.

1. Enter

   set probe customerA

2. Enter

   set probe customerB

Configure the RPM test icmp-test for the RPM owner customerA.

The sample RPM test is an ICMP probe with a test interval (probe frequency) of 15 seconds, a probe type of icmp-ping-timestamp, and a target address of 192.178.16.5.

1. In the configuration editor hierarchy, select customerA.
2. In the Test box, click Add new entry
3. In the Name box, type icmp-test.
4. In the Probe frequency box, type 15.
5. In the Probe type box, select icmp-ping-timestamp.
6. In the Target box, select the Yes check box, and click Configure.
7. In the Target type box, select Address.
8. In the Address box, type 192.178.16.5.
9. Click OK.

1. From the top of the configuration hierarchy, enter

   edit services rpm probe customerA

2. Enter

   set test icmp-test probe-frequency 15

3. Enter

   set test icmp-test probe-type icmp-ping-timestamp

4. Enter

   set test icmp-test target address 192.178.16.5

Configure RPM thresholds and corresponding SNMP traps to catch ingress (inbound) times greater than 3000 microseconds.

1. In the configuration editor hierarchy, select icmp-test.
2. In the Thresholds box, select the Yes check box, and click Configure.
3. In the Ingress time box, type 3000.
4. Click OK.
5. In the Traps box, click Add new entry.
6. In the Value box, select ingress-time-exceeded.
7. Click OK.

1. Enter

   set probe customerA test icmp-test thresholds ingress-time 3000

2. Enter

   set probe customerA test icmp-test traps ingress-time-exceeded

Configure the RPM test http-test for the RPM owner customerB.

The sample RPM test is an HTTP probe with a test interval (probe frequency) of 30 seconds, a probe type of http-get, and a target URL of http://customerB.net.

1. In the configuration editor hierarchy, select customerB.
2. In the Test box, click Add new entry.
3. In the Name box, type http-test.
4. In the Probe frequency box, type 30.
5. In the Probe type box, select http-get.
6. In the Target box, select the Yes check box, and click Configure.
7. In the Target type box, select Url.
8. In the Url box, type http://customerB.net.
9. Click OK.

1. From the top of the configuration hierarchy, enter

   edit services rpm probe customerB

2. Enter

   set test http-test probe-frequency 30

3. Enter

   set test http-test probe-type http-get

4. Enter

   set test http-test target url http://customerB.net

Configure RPM thresholds and corresponding SNMP traps to catch 3 or more successive lost probes and total lost probes of 10 or more.

1. In the configuration editor hierarchy, select http-test.
2. In the Thresholds box, select the Yes check box, and click Configure.
3. In the Successive loss box, type 3.
4. In the Total loss box, type 10.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Traps box, click Add new entry.
7. In the Value box, select probe-failure.
8. Click OK.
9. In the Traps box, click Add new entry.
10. In the Value box, select test-failure.
11. Click OK.

1. Enter

   set probe customerB test icmp-test thresholds successive-loss 3

2. Enter

   set probe customerB test icmp-test thresholds total-loss 10

3. Enter

   set probe customerB test icmp-test traps probe-failure

4. Enter

   set probe customerB test icmp-test traps test-failure