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:
Section | Field Name | Description | Values/Example | Field Type |
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DNS Configuration | Host | Enter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway. |
| Text |
Connection Timeout | Maximum time-out required to connect to the given website. |
| String | |
Expected IP | Expected server address. |
| Text | |
Name Server | Name server - Converts the English URL to a physical IP Address. |
| Text | |
Locations | Public Locations | Select the public locations where the monitor will run. | Example: Public1 | Checkbox |
Private Locations | Select the private locations where the monitor will run. | Example: Private1 | Checkbox |
After configuring, navigate to Infrastructure > Resources > Web Services > Synthetic to view the metrics and graphical representations for more information.
Metrics Graphical Representation
Supported Metrics
Metric Name | Description | Units |
---|---|---|
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 |