IMAP synthetic monitor checks the response time of the IMAP server by connecting to the designated IMAP port (using secure SSL/TLS connection).

Configuration Parameters

After selecting the synthetic monitor type to IMAP, enter the follwoing details:

SectionField NameDescriptionValues/ExampleField Type
IMAP ConfigurationHostEnter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • 10.1.2.3
  • www.google.com
Text
Connection TimeoutMaximum time-out to connect to the FTP server.
  • Default value: not NULL
  • Valid values: 1 - 540 seconds
  • Example: 280
String
PortEnter the port number of the FTP server to communicate with OpsRamp's endpoints. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • Default value: 0
  • Valid values: 0 - 65535 seconds
  • Example: 25
String
Assign CredentialsCredential SetSelect the credentials from the dropdown list to access the HTTP/HTTPS Server.Refer Create CredentialsDropdown
Proxy SettingsEnable Proxy Configuration optionRefer Monitor Synthetics through Proxy ServersCheckbox
LocationsPublic LocationsSelect the public locations where the monitor will run.Example: Public1Checkbox
Private LocationsSelect the private locations where the monitor will run.Example: Private1Checkbox

After configuring, navigate to Infrastructure > Resources > Web Services > Synthetic to view the metrics and graphical representations for more information.

Metrics Graphical Representation

Graphical Representation

Supported Metrics

Metric NameDescriptionUnits
availability.down.location.count

Location Count. Number of locations where the configured host is down.-
synthetic.response.time

Response time. Time taken to fetch the Inbox description of the configured mailbox using the IMAP protocol.milliseconds