The SMTP synthetic monitor checks the overall time taken by the SMTP server to send the mail in milliseconds.

Configure parameters of SMTP synthetic monitor

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

SectionField NameDescriptionValues/ExampleField Type
SMTP ConfigurationHostEnter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • 10.1.2.3
  • www.google.com
Text
Connection Timeout (seconds)Maximum time-out to connect to the SMTP server.
  • Default value: not NULL
  • Valid values: 1 - 540 seconds
  • Example: 280
String
PortEnter the port number of the RTT server to communicate with OpsRamp's endpoints. It should be accessible from Gateway.
  • Default value: 0
  • Valid values: 0 - 65535 seconds
  • Example: 465
String
Connection MessageToSendThe command or message that is sent to the server.
  • Default value: empty string
  • Valid values: Alphanumeric characters, underscore (_), pound (#), period (.), less than (<), greater than (>), and spaces.
  • Example: sample # test < name >
Text
Recipient ListThe Email IDs of the recipients.
  • Default values: empty string
  • Valid values: Email address with comma separators.
  • Example: abc@gmail.com
Text
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. Total time taken by the server to send the mailmilliseconds