This technical note describes how to use URL monitors to assess the health of the network devices in your e-business system. To better understand how your e-business systems are functioning, you can monitor the components that comprise them. While Holistix Web Manager does not currently include monitors for specific to routers or other network devices. However, you can set up monitors to check the availability of specific URLs to assess the health of network devices.
Monitors also check the health of the web servers.
If the servers are healthy, yet the web pages are not accessible, then the connection problem lies with a router, switch, or load balancer. Types of Holistix Monitors to Configure In Holistix Web Manager, you can configure URL, Link Check, and URL Sequence monitors to check whether a single web page or a series of web pages is available to your customers. When you configure a URL monitor, Holistix Web Manager records the response time. This monitor focuses on a individual web pages, such as your web site's home page. If the web pages are not accessible, and the web servers are not in a Warning or Critical state, then you can suspect a problem with your network devices.