Description
HTTP is an application-based test that enables an agent to verify the availability and response time of a web server, expressed in seconds. The test support HTTP and HTTPS protocols, as well as proxy, proxy authentication, and simple web authentication (Basic/NTLM). The test can also execute an HTTP query with GET parameters included in the URL.
HTTP tests are configured as part of a target, or can also run standalone as an ad-hoc test (please review ad-hoc testing).
How to create an HTTP/HTTPS test
Step 1 - HTTP tests are created as part of a target.
Step 2 - In the target setup form click on the HTTP button and input the following information:
- Source (Ad-hoc only, required): The Agent that will conduct the test.
- URL/Complete URL: The full URL of the web page to be tested.
- HTTP Get Interval (required): The number of seconds between two consecutive HTTP queries. By default, the interval is set to 30 seconds.
- HTTP GET Timeout (required): The number of seconds that the Agent will wait for a response from the HTTP server before declaring that the data point failed. The default value is 5 seconds.
- Proxy Server
- HTTP/HTTPS: Select the protocol to be used by the proxy server.
- Proxy Server Address: Specify the IP address or FQDN of the proxy server.
- Port: Specify the TCP/IP port used by the proxy server.
- Enable Proxy Authentication: Check if the proxy server requires authentication in order to be utilized.
- Username: Specify the username needed for the proxy server authentication.
- Password: Specify the password associated with the above username.
- Enable Authentication: Check if you'd like to perform HTTP authentication on the URL being tested.
- Authentication Type: Basic or NTLM
- Username: Specify the username
- Password: Specify the password
HTTP status codes and HTTP/S test outcome
- Successful tests will return an HTTP 200 status code.
- Unsuccessful tests will return an error HTTP status code such as 404 or 503.
- Redirects won't be followed.
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