IPNetwork Monitor 1.0 build 141 of March 11, 2024. File size: 112MB
Related: Network Monitoring
Every reliable network service requires state and activity monitoring. Beyond simple availability checks, verifying correct service responses is crucial.
IPNetwork Monitor offers various tools for this purpose, including the Web Transaction Monitor. However, single-location testing is often inadequate. Since most services are globally accessible, network monitoring should be conducted from multiple locations simultaneously to ensure genuine availability. A distributed monitoring network, implemented using the Remote Network Agent, a specialized version of IPNetwork Monitor designed for data collection and transmission to a central IPNetwork Monitor installation, provides a straightforward solution.
For instance, to verify the global availability of an online store, deploy Remote Network Agents across various locations. A cloud platform like Amazon EC2 facilitates this by allowing instance creation in diverse geographic regions. Once the instances are running, install a Remote Network Agent on each, ensuring they all connect to a central “control center” IPNetwork Monitor installation, perhaps located on a system administrator’s machine. By executing predefined web transaction monitors, you can confirm that the online store returns the expected data (e.g., a product category listing).
The final step involves configuring identical monitors on each agent to execute the same test, enabling result comparison within the central IPNetwork Monitor installation. This distributed approach helps identify localized connectivity issues and assess the target network service’s overall status.
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