Network Conditions - Websites

Verify that a Website is online

Scenario: The process you are using WinScry to support requires that a website (perhaps a web-service) be online and visible. If the website is down for an extended period, your process will fail. Solution: Use a Website Condtion to monitor the address.

Once configured a Website condition will ping the website every 3 minutes. If the ping operation fails the condition will be Activated. If it continues to fail long enough to pass the trigger threshold the condition will be Triggered.

How to Create a Website Network Alert Condition.

1.In the Network Alert Condition Window under This Alert Condition will monitor... check the A Website button.

2.in the Web Site field enter the ROOT URL of the website (the website name only, not HTTP or HTTPS) you wish to monitor. HINT: Click the Test / Verify button () to verify what you entered and do an immediate discovery action.

3.Set the Trigger Threshold time out.

4.Enable the condition by checking the Enable This Alert Condition box.

5.Click the OK button to save your changes.