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Below are definitions of 2Verify-related terms.
Alarm Contact Name: The name given to an Alarm Contact is used for the purposes of
identifying the Alarm Contact itself within the 2Verify account management area. The
Alarm Contact name is typically the name of the person being contacted. However, if
there are multiple Alarm Contacts for a single actual person, Alarm Contact names can be
identified as unique in whatever manner is easiest.
Alarm Contacts:
Alarm Contacts will be sent Alarms when errors are found by a given Monitor.
Alarms should be created for those who you would like to
be aware of website/server problems, including staff which can correct server errors.
Alarm Message Format: Alarms can be sent in either a short or long
format. If Alarms for a given Alarm Contact will be sent messages to a cell phone or pager, the
"Short" message format is highly recommended. However, if this
Alarm Contact if for a standard email account, a "Detailed"
message format may be preferred.
Anti-Content Match String: A Monitor's "Anti-Content Match String" is a string
that when matched causes an Alarm to be sent. For example, if the page being monitored has a dynamic text
element generated from a database, a particular string
of text might be inserted for that area when the text is not available. In this
case, such text could be "Database currently unavailable." If this text is
specified as a "Anti-Content Match String," then when the database is offline
and this text is shown, a Monitor could recognize the error and send out Alarms for it.
Content Match String: A Monitor's "Content Match String" is looked for
on the page to verify that the server is operating properly. For example, if you
wanted to make sure that a dynamic text area starting with the headline of "Latest
News" was being inserted into the given page, a "Content Match String" for
the Monitor could be set as "Latest News". That way, when this dynamic
text element is not shown, because of a database or other problem, the Monitor would send
out Alarms.
DNS Monitor: A type of Monitor that tests dns servers for proper
operation.
HTTP (Web) Monitor: A type of Monitor that tests servers by visiting and
examining web pages hosted by the given server.
Monitor: A Monitor tests a given web server for errors and sends out
Alarms when errors are found.
Monitor Name: A Monitor's name is a unique title that you can assign to the
particular Monitor to identify it both in your account management area as well as in Alarms.
For example, if you were to name the Monitor "My Front
Page," then whenever an error is found by that Monitor, you will receive an Alarm
that references that name, including a message such as "Error found on
My Front Page.
Monitor Test Interval: A Monitor's test interval is the amount of time between each
server test. For example, a test interval of one minute would cause the test to be
performed 60 times per hour.
Ping Monitor: A type of Monitor that tests servers by pinging them and
observing their responses (or lack thereof).
POP3 Monitor: A type of Monitor that tests POP3 email servers.
Response Time: A Monitor's "Response Time" is the time in which
the server must respond for it to be considered as operating normally. If the server normally responds slowly, outside
of any particular errors, you may want to select a
relatively high response time value, so as not to receive unnecessary Alarms.
SMTP Monitor: A type of Monitor that tests SMTP email servers. |
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