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Telnet tests

Hello, we have a requirement to monitor whether a node can make a connection to a remote location on a certain port. For example a server should be able to make a connection to a bank at 10.10.10.1 on port 14000.

If I create a node with an ip addres of 10.10.10.1 and a custom telnet test to 14000 and apply the test to the node, it runs the test from the server running Solarwinds and works OK.

What I need is to somehow be able to run the same kind of test but remotely on the node, so I'm testing if the node can make the telnet test rather than the Solarwinds server. I can't find a way to do this curently.

Thansk,

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duncanread

anyone?

FormerMember

That type of device is your "node"

duncanread

Thanks, the node is a windows server, so somehow I need to be able to monitor that that server can make a connection. The only way I can do it at the moment is to run a test from the solarwinds server, but it's not really a true test. The solarwinds server might be able to make a connection for example, but the node server might not.

joshr

There is almost certainly a better way, but if your setup meets these criteria:

You own/use NCM
Your remote device is something with a CLI
You need only run the test once a day (or even less frequently)

then you could simply create/schedule a job in NCM to log into said device, try and telnet to 10.10.10.1 on port 14000, and log (or email) you the result.

FormerMember

You'll need something like this then http://www.solarwinds.com/products/seum/web-application-monitor.aspx

duncanread

thanks, we're evaluating it at the moment, so I could set something up. How would I create a job that would run on the node and connect to the remote server? I can only see that the job would run on the solarwinds server?

FormerMember

or http://www.solarwinds.com/products/orion/application_monitor/application-performance-monitoring.aspx

I don't use either so can give details, but if SEUM can run tests from the cloud towards your services then it surely should be able to do it within your private network.

duncanread

thanks guys, I think the NCM might do it in a rough kind of way. I think the key is being able to monitor whether the node can make the connection rather than the solarwinds website. I can set up a telnet test on a sepcific port on that without any problems. I'll give it a go and let you know.

I suppose the other way of doing it is running something locally on the server which creates a file or somthing and solarwinds monitor that, or somekind of agent.