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Create an availability check

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  1. In the dashboard, from the top menu, click Products and select Check Availability.

  2. Make sure you have checks available to create - in the top right corner, see the number of checks created and the total number of checks available. If all available checks have been created, order additional checks. Three checks are available for free, regardless of the number of requests for them.

  3. Click Create Validation.

  4. Enter the name of the check.

  5. Enter the tags to filter in the check list.

  6. Select the type of verification.

  7. In the Host/IP field, enter the domain or IP address of the server to be checked.

  8. Select the protocol to be used for the test.

  9. Select the test period - how often the test will be performed.

  10. Select the test timeout - the period of time after which the test will be considered unsuccessful.

  11. Select the execution sequence of the validation requests. The execution sequence determines from which inspection points the requests will be sent:

    • sequentially - each next request will be executed from the next check point from the list of selected points;
    • parallel - each request will be executed from all selected points simultaneously;
    • randomly - each next query will be executed from a random point from the list of selected points.
  12. Specify additional parameters for the selected test type.

  13. Check the checkpoints. The points have their IP addresses - if you have a firewall installed on your server, resolve these IP addresses in the firewall rules.

  14. Optional: select the contacts to which a mailing will be sent for the required event, i.e. a certain test result. By default, a Fail event will be created for the selected contacts, which will be sent for any undesired test result. For example, for a PING-type check, the Fail event includes a timeout and a server connection error. You will be able to configure other mailings after the check is created.

  15. If you do not want to display the check on the public stats page with your account checks, uncheck the checkbox Display in public report.

  16. If you do not want the check report to be included in the weekly summary report, uncheck the Include in weekly email report checkbox .

  17. Optional: test the validation - click Test Validation.

  18. If you want to leave validation inactive, uncheck the Enable validation immediately after creation checkbox.

  19. Click Create and Run.