Synthetic Monitoring Flashcards
What are the core components of Dynatrace’s HTTP monitoring analytics?
Availability
Response time
Response size
HTTP status codes
The 3 types of synthetic monitoring are?
Single-URL browser monitors, browser clickpaths, and HTTP monitors
What options do you have for Synthetic monitoring?
- Create a browser monitor
- Create a HTTP monitor
Device profile settings of a browser monitor
- Device type
- Screen size
- Bandwidth (download, upload, latency)
- User agent
Additional options of a browser monitor
Enable global login authentication
Enable additional HTTP headers
Bypass Content Security Policy
Block specific requests
Set cookies
Capture metrics for pages loaded in frames
How to enable the “Allow in incognito” permission
1.Install Dynatrace Synthetic Recorder
2.Navigate to Manage Extensions
3.Enable “Allow in incognito”/”“Allow in InPrivate”
4.Refresh
2 options to create a clickpath
- Record it
- Manually add clickpath events
What are the 2 types of locators?
- DOM locator
- CSS locator
What are the 6 types of Browser clickpath events?
Javascript
Click
Select option
Tap
Navigate
Cookie
How can you monitor a internal URL?
set up a private synthetic location
What do you need to assign to a synthetic location?
Assign at least one synthetic-enabled ActiveGate.
Frequency of synthetic Browser monitor runtime
minutes: 5, 10, 15, or 30
hours: 1, 2, or 4 hours.
Or On Demand Only
Monitoring analytics of HTTP monitor
- Availability
- Response time
- Response size
- HTTP status codes
Monitoring frequency of HTTP monitor
1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 (min) or On Demand Only
When does Dynatrace trigger a “monitor unavailable” alert for an HTTP monitor across multiple locations
When the monitor is unavailable at all configured locations.
How does Dynatrace handle consecutive failed runs of an HTTP monitor at a single location?
It can generate a problem/alert if the monitor is unavailable for one or more consecutive runs at any location
In Dynatrace, what is the primary purpose of configuring synthetic monitors?
To test and ensure the availability and performance of web applications.
In Dynatrace, what is the primary purpose of configuring synthetic monitors
To test and ensure the availability and performance of web applications.
What is the primary purpose of creating a “Browser Clickpath” in synthetic monitoring with Dynatrace?
To simulate user journeys and interactions with a web application.
How do Availability Monitors contribute to the overall synthetic monitoring capabilities of Dynatrace?
By assessing and ensuring the availability of critical services and resources.
What is the primary role of Browser Monitors in the context of Synthetic Monitoring?
Browser Monitors assess user experiences by simulating real browser interactions.
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