Web Client Guide

External Commands | Actions and Adaptive CLI 359
dns_test.pl —Check if DNS can resolve the specified host name.
finger_test.pl —Check if the finger service is running on a specified host.
ftp_test.pl —Check the FTP service is running on a specified host.
http_test.pl —Check the HTTP service is running on a specified host.
nntp_test.pl —Check if the NNTP service is running on a specified host. (Public NNTP server to
test: news.aioe.org)
peping_test.pl —Check if a target is pingable from the specified remote host.
pop3_test.pl —Check if the POP3 service is running on a specified host.
smtp_test.pl —Check if the SMTP service is running on a specified host.
telnet_test.pl —Check if the TELNET service is running on a specified host.
How To:
Create a Monitor for an External Script
The following steps describe creating a monitor for an external command configured as an
Adaptive CLI (ACLI).
Create the Adaptive CLI
1 Right click in the Actions portlet, and create a new External Command ACLI
2 Make a new attribute schema with attribute: Status (integer)
3 In Scripts, enter the following as Script Content:
perl
"C:\Dorado\owareapps\performance\scripts\http_test.pl"[_EquipmentManage
r_IP_Address]
Tip
Several Perl scripts appear in this performance\scripts directory by default. You can try others in addition
to the http_test.pl script.
4
In the Value Extraction panel enter the following:
^\{(\d+)\}.*
5 Click Apply
6 Click Save
7 Right click and Execute the ACLI to test it.