6.3

Procedure
1 In the vRealize Operations Manager user interface, select the remote object to monitor.
2 On the details page for the object, select Monitor this Object Remotely from the Actions menu.
3 In the Monitor Remote Object dialog, select the Endpoint Operations Management agent that will
remotely monitor the object from the Monitored From menu.
4 Select the method with which the remote object will be monitored from the Check Method menu.
The relevant parameters for the selected object type appear.
5 Enter values for all of the conguration options and click OK.
HTTP Configuration Options
Here are the options in the conguration schema for the HTTP resource.
For the HTTP resource, the netservices plug-in descriptor default values are:
n
port: 80
n
sslport: 443
HTTP Configuration Options
Table 3‑10. ssl Option
Option Information Value
Description Use ssl
Default false
Optional true
Type boolean
Notes N/A
Parent Schema ssl
Table 3‑11. hostname Option
Option Information Value
Description Hostname
Default localhost
Optional false
Type N/A
Notes The hostname of system that hosts the service to monitor.
For example: mysite.com
Parent Schema sockaddr
Table 3‑12. port Option
Option Information Value
Description Port
Default A default value for port is usually set for each type of
network service by properties in the netservices plug-in
descriptor.
Optional false
Type N/A
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