Test method | Purpose | Target platform | Test can be performed by |
LanAtlas | RMA for Windows | RMA for UNIX |
Network related tests |
Ping | Tests the IP channel between monitoring system and an IP enabled computer or device. | ANY* | | | - |
Trace | Checks the route between monitoring system and an IP enabled computer or device. | ANY* | | | - |
TCP | Tests any TCP based services such as News, WhoIs, FTP, etc. | ANY* | | | |
UDP | Checks UDP based servers such as TFTP, SNTP, Daytime, etc. | ANY* | | | |
NTP | Tests NTP (network time protocol) service's availability and responsiveness. | ANY* | | | - |
SMTP | Checks SMTP mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | ANY* | | | - |
POP3 | Tests the ability of a POP3 mail server to accept incoming sessions. | ANY* | | - | - |
IMAP | Checks the ability of an IMAP4 mail server to accept incoming sessions, checks the load of specified mailbox. | ANY* | | - | - |
Mail Relay | Examines chain of mail servers. LanAtlas sends an e-mail thru specific mail server and checks when the mail becomes available in target mailbox. | ANY* | | - | - |
DNS | Tests domain name server's ability to accept requests, checks received results. | ANY* | | | - |
LDAP | Checks directory server's ability to perform search queries. | ANY* | | - | - |
RADIUS | Tests both the ability of an authentication server to perform an internal database lookup and to respond on authentication query. | ANY* | | | - |
DICOM | Verifies end-to-end communications with a remote DICOM server. | ANY* | | | - |
URL | Checks availability and responsiveness of the FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, and Gopher servers. Checks data contents and integrity. | ANY* | | | - |
HTTP | Tests HTTP server's availability and responsiveness. Checks data contents and integrity. | ANY* | | - | - |
SNMP Get
SNMP Trap
| Monitors various parameters of SNMP enabled computer or device. |
ANY* |
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RAS | Checks the ability of RAS server to accept incoming connections. | Any Supported* | | - | - |
Disk/file related tests |
UNC | Tests availability of the network resource or checks the amount of free space. | Any Supported* | | | |
Drive Free Space | Checks free disk space on local or shared (over network) drives. | Any Supported* | | | - |
Folder/File Size | Checks the size of a folder (or file) on local or shared drives. | Any Supported* | | | |
Count Files | Returns the number of files meeting specified criteria parameters (age, size, etc.) | Any Supported* | | | |
Folder/File Availability | Checks whether a file (or folder) exists. Checks the age of a file/folder. | Any Supported* | | | |
File Integrity | Checks file integrity (using CRC) on local or shared drives. | Any Supported* | | | |
Text Log | Monitors log files created by another application. | Any Supported* | | | |
Compare Files | Compares two files or searches for a text string in a file | Any Supported* | | | |
Database related tests |
ODBC Query | Checks the availability of an ODBC data source, runs an SQL query, and analyzes the value of a specified data field in the resulting set being returned. | Any Supported* | | | - |
Interbase | Checks the ability of Interbase SQL server to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | | | - |
MS SQL | Checks MS SQL server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | | | - |
MySQL | Checks MySQL server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | | | - |
Oracle | Checks the ability of Oracle SQL server to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | | | - |
Postgree | Checks Postgree server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | | | - |
Sybase | Checks a Sybase SQL server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | | | - |
Windows specific tests |
Process | Communicates with a host to determine how many instances of the specified process are running. | Win NT-2003* UNIX* | - | - | -
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Service | Communicates with a Windows machine to determine if a specified NT Service is running and responding. | Win NT-2003* | | | - |
NT Events Log | Monitors local or remote NT Event Log for specified messages. | Win NT-2003* | | | - |
CPU Usage | Checks CPU load | Win NT-2003* Netware UNIX* |
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Performance Counter | Allows you to monitor various important parameters of the system such us CPU Usage, Disk Queue, Printer Queue, Network traffic and much more. | Win NT-2003* | | | - |
WMI | Allows to monitor local and remote systems using Windows Management Instrumentation technology. | Win NT-2003* | | | - |
Custom test methods |
External test | Executes external application, checks result code (errorlevel) | Unspecified* | | | |
Active Script | Performs custom tests provided by 3rd party or created by you. Tests could be written on Visual Basic Script, Java Script or other languages supported by monitoring system (ActiveScripting technology). | Unspecified* | | | - |
Shell Script | Performs custom tests provided by 3rd party or created by you. | Unspecified* | | | |
UNIX specific tests |
SYSTEM: number of processes (runnable) | Checks current number of runnable processes on the system. | UNIX* | - | - | |
SYSTEM: number of processes (total) | Checks how many processes (in total) exist on the system. | UNIX* | - | - | |
SYSTEM: number of processes (zombie) | Checks how many zombie processes exist on the system. | UNIX* | - | - | |
SYSTEM: number of user sessions | Checks how many user sessions are opened on the system. | UNIX* | - | - | |
SYSTEM: Average Load for the last 1, 5 or 15 min | Checks an average load of the system during the last 1, 5, or 15 minutes. | UNIX* | - | - | |
SYSTEM: Mem Free | Checks the amount of free memory on the system. | UNIX* | - | - | |
SYSTEM: Swap Free | Checks the amount of free swap on the system. | UNIX* | - | - | |
Process: number of instances | Checks the number of instances of the specified process. | UNIX* | - | - | |
Process: %CPU usage (average) | Checks an average (percentage for the last minute) CPU usage for the specified process. | UNIX* | - | - | |
Process: %CPU usage (raw) | Checks current (raw) CPU usage in percents by the specified process. | Linux | - | - | |
Process: Memory usage | Checks memory usage for the specified process. | UNIX* | - | - | |
Process: Virtual Memory usage | Checks virtual memory usage for the specified process. | UNIX* | - | - | |
USER: number of processes | Checks the number of processes started by specified user. | UNIX* | - | - | |
USER: number of sessions | Checks the number of sessions opened by specified user. | UNIX* | - | - | |
Other |
IT Temperature Monitor | If you utilize temperature-sensing units from Sensatronics, this test provides you with the ability to monitor temperature. | ANY* | | | - |
Traffic Monitor | Allows you to check the traffic on network interfaces of SNMP enabled devices. | ANY* | | | - |