Ping, an acronym for Packet Internet Network Groper, is a command
available in almost all operating systems. It assesses the time it takes
for a data packet to be sent and received between machines connected to
the same network.
To monitor Ping in the One Platform:
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Go to the product application where you want to add Ping as a dependency.
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Click on the “Products” menu, then select the desired product card.
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Next, click on the name of the specific application you want to work with.
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Under “External Dependencies,” located just below the latency graph, you can add or search for an already registered dependency.
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To search for a dependency, enter its name in the search field.
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To add a new dependency, click on the green button with a plus (+) symbol.
When you click “Add,” a modal will
appear. In this modal, you will name your dependency and choose the
Environment. In the “Check type” field, select the option “Others,” and
in the “Method” field, choose “Ping.” After selecting the method, a
field for the Healthcheck URL will appear.
Check below the example strings for Ping:
example: HOST
Note: For security reasons, it is
not permitted to enter an IP in the healthcheck field. To monitor an IP,
you need to enter it in a secret and use it in healthcheck