On 4/5/02, Kirk Boecker penned: >we actually have bunch of cf servers running, but you could get cf express >(i think it includes cfhttp and cfmail, never used it) >and schedule the file on many workstations, from inside the local network >and outside the local network. > >this allows us to test the web server, cf server, sql server, and internet >connection all in one simple test, and >by using timeouts on the queries, we can even tell when it is running slow, >as opposed to down, all with >limited overhead. we have been doing this for months now, and it has been >working great.
Of all the software I've got installed on my servers, the most invaluable IMHO is Server's Alive. http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/ It will monitor ANYTHING. Databases, Services, URL checks, Ports, you name it. Free for up to 10 monitors. I have it installed on the SQL Server and do a URL check to a CF web page on the CF Server plus a ping check. I've got a free SMTP server installed on the SQL Server just so it can e-mail my pager if the web/mail server is down. You can also setup a secondary SMTP server if the primary is down. On the web server I have it set up to monitor the same CF web page, the CF Service, DNS, the Mail Service, Web Service, the SQL Server through a DB connection and a ping, a page with a cgi script. I've got it set to cycle every 1 minute. You can then set each monitor individually to check every X number of cycles, and to notify you on the 1st or 2nd failure and also to notify you if the service comes back up. You can also have it run a program on failure, restart the service, reboot the machine, whatever. For instance I've got a batch file that stops the CF services and restarts them. On the 2nd failure of the cf web page or service, I run that batch file. More often than not, I get notified that it's back up before I can even log onto the server. A most wonderful program and highly recommended. I also use a monitoring service http://www.globalnetwatch.com/ It checks a URL every 15 minutes from 3 parts of the US. Northeast, Northwest and South and e-mails your pager if it can't connect. Comprehensive reporting, etc. -- Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ ColdFusion Solutions / eCommerce Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.twcreations.com/ 954.721.3452 ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
