Synthetic monitor DNS
Synthetically monitor your DNS servers to be proactively alerted when they go down.
- Overview
- Installation
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The Extension creates Third-Party Synthetic monitors that can be accessed via the Synthetic tool in the Dynatrace menu.
Features
- Response time is available for each DNS check
- Configurable test frequency
- Configurable Problem creation based on the number of consecutive failures of a DNS check
Installation
Requirements
The Extension must be installed both on an ActiveGate and on the Dynatrace Cluster. See Deploy an extension in our full documentation for more details.
1. Install the Extension on an ActiveGate
Extract the extension zip file to the plugin_deployment folder at the root of the remote plugin module.
Linux:
- A default installation can be done with the following command:
unzip -o -d /opt/dynatrace/remotepluginmodule/plugin_deployment custom.remote.python.thirdparty_dns.zip - Adjust the path if the OneAgent was installed somewhere other than
/opt/dynatrace
Windows:
- Unzip the Extension to:
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace\remotepluginmodule\plugin_deployment - Adjust the path if the OneAgent was installed somewhere other than
%PROGRAMFILES%\dynatrace
Tip: Make sure the unzipped folder is not nested inside another folder. The path should be in the form: \plugin_deployment\custom.remote.python.thirdparty_dns\<extension files>
2. Upload the Extension to the Dynatrace Cluster via UI in the browser
Upload the same extension zip file to your tenant. The Extension configuration and upload UI is located at:
Settings > Monitored technologies > Custom extensions > Upload extension
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Keywords
- ActiveGate
- DNS
- extension
- synthetic
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