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How to use RPT scripts to raise alerts on server errors

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Question

You shutdown the monitored application while running RPT HTTP scripts. The RPT script response time increases dramatically, and there is no indication in the TEP that anything is wrong. How do you raise alerts that the application is down?

Answer


You are observing the default behavior of Rational Performance Tester (RPT) scripts.

To raise alerts in the Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP), you need to include verification points in your RPT script, and you need to add situations to raise appropriate alerts in the TEP.

Due to the number and size of the screenshots in this technote, these instructions are attached as a PDF.

To view the PDF in your browser immediately, right-click the attachment. Select the command Open Link in New Window from the pop-up menu.

Use the following procedure to save the attachment on your workstation so you can review the instructions later:

  1. Right-click the attachment.
  2. From the pop-up menu, select the command Save Link As (Mozilla Firefox) or Save Target As (Internet Explorer).
  3. In this File Save dialog, select the directory where you want to save the attachment on your workstation.
  4. Select Adobe Acrobat Document in the Save as type entry if this document type is not selected by default.
  5. Click Save.

    Note
    : If you are unable to download the attachment using Internet Explorer, use Mozilla Firefox instead.

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Historical Number

77419.7TD.000

Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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swg21426972