REQ: Test website availability without adding to IIS logfile

[Propje]

Hi all,

I am new to HM and have a question. I searched the doc, faq and forum but did not find a solution. Maybe someone can point me to the right direction.

I need to check if a website is up or down. The website has its own IP address, apart from the IIS server's IP address.

When I use IP website address check (ping), this also returns okay when the web is down (I think this is because server is still up).

When I use http test, then every time a line is added to the IIS log file of the website. This 'disturbs' web statistics.

Is it possible to check if a web site is up/down without adding to the IIS log file?

Any suggestions are highly appreciated!
Thanks in advance !!!
Propje

[KS-Soft Europe]

I need to check if a website is up or down. The website has its own IP address, apart from the IIS server's IP address.

You may use "URL" or "HTTP" test methods.

When I use IP website address check (ping), this also returns okay when the web is down (I think this is because server is still up).

Correct. Ping test checks the network interface on the server, that hosts IP address, not IIS directly.

When I use http test, then every time a line is added to the IIS log file. This 'disturbs' web statistics.
Is it possible to check if a web site is up/down without adding to the IIS log file?

Sorry, I do not think it is possible because of IIS security. IIS records each request it receives. If you disable IIS logging, you will miss the statistics at all.
You may try to use "TCP" test to check port 80 (if your site uses 80), but if your IIS hosts more than one site on that port, such method is useless. Another solution is to change user agent in "Options" -> "Miscellaneous" tab -> "Settings for URL test" area. For instance, you may select "KSHostMonitor:/1.0" agent name, setup an "URL" test to monitor your site, and than exclude records with "KSHostMonitor:/1.0" user agent from the statistics.

Regards,
Max

[Propje]

Hi Max,

Thanks for your reply! Lazy as I am, I hoped for a simple solution that does not include stripping IIS log files before feeding them to the statistics software

Thanks again!
Propje

[KS-Soft Europe]

Lazy as I am, I hoped for a simple solution that does not include stripping IIS log files before feeding them to the statistics software

Probably, your statistics software allows you to specify some filter options to filter out HostMonitor's useragent. In any case it is easy to write a simple .bat file that should "purge" the IIS logs of specified user agent, like:

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type ex010203.log | find /V "KSHostMonitor" > ex010203u.log

Or something like that

Regards,
Max