Modify Test using Telnet

binaer · Post by **binaer** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:44 am

Hello community

For our Customers, we want that they could modify his Tests as hisself using an SMS-Interface. For this, we need to connect to HostMonitor.

How should we connect? I've tested now Telnet, but it's not possible to give the Username and/or Passwort in a .bat-File, so no Login's possible.

What could we do? Have anyone an idea how we could connect to HostMonitor without interacting of an Operator on a console?

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:10 am

Modify test items using SMS interface? I am afraid this is impossible.
Unless you create your own interface. Your application may interact with HostMonitor using import text file
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/examples/import1.htm
You may setup some auxiliary test item to monitor import file (e.g. File/Folder Availability test method) and assign HM Script action with ImportFromFile command to this test item. In such case HostMonitor will import new test settings every time your application made changes in the file

Regards
Alex

binaer · Post by **binaer** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:18 am

Hello

Thank you for your answer.

No, I wan't not use the HostMonitor SMS-Interface

We've our own SMS-Gateway which we use for SMS-Parsing.

Hmm, I'll try the Import- with HM-Script Test.

Thank you

binaer · Post by **binaer** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:54 am

Works with some Workarounds.... and I must write my own User-Authentication.

Is it possible to perform one-time commands using this Method and RMA?

KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:21 am

binaer wrote:Works with some Workarounds.... and I must write my own User-Authentication.

What about creation .HMS files and File/Folder Availability tests for each user in different folders?

binaer wrote:Is it possible to perform one-time commands using this Method and RMA?

Sorry, but RMA does not allow you to run HMS scripts.

Regards,
Max

binaer · Post by **binaer** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:54 am

KS-Soft Europe wrote:
binaer wrote:Works with some Workarounds.... and I must write my own User-Authentication.
What about creation .HMS files and File/Folder Availability tests for each user in different folders?

Regards,
Max

Hmm, you mean that I should setup a Test-Routine for every User which uses the SMS-Service and place the File in an own Folder?
Hmm, then, every user could write commands even they is normally not authorized. Then I need a Filter for commands like: User A could restart HM, User B could only stop test A, B and C and so on.

KS-Soft Europe wrote: Sorry, but RMA does not allow you to run HMS scripts.

I donesn't mean HM-Scripts, I mean Shell-Scripts, sorry.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:08 am

Hmm, you mean that I should setup a Test-Routine for every User which uses the SMS-Service and place the File in an own Folder?

It doesn't make any difference - one file/folder or many files/folders. HM Script will be executed by HostMonitor, HostMonitor has access to all test items and it may perform any specified operation.
So, If you are implementing your own interface, then you should implement your own user authentication scheme.

Regards
Alex