topic Re: How to do HTTP address health check in Splunk? in Dashboards & Visualizations

How to do HTTP address health check in Splunk?

ramuvalivarthi — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:56:26 GMT

We have HTTP address (http://webapplication/webcontext/health.jsp) to check application health.
How do we create a Splunk dashboard to monitor the above http address instead of hitting the address on a browser every time?

Re: How to do HTTP address health check in Splunk?

woodcock — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:50:46 GMT

I think you need a Scripted Input that uses curl (or similar) that hits that website periodically (every 10 minutes?) and then send that to Splunk.

Re: How to do HTTP address health check in Splunk?

bmacias84 — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:30:11 GMT

Hello,

You can use Splunk's REST interface. Here is one which does not require authentication of course this assume default ports.

curl -k https://localhost:8089/services/server/info

Other if you want to authenticate are

server/status
server/introspection

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.2.6/RESTREF/RESTlist

Depending on your appliance of device you would just have it search for some text in response.

Re: How to do HTTP address health check in Splunk?

MuS — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:33:18 GMT

Hmm, I think the question was more related to monitor a remote web page within Splunk not to monitor Splunk. There used to be a pinger and web mon app which do exactly this.....

Re: How to do HTTP address health check in Splunk?

MuS — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:45:14 GMT

Hi ramuvalivarthi,

there is an App which does exactly what you want, check it out here https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1493/

cheers, MuS