DNS Server Monitoring

DNS monitoring regularly checks the performance of your DNS servers and alerts you instantly when the DNS lookups are faulty or when the connection time exceeds the set limit.

Add a DNS Server Monitor

1. Click Admin > Inventory > Monitors > Add Monitor. 
2. Select DNS Monitor in Add Monitor page.
3. Specify the following details to add the DNS Monitor:
   • Display Name: Provide an appropriate name for the DNS server . 
   • DNS Host: Enter your DNS Host name. You can use Find my DNS Host option to find your DNS Host.
   • DNS Port: Enter your DNS Port number.
   • Timeout: Specify time in seconds the connection need to establish with the target server. When time exceeds, the DNS server will report a "Connection Error". 
   • Domain Name: Specify the complete name of your domain.
     For example: www.mydomain.com
   • Lookup Type: Select the appropriate lookup type from the drop down list. 
   • Search Field: Select the appropriate field in the record from the drop down list to be searched.
   • Search Value: Enter the value to be compared with the value returned by the DNS server.
   • Check Frequency:  Change poll interval to check frequency. The frequency can be set from 1 minute to 1 day.
   • Location Profile: Select a location profile from the drop down list from where the DNS server can be polled from the selected location. 
     To know more, refer Location Profile.
   • Associate with Monitor Group: Select a monitor group from the drop down list to logically group your monitors.
     To learn how to create a group for your monitors, refer Monitor Groups. 
      
4. Specify the following details for Configuration Profiles:
   • Threshold and Availability: Select a threshold profile from the drop down list or choose the default threshold set available and get notified when the resources cross the configured threshold and availability.
     To create a customized threshold and availability profile, refer Threshold and Availability.
   • Notification Profile: Choose a notification profile from the drop down list or select the default profile available. Notification profile helps to configure when and who needs to be notified in case of downtime.
     Refer Notification Profile to create a customized notification profile.
   • User Groups: Select the user group that need to be alerted during a outage.
     To add multiple users in a group, see User Groups.
     
   • Actions: Select an action to be executed when DNS is down/trouble/up/any status change/any attribute change. The defined action gets executed when there is a state change and selected user groups are alerted. 
     To automate corrective actions on failure, refer Actions. 
     
5. Click Submit.