SMTP | OpsRamp Documentation

The SMTP synthetic monitor checks the overall time taken by the SMTP server to send the mail in milliseconds.

Configure parameters of SMTP synthetic monitor

Enter the follwoing details to configure the SMTP synthetic monitor:

Section	Field Name	Description	Values/Example	Field Type
Basic Details	Name	Enter a name for the synthetic monitor.		Text
	Type	Select the type of synthetic monitor.	SMTP	Dropdown
SMTP Configuration	Host	Enter the IP address/host name of the synthetics. It should be accessible from Gateway.	10.1.2.3 www.google.com	Text
	Connection Timeout	Maximum time-out to connect to the SMTP server.	Default value: not NULL Valid values: 1 - 540 seconds Example: 280	String
	Port	Enter the port number of the RTT server to communicate with OpsRamp's endpoints. It should be accessible from Gateway.	Default value: 0 Valid values: 0 - 65535 seconds Example: 465	String
	Connection MessageToSend	The command or message that is sent to the server.	Default value: empty string Valid values: Alphanumeric characters, underscore (_), pound (#), period (.), less than (<), greater than (>), and spaces. Example: sample # test < name >	Text
	Recipient List	The Email IDs of the recipients.	Default values: empty string Valid values: Email address with comma separators. Example: abc@gmail.com	Text
Assign Credentials	Credential Set	Select the credentials to access the FTP Server from the dropdown list.		Dropdown
Proxy Settings	Configuration Type	Enable Proxy Configuration option and select the configuration type. System: Enter the credential name. Custom: If selected, fill in the following fields: URL: Enter the website URL. Proxy Authentication Type: Choose None or Basic from the dropdown.		Checkbox
Locations	Public Locations	Select the public locations where the monitor will run.	INT Public1	Checkbox
	Private Locations	Select the private locations where the monitor will run.	INT Private1	Checkbox

After configuring, view metrics, and graphical representations for more information.

Graphical metrics representation

Supported metrics

Metric Name	Units
availability.down.location.count Location Count. Number of locations where the configured host is down	-
synthetic.response.time Response time. Total time taken by the server to send the mail	milliseconds