Boundary HTTP Check Plugin

Polls a set of URLs and reports on the response time. The plugin allows multiple URLs to be polled and each of those URLs to set their own Poll interval. The URLs can require authentication, the plugin supports basic HTTP authentication.

Prerequisites

OS	Linux	Windows	SmartOS	OS X
Supported	v	v	v	v

Boundary Meter Versions V4.0 Or Later

• To install new meter go to Settings->Installation or [see instructons|https://help.boundary.com/hc/en-us/sections/200634331-Installation].
• To upgrade the meter to the latest version - [see instructons|https://help.boundary.com/hc/en-us/articles/201573102-Upgrading-the-Boundary-Meter].

For Boundary Meter less than V4.0

Runtime	node.js	Python	Java
Required	+

• How to install node.js?

Plugin Setup

None

Plugin Configuration Fields

For All Versions

Field Name	Description
Source	The source to display in the legend for the endpoint. Ex. www.google.com
Poll Time (sec)	The Poll Interval to call your endpoint in seconds. Ex. 5
Method	The Method of the endpoint
Protocol	The protocol of the endpoint
URL	The URL of the endpoint. For example, www.yahoo.com or www.yahoo.com:8080/some-random-page
Ignore Status Code	If any response from the server is considered valid, even an error, enable this.
Enable Debug Output	If you are having issues with the plugin, you can enable additional debugging output to be shown in the Meter console
Username	(optional) The username required to access the endpoint
Password	(optional) The password required to access the endpoint
POST data	(optional) Additional information to pass along to the endpoint. Key Values pairs, "key=value" one per line

Metrics Collected

For All Versions

Metric Name	Description
HTTP Response Time	The Response time of a URL