How do the Parameters and Options Fields Listed in the ASM API rule_mod command alter a Script Monitor?

Products

• CA App Synthetic Monitor

Issue/Introduction

Question:

     How do the Parameters and Options Fields Listed in the ASM API rule_mod command alter a Script Monitor? 

Answer:

     The ASM API provides a rule_mod command (https://api.cloudmonitor.ca.com/1.6/rule_mod?doc.) which allows a user to modify a monitor’s configuration without signing into the ASM UI. While most of the fields listed in the API function are independent of monitor, the Parameters and Options fields for this call function differently depending on the monitor type being modified by the call.

This KB will specifically discuss the two parameters for Script monitors.

The parameters field is a text field that allows a user to specify additional parameters as part of a monitor run. For Script monitors, this field corresponds to “Script Parameters” in the ASM UI. This field allows a user to pass additional parameters (typically variables) to the JMeter script. Specific variables that can be used are discussed in both ASM and Jmeter documentation in the following locations: 

https://wiki.ca.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=139362561#Use(JMeter)ScriptstoTestWebServers(Howto)-(Optional)AddParameterstoScripts

https://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/JMeterFAQ

The Options Field allows a user to specify monitor specific options as list in the UI. For Script monitors, these options are “Encryption” and “Ignore Http Errors”. To specify these in the options of the API, the following variables are used separated by the ‘&’ character:

 

Parameter examples below:

UI Field                API variable name           API acceptable values

Encryption              sec                                   tls (for TLSv1.x), tlsv1.0, tlsv1.1, tlsv1.2,  sslv3, and leave blank for negotiate

Ignore Http Errors   assertonly                         0 to report HTTP Errors and 1 to disable HTTP Errors

 

For example, running rule_mod with the following options…

assertonly=1&sec=tlsv1.1

 

…will result in the following monitor configuration:

 

 

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Environment

Release: APMCMB99000-8.3-App Synthetic Monitor-Basic Option
Component: