Sample Tasks -> T54 - Server Monitoring. Notify administrator if server is down

Task Description: Monitors the server and send an email alert if the server is down.

Solution
1. Create new task Click on Tools -> Task Editor.
2. Monitor the server
  • Select Loop command and select 'Condition'
  • Select 'Ping Successful' option
  • Specify the address of the server of to be monitored.
  • Insert some delay so that loop is checking every few seconds or minutes.

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3. Notify Administrator If the server crashes, the task will stop executing the Loop and will send an email alert.
 
When you run this task, it monitors the server constantly. As soon as the server goes down or stops responding to Ping requests it sends an email alert.

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