Provisioning Plugin Tests

The web application and DGE components must be restarted before the new monitor is usable. When Traverse starts, will scans the monitor plugin directory for XML and .jar files. It adds the tests described by the XML file to its list of test descriptions, and adds the .jar files found in <type>/lib to the Java CLASSPATH. If an XML file has an error in it, a message is written to the error log, and the XML file is ignored. Each different XML file results in a separate test queue in the Traverse DGE.

Creating a Plugin Test

1. Navigate to Administration > Devices.
2. Click Tests on the line for the device you want to add tests for.
3. Click Create New Standard Tests.
4. Select the radio button for Create new tests by selecting specific monitors. You should now see the tests you defined in the plugin XML file.
5. Check the check box for each plugin monitor test you want to provision.
6. Click Add Tests.

You can also create and update tests through the Traverse socket server. Just type help Test.create or help Test.update on the Traverse socket server command line to see the specifics for creating or updating a plugin test.