Node-based (synthetic) tests simulate the experience that end-users have when connecting to a website or web-based application. They run on a scheduled basis, performing the exact same type of interaction with the monitored system each time, so that you can establish a performance baseline and detect any significant changes in performance. You can configure these tests to run on any of Catchpoint's world-wide fleet of test nodes, or on your own internal Enterprise Nodes.
Learn more about how to set up synthetic tests and analyze the results from the following articles:
Setting up Synthetic Testing
Catchpoint provides a variety of Synthetic Test types to support whatever web-based application or server you need to monitor. Check out the following articles to learn how to set up Catchpoint Synthetic testing:
Creating Synthetic Tests
Synthetic Test Types
Viewing Test Results in Dashboards
Overview Dashboards - Catchpoint's Dashboards feature enables you to see the status of your monitored systems at a glance.
Analyzing Synthetic Test Results
Catchpoint provides a variety of analysis tools that you can use to look closer at your monitored systems' performance and troubleshoot any performance issues.
Smartboard
Smartboard is similar to a dashboard in that it provides visualizations of data from various sources, but it also has some advanced analytics capabilities, enabling you to dig deeper into the data and troubleshoot specific issues.
Explorer
Explorer enables you to create cross-dimensional visualizations of various metrics to discover the causes of performance issues.
Records
A Record is a detailed representation of all data collected by Catchpoint relative to a single test run or RUM pageview.
Synthetic Test Alerts
You can configure Catchpoint to proactively alert you when a test detects poor performance or downtime in the monitored system, so that you can address issues promptly. Our advanced alerting system lets you set up custom triggers based on the performance indicators of your choosing. You can have alerts sent to one or more individuals' emails, as well as posting alert data to other tracking systems via webhooks.
