Create an immediate synthetic test

The immediate synthetic testing feature allows you to run a single non-intrusive synthetic test and returns results in real time. This feature helps you efficiently verify detected issues. This topic describes how to run an immediate synthetic test.

Important

From June 1, 2024, Synthetic Monitoring will no longer provide the pay-as-you-go billing method and subscription resources for new users. For more information, see [Product changes] Discontinuation of the activation of Synthetic Monitoring.

Log on to the ARMS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Synthetic Monitoring > Immediate Tests. On the right-side of the page, select a test type.

Select a monitoring point from the drop-down list.

Parameter	Description
Monitoring point type	Valid values: PC End and Mobile End.
Monitoring Point Group	Recommended Monitoring Point Group: The group contains the common detection points recommend by the system. All Monitoring Point Group: The group contains all detection points supported by Synthetic Monitoring. Custom Monitoring Point Group: The group contains the frequently used detection points. Note You cannot monitor IPv6 web applications in data centers.
Select Monitoring Point	Add the carriers that you want to monitor to the Selected Monitoring Point section on the right. Note You can save the carriers added in the Selected Monitoring Point section to a custom detection point group. This way, you can quickly select detection points when you create a synthetic monitoring task.

In the field to the right of the drop-down list, enter the address of the web application that you want to test.
Note
To compare two monitoring points, click Compare dial test and configure the parameters for both monitoring points.
Click Dial test now.

Use a scheduled task to generate immediate synthetic tests

Log on to the ARMS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Synthetic Monitoring > Immediate Tests.
On the right side of the field in which the address is entered, click Select scheduled task.
Select a scheduled task and click Dial test now.