Summary

In this chapter, we looked at the different synthetic transactions offered by OpsMgr out of the box. These include the Web Application, TCP Port, ASP.NET Application, ASP.NET Web Application, and Windows Service management pack templates.

We explained the role of watcher nodes in monitoring applications using simulation, and covered the process for selecting watcher nodes. We also looked at the different types of synthetic transactions including web application, TCP port monitors, and OLE DB data source synthetic transactions and the processes for creating them and configuring advanced options.