Availability tests

Monitor and Troubleshoot Azure Solutions

Ebadur Osib

Senior Cloud Consulting Engineer

Is my app up?

Availability tests

 

• Like a heartbeat monitor.
• Checks at regular intervals.
• Test from multiple locations.
• Triggers alerts on failures.

 

What are availability tests

 

• Run automatically.
• Triggers on a scheduled basis.
• Measures:
  • Uptime
  • Responsiveness
  • Correctness
• Detect failures fast.

The cost of finding out too late

The cost of finding out too late

The cost of finding out too late

Types of availability tests

Ping test

 

• Sends an HTTP GET request to a specified URL from specified locations.
• Designed for quick and basic uptime monitoring.

Standard test

 

• Run in a real browser environment.
• Validates entire user journey.
• Test actions like sign-in or page loading.

Custom track test

 

 

• Custom test logic using SDK.
• Validate APIs and workflows.
• Supports multi-step and business specific checks.

Test results and insights

 

 

• Availability tests produce rich data.
• View uptime percentages and performance trends over time.
• Individual test runs include detailed results and status information.
• Failed tests let you drill into logs to see errors like timeouts or network issues.

Best practices

• Run tests from multiple regions and validate critical user journey.
• Balance test frequency with cost and coverage needs.
• Link tests to alerts and review results to spot recurring patterns.

Let's practice!

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