To set up a custom probe using the Server Probe Set Up page follow these steps:
In the Type drop-down list box, select custom probe then enter a unique name for that probe in the Name text box..
In the Program to run text box, specify the path and program name of the executable that you want to run to verify the availability of a resource. By default, the path and program name supplied is:<installdrive>:\programfiles\Allaire\CFAppMgr\program\cfprobe.exe. Note that the cfprobe.exe represents the Default Probe program name supplied with ColdFusion. If you do not change this path and program name, the ColdFusion custom probe (that you are currently creating) will attempt to execute this program (default probe) to monitor the default arguments supplied in the Arguments text field (in Step 4 of this procedure).
In the Return Value text box, enter a 0 to represent success or enter a non-zero number to represent success on a failure. The default value is 0.
In the Arguments text box, enter the arguments to pass to the program that will be used to test the resource. By default, the arguments supplied are: http://GlobalProbe/btauxdir/cfprobe.cfm. These arguments represent the arguments passed to the Default Probe program (specified as a default in Step 2 of this procedure). Note that these default arguments are valid only for the Default Probe program.
In the Frequency text box, enter a time, in seconds, to indicate how often the probe verifies the availability of the resource. By default, the frequency value is 60 seconds.
In the TimeOut text box, enter a time, in seconds, to indicate how long the probe should wait before registering a failure.
Warning. Do not set the timeout value to less than 60 seconds, or the ColdFusion server may restart inadvertently due to network congestion, rather than detect an actual failure on the server.
If the probe test fails, choose one or more of the following actions that you want to occur upon failure.
Apply actions to this Web Server. Select the name of the Web server that you want to apply actions to upon failure. By default this selection is "none." If you do not choose a Web Server name from the drop-down list box no action(s) will be applied to a Web server when and if the custom probe test fails.
Restrict Web traffic to the selected server. Check this box if you want to restrict incoming user requests to the Web server.
Execute this file. If you want to run a program upon failure, specify the path and name of the program you want to execute.
To proceed, do one of the following:
Click Apply to exit this page and save the probe information specified. The name of probe created and its status is identified on the ColdFusion page.
Click Cancel to exit this page without saving the probe information specified.