Check if WebReport/WebUI are up and running

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I’ve got request from our monitoring team to see if there is an easy way to check if WebReports/WebUI are up and running and working.

There is an easy API call for BigFix Explorer, I’m looking for something similar, keep in mind we have SAML configured for both, which is causing issue for monitoring team.

BigFix Explorer
https://:9383/api/status

Output

{"instanceName":"<exploreServer>","status":"Online","rootServerConnection":"Online"}

You can do ping to hostname with specific port and that works,

I’ve tried with https://bigfixrootserver:29450/api/webreports

That works but your API account need Master Operator which I would like to avoid

Any ideas or suggestion are welcome

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Can use rest API option works, no need to provide master operator rights

Please suggest if you are getting error

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You can use the below api call to check if you are getting the response back.

curl -i -k -X GET -u "monitoring_user:password" "https://<rootserver>:52311/api/query?relevance=now"

Use the local operator and bypass the SAML.

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Thinking out loud, there are several potential options and approaches here to monitor at varying levels (running vs. working).

Web Reports:

  • service running?
  • login page available?
  • errors?
    • https://<bigfixwrserver:port>/webreports?page=ViewErrors
  • SQL query against dbo.BFENTERPRISE.AGGREGATEDBY table

WebUI:

  • service running?
  • login page available?
  • errors?
    • parse/monitor logs:
      • Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES WebUI\service-wrapper.log
      • Linux: /var/opt/BESWebUI/service-wrapper.log
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