300-445 Question 151
Single answerYour organization has deployed ThousandEyes endpoint agents to monitor the performance of critical SaaS applications used by remote employees. You are tasked with configuring a test to measure the network latency and packet loss between endpoint agents and a SaaS application hosted on a specific domain. Which type of test should you configure in ThousandEyes to achieve this?
- A
HTTP Server Test
- B
Network Test
- C
Agent-to-Server Test
- D
Transaction Test
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The Agent-to-Server Test in ThousandEyes is specifically designed to measure network performance metrics between endpoint agents and a specified server or domain. This makes it ideal for monitoring SaaS applications' network latency and packet loss, ensuring that employees have reliable access to critical tools.
- A. Incorrect.
An HTTP Server Test is used to measure the performance of an HTTP server, including metrics like response time and availability. It is not specifically designed for monitoring network latency or packet loss.
- B. Incorrect.
A Network Test is a general term and does not refer to a specific test type in ThousandEyes. While network-related data can be gathered, it does not provide targeted metrics for endpoint-to-SaaS communication.
- C. Correct.
An Agent-to-Server Test is the correct choice as it is designed to measure network performance metrics, such as latency, packet loss, and jitter, between ThousandEyes agents and a specified server or domain, which is suitable for monitoring SaaS applications.
- D. Incorrect.
A Transaction Test is used to simulate user interactions with a web application, such as form submissions or button clicks, rather than measuring network latency or packet loss.