Hello, Counternames with : are "broken" this is bug that will hopefully be fixed in the next version. A workaround is to use an "alias" which IIRC might work is to add an "alias" (which is what causes the problem) like so:
"dummyalias:\\SQLServer:Databases(_Total)\\Data File(s) Size (KB)","SQL Server Databases Datafile size total is %.f" (not so much) more details here: http://nsclient.org/nscp/ticket/165 // Michael Medihn > I am using, on my windows 2003 server, nsclient++. For the check_nt > reference where it refers to the 'COUNTER' parameters it refers to > 'float parameters'. This does seem to be working for me. I have added to > output from my Nagios server. I got the command line reference from > http://nagioswiki.com/wiki/index.php/Checking_NT_Services_with_Nagios. > It refers to using NSclient so maybe nsclient++ does not have the same > functionality. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]# ./check_nt -H srv-qs-sqlprd -p 12489 -v > COUNTER -l "\\SQLServer:Databases(_Total)\\Data File(s) Size (KB)","SQL > Server Databases Datafile size total is %.f" -w 5 -c 30 > > SQL Server Databases Datafile size total is 191552 | 'SQL Server > Databases Datafile size total is %.f'=191552.000000%;5.000000;30.000000; > > > > COUNTER = > > Check any performance counter of Windows NT/2000. > > Request a -l parameters with the following syntax: > > -l "\\<performance object>\\counter","<description> > > The <description> parameter is optional and is given to a printf > > output command which requires a float parameter. > > If <description> does not include "%%", it is used as a label. > > > > Some examples: > > "Paging file usage is %%.2f %%%%" > > "%%.f %%%% paging file used." > > > > > > > *************************************************************** > This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > delete it and notify the sender. > > Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and > are not necessarily the views of the Department of Lands. > > This email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of > computer viruses. > *************************************************************** > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone_______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when > reporting any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
