I guess I should have put in the command again as a refresher: check_nt -H 192.168.1.1 -p 12489 -v COUNTER -l "Process\(Outlook)\Working Set" this works from the terminal of the Nagios server.
Thanks again, Izz > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:01:07 -0800 > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Nagios-users] Windows Service detail continued > > Can I just write a shell script to do this for me? check_nt works just > fine with returning the value from the server's terminal console, but as > stated before, this doesn't work if I put into the service definitions. > I'm using NSClient++. > > Also, I am very familiar with WMI scripting, but how to get this > information back to the Nagios GUI? That's my problem at hand. I can do > it from the console, but want everything in the GUI as power users will > be monitoring this. It needs to be a monitor, not an "ok, now let's > check". :-) > > Thanks in advance, > Izz > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony > Montibello > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:19 AM > To: Izz Abdullah > Cc: nagios > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Performance data for service > > You could try testing with NC_NEt(http://sourceforge.net/projects/nc-net) > or NSCLinet (http://nsclient.ready2run.nl/) > > They are both copatible with Check_nt so there will be minimal to no > reconfiguration needed on Nagios side, However the default listen port > is 1248 so you would need to at least configure that on the client side. > > check_nt does not have a showall for COunters , so that should not havee > helped anything. Run the command help and check the documentation for > your windows plugin. Also check the service description > > I prefer to use the following definition: > define command{ > command_name check_nt_with_L > command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 12489 -s PASSWORD > -v > $ARG1$ -l "$ARG2$" $ARG3$ > } > then the check command: > check_nt!COUNTER!Process\(Outlook)\Working Set > since the passing to the Command definision may be losing your "" > NC_Net would return a -1 when your Counter fails to actually connect but > I do not know what nsclient++ returns on a bad counter. > You may need to test from the command line what nsclient++ returns when > the COunter is incorrect syntex. > Tony (Author of NC_NEt) > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 5:49 AM, Izz Abdullah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Ok, so I found an example using the COUNTER object. From the Nagios > server I can run the following and get correct data back: > > check_nt -H 192.168.1.1 -p 12489 -v COUNTER -l "Process\(Outlook)\Working > Set" > this returns memory for me... > > but when i put this into the windows.cfg file as: > check_nt!COUNTER!-l "Process\(Outlook)\Working Set" > > it verifies as no errors, but the GUI is showing 0, which is not the same > as from the command-line. I also tried the -d SHOWALL option and that > didn't work. Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > Izz > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue, 20 May 2008 22:00:12 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Performance data for service > You should be able to get this data through the Process performance > counter object with the instance set to the process name (as long as you > can map the process name to an actual counter instance) > > or you should be able to get this data through a WMI querry > > Or you can write a script or program and get the data through NC_NEt or a > NRPE plugin > > TOny (author of NC_Net) > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 5:05 AM, Izz Abdullah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Not necessarily explorer.exe. > > I am looking more at some java instances, (java.exe, etc.). I want to > know CPU load as well as Memory usage of a process. > > Thanks, > Izz > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:49:48 +0200 >> To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Performance data for service >> >> Hi Izz, >> >> Izz Abdullah schrieb: >>> I have enabled performance data for my monitored Windows 2k3 server. I >>> am receiving performance data, not extremely clear, but receiving, for >>> the defaulted services. What I want is to see performance data on >>> running processes as well (e.g. the Explorer.exe process has nothing in >>> the performance data field). Can someone please assist? >> >> What kind of performance data would you expect from explorer.exe? 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