Hello, Just a quick clarification it is not just you who prefer check_nrpe it it is infact the "prefered" way to interact with NSClient++. check_nt is mainly for legacy support only. Most of the "newer" features will not be available via check_nt.
// Michael Medin 2011-06-08 20:43 C. Bensend skrev: >> Thanks Benny,..but still i couldn't understand is check_nrpe is used for >> monitoring windows servers because what i know it's for monitoring remote >> linux servers only.. If yes do i need to install check_nrpe on my Nagios >> Server.. >> >> Also i am already monitoring these basic things but i want to monitor >> specific services for e.g say mssql running or down..Similarly other >> important windows services... > NSClient++ listens for NRPE requests as well, on TCP port 5666. Hence, > if you have NSClient++ installed on your Windows systems, you can use > check_nrpe to talk to them. And yes, then you'd need to install the > check_nrpe tool on your Nagios server. > > I prefer using check_nrpe, I only use check_nt for a very small number > of services. > > The command definition I gave you will check a service on a remote > Windows server to see if it's running or not. So, open up your > Windows services snap-in, and you can check any of the services > listed the same way. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net 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