Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-26 Thread C. Bensend
Likewise please ask again if you're still stuck. I don't mind having another bash at some of these issues when I have a minute. I just read your thread on the NSClient++ forum too. I have found that whenever I try to combine too many matches in one check it simply doesn't work right

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-22 Thread C. Bensend
I just read your thread on the NSClient++ forum too. I have found that whenever I try to combine too many matches in one check it simply doesn't work right (can't remember the precise details). So I normally try to match on as few things as possible for each check even if that means I'm

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-21 Thread Kasper Nordal Lund
C. Bensend wrote: How do you guys monitor your event logs? Anyone using NSClient++? I can't use NC_Net, I cannot install .NET on these hundreds of Windows machines. I just cannot understand why this is so damned hard/frustrating/whatever. Maybe I'm just an idiot, but I'm at the end of my

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-21 Thread Peter Edmonds
  I need to monitor Windows event logs.  You'd think this would be easy, but either the tools available out there don't work (which I doubt, I KNOW you monitor event logs), or I'm man enough to admit that I'm a hopeless idiot. In my experience, managing Windows Event Logs is a huge pain. The

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-20 Thread Jim Avery
On 20 March 2010 00:18, C. Bensend be...@bennyvision.com wrote: And anyone else out there that is monitoring Windows event logs successfully, PLEASE chime in with thoughts/suggestions!  I *know* there are a bunch of you out there, I'd love to hear how you do it!  :) Likewise please ask again

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-20 Thread C. Bensend
I just read your thread on the NSClient++ forum too. I have found that whenever I try to combine too many matches in one check it simply doesn't work right (can't remember the precise details). So I normally try to match on as few things as possible for each check even if that means I'm

[Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread C. Bensend
Hey folks, I have been beating my head against various and sundry walls, tables, and desks for quite some time now, and my brain is starting to get very, VERY mushy. I need to monitor Windows event logs. You'd think this would be easy, but either the tools available out there don't work

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread Frost, Mark {PBC}
-Original Message- From: C. Bensend [mailto:be...@bennyvision.com] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 10:32 AM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*? Hey folks, I have been beating my head against various

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread Ennis Ibarra
results. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Mark Frost {PBC} mark.fro...@pepsico.com To: Nagios Users List nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 9:00:42 AM Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*? -Original

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread Jim Avery
On 19 March 2010 14:31, C. Bensend be...@bennyvision.com wrote: Hey folks,   I have been beating my head against various and sundry walls, tables, and desks for quite some time now, and my brain is starting to get very, VERY mushy. I agree, it's not easy. If it's any help, the best I've

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread C. Bensend
This is probably overkill for your situation but you could use Splunk to watch event logs (and other logs) via saved searches and then have it notify Nagios when it spots something. We do this here as Splunk just has more smarts about dealing with events/logs/matches within certain time

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread C. Bensend
You may want to consider a unified SYSLOG in a linux box for your windows machines an build your own plugins, this not only cuts off the stress on the windows side but allows you quite a bit of freedom in processing logging. It's just an idea, we are doing it over here, and we've had great

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread Kurt Buff
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 07:31, C. Bensend be...@bennyvision.com wrote: Hey folks,   I have been beating my head against various and sundry walls, tables, and desks for quite some time now, and my brain is starting to get very, VERY mushy. snip You might wish to have a look at the snare

Re: [Nagios-users] Does anyone have event log monitors that *work*?

2010-03-19 Thread C. Bensend
I agree, it's not easy. If it's any help, the best I've been able or bothered to get for monitoring any errors from MS SQL Server is to put this in the NSClient++ .ini file: Event_MSSQL=inject CheckEventLog filter=new file=application MaxWarn=1 MaxCrit=2 filter+generated=30m