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Which Powershell version is used by PRTG when executing EXE/Script (custom) sensors?

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I would like to get information about the Powershell Version which runs my custom Powershell Sensor.

custom-script-exe custom-sensor exe-script-sensor powershell ps1

Created on May 16, 2011 2:30:40 PM by  Stefan Telser [Paessler Support] (50) 2 1

Last change on Mar 19, 2015 4:02:29 PM by  Martina Wittmann [Paessler Support]



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You can use two very short scripts to gather information on the Powershell Sessions which execute your custom scripts on your computer.

Create a 'ps1' file in your Custom Sensors Folder of PRTG and enter this line:

write-host $Host.Version.Major,":OK ",$Host.Version.Major,".",$Host.Version.Minor

Create a Custom Sensor using the scriptfile you have just created. The script will return the version number of Powershell when executed.

To determine if the Powershell Session runs in a 32bit or 64bit environment create a script containing the following lines:

  if ([System.IntPtr]::Size -eq 8)
    {
      write-host 64,":64bit Session"
    }
    else
    {
      write-host 32,":32bit Session"
    }

Create an EXE/Script sensor for the script you just created, and it will return the environment of the Powershell Session.

Created on May 16, 2011 2:39:12 PM by  Stefan Telser [Paessler Support] (50) 2 1

Last change on May 17, 2011 2:09:34 PM by  Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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Created on May 19, 2011 2:33:02 PM by  Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]




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