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Hi,
I want to Monitor a process (especially usage of this process) and I am using wmiprocesssensor for this. This works fine as Long as the process runs. If the process is closed (which is normal) the sensor shouldn't raise an Alarm but continue to use Status OK instead.
Is there any (easy) way to configure this without creating a new custom WMI sensor?
Thanks for your reply
Last change on Dec 30, 2015 8:37:47 AM by
Votes:
Hello there,
As mentioned before, this will be possible with a custom sensor which will allow you to define particular sensor states. You can i.e. use the PowerShell CMDlet
Get-WmiObject win32_process
to monitor the processes of a remote computer. I'll attach a script which will scan a target host for duplicated processes, this should give you a starting point to write your own sensor suiting your needs. Please note that this script comes at it is and we will not offer additional support for it:
# Description: Monitors Windows processes for duplicated entries
# Parameters:
# -Process: The name you want to check for multiple instances
# -process "chrome.exe" -hostname %host -Username "%windowsdomain\%windowsuser" -Password "%windowspassword"
# Parameter list
param(
[string]$process = "ProzessName",
[string]$hostname = "TargetHostName",
[string]$username = "YourUsername",
[string]$password = "YourPassword"
)
# Variables
$result=0
# Generate Credentials Object
$SecPasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force
$Credentials= New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($UserName, $secpasswd)
try{ $Objects = (Get-WmiObject win32_process -ComputerName $($hostname) -Filter "name like '%$($process)%'" | select Commandline | Group-Object commandline) }
catch{
$Objects = (Get-WmiObject win32_process -ComputerName $($hostname) -Credential $($Credentials) -Filter "name like '%$($process)%'" | select Commandline | Group-Object commandline)
}
write-host ($Objects | Measure-Object).Count ":" ($Objects | Measure-Object).Count " instance(s) of the process '$($process)' running"
Best regards, Felix
Created on Dec 30, 2015 8:36:11 AM by
Last change on Nov 13, 2019 9:04:41 AM by
7 Replies
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I'm afraid that isn't possible, sorry. If the process is no longer operational, PRTG will always mark the same as down.
Created on Apr 9, 2014 1:55:20 PM by
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Using a custom sensor you could define the state yourself, so yes, that would be possible.
Created on Apr 10, 2014 1:25:11 PM by
Votes:
Hello there,
As mentioned before, this will be possible with a custom sensor which will allow you to define particular sensor states. You can i.e. use the PowerShell CMDlet
Get-WmiObject win32_process
to monitor the processes of a remote computer. I'll attach a script which will scan a target host for duplicated processes, this should give you a starting point to write your own sensor suiting your needs. Please note that this script comes at it is and we will not offer additional support for it:
# Description: Monitors Windows processes for duplicated entries
# Parameters:
# -Process: The name you want to check for multiple instances
# -process "chrome.exe" -hostname %host -Username "%windowsdomain\%windowsuser" -Password "%windowspassword"
# Parameter list
param(
[string]$process = "ProzessName",
[string]$hostname = "TargetHostName",
[string]$username = "YourUsername",
[string]$password = "YourPassword"
)
# Variables
$result=0
# Generate Credentials Object
$SecPasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force
$Credentials= New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($UserName, $secpasswd)
try{ $Objects = (Get-WmiObject win32_process -ComputerName $($hostname) -Filter "name like '%$($process)%'" | select Commandline | Group-Object commandline) }
catch{
$Objects = (Get-WmiObject win32_process -ComputerName $($hostname) -Credential $($Credentials) -Filter "name like '%$($process)%'" | select Commandline | Group-Object commandline)
}
write-host ($Objects | Measure-Object).Count ":" ($Objects | Measure-Object).Count " instance(s) of the process '$($process)' running"
Best regards, Felix
Created on Dec 30, 2015 8:36:11 AM by
Last change on Nov 13, 2019 9:04:41 AM by
Votes:
Thanks for sharing it Jayvee!
Kind regards,
Felix Saure, Tech Support Team
Created on Nov 13, 2019 9:05:30 AM by
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