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I have a device that is doing dynamic updates. I'd like to monitor that device to ensure that updates are being downloaded and installed. If updates are not being downloaded and installed after a certain duration of time, (basically if the value doesnt change at all )id like to get a notification/alarm.

Here are the concepts i have so far:

1. Using SNMP custom OID's i'm able to pull the software version of the device into PRTG

2. Set up an alert that if said software value doesnt change in say a weeks time to send a notification and/or trigger an alert.

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Created on Oct 14, 2015 4:37:03 PM



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Hello,

Thank you very much for your kb post.

We will add your hint on our wishlist, so we can consider it for future releases of PRTG. For more information on how we handle feature requests, please have a look at the blog article.

Created on Oct 15, 2015 11:09:23 AM by [email protected]



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Hi CiscoIPT

Custom Batch Script: I may have a hack for you. There is a possibility to query SNMP OID's with powershell (load a dll). Or you use net-snmp (windows commandline snmp query) and a batchscript (but more complicated to code it)

Create a custom script exe sensor. Query the OID and compare it to a queried value before that (e.g. txtfile -> query.txt). If the value is the same -> nothing happens, else (value changes) write the new value to the file query.txt.

The script itself should check the filedate of query.txt and if its older than 14 days -> return "200:No update since 2 weeks" or something like that.

regards Thomas

Created on Oct 20, 2015 3:03:02 PM




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