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How to monitor unexpected shutdowns ?

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What is the best way to monitor unexpected shutdowns ? i have tried the WMI Event Log Sensor but its not working properly.

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Created on Jan 26, 2016 1:25:27 PM by amon (0) ●1



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Hi,
monitoring for Event ID 6008 is the best solution here as the Event is the only reliable indicator of an unexpected shutdown.
Best regards

Created on Jan 27, 2016 2:21:42 PM by Konstantin Wolff [Paessler Support]



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