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Issue with basic EXE sensor and a powershell script to check connectivity

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i am trying to get availability of my dbase with PS script but i cant work get the right status. using the Custom EXE/Script Sensor and "tnc -computername <my SQL servername > -port 1433" what am i missing ? thanks Marcus

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Created on Jul 15, 2022 1:52:43 PM



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Hello Marcus,

You must need to configure output definition as it's defined in the following manual https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/custom_sensors#standard_exescript
Addionally, you need to check what is the current output of this script and you need to use the write output accordingly.

Created on Jul 20, 2022 5:02:53 PM by Himanshu Bhatt [Paessler Support]



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I am trying to do a simple test net connection and return an uptime or downtime response to my Custom EXE sensor.

I cant see any examples of how to get this to work.

My PS script is simply -

"test net connection -computername <my SQL servername > -port 1433" which then returns a value true or false value.

how do i tell the sensor which state to show?

thanks

Created on Jul 18, 2022 11:32:51 AM



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Hello Marcus,

You must need to configure output definition as it's defined in the following manual https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/custom_sensors#standard_exescript
Addionally, you need to check what is the current output of this script and you need to use the write output accordingly.

Created on Jul 20, 2022 5:02:53 PM by Himanshu Bhatt [Paessler Support]



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Ok thank you , we have managed to get this working now.

Created on Jul 20, 2022 5:27:30 PM



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Hello Marcus,

It's glad to know that it works!

Created on Jul 22, 2022 9:08:37 AM by Himanshu Bhatt [Paessler Support]




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