<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:p="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:powerpoint" xmlns:a="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:access" xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns:s="uuid:BDC6E3F0-6DA3-11d1-A2A3-00AA00C14882" xmlns:rs="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:rowset" xmlns:z="#RowsetSchema" xmlns:b="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:publisher" xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" xmlns:c="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:component:spreadsheet" xmlns:odc="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:odc" xmlns:oa="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:activation" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:q="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:rtc="http://microsoft.com/officenet/conferencing" xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:Repl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/repl/" xmlns:mt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/meetings/" xmlns:x2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" xmlns:ppda="http://www.passport.com/NameSpace.xsd" xmlns:ois="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ois/" xmlns:dir="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/directory/" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:dsp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" xmlns:udc="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sub="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/2002/1/alerts/" xmlns:ec="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" xmlns:sp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" xmlns:sps="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:udcs="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/soap" xmlns:udcxf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/xmlfile" xmlns:udcp2p="http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/parttopart" xmlns:wf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/workflow/" xmlns:dsss="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/digsig-setup" xmlns:dssi="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/digsig" xmlns:mdssi="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/digital-signature" xmlns:mver="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:mrels="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships" xmlns:spwp="http://microsoft.com/sharepoint/webpartpages" xmlns:ex12t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types" xmlns:ex12m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages" xmlns:pptsl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/SlideLibrary/" xmlns:spsl="http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/PublishedLinksService" xmlns:Z="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" xmlns:st="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1>Hi,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>I use NSClient++ to monitor a number of services on our servers here. For example, DNS Server, DHCP Server, IIS, Exchange store, and some services for line of business apps.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>The command definition I use is:<o:p></o:p># 'check_nt' command definition<o:p></o:p>define command{<o:p></o:p> command_name check_nt<o:p></o:p> command_line $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p 12489 -v $ARG1$ $ARG2$<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Service definition:<o:p></o:p>#dhcp server<o:p></o:p>define service{<o:p></o:p> use generic-service<o:p></o:p> host_name servername<o:p></o:p> service_description DHCP Server<o:p></o:p> check_command check_nt!SERVICESTATE!-d SHOWALL -l dhcpserver<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p># Exchange Store service<o:p></o:p>define service{<o:p></o:p> use generic-service<o:p></o:p> host_name exchangeserver<o:p></o:p> service_description Exchange Store Service<o:p></o:p> check_command check_nt!SERVICESTATE!-d SHOWALL -l MSExchangeIS<o:p></o:p> }<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>From what I have read, you need to use the service name that you would use if starting/stopping the service from a command line, rather than the display name from the services.msc snapin. You can easily find the service name by running “sc query” at command prompt from the server (or by looking it up in the system registry)<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Hope this helps!<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Thanks,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Daniel Ceola<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>From: Manish Kumar [mailto:manikumar85@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:06 PM To: nagios-users Subject: [Nagios-users] Fwd: How to monitor specific windows services using nsclient++<o:p></o:p></div><o:p> </o:p>In addition to my previous question...just wanted to elaborate..<o:p></o:p><div><o:p> </o:p></div><div>How i can monitor which important windows services are running on a remote windows servers and their state using NSClient++ installed on the windows servers and check_nt plugin.<o:p></o:p></div><div><o:p> </o:p></div><div>thanks..<o:p></o:p><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Manish Kumar <<a href="mailto:manikumar85@gmail.com">manikumar85@gmail.com</a>> Date: Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:27 PM Subject: How to monitor specific windows services using nsclient++ To: <a href="mailto:nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> Hi there,<o:p></o:p><div><o:p> </o:p></div><div>Actually i want to monitor specific windows services using nagios and nsclient++ agent installed on Windows servers...<o:p></o:p></div><div><o:p> </o:p></div><div> Also i don't know which critical windows services to monitor exactly but my boss says it should be done... Can you people give me some help regarding this..<o:p></o:p></div><div><o:p> </o:p></div><div>Thanks...in advance...<o:p></o:p></div><div><o:p> </o:p></div><div> -- Thanks Manish Kumar <a href="http://in.linkedin.com/in/manishkumar85" target="_blank">http://in.linkedin.com/in/manishkumar85</a><a href="http://cens.cdac.in/" target="_blank"> </a><o:p></o:p></div></div> -- Thanks Manish Kumar <a href="http://in.linkedin.com/in/manishkumar85" target="_blank">http://in.linkedin.com/in/manishkumar85</a><a href="http://cens.cdac.in/" target="_blank"> </a><o:p></o:p></div></div></body></html>