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ent describes o" you can !onitor #private# services and attributes o$ %indo"s !ac ines, suc as:

Me!ory usage CPU load &isk usage Service states 'unning processes etc(

Publicly available services t at are provided by %indo"s !ac ines )*TTP, +TP, P,P-, etc(. can be !onitored easily by $ollo"ing t e docu!entation on !onitoring publicly available services(

/ote: T ese instructions assu!e t at you0ve installed /agios according to t e 1uickstart guide( T e sa!ple con$iguration entries belo" re$erence ob2ects t at are de$ined in t e sa!ple con$ig $iles )commands.cfg, templates.cfg, etc(. t at are installed i$ you $ollo" t e 1uickstart( Overview

Monitoring private services or attributes o$ a %indo"s !ac ine re1uires t at you install an agent on it( T is agent acts as a pro3y bet"een t e /agios plugin t at does t e !onitoring and t e actual service or attribute o$ t e %indo"s !ac ine( %it out installing an agent on t e %indo"s bo3, /agios "ould be unable to !onitor private services or attributes o$ t e %indo"s bo3( +or t is e3a!ple, "e "ill be installing t e /SClient44 addon on t e %indo"s !ac ine and using t e check_nt plugin to co!!unicate "it t e /SClient44 addon( T e check_nt plugin s ould already be installed on t e /agios server i$ you $ollo"ed t e 1uickstart guide( ,t er %indo"s agents )like /C5/et. could be used instead o$ /SClient44 i$ you "is 6 provided you c ange co!!and and service de$initions, etc( a bit( +or t e sake o$ si!plicity I "ill only cover using t e /SClient44 addon in t ese instructions( Steps T ere are several steps you0ll need to $ollo" in order to !onitor a ne" %indo"s !ac ine( T ey are: 7( 8( Per$or! $irst6ti!e prere1uisites Install a !onitoring agent on t e %indo"s !ac ine

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Create ne" ost and service de$initions $or !onitoring t e %indo"s !ac ine 'estart t e /agios dae!on

What's Already Done For You To !ake your li$e a bit easier, a $e" con$iguration tasks ave already been done $or you:

A check_nt co!!and de$inition as been added to t e commands.cfg $ile( T is allo"s you to use t e check_nt plugin to !onitor %indo" services( A %indo"s server ost te!plate )called windows-server. as already been created in t e templates.cfg $ile( T is allo"s you to add ne" %indo"s ost de$initions in a si!ple !anner(

T e above6!entioned con$ig $iles can be $ound in t e /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/ directory( :ou can !odi$y t e de$initions in t ese and ot er de$initions to suit your needs better i$ you0d like( *o"ever, I0d reco!!end "aiting until you0re !ore $a!iliar "it con$iguring /agios be$ore doing so( +or t e ti!e being, 2ust $ollo" t e directions outlined belo" and you0ll be !onitoring your %indo"s bo3es in no ti!e( Prerequisites T e $irst ti!e you con$igure /agios to !onitor a %indo"s !ac ine, you0ll need to do a bit o$ e3tra "ork( 'e!e!ber, you only need to do t is $or t e ;$irst; %indo"s !ac ine you !onitor( <dit t e !ain /agios con$ig $ile(

vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg

'e!ove t e leading pound )=. sign $ro! t e $ollo"ing line in t e !ain con$iguration $ile:

#cfg_file=/usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg

Save t e $ile and e3it( % at did you 2ust do> :ou told /agios to look to t e /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg to $ind additional ob2ect de$initions( T at0s " ere you0ll be adding %indo"s ost and service de$initions( T at con$iguration $ile already contains so!e sa!ple ost, ostgroup, and service de$initions( +or t e ;$irst; %indo"s !ac ine you !onitor, you can si!ply !odi$y t e sa!ple ost and service de$initions in t at $ile, rat er t an creating ne" ones( Installing the Windows Agent ?e$ore you can begin !onitoring private services and attributes o$ %indo"s !ac ines, you0ll need to install an agent on t ose !ac ines( I reco!!end using t e /SClient44 addon, " ic can be $ound at ttp:@@source$orge(net@pro2ects@nscplus( T ese instructions "ill take you t roug a basic installation o$ t e /SClient44 addon, as "ell as t e con$iguration o$ /agios $or !onitoring t e %indo"s !ac ine( 7( &o"nload t e latest stable version o$ t e /SClient44 addon $ro! ttp:@@source$orge(net@pro2ects@nscplus 8( UnAip t e /SClient44 $iles into a ne" C:B/SClient44 directory -( ,pen a co!!and pro!pt and c ange to t e C:B/SClient44 directory

9( 'egister t e /SClient44 syste! service "it t e $ollo"ing co!!and:

nsclient++ /install

C( Install t e /SClient44 systray "it t e $ollo"ing co!!and )0SysTray0 is case6sensitive.:

nsclient++ SysTray

D( ,pen t e services !anager and !ake sure t e /SClientpp service is allo"ed to interact "it t e desktop )see t e 0Eog ,n0 tab o$ t e services !anager.( I$ it isn0t already allo"ed to interact "it t e desktop, c eck t e bo3 to allo" it to(

F( <dit t e /SC(I/I $ile )located in t e C:B/SClient44 directory. and !ake t e $ollo"ing c anges:

Unco!!ent all t e !odules listed in t e G!odulesH section, e3cept $or C eck%MI(dll and 'e!oteCon$iguration(dll ,ptionally re1uire a pass"ord $or clients by c anging t e 0pass"ord0 option in t e GSettingsH section( Unco!!ent t e 0allo"ed5 osts0 option in t e GSettingsH section( Add t e IP address o$ t e /agios server to t is line, or leave it blank to allo" all osts to connect( Make sure t e 0port0 option in t e G/SClientH section is unco!!ented and set to 0789IJ0 )t e de$ault port.(

I( Start t e /SClient44 service "it t e $ollo"ing co!!and:

nsclient++ /start

J( I$ installed properly, a ne" icon s ould appear in your syste! tray( It "ill be a yello" circle "it a black 0M0 inside( 7K( SuccessL T e %indo"s server can no" be added to t e /agios !onitoring con$iguration((( Con iguring !agios /o" it0s ti!e to de$ine so!e ob2ect de$initions in your /agios con$iguration $iles in order to !onitor t e ne" %indo"s !ac ine( ,pen t e windows.cfg $ile $or editing(

vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg

Add a ne" ost de$inition $or t e %indo"s !ac ine t at you0re going to !onitor( I$ t is is t e ;$irst; %indo"s !ac ine you0re !onitoring, you can si!ply !odi$y t e sa!ple ost de$inition in windows.cfg( C ange t e host_name, alias, and address $ields to appropriate values $or t e %indo"s bo3(

define host{ use windows-server !nherit default values fro" a #indows server te"$late %"a&e sure you &ee$ this line'( host_na"e alias address / winserver )y #indows Server *+,.*-..*.,

Good( /o" you can add so!e service de$initions )to t e sa!e con$iguration $ile. in order to tell /agios to !onitor di$$erent aspects o$ t e %indo"s !ac ine( I$ t is is t e ;$irst; %indo"s !ac ine you0re !onitoring, you can si!ply !odi$y t e sa!ple service de$initions in windows.cfg(

/ote: 'eplace #winserver# in t e e3a!ple de$initions belo" "it t e na!e you speci$ied in t e host_name directive o$ t e ost de$inition you 2ust added( Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor t e version o$ t e /SClient44 addon t at is running on t e %indo"s server( T is is use$ul " en it co!es ti!e to upgrade your %indo"s servers to a ne"er version o$ t e addon, as you0ll be able to tell " ic %indo"s !ac ines still need to be upgraded to t e latest version o$ /SClient44(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion generic-service winserver 0S1lient++ 2ersion

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Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor t e upti!e o$ t e %indo"s server(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion chec&_co""and / 7$ti"e chec&_nt'78T!)4 generic-service winserver

Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor t e CPU utiliAation on t e %indo"s server and generate a C'ITICAE alert i$ t e C6!inute CPU load is JKM or !ore or a %A'/I/G alert i$ t e C6!inute load is IKM or greater(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion chec&_co""and / generic-service winserver 187 3oad chec&_nt'187369:'-l ;<.=<+=

Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor !e!ory usage on t e %indo"s server and generate a C'ITICAE alert i$ !e!ory usage is JKM or !ore or a %A'/I/G alert i$ !e!ory usage is IKM or greater(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion chec&_co""and / generic-service winserver )e"ory 7sage chec&_nt')4)7S4'-w .= -c +=

Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor usage o$ t e C:B drive on t e %indo"s server and generate a C'ITICAE alert i$ disk usage is JKM or !ore or a %A'/I/G alert i$ disk usage is IKM or greater(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion chec&_co""and / generic-service winserver 1>? :rive S$ace chec&_nt'7S4::!S@S8914'-l c -w .= -c +=

Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor t e %-SNC service state on t e %indo"s !ac ine and generate a C'ITICAE alert i$ t e service is stopped(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion chec&_co""and / #AS21 chec&_nt'S452!14ST9T4'-d SB6#933 -l #AS21 generic-service winserver

Add t e $ollo"ing service de$inition to !onitor t e <3plorer(e3e process on t e %indo"s !ac ine and generate a C'ITICAE alert i$ t e process is not running(

define service{ use host_na"e service_descri$tion chec&_co""and 4C$lorer.eCe / generic-service winserver 4C$lorer chec&_nt'8561ST9T4'-d SB6#933 -l

T at0s it $or no"( :ou0ve added so!e basic services t at s ould be !onitored on t e %indo"s bo3( Save t e con$iguration $ile( Password Protection

I$ you speci$ied a pass"ord in t e /SClient44 con$iguration $ile on t e %indo"s !ac ine, you0ll need to !odi$y t e check_nt co!!and de$inition to include t e pass"ord( ,pen t e commands.cfg $ile $or editing(

vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/co""ands.cfg

C ange t e de$inition o$ t e check_nt co!!and to include t e #6s OPASS%,'&P# argu!ent )" ere PASS%,'& is t e pass"ord you speci$ied on t e %indo"s !ac ine. like t is:

define co""and{ co""and_na"e chec&_nt

co""and_line D7S45*D/chec&_nt -B DB6ST9::54SSD -$ *,E.+ -s 89SS#65: -v D95F*D D95F,D /

Save t e $ile( "estarting !agios :ou0re done "it !odi$ying t e /agios con$iguration, so you0ll need to veri$y your con$iguration $iles and restart /agios( I$ t e veri$ication process produces any errors !essages, $i3 your con$iguration $ile be$ore continuing( Make sure t at you don0t )re.start /agios until t e veri$ication process co!pletes "it out any errorsL