SERVICES
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Description
This check monitors if the defined service is running on the remote Windows based computer. If the service cannot be found or if the service is not running, then an alert is generated.
ServersCheck uses WMI to obtain the services list from a remote computer.
Make sure to have WMI installed on the remote computer. WMI is part of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. It is optional for Windows NT. WMI can be downloaded from following URL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/wmi.asp
The ServersCheck service needs to run under a Windows account and not the local system account. Click here for more info.
Definition
Besides general settings for each check, which are similar for all checks, there are following specific settings that also need to be established. In the Check Specific Settings, there are following fields you need to assign with parameters:
- Target Host - The WINDOWS name of the target server. For the local machine enter either the name of your computer or 127.0.0.1
- Service Name - The name of the service you want to verify.
- User Credentials - The WINDOWS user credentials needed to connect to the target server.
Returned Results
This check returns one result: OK if the service is running; DOWN if it cannot find the service or if it is not running.
Graphs
When the graphing option is activated then ServersCheck will produce for this check two graphs: Service Level and Availability.
