[Xymon] [External] Monitor Windows service if installed

[Tom Schmidt]

Colin,
    There is not a configuration in Xymon to do that.  It would
require a custom external script to monitor and alert like you desire,
to only alert if a service is installed but not started.  I assume you
want the alert to be green or clear if the service is not installed.

Tom

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 4:38 PM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks but how to make it go only if it is installed *and* not running?
>
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 06:25, Tom Schmidt <tom at 4schmidts.com> wrote:
>>
>> Colin,
>>   An example from what I use to monitor that the Xymon Powershell
>> Client service is running, I have this in the server/etc/analysis.cfg
>> file:
>>
>> # Windows Powershell client - WinPSClient
>> CLASS=powershell
>>         SVC     XymonPSClient startup=automatic status=%(start|started)
>>
>> If the XymonPSClient service is not running or is not configured to
>> automatically start, then the alert for the service will be red.  If
>> the service is not installed, it likewise will go red.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 3:55 PM Colin Coe <colin.coe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Thanks Zak but not quote what I was looking for.
>> >
>> > A service installed on approx half our Windows VDI nodes randomly stops.  I want the 'svcs' to go red if:
>> > - the service is installed; and
>> > - the service is not running.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, 11 Oct 2021 at 16:16, Beck, Zak <zak.beck at accenture.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> https://www.xymon.com/help/manpages/man5/analysis.cfg.5.html
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You need to use the svc directive in analysis.cfg. You can alert on whether the service is started or stopped, and the startup setting. This should work with both the BBWIN client and the Powershell client.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Zak
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> Sent: 11 October 2021 03:39
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>> >> Subject: [External] [Xymon] Monitor Windows service if installed
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>> >> Is there a way to alert if a particular Windows service is installed but not running?
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