[Xymon] Can the ps client notify when windows updates are available.

[Kris Springer]

Yes, there's a few 'windows updates' scripts available.  There's some 
specific steps involved in getting things setup just right, but it works 
great.  I edited my script to use just as info (always green), but it 
does have the alert colors built-in.  I changed it because updates come 
out practically daily nowdays and everything was always red even though 
I had just updated the previous day.

You can run other external scripts via the PS client too.  There's a 
surprising lack of How-To's in that area so I'm putting some things 
together.  I'll post it when I'm done.

Kris Springer


On 11/27/18 8:22 AM, me at tdiehl.org wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am wondering if anyone has a way to monitor a windows server using 
> the powershell client so that it will notify xymon when a machine 
> needs to have
> windows updates installed and or rebooted?
>
> I currently have xymon triggering a yellow uptime dot if the 
> machine(s) are
> up more than 30 days but I am looking for something more accurate.
>
> Is there some kind of external script available?
>
> If this does not exist, does anyone know how to detect that updates
> are needed or the machine needs a reboot. My Google foo seems to lacking
> in this area.
>
> Regards,
>