HOW do you monitor win32 from linux? I've had no luck!

johndoe123 · Post by **johndoe123** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:31 pm

What is your preferred method to monitor win32 from linux? I have had absolutely no luck with using snmp between missing data in graphs and lack of useful responses.

I am looking for a simple "it works" method for mointoring the following on all windows boxes:

Disk space usage
CPU
Network Traffic
Processor.

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:04 pm

SNMP or WBEM-> WMI are the main options. http://www.openpegasus.org/

What windows OS are you monitoring and having problems with?
Using the microsoft snmp agent or net-snmp?
No problems with snmp on linux devices?

johndoe123 · Post by **johndoe123** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:18 pm

I haven't tested snmp to other linux devices, other than the local cacti server which uses some sort of agent setup.

I am using the built in snmp on windows 2000 and 2003 servers.

johndoe123 · Post by **johndoe123** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:37 am

Can anyone help me out please? I'm still getting no data on half of my graphs.

ehall · Post by **ehall** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:09 pm

johndoe123 wrote:What is your preferred method to monitor win32 from linux? I have had absolutely no luck with using snmp between missing data in graphs and lack of useful responses.

I am looking for a simple "it works" method for mointoring the following on all windows boxes:

Disk space usage
CPU
Network Traffic
Processor.

For the above, just use the default Host MIB templates and queries. If I need more than that, I use SNMP-Informant Advanced ($$) which provides WMI->SNMP mappings and opens up more details. See screenshot below.

The Host MIB stuff is bundled into Cacti, and there are a bunch of SNMP-Informant templates in the scripts and template forum.

If you are getting empty results I would say that you are having problems with SNMP on the target machines or with a firewall or something. I haven't had any problems here.

johndoe123 · Post by **johndoe123** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:45 pm

All the graphs are blank, although "turn on debug mode" shows responses.

ehall · Post by **ehall** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:53 pm

It looks like you are targetting a Linux box, not a Windows box. ucd/net-snmp is all related to Unix not to Windows. Also the fact that the mounted partitions list is empty, that is unusual for Windows but common for ucd/net-snmp.

johndoe123 · Post by **johndoe123** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:03 pm

It's windows 2003 enterprise server w/ stock snmp. How do I change this then? I'd like to get cpu and network traffic, althoguh other information like disk space, memory, etc. would be useful.

Host template shows 2000/xp in cacti / edit server page.

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:10 pm

In the SNMP service, make sure you enable all of the service types under the Agent tab.

Cacti

HOW do you monitor win32 from linux? I've had no luck!

HOW do you monitor win32 from linux? I've had no luck!

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