Monitor RCMD script on a remote Windows machine | ActiveXperts Network Monitor
ActiveXperts solution to monitor computer using a Remote Command Job
ActiveXperts Network Monitor can check any Windows server by executing a command on a remote computer. The command file (executable, batch-job, etc.) must be located on the remote monitored computer.
ActiveXperts Network Monitor requires the remote command output (i.e. StdOut) to be formatted according to the following syntax:
[ SUCCESS | ERROR | UNCERTAIN]: { <explanation> } { DATA:<value>}
The <explanation> will be shown in the 'Last Response' column in the Manager application. The <value> field will be shown in the 'Data' column in the Manager application. Samples:
ERROR: Free Disk space is less than 40 GB DATA:34 SUCCESS: Service 'Messenger' is running
A Remote Command job requires the following parameters:
- Computer - The host name or the IP address of the computer you want to monitor;
- Command - The command to execute on the remote computer. This command must reside on the remote computer;
- If StdErr is not empty, the result will be - If there’s an error in the script, you can handle this error and specify what the result of the check should be: Uncertain, Error or Success;
- Command Time-out - Specifies the maximum number of milliseconds to wait for completion of the remote command; if the remote command takes longer, it will be terminated. Default value: 30000 milliseconds;