OS - Windows WMI - IIS Server Agentless Opspack
Windows WMI Agentless Opspacks allow you to monitor the status and various performance metrics for a range of Microsoft services such as DNS, Exchange, IIS, Terminal Services and more, without the need of installing an agent on your remote host.
What Can You Monitor Copied
This Opspack allows you to monitor the status of your IIS server, with service checks that cover the transfer stats and user stats as well as information about the number of connections, errors and requests made to a web server.
Service Checks Copied
| Service Check | Description |
|---|---|
| Transfer stats | Check the number of bytes being sent and received |
| User stats | Check the stats about the number of users |
| Web server connections | Check the number of connections to the web server |
| Web server errors | Check errors on the web server |
| Web server requests | Check the number of requests to the web server |
Prerequisites Copied
To use Windows WMI Agentless Opspacks, the remote windows host must first be configured to allow WMI queries to be run. See: Monitoring Services with WMI
Setup and Configuration Copied
Add the Host Template Copied
Add the OS - Windows WMI - IIS Server Agentless Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host.
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure variables required for this host Copied
| Host Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| WINCREDENTIALS | Used for authenticating with the remote host. The value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the username and password with the credentials to be used for authentication with the remote host. |
| WEB_SERVER_INSTANCE_NAME | The name of the web server instance to monitor. The default is set to ‘Default Web Site’. Override this with the name of your web server instance name. You can have multiple host variables to check the status of each instance individually. |
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will then be monitored:
Plugin help Copied
Secure Args
Thecheck_wmi_plusplugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.