How to create action that restarts IIS

mrw · Post by **mrw** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:37 am

Hi,
I have set up a "URL request" test to monitor a specific site to see if its working or not. The test works fine.

But what would be the easiest(best) way to configure an action that does a "IISreset" on that specific server when the alarm triggers?

Thanks in advance,
//Andreas..

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:08 pm

Restart w3svc service?
You may use Restart Service action
https://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfr ... actService

or use Execute external action, start the following command
iisreset IPaddress
https://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfr ... htm#actPrg

If you have many URL tests that check different web servers, you may use single alert profile for all tests, just use %HostAddr% variable instead of static IP

Regards
Alex

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:34 pm

Also, you may use single Restart service action to restart w3svc and WAS services, specify services in this order: w3svc, WAS
(will fails if you are using old HostMonitor)

Regards
Alex

mrw · Post by **mrw** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:31 am

I tried Execute external program and just set the command to iisreset <ip> to be run from the RMA agent.
That seems to work perfectly. ATM I only need this test on one server but will try %HostAddr% if I need to.

Thank you very much!

//Andreas..

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:55 am

You are welcome

Regards
Alex