Application for monitoring Host Monitor.

Przemo · Post by **Przemo** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:56 am

Hello!
Why not to include in licence (i.e. enterprise) a simple application to monitor Host Monitor?
This application could be based on Host Monitor's engine. For example it could be predefined tiny tiny Host Monitor for only one tests (to prevent some licence abuse) and user can install it on some machine, then simple put IP address of "the real Host Monitor", choose method of monitoring and the action.
Including this funcionality in licence (neither buying another licence for Host Monitor to monitor the other one) for sure will be very attractive for customers like me that are still looking for some simple and reliable way to be sure that Host Monitor works.
What do You think?

JuergenF · Post by **JuergenF** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:37 pm

You can use Servers Alive for example
http://www.woodstone.nu/salive

It's free for up to 10 tests.

But I agree, it would be much smarter to use another limited instance of HM.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:21 pm

I think we may implement such tool in the future. Medium priority task

Regards
Alex

Robert_in_MTL · Post by **Robert_in_MTL** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:21 am

Same for me here!

I found that the number of HM handles may increase in some situations, so I set up an RMA on the same box that restarts HM when it reaches a certain limit.

The problem is that RMA stops HM but sometimes dos not restart it HM and then of course, I am fried, expecially when it happens during the weekend.

A tool that would ensure that the servise is alive and responding would be appreciated.

- Robert
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JuergenF · Post by **JuergenF** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:27 am

Robert_in_MTL wrote:I found that the number of HM handles may increase in some situations, so I set up an RMA on the same box that restarts HM when it reaches a certain limit

How did you monitor the number of handles ?

Maybe that can help me too.
From time to time the HM Service dies.

Regards

Juergen

Robert_in_MTL · Post by **Robert_in_MTL** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:41 am

this way:

Installed an agent locally on the same server as HM and use it with this test:

test by [Agent: Local on server]
test method: Performance Counter
--> \Process(HOSTMON)\Handle Count
alert when value [is > than] [2000]
display mode [as is]

Alerts:
-> Send me a mail after 2 bad
+ restart service (repeat until status change)
+ check host again after 2 bad

Helped me a lot because I lost HM too from time to time, but not anymore with this setup. (As said before, sometimes it fails to come back up)

- Robert
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KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:41 am

JuergenF wrote:How did you monitor the number of handles ?

You may use WMI test method with query like the following:

Code: Select all

select HandleCount from Win32_Process Where Name='hostmon.exe'

Regards,
Max

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:00 am

I found that the number of HM handles may increase in some situations, so I set up an RMA on the same box that restarts HM when it reaches a certain limit

In some situations? Do you know how we can reproduce this problem? What version of HostMonitor do you use? Windows version? Service Pack?

Regards
Alex

Robert_in_MTL · Post by **Robert_in_MTL** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:12 am

I couldn't tell witch situation but it is most probably related to Performance Monitor based on our mail exchanges around 2006-06-20

If you recall I have this problem since version 4 and I changed HM to a new server since with no change.

I am now using V. 6.51 on a Win 2000 SP4 machine, but it is not a critical issue for me now, this RMA implementation patch works for me.
A tool this topic describes would be better.

Thanks