Monitoring available Windows updates

[Colttt]

ohh thanks..

can i give the script parameters?
ala

updates.whs -updatesHigh

and i got only this Data?


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now you dont need to setup the hostname manualy..

serverName = "zabbix.mydoamin.com"
hostName = strComputerName
zbxSender = "C:\Program Files\Zabbix Agent\zabbix_sender.exe"

updatesHigh = 0
updatesOptional = 0

Set objSearcher = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Searcher")
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.SystemInfo")
Set objResults = objSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0")
Set colUpdates = objResults.Updates
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set wshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Network" )
strComputerName = wshNetwork.ComputerName

For i = 0 to colUpdates.Count - 1

	If (colUpdates.Item(i).IsInstalled = False AND colUpdates.Item(i).AutoSelectOnWebSites = False) Then
		updatesOptional = updatesOptional + 1
	ElseIf (colUpdates.Item(i).IsInstalled = False AND colUpdates.Item(i).AutoSelectOnWebSites = True) Then
		updatesHigh = updatesHigh + 1
	End IF
    
Next

updatesTotal = (updatesHigh + updatesOptional)

WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[total] -o " & updatesTotal
WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[high] -o " & updatesHigh
WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[optional] -o " & updatesOptional
WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[reboot] -o " & objSysInfo.RebootRequired

WScript.Quit 0

[eger]

ohh thanks..

can i give the script parameters?
ala

updates.whs -updatesHigh

and i got only this Data?


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now you dont need to setup the hostname manualy..

serverName = "zabbix.mydoamin.com"
hostName = strComputerName
zbxSender = "C:\Program Files\Zabbix Agent\zabbix_sender.exe"

updatesHigh = 0
updatesOptional = 0

Set objSearcher = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Searcher")
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.SystemInfo")
Set objResults = objSearcher.Search("IsInstalled=0")
Set colUpdates = objResults.Updates
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set wshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Network" )
strComputerName = wshNetwork.ComputerName

For i = 0 to colUpdates.Count - 1

	If (colUpdates.Item(i).IsInstalled = False AND colUpdates.Item(i).AutoSelectOnWebSites = False) Then
		updatesOptional = updatesOptional + 1
	ElseIf (colUpdates.Item(i).IsInstalled = False AND colUpdates.Item(i).AutoSelectOnWebSites = True) Then
		updatesHigh = updatesHigh + 1
	End IF
    
Next

updatesTotal = (updatesHigh + updatesOptional)

WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[total] -o " & updatesTotal
WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[high] -o " & updatesHigh
WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[optional] -o " & updatesOptional
WSHShell.Exec zbxSender & " -z " & serverName & " -s " & hostName & " -k win_updates[reboot] -o " & objSysInfo.RebootRequired

WScript.Quit 0

Hmm, that is a good idea, does that include the full name + domain suffix? I will update the main post with this code once I test it. I haven't had time to work on my monitoring system lately.

[Colttt]

its only the name without domain-suffix

[beeloo]

Not sure what you mean. Couldn't you just create a trigger for only win_updates[high] and then an action that filters for it?

What I'm try to do is to generate an email daily which provide a summary of all the pcs under win_updates[high] (regardless there is 0 update or any update needed).

Could you please let me know how to accomplish this under the filter option? I'm not 100% sure what to do with it.

Thanks alot.

[beeloo]

I'm able to created a trigger for win_updates[high] and send an email. But I noticed that I will receive the trigger email for each host for any problem. Is there a way to group all the "problem" hosts together in one email and send to me daily?

[fisher]

I'm able to created a trigger for win_updates[high] and send an email. But I noticed that I will receive the trigger email for each host for any problem. Is there a way to group all the "problem" hosts together in one email and send to me daily?

You can create a new action (and add a condition to filter the intended messages only) and media type which just creates-updates file(s) with the reports of the machines, and this file could be mailed to you daily.

[Colttt]

hello,

this will work

C:\>"Programme\Zabbix Agent\zabbix_sender.exe" -z 192.x.x.x -s myPC -k win_updates[total]
-o 0
Info from server: "Processed 1 Failed 0 Total 1 Seconds spent 0.000234"
sent: 1; skipped: 0; total: 1

buw when i run the script, i dont become an value in zabbix, and there is no error in the zabbix_server.log.

can somebody help me?

[meden199]

I have a little question about the script.

I received 1 time the correct data from the server.
I installed the update but on the zabbix dashbord it says that I have Windows Updates waiting.
This message won't go away.(Only after removing the complete template.)

Anny idea?

[Colttt]

run the script ..

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my solution was the right name.. zabbix is case senstiv..
the script send SERVER1 but zabbix need server1 ^^

[meden199]

The script runs every day at 06:30.
Even when I run the script manualy the messages on the dashbord stay.

When I take a look at lates data I can see that the latest data is form the time that the script runs.
The output from the script to zabbix is 0 updates.

I followed every step from the begging of thes Thread.

[Colttt]

now i become an error in the origianl script on line 10.. can somebody confirm this?! how can i fix it?

[eger]

now i become an error in the origianl script on line 10.. can somebody confirm this?! how can i fix it?

What error do you get? I still use the original script on my Windows 2008 R2 servers. No problems here.

[Colttt]

i become this error:

[eger]

i become this error:

Are you able to run Windows Updates normally on the machine? The error looks like a code returned from Windows Updates.

[Colttt]

we use WSUS..

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Edit: hmm.. now it works and i dont change anything, i only reboot the wsus-server.. hmm Windows-feature