Monitoring perf_counter Terminal Services sessions

[rohling]

I've added the item perf_counter[\Terminal Services\Active Sessions] but I am unable to see any data. When I add it to an application it does not show at all. I see nothing in the server log file. Am I missing something? I've specified it as Numeric(float) and Numeric(unsigned) and neither shows anything. I am using version 1.8.2.

[Zaniwoop]

I have 2 defined
perf_counter["\Terminal Services\Inactive Sessions"]
perf_counter["\Terminal Services\Active Sessions"]

Set as Numeric (unsigned)

works like a dream.

I assume you have the agent running on the servers?

[rohling]

I have 2 defined
perf_counter["\Terminal Services\Inactive Sessions"]
perf_counter["\Terminal Services\Active Sessions"]

Set as Numeric (unsigned)

works like a dream.

I assume you have the agent running on the servers?

Yep. I've even restarted the service. The agent appears to manually give the result from the server at the command line. Do I need to configure anything on the agent, or should I just be able to add a new item to the host under configuration?

[rohling]

If I run the following command on the Windows server, it appears to work.

c:\>zabbix_agentd.exe -t perf_counter["Terminal Services\Active Sessions"]

perf_counter[\Terminal Services\Active Sessions] [d|3.000000]

Nothing shows in the log for it though, when I have debug turned on and try to add it to the server. Why would it not be communicating? I have other items being monitored on that server.

[Zaniwoop]

Yep. I've even restarted the service. The agent appears to manually give the result from the server at the command line. Do I need to configure anything on the agent, or should I just be able to add a new item to the host under configuration?

you don't have to configure anything on the agent.
Just add the item to a host.

(or add it to a template and add the template to hosts)

[rohling]

After changing the debug level in zabbix_server.conf for troubleshooting, a child process would die and I would get an error relating to the CacheSize variable. I kept changing that and it started working. This variable stores information for hosts and items according to the manual.

[frater]

That's a bug then....