service_stat + Windows

[katman]

Hi,

im trying to monitor some Windows-Services.
Therefore I use the agent-Item service_state[*]

When i try to monitor the Service HTTP-SSL for example..i would have to put in service_state[HTTPFilter] - right?

It's configured as "Agent", numeric(64bit), etc...

My Problem is..that the value displayed never changes. It's always 1 - wheter the Service is running or not.

When i try

zabbix_get -s10.50.50.114 -p10050 -k"service_state[HTTPFilter]"

i get "1.00000" - in any case...wheter the service is running or not.

I even get a "1.00000" when I try a service, which isn't present - for example...
zabbix_get -s10.50.50.114 -p10050 -k"service_state[adfsadfg]"

zabbixw32 check-config says, that everything is ok with the config-file.

I use Zabbix 1.1.4 (server and agent)
There is no firewall on the client.

Any ideas? (i hope so)

Chris

[mb78]

At me a similar problem. It would be desirable to hear opinions...
(Forgive for bad English)

[Scheffie]

In the zabbix documentation you are told to use the real "Name:" component of a service. This doesn't work for me. What I can see in the service properties in windows is that the "Name:" component for your service is indeed "HTTPFilter". But I got an other service successfully monitorred with its "Display name:".

Just like: service_state[Independent Management Architecture]

Grtzz
Bart

[mb78]

Thanks! It has solved a problem.

If the agent 1.3 - key service_state[IMAService]
If the agent 1.4 - key service_state[Independent Management Architecture]

[RobertS]

I can't believe it, but its true:

1.1.3 - service_state[service name]
1.1.4 - service_state[display name]

Problems:

1. I could not find a note that the behavior was changed in the documentation. Please Alexei, next time you change something like that, please write a note! With changes like that (eg. when net.tcp.port changed from 0 to 1 in 1.1.3) we have to rewrite all the triggers and update all the agents at the same time. If I know this in advance I could decide if i want to do that or not. Now all the "Sherlock Holmes" in the forum have to investigate what has been changed on a new release an what is not working as before.

2. The display name is nice, but unusable! None of the system commands use this (net start/stop, netsvc). In my case I monitor Windows Server with different languages - the display name is different in every language. I need the service name to use the same template with all the servers.

So I have to go back to Version 1.1.3 on the servers I already updated.

Robert

[Alexei]

I do not see anything related to this functionality in ZABBIX change log. It wasn't intentional if it is really true. I need some time for testing...

[Alexei]

Brief update, we changed Windows agent to work with both Service Name and Display Name. Services Name is searched first.

[RobertS]

1.1.5? Or can we use the windows agent from v1.3.x with an 1.1.4 server?

[Alexei]

Yes, both 1.1.5 and 1.3.x. I wouldn't use 1.3.x yet.

[navtek007]

Brief update, we changed Windows agent to work with both Service Name and Display Name. Services Name is searched first.

I have tested this and I can only get it to work with the display name. The Service name always returns a 1 no matter what state it is in. The job is too big to go and change all the service_state items to use the display name. can we get this fixed?

thanks.

[Alexei]

It IS fixed! Please wait for 1.1.5.

[binarykuki]

Still not working

zabbix 1.1.5

i am using the following key

service_state[Backup Exec Agent Browser]

and it is coming back with 1 instead of 0

thanks
K

[navtek007]

just re-tested and everything looks good after the upgrade.

thanks.

[CEGR]

My service is always starting but, never do!!

Hi.

We are experiencing a problem here with Zabbix agent in Windows, It never start and always shows that is startting.

Any idea?

Hi,

im trying to monitor some Windows-Services.
Therefore I use the agent-Item service_state[*]

When i try to monitor the Service HTTP-SSL for example..i would have to put in service_state[HTTPFilter] - right?

It's configured as "Agent", numeric(64bit), etc...

My Problem is..that the value displayed never changes. It's always 1 - wheter the Service is running or not.

When i try

zabbix_get -s10.50.50.114 -p10050 -k"service_state[HTTPFilter]"

i get "1.00000" - in any case...wheter the service is running or not.

I even get a "1.00000" when I try a service, which isn't present - for example...
zabbix_get -s10.50.50.114 -p10050 -k"service_state[adfsadfg]"

zabbixw32 check-config says, that everything is ok with the config-file.

I use Zabbix 1.1.4 (server and agent)
There is no firewall on the client.

Any ideas? (i hope so)

Chris