pdh

check_pdh

Checks pdh paths Handles WildCard Expansion

• Examples
• Argument Defaults
• Attributes

Implementation

Windows	Linux	FreeBSD	MacOSX
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Examples

Default Check

	check_pdh "counter=foo" "warn=value > 80" "crit=value > 90"
	Everything looks good
	'foo value'=18;80;90

Example using NRPE and Naemon

Naemon Config

define command{
    command_name         check_nrpe
    command_line         $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -n -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$
}

define service {
    host_name            testhost
    service_description  check_pdh
    use                  generic-service
    check_command        check_nrpe!check_pdh!counter=\\System\\System Up Time" "warn=value > 5" "crit=value > 9999
}

Argument Defaults

Argument	Default Value
empty-state	3 (UNKNOWN)
empty-syntax	%(status) - No counter found
top-syntax	%(status) - %(problem_count)/%(count) counter (%(count)) %(problem_list)
ok-syntax	%(status) - All %(count) counter values are ok
detail-syntax	%(name)

Check Specific Arguments

Argument	Description
counter	The fully qualified counter name
english	Using English names regardless of system language. Requires Windows Vista or higher
expand-index	Should indices be translated?
host	The name of the host machine in network where the counter should be searched, defaults to local machine
instances	Expand wildcards and fetch all instances
type	This can be large or float depending what you expect, default is large

Attributes

Filter Keywords

these can be used in filters and thresholds (along with the default attributes):

Attribute	Description
count	Number of items matching the filter. Common option for all checks.
value	The counter value (either float or int)