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Powershell Monitor Issue

I'm trying to read a config file, then set a numerical status based on the value of a key. The problem is this returns 0 every time. The value of SiteDown is either blank, or contains a web URL (IE; www.google.com). Any insight is appreciated!

[xml]$config = invoke-command ${Node.DNS} { get-content C:\scripts\WebApp.config }

$SiteDown = $config.SelectNodes('//add[@key="SiteDown"]/@value'

$value = $SiteDown.Value

if ($value -like "*google.com") { $status = 1 } else { $status = 0 }

write-host "Statistic: $status"

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t0ta11ed74

Bump. Anyone? I can't figure out why $value seems to not have anything that matches the IF. This works fine when run in Powershell itself.

joe.tran

How is the component configured in this monitor? Is there an agent installed on the target node? Are you using Local Host or Remote for the "Execution Mode"? Is the "Preferred Polling Method" set to Agent or Agentless?

yaquaholic

I have spent the last few minutes trying to replicate, but without the webapp.config file, it's proving difficult.

Could you supply an example file please, and I'll have another crack at it?

t0ta11ed74

Thanks for taking a look at it. There is no agent involved and the monitor is set to Remote for the Execution Mode. The config file is a typical appsettings file;

<?xml version="1.0"?>

</appSettings>

yaquaholic

I made a little change of removing the remote invocation and instead using SolarWinds to run the script on the remote host.

And it runs fine.

My code:

$file = 'M:\WebApp.config'

[xml]$config = get-content $file

$SiteDown = $config.SelectNodes('//add[@key="SiteDown"]/@value'

$value = $SiteDown.Value

if ($value -like "*.google.com") { $stat = 1 } else { $stat = 0 }

Write-Output "Statistic: $stat"

I have tested with a populated Value in the WebApp.config file and it works fine.

t0ta11ed74

OMG, I'm working too much. Didn't even realize I was using invoke-command when I shouldn't be. Thanks for helping out!