MikeAsthalter

Hi Mark, First create a template using the browsing method and assign it to the desired nodes: * In the APM Settings, click Find Processes, Services, and Performance Counters. * Select the component monitor type: Windows Service Monitor. * Click NEXT. * Browse the list of services and check the boxes for the services to…

Hello, According to the documentation for the File Age component monitor, the monitor requires a file path (not a directory path). Have you tried using the monitor with a specific file name whose age you want to check? For details, see: http://www.solarwinds.com/NetPerfMon/SolarWinds/OrionAPMPHComponentTypesFileAge.htm…

Hello Andrew, Is it possible for you to redirect the output of the SUPERODOCTOR process to a file? If so, you could use the Linux/Unix Script Monitor to run a script that processes the output file, retrieves the statistic(s) of interest, and then writes the Statistic value appropriately based on the values retrieved. Set…

Hi mvjames, Thank you for your interest in Orion APM. Unfortunately, the built in HTTP monitors only let you verify that the web site login process is working. Currently there is no ability to conduct synthetic transactions inside the web site. Regards, Mike

Hello Stephanie, You might want to take a look at the Windows Service Monitor. It will report physical and virtual memory used. Hopefully, if the service is not running, these will be 0. If so you can set a warning or critical threshold to alert you if this value is greater than 0, in which case the service is presumably…

Hello, You may find the information in the following thread useful (although targeted for Exchange 2007): //thwack.com">//thwack.com Hope this helps, Mike

Hi Jerry, Is there some reason why you can't use the Directory Size Monitor in Orion APM? Best regards, Mike Directory Size Monitor This component monitor determines the disk space used by the files in a directory, optionally including all subdirectories. Files that do not match the File Extensions Filter are not included…

Hello Dave, There are some vbscript examples at the following location that you might find helpful for reading registry values: http://activexperts.com/activmonitor/windowsmanagement/adminscripts/registry/ You could use the Windows Script Monitor to run your script and then write the Statistic field appropriately depending…

Hello, You might want to take a look at the section "Monitoring IIS Application Pools" in the Orion APM Evaluation Guide to see if it is helpful for you. You can get the APM Evaluation Guide here: http://www.solarwinds.com/support/apm/Docs/translations/EGs/US/OrionAPMEvaluationGuide.pdf

Hi lhorstma, Are you using the Find Processes, Services, and Performance Counters command to set up your new template with the performance counters you want? See the section "Creating New Templates" and its subsection "To create a new template using the browsing method" in the APM Administrator Guide, p. 19 for more…