How to run a perl script on the local solarwinds server?

What errors are you running into? Are you able to run the script manually using csh cscript?

If you successfully install ActivePerl and Perl is registered as an script engine, the same script should work for you using Windows script monitor.

E.g. when running as "cscript /E:PerlScript mycript.pl".

Usually the issues are in providing input/output parameters.

Can you provide more details mainly how do you run the script, which monitor do you use?

Sorry for not posting the error. It looks like I need to register PerlScript. I started reading the doc's but haven't figured out how to yet.

CScript Error: Can't find script engine "PerlScript" for script "C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\Orion\temp\a85f7cee-f6f4-402f-a7ce-6a20827eebf6".

Output: ==============================================

CScript Error: Can't find script engine "PerlScript" for script "C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\Orion\temp\a85f7cee-f6f4-402f-a7ce-6a20827eebf6".

Oh, I see. I have to use Activestate perl. I haven't tried this one yet.

I still get the same error after installing Activestate Perl. Does it require a reboot?

Strait from cmd line:

C:\scripts>C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe digitalsmiths_prod-elb.pl

Message.status: OK: queryId: a82502673cbc0c5 hitcount: 0 hits:

Statistic.status: 0

When trying through csscript:

C:\>cscript C:\scripts\digitalsmiths_prod-elb.pl

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Input Error: There is no script engine for file extension ".pl".

Do I have to buy prod activestate perl in order to run perl scripts through SAM windows script?

Perl executed on the Orion server has to execute through the Windows Script interpreter "cscript.exe". If you don't specify the script type in the file you will need to specify it in the command line. E.G. "cscript /engine:Perlscript myscript.pl". The equivalent of this switch in SAM is the "Script Engine" option in the Windows Script Monitor.

I have it set up. It crashes when run through csscript.exe on 2008. I am so on the verge of tossing solarwinds out. The instructions on setting this up is so vague and non existent. I'd rather stick with a Linux based enterprise monitoring tool.

Are you able to attach your script to this thread?

Also, you are running a 64 bit version of Perl. So, you will need to make sure you run the monitor in 64-bit mode

I tried the basic script on other posts to rule out my script with same result:

Script:

print "Message.Value1: Hello World!\n";

print "Statistic.Value1: 1.0\n";

print "Message.Value2: This is the message for Value2\n";

print "Statistic.Value2: 2.0\n";

exit 0;

output local:

C:\>perl C:/scripts/test.pl

Message.Value1: Hello World!

Statistic.Value1: 1.0

Message.Value2: This is the message for Value2

Statistic.Value2: 2.0

Run through csscript.exe:

error:

Faulting application name: cscript.exe, version: 5.8.7601.18283, time stamp: 0x5258a6f2

Faulting module name: PerlSE.dll, version: 5.18.0.1800, time stamp: 0x54455381

Exception code: 0xc0000005

Fault offset: 0x0000000000009c6c

Faulting process id: 0x1524

Faulting application start time: 0x01d0682907fffca9

Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\cscript.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Perl64\bin\PerlSE.dll

Report Id: 45aeeadb-d41c-11e4-9744-005056ab8a1e