SQL Server Instances

[pwostran]

Hello I'm trying to monitor a SQL Server instance but the $ in the name is giving me a problem. I have tried everything i can find to solve it but have no idea whats wrong. I have Nagios core 4.1.1 and the windows host has nsclient++ 0.4.3.143 installed. This is the check command i am using $USER1$/check_nt -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -p $USER3$ -s $USER4$ -v COUNTER -l "\\$ARG1$","Transactions per second are %.f" -w $ARG2$ -c $ARG3$. So i put MSSQL\$INSTANCENAME:Transactions\Transactions for ARG1 and this is what nsclient is getting counter: \MSSQL$INSTANCENAME:Transactions\Transactions$ could not be found. Its adding the extra $ at the end. If I change the command to not user ARG1 and type the counter in the command completes but not warning or critical are passed and the extra $ is at the end of the command so it reads Transactions per second are 6$. Its the extra $ that's making the -w and -c not work. I have tried using 'MSSQL$INS', MSSQL"$$"INS, MSSQL\\$$INS, but nothing seems to work except MSSQL\$INS. Any ideas?

Thanks
Paul

[jdalrymple]

Take a peek at this:

https://support.nagios.com/forum/viewto ... =7&t=11763

I don't see where that you've tried that derivation of escape.

[pwostran]

What ended up working was MSSQL\$$INSTANCE

Thanks again