Monitor a particular service on a port

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nagiostool
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Monitor a particular service on a port

Post by nagiostool »

Hi have query is it possible to monitor a particular service on a port ?
For example

i have a service called xyz.exe running on the port 123, i want to monitor the xyz.exe application on the port 123 , if the application stops running i need to be notified.
yancy
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Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:12 am

Re: Monitor a particular service on a port

Post by yancy »

Windows services can be monitored either using WMI or by installing NSclient++. You can also monitor a specific TCP/UDP port.

You could setup TCP/UDP monitoring in concert with WMI or NSclient++ to achieve your goal.

some documentation to reference:
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... ng_WMI.pdf
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... For_XI.pdf
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... _Agent.pdf
http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... Client.pdf
http://library.nagios.com/training/self ... -nagios-xi

Thanks,

-Yancy
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