Nagios XI - Installing The WMI Client
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Installing The WMI Client This document describes how to install the WMI client on the Nagios XI server. The WMI client is a requirement for monitoring Windows machines using WMI. Documentation - Installing The WMI Client Final Thoughts For any...
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Nagios XI - Monitoring Windows With WMI
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Monitoring Windows With WMI WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) allows for agentless monitoring of Windows machines. Nagios XI supports WMI monitoring, which provides admins with a simple method of monitoring their Windows servers and...
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Nagios XI - Windows Event Log Check With WMI
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Overview If you are using WMI to perform your Windows monitoring you can leverage the check_wmi_plus.pl plugin to perform event log checks. Example Create a service that uses the check_xi_service_wmiplus command. The following examples show the...
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Nagios XI - WMI Authentication Problems
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Problem Description When a query is submitted with a correct set of credentials, but a user does not have access to the WMI class, absolutely NO output is returned by wmic. Explanation When a Windows user is added to a group, that user is given an...
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Nagios XI - WMI Troubleshooting
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Overview This KB article provides contains troubleshooting steps for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) problems. Permission Denied You might experience this error message even though the plugin tests are successful in a terminal session:...
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