[opennms-discuss] How to monitor Windows Event Log on a Windows server

[Mike Mattox]

I'm curious how the windows event log on a windows server can be monitored
by OpenNMS? Currently we're using Nagios and have developed an NT service
to make the event log available to a Nagios plugin running on the monitoring
server (Linux). Is this the same approach for OpenNMS or is there a better
way?

Mike

[Doug McPherson]

I don't know of any eventlog->snmp trap converter applications, but
there are several tools out there that will convert windows event log
messages into syslog.

Those syslog messages could be pointed at an OpenNMS system and
key ones converted to snmp traps (via swatch, or the like). For that
matter, the syslog messages may be sent to yet another system -- not
necessarily the OpenNMS host -- for log processing and conversion to
SNMP traps (in case you need to spread out the load, or already have a
dedicated syslog server).

/doug

Post by Mike Mattox
I'm curious how the windows event log on a windows server can be monitored
by OpenNMS? Currently we're using Nagios and have developed an NT service
to make the event log available to a Nagios plugin running on the monitoring
server (Linux). Is this the same approach for OpenNMS or is there a better
way?
Mike
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[Les Driggers]

Post by Doug McPherson
I don't know of any eventlog->snmp trap converter applications, but
there are several tools out there that will convert windows event log
messages into syslog.

<snip>

Post by Doug McPherson
/doug

Microsoft's evntcmd and evntwin will allow you to translate Windows events to SNMP traps.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/evntcmd.asp


HTH,
Les

[Doug McPherson]

Well I'll be.
I'm running XP professional. It doesn't seem to have either of these tools.
Are they available for download ?

/doug

-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of Les Driggers
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [opennms-discuss] How to monitor Windows Event Log on a
Windows server

Post by Doug McPherson
I don't know of any eventlog->snmp trap converter applications, but
there are several tools out there that will convert windows event log
messages into syslog.

<snip>

Post by Doug McPherson
/doug

Microsoft's evntcmd and evntwin will allow you to translate
Windows events to SNMP traps.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet

/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/evntcmd.asp

HTH,
Les
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[Doug McPherson]

Disregard my previous post. I fat-fingered the spelling. I found the tools
on my XP system...

Thank you Les!

.doug

-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of Les Driggers
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [opennms-discuss] How to monitor Windows Event Log on a
Windows server

Post by Doug McPherson
I don't know of any eventlog->snmp trap converter applications, but
there are several tools out there that will convert windows event log
messages into syslog.

<snip>

Post by Doug McPherson
/doug

Microsoft's evntcmd and evntwin will allow you to translate
Windows events to SNMP traps.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet

/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/evntcmd.asp

HTH,
Les
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[Mike Mattox]

Thank you very much for this information, it's greatly appreciated.

Is there a way to get the windows performance statistics as well (CPU load,
Memory usage, etc.) ?

Post by Les Driggers
Microsoft's evntcmd and evntwin will allow you to translate
Windows events to SNMP traps.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn
ol/winxppro/proddocs/evntcmd.asp

[Les Driggers]

Post by Mike Mattox
Thank you very much for this information, it's greatly appreciated.
Is there a way to get the windows performance statistics as well (CPU load,
Memory usage, etc.) ?

Post by Les Driggers
Microsoft's evntcmd and evntwin will allow you to translate
Windows events to SNMP traps.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn
ol/winxppro/proddocs/evntcmd.asp
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http://www.wtcs.org/snmp4tpc/ (esp SNMP4W2K and SNMP4NT)

[David R. Fischer]

Great place for all your windows snmp needs....

http://www.wtcs.org/snmp4tpc/

Post by Mike Mattox
Thank you very much for this information, it's greatly appreciated.
Is there a way to get the windows performance statistics as well (CPU load,
Memory usage, etc.) ?

Post by Les Driggers
Microsoft's evntcmd and evntwin will allow you to translate
Windows events to SNMP traps.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn
ol/winxppro/proddocs/evntcmd.asp
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