Monitor service status

The following procedure details how to set up a service status monitor.

To monitor service status

1. On the desktop, double-click the Windows PowerShell for DNA shortcut.

   Windows PowerShell for DNA opens.

2. To execute the Config WMI Monitor, execute the following commands:

   set-silo Common

   ConfigWMIMonitor

   The OASyS DNA WMI Monitor Wizard opens.

   

3. Select Next.

   The Select Action page appears.

   

4. Select either Add a new configuration or Edit existing configuration, and then select Next.

   The Select the Namespace/Class to monitored page appears.

   

5. Make the following selections:

   1. From the Namespace pane, select CIMV2.

   2. From the Available classes pane, select Win32_Service.

6. Select Next.

   The Configure Class page appears.

   

7. Select Next.

   The Choose Fields page appears.

   

8. From the Available Class Fields pane, select State, and select the icon to add it to the Configured Class Fields pane.

   Note: For monitoring a Windows service state, no calculated field is required.

9. Select Next.

   The Define Health State page appears.

   

10. In the Configured Fields pane, select State.

11. Configure the following fields:

    1. In the Bad Health State Condition field, enter State = 'Stopped' or State = 'Unknown'.

    2. In the Bad Health State Message field, enter Service Stopped.

    3. In the Warning Health State Condition field, enter State <> 'Running'.

    4. In the Warning Health State Message field, enter Service State Unknown.

    Note: Conditions are written using WMI Query Language (WQL) (Microsoft SQL for WM). For more information on using SQL, refer to the Windows SDK documentation (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/wql-sql-for-wmi).

12. Select Next.

    The Revise Query page appears.

    

13. To view a list of service names, select Retrieve sample data using the Basic Query.

    The FilterResults dialog box appears.

    

14. Take note of the name of services that you want to monitor (for example, pibufss and pilogsrv), and select Cancel.

    The Revise Query page appears.

    

15. In the Where Clause field, enter Name = 'pibufss' or Name = 'pilogsrv'.

16. To verify the services you want to monitor, select Retrieve sample data with where clause.

    The FilterResults dialog box appears.

    

17. Select Cancel.

18. Select Next on all subsequent pages, and then select Finish.