How to monitor windows software raid

[Hari Sekhon]

Rene Fertig wrote:
> Hello Hari.
>
>   
>> Have you checked NagiosExchange.org? I didn't see anything but then I
>> didn't look too closely. Otherwise you could just write one. VBS is an
>> easy language and universal enough for this. I'd write this in fact, if
>> I had any servers poor enough to have windows software raid...
>>     
>
> Of cause I've checked NagiosExchange, but there are only plugins for hardware 
> raids.
>
> I've found a VB script which uses DISKPART 
> (http://www.anchor.com.au/hosting/dedicated/monitoring_windows_software_raid). 
> Unfortunately DISKPART didn't work on Windows 2000 (only Win 2000 Pro, Win 
> 2000 server, Win 2003 ...)
>
> But I've got a list of event IDs so I can monitor the event log and do passive 
> checks - more than nothing...
>
> Greetings,
>
> 	Rene
>
>   
If you can do vbs, it should be possible to do this without diskpart by 
using wmi classes.

On the other hand, perhaps you can just consider this a legacy problem, 
after all Windows 2000 Server should be retired or at least on it's way 
out by now...

-h

-- 
Hari Sekhon


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