<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Hi Mark,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question – much appreciated! <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> One more question branching off of your input: to get *every* instance of ‘hrSWInstalledName.X’ would I need to write a shell script to serve as a wrapper program? Or is there a way to get check_snmp to do this for me?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Many thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> ---<o:p></o:p> Matt Lozier<o:p></o:p> IT Analyst<o:p></o:p> 972.644.2581, ext. 248<o:p></o:p> 972.661.2701 fax<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <a href="http://www.spindletopoil.com/"><img border=0 width=145 height=73 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C817D9.F12DC5B0"></a><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> The information contained in this message or any attached document is confidential and intended only for the individual(s) or entity to which it is addressed. The information should be considered privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use of the information contained in or transmitted with the communication, or dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited by law. If you have received this communication in error, please inform the sender by immediately returning this communication to the sender and then deleting the original message and any copy of it in your possession.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of mark.potter@academy.com Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:20 PM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] SNMP and Nagio newbie question.<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <tt>> Hello,</tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> I’ve got Nagios installed and configured managing several Linux and </tt> <tt>> Windows XP boxes. On each of the Windows machines I have the SNMP </tt> <tt>> utilities installed, so that if I execute:</tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> #> snmpwalk –v 2c –c <community_string> <agent_name_or_ip> </tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> I retrieve the contents of the MIB. The print out lists lots of </tt> <tt>> useful information, among which is a listing of each program that is</tt> <tt>> installed on the Windows machine. </tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> My question: Is there an easy way for Nagios to retrieve this </tt> <tt>> information, or do I need to write a shell script that executes the </tt> <tt>> SNMPwalk, and parses out the needed info?</tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> Any and all input is appreciated!</tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> Thank you,</tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> ---</tt> <tt>> Matt Lozier</tt> <tt>> IT Analyst</tt> <tt>> 972.644.2581, ext. 248</tt> <tt>> 972.661.2701 fax</tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> [image removed] </tt> <tt>> </tt> <tt>> The information contained in this message or any attached document </tt> <tt>> is confidential and intended only for the individual(s) or entity to</tt> <tt>> which it is addressed. The information should be considered </tt> <tt>> privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient,</tt> <tt>> you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use of the information</tt> <tt>> contained in or transmitted with the communication, or </tt> <tt>> dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is </tt> <tt>> strictly prohibited by law. If you have received this communication</tt> <tt>> in error, please inform the sender by immediately returning this </tt> <tt>> communication to the sender and then deleting the original message </tt> <tt>> and any copy of it in your possession.</tt> <tt>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------</tt> <tt>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc.</tt> <tt>> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop.</tt> <tt>> Now Search log events and configuration files using <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">AJAX</st1:place></st1:City> and a browser</tt> <tt>> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> </tt><a href="http://get.splunk.com/"><tt>http://get.splunk.com/</tt></a> <tt>> _______________________________________________</tt> <tt>> Nagios-users mailing list</tt> <tt>> Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</tt> <tt>> </tt><a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users"><tt>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users</tt></a> <tt>> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when </tt> <tt>> reporting any issue. </tt> <tt>> ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null</tt> <tt>check_snmp -h in the libexec dir will give you the information that you seek. You will need to define a command but check_snmp should do what you need it to do.</tt><o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>