I would like to use Application Monitor to monitor Terminal Services. However, Terminal Services shows up as the SVCHOST.EXE service which appears multiple times. (I guess specifically is runs as "svchost.exe -k termsvcs").
Is there a way to monitor Terminal Services?
Thank you.
Create a Windows Service Monitor for the "Terminal Services" service
And/or a TCP port monitor for port 3389
Hmmm... That sounds very promising, but I don't know what it means. Can you push me in the right direction? Is there a KB article or other link that discusses this?
Thanks
Sure, check it out here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187628
THanks - but I really meant on the Orion side.....
You can create a new application template called "Terminal Services" and add a monitor for Port 3389 and add a monitor for the Terminal Services service. Apply that template to the target server and you'll have a new Terminal Service application which will be up when and only when both the port is available and the service is up and running.
Page 25 of the Admin Guide has an example of how to create an Orion Application. This would have both Windows Service monitors and TCP port monitors.
http://www.solarwinds.com/support/apm/docs/APMAdministratorGuide.pdf
Perfect! Thanks Josh!
aLTeReGo: And/or a TCP port monitor for port 3389
My question to aLTeReGo and Denny...
I read the MS article and prompts the question about how the TCP monitor works. Are the TCP connections terminated by the TCP monitor upon successful connection or is the connection expected to be timed out by the target system?
The TCP Port Monitor opens a TCP connection to the port and then (assuming it was able to connect) it disconects.
Good, I feel much better now. Thanks Josh!