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External Check Samples (COM based)
External Check Samples (errorlevel based)
Alternative mailers


External Check Samples (COM based)
Specially designed to solve your extra monitoring needs.

      Application Monitoring
      File Monitoring
      Unix/Linux/BSD/*NIX Monitoring
      Next Generation Monitoring
      Other (source code example!)


Application Monitoring


Network device configuration change check -Download Network Device configuration change checker (screenshot)
Test if the configuration of your (core) switch changes (via an SSH connection))
(Cisco and Aruba switches - more can be added on request.) v2.0.0.22 - 9-NOV-2023


Switch Port check -Download SwitchPort checker (screenshot)
Test if the status of the ports on your (core) switch changes (and this via SNMP v1/v2c/v3)
v1.0.0.85 - 7-MAY-2018


SMTP2POP3 check (mailflow)-Download SMTP2POP3COM (screenshot)
Test if your mail can "flow" correctly. It sends a mail via SMTP (eventualy authenticated and using SSL/TLS upto 1.2) and tries to retrieve the mail via POP3 or IMAP4(eventualy using SSL or TLS upto 1.2)
v1.0.0.72 - 22-SEPT-2018


Time check-Download TimeCom
Check if the time is correctly set on the system running the check
v1.0.0.0 - 12-JUL-2012

SolusVM VPS check-Download SolusCom (screenshot)
Check if a VPS managed by SolusVM is online
v1.0.0.5 - 2-JUL-2012
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

WMI check-Download WMICom (screenshot)
Perform a WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) query towards a (remote) system and check if the retrieved value fits your needs
v2.0.0.9 - 20-FEB-2012
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

VMWare check-Download VMWareCom (screenshot)
Test if a virtual machine is running on your VMWare server (tested with VMWare Server 1.x, 2.x, GSX and ESX)
v1.0.0.7 - 11-DEC-2011
Uses the VMware VmCOM Scripting API v1.0.4
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

XEN check-Download XENCom (screenshot)
Test if a virtual machine is running on your XEN server (tested with XEN 3 and XEN 4.0)
v1.0.0.4 - 14-JUN-2008
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

FTP-login check-Download FTPLogin COM check (screenshot)
Test if you can login to your FTP site (supports FTP with SSL too!)
v1.0.0.10 - 18-APR-2014
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

WebApp check-Download WebAppCOM
Test if a webapplication is working correctly.
v1.0.0.21 - 2-OCT-2012
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

SOAP protocol check-Download SOAPCOM
Do a SOAP request and check if the return is correct/possible.
v1.0.0.11 - 21-DEC-2007
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

mySQL check-Download mySQLCOM (screenshot)
Test if your mySQL server is running.
v1.0.0.5 - 31-MAR-2005
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

Notes/Domino database check-Download NotesDBcom (screenshot)
Check if a Notes/Domino database is available or not.
v1.0.0.11 - 5-OCT-2005
If you get an error indicating "ActiveX object can't be created", then goto the directory in which the file NLSXBE.DLL file is located and do a: REGSVR32 NLSXBE.DLL
After that it should work fine. (always make sure that the Notes client that is installed on the system running this add-on works fine!)


Eventlog check (using API calls)-Download Eventlog COM check (screenshot)
Test if a specific entry is within the eventlog
v4.0.0.76 - 13-JUL-2023
This external COM check will only work with Servers Alive v4.1 or more recent.

Anti-Virus update checker-Download AV-check
Retrieves the latest anti-virus signature file version from the internet and optinoaly compares this to the version available on the system running Servers Alive.
Currently works with Aladdin ESafe, CA eTrust, McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro
v1.0.0.36 - 31-AUG-2011


SNMP Walk Counter-Download SNMP Walk Counter
Counts the number of OIDS (SNMP) that you get when doing a WALK of a specific OID (SNMP) (can be used to see the number of interfaces on a system for example)
v1.0.0.6 - 3-JAN-2007


COMODBC - Download COMODBC (screenshot)
The ODBC Database Monitoring provides you with the ability to monitor database connectivity and accessibility utilizing local data sources and a SQL queries to verify your databases are functioning and responding correctly.
v1.0.0.27 - 14-FEB-2005

File Monitoring


File Properties check (was FileSize)-Download FilePropertiescom (screenshot)
Monitor the size, creation date/time and last write date/time of a (remote) file/directory (not recursive).
By default we're using ENGLISH months to make the date calculations. However if your system is using a different language then English you will have to "tell" to this addon how the months are called. This has to be done via the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\COMCheck\W00000006\1 (string) contains the name of the month of January in YOUR language (the SHORT name of the month that is), HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DBU Consulting\Servers Alive\COMCheck\W00000006\2 for Feburary....
v2.0.0.61 - 25-MAR-2015

CountFiles(directories) check-Download CountFilescom (screenshot)
Monitor how many files or directories match a given pattern..
v1.0.0.17 - 28-FEB-2012

FileFirstLine check-Download FileFirstLinecom (screenshot)
Custom made COM check for a large infrastructure project in the Netherlands. It will check for the existance of a file within a given directory, move the file to a new directory and alert (give a down) using the first line of the file.
v1.0.0.11 - 5-APR-2005

Unix/Linux/BSD/*NIX Monitoring


Generic SSH Com-Download Generic SSH checker
Monitor a remote system via SSH (Unix/Linux/BSD/...).
This tool will use an encrypted SSH connection to the remote system. Private key authentication was added.
This can work on both ipv4 and IPv6.
v1.0.0.11

Remote DF Com-Download RemoteDFcom (screenshot)
Monitor diskspace on a remote *NIX (Unix/Linux/BSD/...) system.
This tool will use an encrypted SSH connection to the remote system. Private key authentication was added. Support for VMWare ESX 4.x was added.(if you want to check ESXi then select LINUX as OS)
This can work on both ipv4 and IPv6.
v1.0.0.72 - 3-MAR-2017

Remote PS Com-Download RemotePScom (screenshot)
Monitor processes on a remote *NIX (Unix/Linux/BSD/...) system.
This tool will use an encrypted SSH connection to the remote system. Private key authentication was added.
This can work on both ipv4 and IPv6.
v1.0.0.68 - 3-MAR-2017

Next Generation Monitoring


IPv6 ping - Download IPv6 ping
Ping an IPv6 enabled host using an IPv6-ping packet.
v1.0.0.5 - 7-JUL-2007
Note:IPv6 protocol must be installed on the system running Servers Alive in order for this addon to work!
Servers Alive v7 (and more recent) has a native ipv6 ping check, the add-on is then no longer needed


Other


Source code example
Download this source code project for an example COM based Servers Alive check.

External Check Samples (errorlevel based)
Used for errorlevel based checks.


SMTP2POP3 - Download SMTP2POP3
We suggest to use the COM version which can be found on this same page
SMTP2POP3 sends an email using SMTP to a mail server, and then attempts to collect that same email through POP3 from a server (not necessarily the same server), thus verifying more completely the functioning of the mail server.
v1.0.0.20 - 14-OCT-2003

Count Files - Download Countfiles
We suggest to use the COM version which can be found on this same page
Let's say you have a mailserver that uses a spool directory. If the mail server is running correctly, it should deliver the mail within 5 minutes to the internet. But since sometimes the mail service runs, and still the mail server isn't running correctly, it's not enough to check the mail server service. It would be nice to be able to check the number of files in the mail server's spooldirectory and have Servers Alive warn you when more the 200 files are in that directory.
By using a combination of the external check of Servers and COUNTFILES.EXE it's now possible.

ODBC Check - Download ODBC Check
We suggest to use the COM version which can be found on this same page
Verify an ODBC connection. Just opens and closes a connection.

WINS Check - Download WINS Check
Verify if your WINS server resolves names correctly.

DB2 Check - Download DB2 Check
(written by Jason C. Stone)
Checks if a DB2 server is running or not. Uses the DB2 client.


Alternative mailers
Use the other mail option of Servers Alive if our built-in SMTP mailer doesn't fit your needs.


Exchange/MS-Mail - Download Mapisend
Syntax:
mapisend -u "ProfileName" -p "" -r touser -s "subject" -m "%m"

SMTP - Download POSTIE
Some people want a fixed subject (to send to some kind of pager service) and this can NOT be done with the Servers Alive native SMTP mail send.
Syntax:
postie -host:host_name -port:smtp -to:touser -from:fromuser -s:"subject" -msg:"%m"
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