Category: Windows

  • What is SNMP and How to Use it in IT Monitoring (With Examples)

    SNMP is widely used in monitoring networks and many other technologies and applications, check out my video below to learn more about SNMP basics and how to use it in IT monitoring. Video will cover: What is SNMP, SNMP Versions, How does SNMP get the details from the monitored devices, What is OID and MIB,…

  • Monitor Event ID in Windows Event Viewer

    Many applications log their important events in Windows Event Viewer. Here comes the importance of applying the monitoring of the important events as part of the IT monitoring. Below PowerShell script will help in monitoring the needed event ID along with the path it resides in Firstly, we will get the event ID and the…

  • Export Devices’ System Information from PRTG to One File at Once

    Export Devices’ System Information from PRTG to One File at Once

    This blog post will explain a simple and easy way to export the system information for multiple PRTG devices at once and to be on the same Excel file together using API, PowerShell, and Excel. The API to get the system information for one device is as below (mentioned in this Paessler KB) Note 1:…

  • Monitoring Windows Task Scheduler through PowerShell Script and PRTG

    Monitoring Windows Task Scheduler through PowerShell Script and PRTG

    To monitor the last run time and last task result for a scheduled task in Windows Task Scheduler, the below PowerShell script will help you to do it by using PRTG Network Monitoring tool to run the script in timely intervals, evaluate the result and take the action of notification 1- To start with, we…