Monitoring netstat command output in SCOM

Question

Hello,

i got a requirement from application team that they want to monitor the connection pool in SCOM for the connections hit.

They are having two commands, if the command.

netstat -an | Select-String -Pattern 10.x.x.x | measure-object -line

netstat -an | Select-String -Pattern 10.x.x.x| measure-object -line

command output like

If the lines value greater than 50, SCOM should trigger an alert. Please help me to achieve this.

Regards,

Vijay

Answer 1

Hi @vijayaragavan Hariharan ,

You can set up a custom monitor in SCOM with a PowerShell script with the help of Cookdown's PowerShell authoring management pack.
Here's a YouTube video on how to set up a PowerShell monitor that runs a script with Cookdown's PowerShell authoring management pack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--wOzKU52JE

Here's also a guide that you can follow:
Example of setting up a custom monitor in SCOM with a Powershell Script – Monitor NIC teams in SCOM

As for the netstat monitoring, you can follow up on Ruben's great guide here:
Monitor network connections and listening ports with SCOM

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