ApplicationBasisMonitor.ps1

# ApplicationBasisMonitor.ps1. Monitoring activity status of an application: host ping, check log write, check output. To be run from distant host. Audience: Informed IT basis. # A Scheduled Task trigger interval, if you want unattended runs, should adapt to the timespan here. #region Literals [string]$strApplicationHostIP = “192.168.0.0” [string]$strApplicationLog = “\server\share\Log” [string]$strApplicationOutput = “\server\share\output” [string]$strTransferShare = “\server2\share\” # [int]$intInterval = 2 # hours [string]$strSmtp = “smtp.org.org” [string[]]$strMailTo = “me@org.org”, “servicedesk@org.org” [string]$strMailFrom = “me@org.org” [string]$strMailSubject = “Org: Application: Basis monitor alert.” #endregion #region Body [boolean]$blnSuccess = $True $objResults = New-Object PSObject $objResults | Add-Member “Test time” (Get-Date).ToString() $objResults | Add-Member “HostPing” (Test-Connection $strApplicationHostIP) if (Test-Connection -Quiet -Count 1 $strApplicationHostIP) { $objResults | Add-Member “Ping” “OK” } else { $objResults | Add-Member “Ping” “Failed” $blnSuccess = $false } [DateTime]$datLastLogWrite = (dir $strApplicationLog | Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | select -First 1).LastWriteTime $objResults | Add-Member “LastLogWrite” $datLastLogWrite if ((get-date).AddHours(-2) -gt $datLastLogWrite) { $objResults | Add-Member “Log” “no write for 2 hours” $blnSuccess = $false } else { $objResults | Add-Member “Log” “Active in last 2 hours” } [DateTime]$datLastOutputWrite = (dir $strApplicationOutput | Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | select -First 1).LastWriteTime $objResults | Add-Member “LastOutputWrite” $datLastOutputWrite if ((get-date).AddHours(-2) -gt $datLastOutputWrite) { $objResults | Add-Member “Output” “no write for 2 hours” $blnSuccess = $false } else { $objResults | Add-Member “Output” “Active in last 2 hours” } [DateTime]$datLastTransferWrite = (dir $strTransferShare -Recurse | Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | select -First 1).LastWriteTime $objResults | Add-Member “LastTransferWrite” $datLastTransferWrite if ((get-date).AddHours(-2) -gt $datLastTransferWrite) { $objResults | Add-Member “Transfer” “no write for 2 hours” $blnSuccess = $false } else { $objResults | Add-Member “Transfer” “Active in last 2 hours” } if ($blnSuccess -eq $false) { $strMailSubject = “Application inactive? “ + $strMailSubject } Send-MailMessage -SmtpServer $strSmtp ` -From $strMailFrom ` -Subject $strMailSubject ` -body ($objResults | Out-String) ` -To $strMailTo #endregion