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How to add custom WMI monitors into MSPCenterPlus

Disclaimer: This is a work around procedure. Trying these steps needs some basic knowledge about WMI queries. Please don't attempt it in live setup if you are not very sure of WMI as you might be messing around with some configuration files in the process.

Steps to add WMI monitors into MSPCENTERPLUS

Write down your WMI Query
Test your WMI query from command prompt
Execute db queries to add the WMI monitor into the db
Add the WMI monitor into template from the central UI
Execute db queries to manipulate some values of the added monitor
Associate the monitor to several devices and check if data is getting collected properly

Step1: Write down your WMI query

example :

Select percentusage from Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_PagingFile where name ="_Total"

Step2: Test your WMI Query

Go to central or probe\conf\application\scripts\ and execute the query below

C:\Program Files\AdventNet\ME\probe\conf\application\scripts>cscript wmiget.vbs machinename "domainname\username" "password" ROOT\CIMV2 "SELECT percentusage FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_PagingFile WHERE name ='_Total'"

Step 3: Execute the following queries in central and probe database

select * from wmiclass where classname like "%put your class name here%"
if the above query doesnt return any result then do the following, else get the classid from the above query and proceed to step 3
select max(classid) from wmiclass
insert into wmiclass set classid=XYZ,namespace='ROOT\\CIMV2',classname="Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_PagingFile"
select max(collectdataid) from wmipolleddata
insert into wmipolleddata set collectdataid="XYZ", collectdataname="PagingFile Usage", classid=46, Expression="percentusage", CRITERIA="name ='_Total'",instance=null

* - XYZ - increment the number obtained in earlier step and use here. For example if max(classid) is 45 use 46

Step 4: Go to central user interface and do the following

Open central URL and go to Admin-> Monitoring Templates-> Windows Base WMI Template->New Monitor-> Add Bulk
Provide the following info

name= PagingFile Usage
oid=PagingFile Usage
* - the OID should be the same as collectdataname in the insert query above
Tabular = no
Interval = 5 mins
Units = %
Thershold = provide if you wish

Save the Template
Cancel the final step

Step 5: Execute the following DB queries in both central and probe

update graphdetails set protocolid=(select protocolid from protocoldetails where protocolname="WMI") where graphname like "%PagingFile%"
select * from graphdetails where graphname like "%PagingFile%"
insert into graphuserprops set graphid=XYZ,propname="GROUPNAME",propvalue="WMI"

* - get the ID from the step above

Step 6: Apply the monitor to device

Go to the device snapshot page and add the monitor.
Do a test monitor and see if it shows the data correctly

Example 2: PoolNonPagedBytes

WMI Query : select PoolNonpagedBytes from Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Memory

Step1: Add the WMI class

Execute the following queries in your central database ....

check if the wmiclass is already present	select * from wmiclass where classname like "%Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Memory%"
add the wmicclass if it is not present	select max(classid) from wmiclass insert into wmiclass set classid=x+1, namespace='ROOT\\CIMV2', classname="Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Memory" note: x = max(classid)
notedown the wmiclass id	select classid from wmiclass where classname="Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Memory" will be used in next step as z
add wmimonitor	select max(collectdataid) from wmipolleddata insert into wmipolleddata set collectdataid="y+1", collectdataname="PoolNonpagedBytes", classid=z, Expression="PoolNonpagedBytes/1024" note1: y=max(collectdataid) note2: z= result of step3 above
repeat all the steps above in probe	connect to each probe and do the steps above

Step 2: Add a monitor

Open central URL and go to Admin-> Monitoring Templates-> Windows Base WMI Template->New Monitor-> Add Bulk
Provide the following info

name= PoolNonpagedBytes
oid=PoolNonpagedBytes
* - the OID should be the same as collectdataname in the insert query above
Tabular = no

Save the Template
Cancel the final step

Step 3: Update the monitor details

set the protocal to WMI	update graphdetails set protocolid=(select protocolid from protocoldetails where protocolname="WMI") where graphname like "%PoolNonpagedBytes%"
insert into graphuserprops	select graphid from graphdetails where graphname like "%PoolNonpagedBytes%" insert into graphuserprops set graphid=z,propname="GROUPNAME",propvalue="WMI" z=result from above select graphid step
repeat steps in probe	connect to probe database and repeat the steps above

Step 4: Check if everything is OK

Fill the table below before you proceed to this add monitor to the device

Execute this query	ColumnName	Central	Probe
select * from wmiclass where classname like "%Win32_PerfFormattedData _PerfOS_Memory%"	classid	46	46
	classname	Win32_PerfFormattedData _PerfOS_Memory	Win32_PerfFormattedData _PerfOS_Memory
select * from wmipolleddata where collectdataname like "%PoolNonpagedBytes%"	collectdataid	199	200000000200 (these numbers can be different... not a problem)
	collectdataname	PoolNonpagedBytes	PoolNonpagedBytes
	classid	46	46
	expression	PoolNonpagedBytes/1024	PoolNonpagedBytes/1024
	criteria	null	null
	instance	null	null
select * from graphdetails where graphname like "%PoolNonpagedBytes%"	graphid	1441	1441
	graphname	PoolNonpagedBytes	PoolNonpagedBytes
	protocolid	885	885
	graphtypeid	890	890
select * from graphuserprops where graphid=1441	graphid	1441	1441
	propname	GROUPNAME	GROUPNAME
	propvalue	WMI	WMI
select * from polleddata where name like "%PoolNonpagedBytes%" and agent like "%device with this monitor%"	id	20000002092	20000002092
	oid	PoolNonpagedBytes	PoolNonpagedBytes
	ISMULTIPLEPOLLEDDATA	false	false
	GROUPNAME	WMI	WMI
	SAVEABSOLUTES	false	false

Step5: Add the monitor to the device

Go to the device snapshot page and add the monitor.
Do a test monitor and see if it shows the data correctly

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