check_iis_apppools

Description

Description

Overview

check_iis_apppools.ps1 monitors IIS Application Pool health using the PowerShell WebAdministration module. It verifies that application pools are running and returns Nagios-compatible status codes based on their current state.

The plugin can monitor all application pools or a specified list of application pools. It is designed for use with Nagios XI and NCPA and operates in a read-only manner without performing any IIS actions.

Features

• Monitors all IIS Application Pools or specified pools
• Reports stopped application pools as CRITICAL
• Reports starting and stopping pools as WARNING
• Handles unexpected application pool states
• Returns standard Nagios plugin status codes
• Provides performance data for graphing
• Read-only operation with no configuration changes
• Designed for Nagios XI and NCPA environments

Requirements

• Windows Server with IIS installed
• PowerShell
• WebAdministration PowerShell module
• NCPA Agent (for remote execution)

Example Commands

• check_iis_apppools.ps1
• check_iis_apppools.ps1 All
• check_iis_apppools.ps1 \"DefaultAppPool\"
• check_iis_apppools.ps1 \"AppPool1,AppPool2\"

Example Output

• OK: All AppPools running | running=8 total=8 stopped=0 transitional=0
• WARNING: Transitional AppPools: MyAppPool(Starting) | running=7 total=8 stopped=0 transitional=1
• CRITICAL: Stopped AppPools: MyAppPool | running=7 total=8 stopped=1 transitional=0

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