Monitor Windows Service using Nagios (Icinga)

On the Nagios Server edit the file /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg:

# vi /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg

Add the following to create a new service definition to monitor the process state of WinVNC.exe (VNC Server):

# Create a service for monitoring the WinVNC.exe process
# Change the host_name to match the name of the host you defined above

define service{
        use                     generic-service
        hostgroup_name          windows-servers
        service_description     VNC
        check_command           check_nt!PROCSTATE!-d SHOWALL -l WinVNC.exe
        }

Add the following to create a new service definition to monitor the Service state of the Print Spooler service:

define service{
        use                     generic-service
        hostgroup_name          windows-servers
        service_description     eTrust ITM Web Access Service
        check_command           check_nt!SERVICESTATE!-d SHOWALL -l "Print Spooler"
        }

To monitor a Service other then the Print Spooler, substitute Print Spooler with how the Name of the service appears in the Services window Name column