RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process check

2009-04-28 Thread Dirk
You can set you own timeout when you create/edit the entry. Dirk Bulinckx. From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu] On Behalf Of Ray VanVelsen Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:51 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process ch

RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process check

2009-04-28 Thread Ray VanVelsen
How long is the timeout? Is it adjustable? Ray VanVelsen Manager of Information Technology Services Porter Hills Retirement Communities & Services From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu

RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process check

2009-04-28 Thread Dirk
1460 is a timeout error Dirk Bulinckx. From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu] On Behalf Of Ray VanVelsen Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:46 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process check Dirk Here is the log entries

RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process check

2009-04-28 Thread Ray VanVelsen
Dirk Here is the log entries regarding the process check failing. I stripped the date and time info off each line. Call Accounting ERR process check: ERR: 1460 PROCESS took 3000 ms(38) Call Accounting NT Process check of UCServer on viwks-callbox2 failed Thanks. Ray VanVelsen Manager

RE: [SA-list] Servers Alive service hanging

2009-04-28 Thread Dirk
Servers Alive can only timeout IF the API calls that are being used (API calls that are part of the operating system) offer a timeout option.  And unfortunatly they don't all do that :-( Dirk Bulinckx. From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu] On Behalf Of Chris

RE: [SA-list] Servers Alive service hanging

2009-04-28 Thread Chris Mang
There were no down entries reported.  Servers Alive simply stopped responding. I was able to determine it was a specific server being monitored that caused the problem (by watching Servers Alive run though a cycle, and paying attention to where it stopped).  This offending server was partial

RE: [SA-list] Servers Alive service hanging

2009-04-28 Thread Dirk
I suppose that you had down entries? If so what did they give as reason for the down? Dirk Bulinckx. From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu] On Behalf Of Chris Mang Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4:10 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: [SA-list] Servers

RE: [SA-list] NT process check often reports down

2009-04-28 Thread Dirk
And what does SA give as reason for the down? The archive site no longer has the listservers-archive :-( The original machine hosting it died and the backup device too, meanning that we can't even try to restore the backup (in the hopes that the backup itself is still OK) Dirk Bulinckx

RE: [SA-list] AV update checks not working

2009-04-28 Thread Weigold, Greg
Please ignore this... It got resent somehow. My problem was resolved. Thanks! Greg -Original Message- From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu] On Behalf Of Weigold, Greg Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:00 AM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: [SA-list]

RE: [SA-list] NT process check often reports down

2009-04-28 Thread Ray VanVelsen
Sorry, both my inquiries just came through together. I sent the second one several days after the first because I never saw it. Ray VanVelsen Manager of Information Technology Services Porter Hills Retirement Communities & Services ---

RE: [SA-list] Using SA NT process check

2009-04-28 Thread Dirk
And when it tells you it's not running (while it's actualy running) what does it give as reason for the down? Dirk Bulinckx. From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:sal...@woodstone.nu] On Behalf Of Ray VanVelsen Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 3:34 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List

[SA-list] AV update checks not working

2009-04-28 Thread Weigold, Greg
All of my AV update checks are failing with "Invalid procedure call or argumnet (at 0)" I'm running V.6.2.2291 Thanks! Greg To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to salive@woodstone.nu If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), make sure that the

[SA-list] Servers Alive service hanging

2009-04-28 Thread Chris Mang
I’m running Servers Alive v 6.2.2279 and I am checking 900 items.š Starting on Friday, the web page stopped being generated.š Upon logging into the server, I find Servers Alive not responding.š The service won’t gracefully stop either.š Rebooting the server, everything seems fine.š Servers Aliv

[SA-list] NT process check often reports down

2009-04-28 Thread Ray VanVelsen
Hi We are running a SA NT process check against a third party NT process on an XP box. SA more often than not reports that the process is not running. If we check the process, it is up. Is there a thread about best practices for checking NT processes? Also, I looked for the list archive at