How to Configure Check_mk monitor with Exchange 2013

Had to work with a Open Source monitoring tool. and they want to monitor Exchange 2013 using it .

Which is Called as Check_mk Monitoring

Below Link shows up their open source monitoring website.

http://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk.html

Downloaded their Check_mk agent  and installed in Exchange 2013 Servers

Download link for Check_mk agents for windows

https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_download.html

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Download the Scripts

Basic Exchange 2013 Scripts for Check_mk

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In your Exchange 2013 Mailbox Server

Note – These Exchange 2013 servers are on DAG.

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Place .bat files  -

ExchangeHealth.bat
MailQueueHealth.bat

In this location
C:\Program Files (x86)\check_mk\local

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Place .ps1 files -

ExchangeHealth.ps1
MailQueueHealth.ps1

Note : Create a folder called scripts – if it doesn’t exist

In this location
C:\scripts

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Now login to Monitoring

Select the host – Click on WATO

Choose Services

Click on Full SCAN and Click on Activate Missing

Now Monitor would show . Feel free to open the Mail Queue script and set the limits as per your wish.

Note : Make sure your Execution Policy is set properly on your machines.

For Example to set to Unrestricted – Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Satheshwaran Manoharan

Exchange MVP , Publisher of CareExchange.in
I have been supporting/Deploying/Designing Microsoft Exchange for some years . If you any Questions ?. Please share you thoughts via Comments.