RE: Watchdog software?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Pete - it's windows.

Some of the apps won't run as services though, so would ideally be looking
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for an app that can monitor standalone apps.

Cheers,

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Pete Shew
> Sent: 27 April 2007 21:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Watchdog software?
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> Windoze, Linux or what?
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> I do it in Linux with a cron script. It should be possible in Windows,
> but would need some research.
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> One option is to run it as a service with service recovery as restart
> the service, although that wouldn't alert you automatically, you'd
need
> something like an Event Log scan and alert program.
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> Someone else probably knows just how to do it ...
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> Pete
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> Paul Gale wrote:
> > Anyone aware of software that allows you to monitor any other
piece
> of software i.e. a watchdog?
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> > I had an HA app crash the other day which provides important
charting
> for my fish tank =96 went for several days without noticing it=92d
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> :-(
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> > Would be excellent to be able to monitor several bits of s/w and
get
> some kind of alert if they stopped responding :-)
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> > Paul.
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