How to monitor if a process is not running in UNIX/Linux
| Article:TECH138462 | | | Created: 2010-08-25 | | | Updated: 2012-05-04 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH138462 |
Problem
How can I monitor/alert when a process is not running in UNIX or Linux?
Environment
- Monitor Solution for Servers 6.x
- Monitor Solution for Servers 7.x
Solution
Create a new Command metric which returns a count of running processes:
Monitor Solution 6.x:
Name: Count of running processnameprocesses
Polling interval: 60 seconds
Timeout: 30 seconds
Command line: LC_ALL=C ps -eoargs|awk /processname/'{print $0}'|grep -v -c 'awk /processname'
Return value column: 0
Data type: Numeric
Monitor Solution 7.x:
Name: Count of running processnameprocesses
Polling interval: 60 seconds
Data type: Numeric
Use: Command Line: ps -eoargs|awk /processname/'{print $0}'|grep -v -c 'awk /processname'
Return value column: 0
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