SNMP and WMI Dynamic Applications for Windows Devices

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The following sections describe the SNMP and WMI Dynamic Applications that SL1 uses to monitor Windows devices:

SNMP Dynamic Applications

If you configure your Windows system to respond to SNMP requests from SL1, you can discover your Windows system as an SNMP device. When SL1 discovers a Windows system as an SNMP device, the platform will automatically collect the same data from the Windows system that the platform collects from most network devices. This data includes interface usage, file system usage, CPU usage, memory usage, and hardware configuration information.

In addition to the common SNMP data collection, you can install an optional agent that reports WMI information through SNMP. The following SNMP Dynamic Applications can be used to collect the information reported by the optional agent:

  • MSSQL: General
  • MSSQL: Memory
  • MSSQL: SQL Stats

WMI Dynamic Applications

If you configure your Windows system to respond to WMI requests from SL1, you can use WMI Dynamic Applications to collect information from your Windows system.

NOTE: Although the SL1 supports WMI Dynamic Applications, ScienceLogic recommends that you use PowerShell Dynamic Applications where possible. PowerShell is the preferred management platform for Microsoft products.

All of the WMI Dynamic Applications include a discovery object. If you include a credential for WMI Dynamic Applications in the discovery session that includes your Windows system, SL1 will automatically align the appropriate WMI Dynamic Applications to the Windows system. For more information about creating a discovery session, see the Running a Discovery Session section.

The following PowerPack includes WMI Dynamic Applications for Microsoft systems.

Microsoft Base Pack

NOTE: The Dynamic Applications in this PowerPack support Windows Server 2012, 2012r2, 2016, 2019, and 2022, as well as Windows XP, 7, 8, and 10 desktop systems.

The following WMI Dynamic Applications can be used to collect performance data from Windows Servers or Windows desktop systems as a user with standard permissions:

  • Windows CPU
  • Windows Disk
  • Windows Interface
  • Windows Memory

The following WMI Dynamic Applications can be used to collect configuration data from Windows Servers or Windows desktop systems as a user with standard permissions:

  • Windows Asset
  • Windows Process List
  • Windows Service List
  • Windows SMART Status

Relationships with Other Types of Component Devices

Additionally, the Dynamic Applications in the Microsoft Base Pack  PowerPack can automatically build relationships between Windows servers and other associated devices:

  • If you discover Dynatrace devices using the Dynamic Applications in the Dynatrace PowerPack, SL1 will automatically create relationships between Windows servers and Dynatrace hosts.
  • If you discover Cisco AppDynamics devices using the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: AppDynamics PowerPack, SL1 will automatically create relationships between Windows servers and AppDynamics nodes.
  • If you discover New Relic devices using the Dynamic Applications in the New Relic APM Pro PowerPack, SL1 will automatically create relationships between Windows servers and New Relic servers.