Nagios/Centreon check | RDS device CALs

Nagios/Centreon plugin to check your available rds device cals with usage in percent.

Description

Check your available remote desktop services (rds) device cals with usage in percent using NRPE/NSClient++.

Could be useful for:

• Windows-/Citrix-Terminalserver

Syntax

.\check_rdsdevicecals.ps1 [-Warning] <Int32> [-Critical] <Int32> [[-KeyPackTypes] <Int32[]>] [[-ProductVersionID] <Int32[]>] [[-ComputerName] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Example

PS> .\check_rdsdevicecals.ps1 -Warning 25 -Critical 10 -KeyPackTypes 2 -ProductVersionID 2,3

Example return codes / output

• OK - 26 rds device cals available from 550 (95.27% usage)
• Warning - 21 rds device cals available from 550 (96.18% usage)
• Critical - 5 rds device cals available from 550 (99.09% usage)
• Invalid class "Win32_TSLicenseKeyPack" - If WMI class is not available

Install Guide

Add script to NSClient++

• Copy check_rdsdevicecals.ps1 to NSClient++\Scripts\
• Open up a PowerShell as an admin and set the execution policy: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
• Edit NSC.ini, add row:

check_rds_device_cals	= cmd /c echo scripts/check_rds_device_cals.ps1 $ARG1$ $ARG2$ $ARG3$ $ARG4$; exit($lastexitcode) | powershell.exe -command -

• Restart service NSClient++

Create a Nagios / Centreon command

• Command Name: check_nrpe_rdsdevicecals
• Command Line: $USER1$/plugins_app/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -t 60 -c check_rdsdevicecals -a $ARG1$ $ARG2$ $ARG3$ $ARG4$
• Argument Description:

ARG1 : Warning
ARG2 : Critical
ARG3 : KeyPackType
ARG4 : ProductVersionID

Create a Host Service

• Description: rds_device_cals
• Service Template: generic-service
• Check Command: check_nrpe_rdsdevicecals
• Args:

25
10
2 
2,3

• Link the hosts you want to check

Further information

KeyPackType

Select which license packs you want to check

0 - The Remote Desktop Services license key pack type is unknown.
1 - The Remote Desktop Services license key pack type is a retail purchase.
2 - The Remote Desktop Services license key pack type is a volume purchase.
3 - The Remote Desktop Services license key pack type is a concurrent license.
4 - The Remote Desktop Services license key pack type is temporary.
5 - The Remote Desktop Services license key pack type is an open license.
6 - Not supported.

More details under: Microsoft Technet - Win32_TSLicenseKeyPack

ProductVersionID

Select which product version (Windows Server version) you want to check

0 - Not supported.
1 - Not supported.
2 - Windows Server 2008
3 - Windows Server 2008 R2
4 - Windows Server 2012
5 - Windows Server 2016
6 - Windows Server 2019

More details under: Microsoft Technet - Win32_TSLicenseKeyPack