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evecaviedes's avatar
evecaviedes
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8 months ago

DataSource with PowerShell script

Hi everyone, I would like to monitor AD Sync. The collector is on a Linux server, and the application is on a Windows one. I am trying to create a DataSource based on a PowerShell script, but I fund...
  • Joe_Williams's avatar
    Joe_Williams
    8 months ago

    You are going to run into more problems than that with a Linux Collector. LogicMonitor doesn't let you use a PowerShell script via a Linux Collector. Generally, the easiest way to monitor Active Directory, is to install the collector directly on the Domain Controller.

    • Embedded PowerShell scripting: available only on Windows Collectors, but allows for collection from systems that expose data via PowerShell cmdlets
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Joe_Williams
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8 months ago

You are going to run into more problems than that with a Linux Collector. LogicMonitor doesn't let you use a PowerShell script via a Linux Collector. Generally, the easiest way to monitor Active Directory, is to install the collector directly on the Domain Controller.

  • Embedded PowerShell scripting: available only on Windows Collectors, but allows for collection from systems that expose data via PowerShell cmdlets
  • evecaviedes's avatar
    evecaviedes
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    8 months ago

    Thanks Joe, this is the easiest solution but I dont think I can do it. I hadn't noticed PowerShell is just available on Windows :O