halliba / PRTGWindowsBackupSensor

A custom EXEXML Powershell sensor for monitoring Windows Backup via PRTG (https://www.paessler.com/prtg)

PRTG Sensor for Windows Backup

based on htrengove/PRTGwindowsbackup

How to install

1. Download WindowsBackup.ps1
2. Save it to your PRTG custom sensor folder for XML-sensors
   e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\Custom Sensors\EXEXML

How to use

1. In PRTG create a new sensor and choose Type "Program/Script (Advanced)"
2. Adjust the following settings:
   • Program/Script: choose WindowsBackup.ps1 from drop-down menu
   • Parameter: '%host' '%windowsdomain' '%windowsuser' '%windowspassword'

Channels

The channels will be created automatically and have some default limits:

Channel Name	Description	Values	Warning	Error
Backup Status	Represents the latest status code from Windows Backup	0 for Success non-0 for Failure		<=1 >=1
Hours Since Last Backup	Hours past since last successfully created Backup	e.g. 12h	>=26	>=50
Number of Versions	No. of backups currently available	e.g. 25#		<=0