I introduced this tool in the tip titled Understanding Process Monitor. The number of seconds between each check of the process status.ĭetermines whether the runbook will be invoked if the process is started.ĭetermines whether the runbook will be invoked if the process is stopped.Process Monitor from Sysinternals is a great diagnostic tool when you want to figure out what is going on with process and/or files.

The number of running occurrences of the process. The name of the computer where the process is located. The following table lists the published data items. Select the amount of time to wait between each time that the Monitor Process activity checks the status of the process. Select to invoke the Monitor Process activity when the last running instance of the selected process has been stopped. Select to invoke the Monitor Process activity when the selected process has been started. You can also browse for the process using the ellipsis (.) button. Type the name of the process that you are monitoring. The runbook server that runs this runbook must have the appropriate rights to monitor the process on that computer. You can also browse for the computer using the ellipsis (.) button. Type the name of the computer where the process that you are monitoring is located. Use the following information to configure the Monitor Process activity. Whether the runbook will be ran when the process is started or stopped Which computer will run the process that you are monitoring Configuring the Monitor Process Activityīefore you configure the Monitor Process activity, you will need to determine the following: For example, if an application that has a tendency to stop responding and remain resident in memory even though it has completed, it can be shut down automatically by using a Monitor Process activity in a runbook with a Get Process Status activity to retrieve the status of the process and an End Process activity to shut it down. The Monitor Process activity can be used to create runbooks that take corrective actions when a process has been started but has not stopped. You can use the Monitor Process activity to monitor processes on any remote computer. A process is any executable file that is running. The Monitor Process activity invokes runbooks when a process has been started or stopped. This version of Orchestrator has reached the end of support, we recommend you to upgrade to Orchestrator 2019.

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