Windows - Services (WMI)

Description

Gives OS specific service information and metrics

system windows

Target

Typical platform: Microsoft Windows

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: WMI

Technology and protocols: WMI

Variables:

• serviceNames: Regular expression pattern to identify the services to monitor. (default: .*)

Examples

CLI

metricshub HOSTNAME -t win -c +WindowsService --wmi -u USER

metricshub.yaml

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: win
        connectors: [ +WindowsService ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          wmi:
            username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
            password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt
        additionalConnectors:
          WindowsService: # Unique ID. Use 'uses' if different from the original connector ID
            uses: WindowsService # Optional - Original ID if not in key
            force: true # Optional (default: true); false for auto-detection only
            variables:
              serviceNames: <VALUE> # Replace with desired value.

Connector Activation Criteria

The Windows - Services (WMI) connector must be selected manually, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The WMI query below succeeds:
  • Namespace: root\CIMv2
  • Query: SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes
service	system.service.status{state="Continue Pending|Pause Pending|Paused|Running|Start Pending|Stop Pending|Stopped|Unknown"}	id system.service.command system.service.name system.service.start system.service.username