How to build a SCOM monitor to alert for stopped AppPools on a server?

Bixby 101 Reputation points
2021-09-24T18:54:20.203+00:00

We have a group that is requesting for a monitor to be built to alert whenever an AppPool stops on a certain server. Is it possible to build this monitor in SCOM 2019? Would I have to build a monitor to trigger an event from one of the System logs for this type of monitor?
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

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  1. AlexZhu-MSFT 5,551 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-09-27T03:39:54.083+00:00

    Hi,

    If we have imported the IIS management pack, operations manager should generate an alert if a certain application pool is stopped.

    Microsoft System Center Management Pack for Internet Information Service 2016 and 1709 Plus
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54445

    If the normal management pack is unable to meet our requirement, we can create a monitor based on powershell. The example script is as below: 

    'get iis application pool status  
$api = New-Object -comObject "MOM.ScriptAPI"   
$PropertyBag = $api.CreatePropertyBag()  
$fc = (get-iisapppool "operationsmanagerappmonitoring").state  
$PropertyBag.AddValue("AppPoolState",$fc)  
$PropertyBag

    application pool is stopped

    135431-scom-application-pool-01.png

    monitor in the management pack

    135280-scom-application-pool.png

    Alex
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