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Check Windows Process

Jan 11, 2010
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>>Script Language and Platform: VBScript
This script finds the number of process instances running on a server.

Usage:

cscript MonitorTask.vbs “distrib.exe” “2” “c:taskmonitor.log” “MyServer”

parameters Explained
“distrib.exe” = ProcessName
“2” = Number of Instances that we are looking for
“c:taskmonitor.log”= Log File Location
“MyServer”= Servername

Result: Type “c:taskmonitor.log” you will see the following results

: ServerName =MyServer: ProcessName =distrib.exe
: Number of given instances to monitor is =2
: Number of running instance 2: Date=11/16/2004 9:06:50 AM
: ServerName =MyServer: ProcessName =notepad.exe
: Number of given instances to monitor is =2
: Number of running instance 0: Date=11/16/2004 9:07:17 AM

Author: MAK

Download Script:
monitor_process.vbs_



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