Trying to set up monitor to show real time license use on our Citrix license server. I used a template from PRTGPlugins, but it doesn't list the licenses. Only shows RDP and Ping monitors.
How can I set up a monitor for Citrix license use on license server?
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Hello,
I'm afraid that might only be possible with Custom EXE-Sensors, but of course you could also contact the developer of PRTGPlugins.
best regards.
Created on Dec 9, 2011 9:36:23 AM by
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As the sensor mentions, it seems more than one result is returned, and you need to adjust the query as it needs to be only one. You can use the WMI Tester to help with the testing.
Created on May 22, 2012 6:30:12 PM by
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Sorry, no. How would we know that?
Created on May 23, 2012 11:56:15 AM by
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You could try expanding the query with something like
... Where Name ="_Total"
Or if this does not help, do this with a vb-script which calculates the total itself.
Created on May 24, 2012 8:52:14 AM by
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I've been beating this horse on and off for a couple days. Here is my powershell script. No promises. It gets the total licenses, the amount in use, computes a percentage, and returns a value. Just copy and paste it the Powershell ISE on your sensor server and try it. You will need to adjust the server...it's all in the comments.
# Setup Variables
$Total = 0
$InUse = 0
$PercentUsed = 0
$Retstring = 0
$RetValue = 0
# Get Citrix licensing Info
# Use the IP address of the License server(-comp switch). I got inconsistent results using the hostname
$licensePool = gwmi -class "Citrix_GT_License_Pool" -Namespace "ROOT\CitrixLicensing" -comp 172.16.10.14
# This will display all the license info....Uncomment for troubleshooting
# $licensePool | Select-Object @{n="Product";e={$_.PLD}},
# @{n="Installed";e={$_.Count}},
# @{n="In Use";e={$_.InUseCount}},
# @{n="Available";e={$_.PooledAvailable}},
# @{n="% in use";e={($_.InUseCount/$_.Count)*100}}
# This loops through all the license info and adds up the total license count and in use count for MPS_ENT_CCU licenses
# If you do not have MPS_ENT_CCU licenses, uncomment the section above and look at the output. Figure out your license count from that. Edit Script as needed
$LicensePool | ForEach-Object{ If ($_.PLD -eq "MPS_ENT_CCU"){
$Total = $Total + $_.count
$InUse = $InUse + $_.InUseCount
}
}
# Uncomment to confirm values are correct
# "Total = ", $Total
# "In Use = ", $Inuse
$PercentUsed = [Math]::Round($inuse/$total*100,0)
# Determine return code. Less than 90%, ok, 90-97 Warning, 98-100 Error
switch ($PercentUsed)
{
{$PercentUsed -lt 90} {
$RetString = "0:OK"
$RetVal = 0
break
}
{$PercentUsed -ge 90 -and $PercentUsed -lt 98} {
$RetString = "1:Warning 90-97% License Usage"
$RetVal = 1
break
}
{$PercentUsed -ge 98} {
$RetString = "2:ALERT 98-100% License Usage"
$RetVal = 2
}
}
# Return Info
Write-Host $RetString
exit $RetVal
Last change on Jan 9, 2013 10:21:57 AM by
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It was requested that we keep track of the actual number of licenses used. I changed the switch statement to return that value instead of 0, 1, or 2. So your graph will now reflect the actual number of licenses used.
switch ($PercentUsed)
{
{$PercentUsed -lt 90} {
$RetString = [string]$Inuse+":OK"
$RetVal = 0
break
}
{$PercentUsed -ge 90 -and $PercentUsed -lt 98} {
$RetString = [string]$Inuse+":Warning 90-97% License Usage"
$RetVal = 1
break
}
{$PercentUsed -ge 98} {
$RetString = [string]$Inuse+":ALERT 98-100% License Usage"
$RetVal = 2
}
}
Last change on Jan 10, 2013 10:42:58 AM by
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I have made a xml sensor out of this. Additionally I have made the target computer variable via a script parameter (host%)
param([string]$computername = "")
# Setup Variables
$Total = 0
$InUse = 0
$Available = 0
$PercentUsed = 0
$Retstring = 0
$RetValue = 0
# Get Citrix licensing Info
# Use the IP address of the License server(-comp switch). I got inconsistent results using the hostname
$licensePool = gwmi -class "Citrix_GT_License_Pool" -Namespace "ROOT\CitrixLicensing" -comp $computername
# This will display all the license info....Uncomment for troubleshooting
# $licensePool | Select-Object @{n="Product";e={$_.PLD}},
# @{n="Installed";e={$_.Count}},
# @{n="In Use";e={$_.InUseCount}},
# @{n="Available";e={$_.PooledAvailable}},
# @{n="% in use";e={($_.InUseCount/$_.Count)*100}}
# This loops through all the license info and adds up the total license count and in use count for MPS_ENT_CCU licenses
# If you do not have MPS_ENT_CCU licenses, uncomment the section above and look at the output. Figure out your license count from that. Edit Script as needed
#$LicensePool | ForEach-Object{ If ($_.PLD -eq "MPS_ENT_CCU"){
$LicensePool | ForEach-Object{ If ($_.PLD -eq "XDT_ENT_UD"){
$Total = $Total + $_.count
$InUse = $InUse + $_.InUseCount
$Available = $Available + $_.PooledAvailable
}
}
# Uncomment to confirm values are correct
# "Total = ", $Total
# "In Use = ", $Inuse
$PercentUsed = [Math]::Round($inuse/$total*100,0)
#Write Results
write-host "<prtg>"
Write-Host "<result>"
Write-Host "<channel>Total</channel>"
Write-Host "<value>$($Total)</value>"
Write-Host "</result>"
Write-Host "<result>"
Write-Host "<channel>In use</channel>"
Write-Host "<value>$($Inuse)</value>"
Write-Host "</result>"
Write-Host "<result>"
Write-Host "<channel>Available</channel>"
Write-Host "<value>$($Available)</value>"
Write-Host "</result>"
Write-Host "<result>"
Write-Host "<channel>Use Percentage</channel>"
Write-Host "<value>$($PercentUsed)</value>"
Write-Host "</result>"
write-host "</prtg>"
Last change on Mar 14, 2023 7:25:22 AM by
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