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Monitor IIS application pools in Zabbix, part 1

Here is a small introduction to query the number of running w3wp.exe processes per IIS application pool in Zabbix so you can start monitoring Microsoft Windows Server IIS with Zabbix.


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WsusPool keeps crashing: stops again and again

WSUSPool keeps stopping? Sometimes you find your WSUS server keeps crashing over and over again. The WSUS application pool periodically stops, WSUS is unavailable and/or the WSUS management console hangs.

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AppCmd introduction and examples

The AppCmd.exe command is your one-stop-shop for administering Windows Server IIS web servers. In combination with WinRM it is your Swiss Army knife for your daily routine. This post introduces appcmd and provides you with a lot of helpful appcmd examples.

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Conditionally start Application Pools on remote IIS web servers

In this article you’ll learn how to start all stopped application pools that have the ApplicationPool.AutoStart property set to $True using AppCmd.exe or PowerShell. This is something you often or occasionally have to perform on various servers, for example when an application pool hangs.

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IIS 6.0: stop, start or recycle application pools

Somewhere in my archives, I found this VBScript for stopping, starting and recycling an IIS 6.0 application pool. It doesn’t use adsutil.vbs. It might come in handy, because it’s always very time consuming to start the Computer Management console, click through Services and Applications > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager > Application Pools to find the Application Pool you want to start, stop or recycle.