PowerGadgets Discussion

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:33:27 GMT

trevorpalmer:

Here are the scripts we are using to monitor Exchange 2007, they were created in Powergadgets creator so there are no out- entries

Trevor,

I'd like to discuss some of the things you are doing offline. Contact me at marco.shaw@online.gmail.com (remove "online.") if you have any spare time.

Marco

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:19:27 GMT

trevorpalmer:

Hi Marco
That looks great, could you send me the svg file so I can work on it in Powergadgets Creator.
Regards
Trevor

In my latest version, I've not done a custom SVG. Just run the script so it opens the gadget, click on the gadget, do a copy, go to the Creator and paste rigth there on the screen. Voila! You will have all of the code I created.

Re: Suggestion for future version

trevorpalmer — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:08:14 GMT

Hi Marco

That looks great, could you send me the svg file so I can work on it in Powergadgets Creator.

Regards

Trevor

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:10:17 GMT

Try out the attached... Once unzipped, within the directory where the files are unzipped, run "./traffic".

You will need to update traffic_light.ps1 with the appropriate logic for "counting" the number of services you need to watch.

Let me know how it goes. I will blog about this in the next week or so. If you need any help, let me know...

Re: Suggestion for future version

trevorpalmer — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:56:22 GMT

Hi Marco I have had an email response from Powergadgets. They suggest that I can only use Adobe Illustrator to create SVG files for Powergadgets.

I don't agree that I should have to spend $600 buying Adobe Illustrator, just to create SVG files that Powergadgets can read. We currently use Microsoft Visio 2007 and the SVG files it generates can be opened by other programs without any problems.

I am writing to Powergadgets to ask them to look again at their code, so that it can read SVG files created by programs other than Adobe Illustrator.

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:13:30 GMT

I'm still working on it, and thought I was there. I hadn't previously tried to get it working with -refresh, and that seems to be posing me some minor problems, but I'm still working on it.

Re: Suggestion for future version

trevorpalmer — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:09:19 GMT

Hi Marco

This sounds like excellent news. I would prefer a normal traffic light, (Red/Amber/Green).

I have been trying to create SVG files using Microsoft Visio 2007, although they seem to create OK, and I can open the SVG file outside of Powergadgets. Powergadgets doesn't like them.

I look forward to seeing the traffic light.

Many thanks

Trevor

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:53:16 GMT

I can... The more important piece is the custom SVG though. I've played around with the Creator these last few days, and I have a super cool traffic light now, thanks to the PowerGadgets team. If you can wait about one week (or less), I should have something to share via a blog entry. One thing I wasn't sure about is whether I should have 4 bulbs (Red-Yellow/Amber-Green-Red) or just 3 (Red-Yellow/Amber-Green).

What would you like to see first Trevor?

Re: Suggestion for future version

trevorpalmer — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:12:38 GMT

Hi Marco

Could you provide the powershell script you used to create your traffic light please.

Many thanks

Trevor

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:24:10 GMT

A very basic traffic light:

http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com/2007/07/custom-maps-with-powergadgets.html

Re: Suggestion for future version

IGSFX — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:34:18 GMT

We're currently holding the fort at MMS :-) We should be posting the traffic light details soon.

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:44:02 GMT

ivang:

On a second thought we have decided to implement it with an out-gauge instead of an out-map. We will be following up with the details soon. I think you will like the result.

Any updates on the out-gauge traffic light?

Re: Suggestion for future version

trevorpalmer — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:13:10 GMT

Thanks, I have added a chart showing the top 10 mailboxes by size in our Exchange 2007 environment (I have obscured names on purpose).

This Mailbox sizes script was created by Exchange MVP Andy Webb and can be found at http://exchangepedia.com/blog/2007/02/empower-your-powershell-with.html.

We use the PowerGadgets monitoring screen with a Transparent Screen Saver, that locks the PC, but continues to show us the PowerGadgets.

Re: Suggestion for future version

marco.shaw — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:22:07 GMT

Cool! I like how the gadgets are laid out.

Re: Suggestion for future version

trevorpalmer — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:55:38 GMT

Here are the scripts we are using to monitor Exchange 2007, they were created in Powergadgets creator so there are no out- entries

I have attached a screen shot (it is rather small due to upload restriction)

Chart (Used for monitoring dynamic Exchange SMTP Queues)
get-exchangeserver | where-object {$_.IsHubTransportServer -eq $True} | get-queue | select {$_.Identity.ToString()}, MessageCount

Radial Guage (Used for Mailbox Store size)
$(get-item "\\gimldnexclu01\e$\first storage group\databasefiles\mailboxstore01.edb").Length/1024/1024/1024

Digital Guage (Used for number of maiboxes on Server)
get-mailbox | where-object {$_.ServerName -eq "GIMLDNEXCLU01) } | Group ServerName

Digital Guage (Used for number of active UM Voice & Fax calls)
get-umactivecalls -dialplan gartmore | where-ojbect {$_.CallType -eq "Voice" | select CallType | Group
get-umactivecalls -dialplan gartmore | where-ojbect {$_.CallType -eq "Fax" | select CallType | Group

Digital Guage (Uses for CCR Cluster Copy & Replay queue length)
get-storagegroupcopystatus -server gimldnexclu01 | select replayqueuelength
get-storagegroupcopystatus -server gimldnexclu01 | select copyqueuelength

Digital Guage (Used to display last successful backup of Exchange Store)
get-mailboxdatbase -server gimldnexclu01 -status | select LastFullBackup

Digital Guage (Used for showing the number of "Stopped Exchange" services
$services = test-servicehealth -server gimldnexhub01 | select-object ServicesNotRunning
$No_Of_services = test-servicehealth -server gimldnexhub01 | select-object ServicesNotRunning | group-object

                $count = 0
                if ($No_Of_services.Count -gt 1 )
                {
                                for ($i = 0; $i -lt [int]$No_Of_services.Count; $i++)
                                {

                                                foreach ($element in $services[$i].ServicesNotRunning)
                                                {
                                                                $count += 1

                                                }
                                }
                                $count

}

                else
                {
                                                $count = 0
                                                foreach ($element in $services.ServicesNotRunning)
                                                {
                                                                $count += 1

                                                }

$count

}