Before you even get started, make sure your Powershell execution policy is set to **RemoteSigned **for your standard AND x86 Powershell console; Check_MK will generally execute PS scripts from the x86 console, so it’s critical to set the policy for both:

If you need more output than what the existing Check of MySQL Status Variables includes, such as Seconds_Behind_Master or Relay_Log_Pos, consider adding a quick line to the bash call for mysql_status on the agent. This assumes you’ve installed themysql_status-1.0.1.mkp and deployed the necessary agent files to the servers you’d like to monitor. This also assumes you’ve correctly configured the credentials needed to run the plugin and successfully receive (standard) output from the agent plugin.

If you have redundant Windows 2008 DHCP servers (likely with split-scope configurations), you’re familiar with the problem of keeping reservations between the servers synchronized. I figured I’d post a script I created to sync reservations between servers. Synchronization can be 1-to-1 or 1-to-many, depending on your redundant DHCP server configuration. This script can sync with ALL authorized DHCP servers in a domain if needed. Make sure to read the included Powershell help information. This…