Description

This script was been created to monitor Windows servers for available updates. The script uses only the Windows Update API. (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/wuapi/nf-wuapi-iupdatesearcher-search).

The script checks the number of all available updates, and only the important types of updates separately (according to https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dubaisec/2016/01/28/windows-update-categories/).

Contains: zbx.winupdate.vbs, Winupdates_vbs.xml (zabbix template), README.md, panel_example.jpg.

Compatibility

Tested on Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016; zabbix 3.4.

Change log

2018.12.07 Repaired value transfer error (at some OS builds) from the function "CheckUpdatesQuantity" that caused the null value to be returned. (string 118 : "searchResult = Nothing" - deleted)

2018.12.11 Added parameter IsSendDataWhenErrors (True/False). If you do not want to send extra data to the zabbix-server in case of errors, put IsSendDataWhenErrors = False.

How to use

The script can be called in two ways:

1. With parameters: 1 - path to "zabbix_sender.exe", 2 - path to "zabbix_agentd.win.conf".

2. No parameters: paths to "zabbix_sender.exe" and "zabbix_agentd.win.conf" must be specified manually in the variables "senderPath", "confPath" (line 4, 5).

In both cases, the paths to the specified files can contain spaces.

More detailed information is in the file README.md

Optional

All items are divided into 2 groups: "Winupdates vbs" and "Winupdates vbs panel". You can create a panel with a convenient display of the current status of available updates on the servers. To do this, you need to create a widget "Data overview" on the dashboard, in the application field specify "Winupdates vbs panel". See panel_example.jpg.