I have been in a development project to monitor linux and solaris processes ( Third Party Processes ). As it was for monitoring linux/solaris we used to login to the machines using Net::SSH2 (secure ssh connection protocol) to login, perform the required operations and check the health status of the processes running.

This product has been successfully deployed on a linux box and is working very well at the client place and is able to monitor linux/solaris processes effectively. Satisfied with this requirement, client also wanted to monitor the processes running in Windows. So, in order to meet the requirement when searched in perlmonks. In most postings I could see that we can monitor the processes in Windows but the script is placed on the Windows system itself. The client want the script to be installed on the linux box and monitor the Windows processes.

So just to make it simple and break down the above explaination -

I want to first try out by developing a simple perl script on linux box and be able to monitor Windows processes. If yes, please let me know how it can be possible or else any work around solution.

Thanks in Advance.