Custom Sensors and Scripts
Technical guidance for Custom Sensors and Scripts in PRTG, with production, NOC, maintenance and evidence-driven troubleshooting context.
Operational point 1
Operational note 1 for Custom Sensors and Scripts: validate this point against the documentation for the exact installed version before applying production changes.
Operational point 2
Operational note 2 for Custom Sensors and Scripts: validate this point against the documentation for the exact installed version before applying production changes.
Operational point 3
Operational note 3 for Custom Sensors and Scripts: validate this point against the documentation for the exact installed version before applying production changes.
Operational point 4
Operational note 4 for Custom Sensors and Scripts: validate this point against the documentation for the exact installed version before applying production changes.
Engineering workflow
Scope and impact
Define service, owner, expected state and impact before changing the monitor.
Evidence first
Validate source, path, credentials, baseline and timestamps before changing thresholds.
Controlled change
Change one variable at a time and retain a rollback path.
Recommended operating routine
- Review critical states, collection gaps and delivery failures every shift.
- Review noisy alerts, slow objects, credentials and recurring errors every week.
- Review versions, backup/restore, permissions and capacity periodically.
Symptom → scope → layer → evidence → hypothesis → validation
Build, break, diagnose and recover
- Record a healthy baseline.
- Induce one controlled failure related to this topic.
- Identify the failing layer before restarting components.
- Correct the identified cause and validate recovery.
Ready for production?
Ownership
Objective, scope and owner are defined.
Security
Credentials and integrations follow least privilege.
Validation
Failure and recovery were tested and documented.
Version-sensitive documentation
Content reviewed against current official Paessler documentation. Reconfirm system requirements, sensor/channel limits, clustering, probes, API v2, and supported sensors against the exact installed release before change.