Enhanced monitoring of printers beyond that which you get from the standard Microsoft Printer Management Pack(s) that are available here at the time of this writing: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16174.microsoft-management-packs.aspx .
This is an adaptation of an original work by Steve Rachui found here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/steverac/2010/12/04/focusing-on-the-printer-printer-monitoring-mp-supplement/ .
The script for this datasource takes 24 command line parameters to control the error detection and flow of alerting. The script will detect 12 unique printer error conditions. By passing command line parameters you can control which of these error conditions are detected and whether or not an alert is raised on the problem immediately or only after a certain wait time. So, on the command line the first two parameters map to condition 1, the second 2 parameters map to condition 2 and so on for all 12 conditions. The first parameter of each condition is a 0=disabled or a 1=enabled followed by a value to indicate the alert wait time in terms of hours. If an error condition is to be disabled (0) then set the alert wait time to 0 (or any numeric value) as it will not be processed.
Enhanced monitoring of printers beyond that which you get from the standard Microsoft Printer Management Pack(s) that are available here at the time of this writing: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16174.microsoft-management-packs.aspx
Tyson Paul
This is an adaptation of an original MP located here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/steverac/2010/12/04/focusing-on-the-printer-printer-monitoring-mp-supplement/
| DisplayName | ID | Base Class | Abstract | Hosted | Singleton | Group | Extension | Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Custom Print Server Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationComponent | True | False | False | False | False | Public |
 | Print Server Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | Microsoft.Windows.ComputerRole | True | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2003 PrintServer Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2003 PrintServer Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2008 PrintServer Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2008 PrintServer Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2012 PrintServer Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2012 PrintServer Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2016 PrintServer Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| Windows2016 PrintServer Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | False | True | False | False | False | Public |
| ID | Source | Target | Accessibility | Abstract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role.hosts.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer | Internal | False |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role.hosts.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer | Internal | False |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role.hosts.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer | Internal | False |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role.hosts.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer | Internal | False |
| DisplayName | ID | Isolation | Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Printer State Check Data Source | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterStateCheck.DS | Any | Internal |
| ID | Isolation | Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterStateCheck.PA | Any | Internal |
| DisplayName | ID | Accessibility | Support Monitor Recalculate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Printer State Monitor Type | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterState.MT | Internal | True |
| DisplayName | ID | Target | Enabled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2003.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2003.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2008.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2008.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2012.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2012.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2016.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows.2016.PrintServer.Printer.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Microsoft.Windows.Server.2003.Computer | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.Computer | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Microsoft.Windows.Server.6.2.Computer | True |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role.Discovery | Microsoft.Windows.Server.10.0.Computer | True |
| DisplayName | ID | Target | Category | Enabled | Alert Generate | Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spooler Service Monitor | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.SpoolerService.Monitor | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | AvailabilityHealth | True | True | Public |
| Windows Server 2003 Print Server Printer State | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer.Monitor | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer | AvailabilityHealth | True | True | Public |
| Windows Server 2008 Print Server Printer State | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer.Monitor | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer | AvailabilityHealth | True | True | Public |
| Windows Server 2012 Print Server Printer State | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer.Monitor | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer | AvailabilityHealth | True | True | Public |
| Windows Server 2016 Print Server Printer State | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer.Monitor | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer | AvailabilityHealth | True | True | Public |
| ID | FolderName | ElementID | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.DoorOpen.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.DoorOpen.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Jammed.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Jammed.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.LowPaper.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.LowPaper.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.LowToner.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.LowToner.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoError.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoError.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoPaper.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoPaper.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoToner.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoToner.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Offline.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Offline.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Other.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Other.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.OutputBin.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.OutputBin.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.ServiceRequired.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.ServiceRequired.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Unknown.AlertView.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Unknown.AlertView |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows20XX.PrintServer.Printer.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows20XX.PrintServer.Printer.State.View |
| Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows20XX.PrintServer.Role.State.View.FolderItem | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows20XX.PrintServer.Role.State.View |
| DisplayName | ID | ParentFolder | Accessibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printer Alerts - Categorized | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Alert.Categories | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Internal |
| Tasty Printer Monitoring | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Printer.Views.Folder | Microsoft.SystemCenter.Monitoring.ViewFolder.Root | Internal |
| DisplayName | ID | Target | Type | Accessibility | Visible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Printer Alerts: All Active Alerts | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Door Open Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.DoorOpen.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Jammed Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Jammed.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Low Paper Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.LowPaper.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Low Toner Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.LowToner.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: No Error Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoError.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: No Paper Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoPaper.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: No Toner Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.NoToner.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Offline Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Offline.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Other Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Other.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Output Bin Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.OutputBin.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Service Required Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.ServiceRequired.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
| Printer: Unknown Alert | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrinterMonitorAlerts.Unknown.AlertView | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertViewType | Public | True |
 | Windows 2003 Printers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2003 Print Servers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2003.PrintServer.Role | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2008 Printers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2008 Print Servers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2008.PrintServer.Role | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2012 Printers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2012 Print Servers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2012.PrintServer.Role | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2016 Printers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| Windows 2016 Print Servers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows2016.PrintServer.Role | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| All Printers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows20XX.PrintServer.Printer.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Printer | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
| All Print Servers | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.Windows20XX.PrintServer.Role.State.View | Tasty.Printer.Monitoring.PrintServer.Role | Microsoft.SystemCenter.StateViewType | Public | True |
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