Using WBEMTest to verify volume size and free space of nodes in the SolarWinds Platform

When troubleshooting for volume-related issues in the SolarWinds Platform, you may need to verify the actual data provided by a Windows server via WBEMTest.

 

1. Connect to the SolarWinds Server.
2. Choose Start -> Run -> WBEMTest.
3. Click Connect.
4. In the Namespace, enter.
   \\<IP of DC>\root\cimv2 
5. Enter the username and password you are using in NPM to poll.
6. Click Connect.
7. Click on Query.
8. Enter the following query:

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   SELECT Caption, VolumeName, VolumeSerialNumber, Size, FreeSpace, DriveType, MediaType FROM Win32_LogicalDisk

9. Click Apply.

This should display Win32_LogicalDisk=<no key>. Each of these is a different drive. You will need to double-click each one to find the one which has the C: drive (look in properties box for "Caption CIM_STRING C:"). 

Now you will see free space and space of the volume. You can check this against your C drive.