Python cronjob monitoring: alerting if cronjob does not start

[pablo_garcia]

Hello!

A customer is looking to be alerted if a Python cronjob does not kickoff as expected. We looked into setting up a custom log event, but the cronjob would kickoff only 3 times per hour so the "/ minute" time unit does not help us. We'd like it to say: Generate Log Error Problem if number of 'cronjob kickoff' occurrences is less than 3 / hour.

Has anyone come across a workaround, or can think of a different/better way to achieve this?

Thank you!

[ChadTurner · Accepted solution]

You mentioned Custom Log, did you also look into the Custom Event for alerting? Id recommend creating an alert when the process count is less then 3 during a 60 min period. I hope this is what you are looking for or close to it.