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Chapter 5.15 File / Directory Monitor

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File / Directory Monitor


Creating File / Directory Monitors


Follow the given steps:

  1. Select New Monitor. Choose File / Directory Monitor.

  2. Provide Display Name for the monitor.

  3. Select whether it is a File monitor or Directory monitor.

  4. Specify whether the File / Directory to be monitored is in the Local Server or Remote Server.

  5. If it is in the Local server, give the absolute path of the file / directory. If it is in a Remote server, Select the Host Name (remote server) from the combo box or you can create a new host (by giving the new host name / IP address, username and password of the host) and the file / directory's absolute path.

  6. Enter the string for which you want to check content matching in File. For eg., you can check for exceptions that might occur.

  7. Enter the Polling interval time period.

  8. Choose the Monitor Group from the combo box to which you want to associate the Monitor (optional).

  9. Click Add Monitor(s). This discovers the file / directory from the network and starts monitoring them.

 

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