Adding Folder Monitoring Template
Besides monitoring files on the systems, you can also monitor the
folders.You can track changes in folders based on the folder size, the
number of files in a folder etc. Again, like file monitors, you can be
notified if a specific change occurs. For instance, you might want to
be notified if the folder size increases beyond a defined limit, if
some files in a folder are missing etc. Configure meaningful templates
in OpManager and apply them to devices on which you want the folders
monitored. Monitor the following parameters on folders:
- Folder size: Watch for an increase or decrease in the file size
- Existence of a file: Check the availability of a file in the
specified directory (may have been moved, renamed, or deleted)
- Folder Modification: Keep track of changes (add/remove/rename) on
the files or sub-folders with in a folder. However, sub-folder level
changes are not monitored.
- File Name: Watch files in a folder by their name.
- File Size/Age: Check the last modified file or all files in a
folder for file size and age.
- File count: Keep track of the number of files within a folder.
Steps to configure a file monitoring template
- Go to Admin-> Folder Monitoring Templates.
- Click New Template. Add
New Template window opens.
- Template Name: Configure
a name for the template.
- Folder Path: Specify the
path in which OpManager should locate the file. You can either provide
the local directory (C:\) or UNC share path
(\\servername\SharedDirectory).
- Polling Interval:
Configure the interval at which OpManager should monitor the file.
- Description: Provide a
brief, meaningful description for the template and click Next.
Configuring Thresholds for Folder Monitors
Configure the monitoring criteria for Folder/File monitoring
conditions based on which you want to be notified:
- Folder Existence:
OpManager looks for the folder in the specified path and alerts based
on the conditions specified. You can configure to be notified if the
folder does not exist in the path specified, or be notified if the
folder exists , or you can choose not to monitor.
- Folder Size: Configure
OpManager to alert you if the folder size goes over, or comes below a
specified size. Select the relevant threshold for alerting. You can
configure the size in terms of bytes, KB, MB, or GB. Configure the
rearm accordingly to reset the alarm.
- Folder Modification:
Select Alert if modified check box to receive alerts when
files/sub-folders are added/deleted/renamed in the specified folder.
- File Filter: By default
all the files in the specified folder are monitored. Deselect All files
check box and enter the file name or extension (*.pdf,*.txt) of the
files alone you want to monitor. You can enter multiple values
separated by comma, but no blank space is allowed. You can enter the
filename in the following formats:
- Full file name with extension ‘stdout.doc,stdlog.txt’
- File name with wild characters ‘*out’ or ‘std*’. Files
containing the same prefix or suffix name with same/different extension
will be monitored
- File name in date format ‘2011062200001.txt’. Enter the file
name in a static format $YYYY$MM$DD*.txt or $YYYY $DD$MM*.txt
- File Name Contains:
OpManager looks for the files in the specified folder and alerts based
on the conditions specified. You can configure to be notified if the
folder does not contain any file in the specified name , or be notified
if the
folder contains files in the specified name, or you can choose not to
monitor.
- File Size/Age: OpManager
looks either last modified file or all files for file size and age. If
the threshold condition for either file size or file age is violated,
an alarm is raised. Configure the relevant threshold and ream
conditions.
- File Count: You can
monitor the number of files specified in the File Filter and be alerted
if the count changes, or of it violates a count threshold. Configure
the rearm accordingly to reset the alarm.
Configuring Alerts for Folder Monitors
Configure the following alerting options:
- Severity: Choose the
severity that you would like to assign to this alert.
- Consecutive Times:
Specify how many time the threshold can be violated to generate the
alert
- Alarm Message Format:
Configure the alarm message. You can include the alarm variables by
appending $ to the variable name.
Associating the Folder monitor to devices
Having creating a template with the alert criteria, you can now
associate the template to the devices.
- After configuring the threshold details, click Next. The devices
are listed on the left.
- Select the devices for which you want to apply this template and
move them to the right.
- Click on Associate button at the bottom of the column to
associate the template to all the selected devices.
The monitor is added to the device and OpManager alerts based on the
alert conditions configured.
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