Adding and editing a File Properties monitor
This monitor checks to see if a file in a local folder, or on a network share, meets the conditions specified in the monitor's configuration.
: The File Properties monitor only checks files in folders local to a device on which WhatsUp Gold is installed, or files in network shares accessible from the WhatsUp Gold device.
: This feature is available with WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition only. To update your license, visit the WhatsUp Customer Portal.
To add a new File Properties active monitor:
- From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to . The Monitor Library dialog appears.
- Click the tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
- Click . The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
- Select , then click . The New File Properties Monitor dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- Complete the information in the section:
- . Select the appropriate option: exists or does not exist. If you select exists, the monitor is up if the selected file is found in the folder on the local directory. If you select does not exist, the monitor is up if the file is not found in the folder on the local directory.
- . (Optional) Click to select this check box, then:
- Select the appropriate variable to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan, and enter a numerical value for the file size.
- Click to obtain the file's current size. This current value populate the file size value field and is used to set the file size threshold.
- . (Optional) Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the date on which the file is last modified. Click to select the check box, then click to populate the box with the most recent date and time on which the file was modified.
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the file's checksum. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the algorithm (SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512) WhatsUp Gold uses to calculate the checksum.
- Click to populate the box with the file's current checksum.
: Selecting this option can greatly increase the amount of time it takes to complete the monitor scan and can possibly have an adverse affect on WhatsUp Gold performance. The probability of lengthy monitor scans and slower performance increases when you use algorithms other than SHA1 when you are scanning large files, or when you scan files located on network shares.
- Click to save changes.
- After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.
To edit an existing File Properties active monitor:
- From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to . The Monitor Library dialog appears.
- Click the tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
- Select the monitor you would like to edit, then click . The Edit File Properties dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- Complete the information in the section:
- . Select the appropriate option: exists or does not exist. If you select exists, the monitor is up if the selected file is found in the folder on the local directory. If you select does not exist, the monitor is up if the file is not found in the folder on the local directory.
- . (Optional) Click to select this check box, then:
- Select the appropriate variable to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan, and enter a numerical value for the file size.
- Click to obtain the file's current size. This current value populate the file size value box and is used to set the file size threshold.
- . (Optional) Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the date on which the file is last modified. Click to select the check box, then click to populate the box with the most recent date and time on which the file was modified.
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the file's checksum. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the algorithm (SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512) WhatsUp Gold uses to calculate the checksum.
- Click to populate the box with the file's current checksum.
: Selecting this option can greatly increase the amount of time it takes to complete the monitor scan and can possibly have an adverse affect on WhatsUp Gold performance. The probability of lengthy monitor scans and slower performance increases when you use algorithms other than SHA1 when you are scanning large files, or when you scan files located on network shares.
- Click to save changes.