Adding and editing a Folder Monitor
The Folder monitor checks to see if a local or network share folder meets the conditions specified in the monitor configuration.
: The Folder monitor only checks folders local to a machine on which WhatsUp Gold is installed, or folders on a network share accessible from the WhatsUp Gold device.
: This monitor uses the Windows credentials assigned to the device.
: If folder or directory contents change during a poll, the change is ignored and is not counted toward folder/file size.
: This feature is available with WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition only. To update your license, visit the WhatsUp Customer Portal.
To add a new Folder 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 Folder Monitor dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- Select the appropriate information for the section:
- . Select this option to include all files within the parent folder in the monitor scan.
- . Select this option, then enter a wildcard expression. Files that match the wildcard expression are included in the monitor scan. For example, enter to check for executable (
.exe
) files in the selected folder.
: This option only works for a single wildcard expression at a time. If you enter more than one expression, the monitor reads the entry as one wildcard expression.
: When enabled, this option has the probability to greatly slow WhatsUp Gold performance, dependent on the wildcard expression specified. The probability of slower performance increases when this option is used in conjunction with the Include sub-folders option.
- Select the appropriate information in the section:
- . Select the appropriate option: or . If you select exists, the monitor is up if the selected folder is found. If you select does not exist, the monitor is up if the folder is not found.
- For the following options, select the appropriate variables to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan:
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the actual folder size. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the appropriate variable to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
- Click the button to populate the box.
- Select the folder size unit (default is ).
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the folder size on the disk. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the appropriate to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
- Click the button to populate the box.
- Select the (default is bytes).
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the number of files in the folder. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the appropriate to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
- Click the button to populate the box.
- Click to save changes.
- After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.
To edit an existing Folder 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 Folder Monitor dialog appears.
- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- Select the appropriate information for the section:
- . Select this option to include all files within the parent folder in the monitor scan.
- . Select this option, then enter a wildcard expression. Files that match the wildcard expression are included in the monitor scan. For example, enter to check for executable (
.exe
) files in the selected folder.
: This option only works for a single wildcard expression at a time. If you enter more than one expression, the monitor reads the entry as one wildcard expression.
: When enabled, this option has the probability to greatly slow WhatsUp Gold performance, dependent on the wildcard expression specified. The probability of slower performance increases when this option is used in conjunction with the Include sub-folders option.
- Select the appropriate information in the section:
- . Select the appropriate option: or . If you select exists, the monitor is up if the selected folder is found. If you select does not exist, the monitor is up if the folder is not found.
- For the following options, select the appropriate variables to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan:
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the actual folder size. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the appropriate to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
- Click the button to populate the box.
- Select the (default is bytes).
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the folder size on the disk. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the appropriate to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
- Click the button to populate the box.
- Select the (default is bytes).
- . Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the number of files in the folder. Click to select the check box, then:
- Select the appropriate to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
- Click the button to populate the box.
- Click to save changes.