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.

Note: 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.

Note: This feature is only available in WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition. To update your license, visit the MyIpswitch portal.

To configure a file properties active monitor:

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New and select File Properties Monitor to create a new file properties monitor. Click OK.
   - or -
   Select the file properties monitor you want to change from the list of current monitors, and then click Edit.
4. Complete the information for the following fields.
   • Name. Type a name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Type a short description for the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Path of the file to monitor. Type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) file path that WhatsUp Gold uses to access the file. For example:
     \\192.168.3.1\website\product\index.htm

   Note: Mapped drive paths are not permitted for the File Properties Monitor

5. Complete the information in the Monitor is up if section:
   • File. 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.

   Note: The following options are not required for the monitor scan:

   • File size is. Select this option, then select the appropriate variable to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan:
     • less than
     • less than or equal to
     • greater than
     • greater than or equal to
     • equal to
     • not equal to

   Then enter a numerical value for the file size. The default unit used for the file size is bytes. Optionally, you can change the unit to either KB, MB, or GB.

   Click the file properties button 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. The File size option must be selected for the file properties button to appear.

   • Last modified date is. Select this option make the monitor dependent on the date on which the file is last modified. This field is populated using the file properties button; click this button to populate the field with the most recent date and time on which the file was modified. This option must be selected for the file properties button to appear.
   • File checksum using ____ is _____. Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the file's checksum. Select the option, then select the algorithm (SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512) WhatsUp Goldl uses to calculate the checksum. This field is populated using the file properties button; click this button to populate the field with the file's current checksum. This option must be selected for the file properties button to appear.

   Warning: 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.

6. Click OK to save changes.

After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.

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