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.

Note: 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.

Note: This monitor uses the Windows credentials assigned to the device.

Note: If folder or directory contents change during a poll, the change is ignored and is not counted toward folder/file size.

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

To add or edit a folder 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 Folder Monitor from the list to create a new folder monitor. Click OK.
   - or -
   Select the folder 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 folder 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\
   • Include sub-folders. Select this option to include all folders within the parent folder in the monitor scan.

     Important: Selecting this option can greatly increase the amount of time it takes to complete the monitor scan and possibly have an adverse affect on WhatsUp Gold performance.

5. Complete the information for the Files to include section.
   • Include all files. Select this option to include all files within the parent folder in the monitor scan.
   • Include files with names matching following wildcard expression. Select this option, then type a wildcard expression. Files that match the wildcard expression aree included in the monitor scan. For example, enter *.exe to check for executable (.exe) files in the selected folder.

   Note: 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.

   Important: 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.

6. Complete the information in the Monitor is up if section.
   • Folder. Select the appropriate option: exists or does not exist. 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.

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

   • For the following options, select the appropriate variables 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
   • Actual folder size is. Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the actual folder size. The default unit used for the folder size is bytes. Optionally, you can change the unit to either KB, MB, or GB.
   • Folder size on disk is. Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the folder size on the disk. The default unit used for the folder size on disk is bytes. Optionally, you can change the unit to either KB, MB, or GB.
   • Number of files is. Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the number of files in the folder.

   Tip: To obtain the current actual folder size, folder size on disk, and number of files, first select the appropriate option, then click the folder properties button. These current values populate the option value field and can be used to set the monitor threshold.

7. Click OK to save changes.

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

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