File System Sensor

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File System Sensor

The File System Sensor monitors changes to files or sub directories in a directory. The directory can exist on a local drive or on a network drive that is available without authentication.

 

Hint:

If the monitored directory should be deleted, the sensor won't collect data until the service will be restarted. Alternatively you can deactivate the sensor and activate it again.

Sensor Tasks

Test Sensor

Tests the current sensor settings.

Get Help

Opens the ServerSentinel online help for the current sensor.

Basic Settings

Name

The name of the sensor (max. 100 characters). Choose a meaningful name to clearly identify the sensor.

Sensor is Active

Toggles the sensor ON/OFF.

Check Interval

The interval or times at which which the sensor should perform its checks.

Simple

The sensor performs its checks every x time units, e.g. every 10 minutes.

Daily

The sensor performs its checks daily at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. daily at 0 and 12 o'clock.

Weekly

The sensor performs its checks at certain days of the weeks at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. monday to friday at 12 o'clock.

Monthly

The sensor performs its checks at certain days of the month at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. every 1st of the month at 12 o'clock.

Only check if this Sensor didn't fail

This sensor will only be checked, if the sensor in the drop down list didn't fail.

Further Information

Comment

Short additional information to the sensor (max. 255 characters).

Monitoring Options

Path

The absolute path to the directory to monitor, which exists either on the local drive or on a network drive (max. 255 characters).

Include filter

Any files and directories matching the regular expression will be included (max. 255 characters).

Exclude filter

Any files and directories matching the regular expression will be excluded (max. 255 characters).

Trigger on

Specifies which events trigger the sensor.

Created

Occurs when a file or directory in the specified path is created.

Deleted

Occurs when a file or directory in the specified path is deleted.

Renamed

Occurs when a file or directory in the specified path is renamed.

Changed

Occurs when a file or directory in the specified path is changed.

Notification filter

Specifies which file or folder properties are monitored.

File name

The name of the file.

Directory name

The name of the directory.

Attributes

The attributes of the file or directory.

Size

The size of the file or directory.

Last write

The date the file or directory last had anything written to it.

Last access

The date the file or directory was last opened.

Creation time

The time the file or directory was created.

Security

The security settings of the file or folder.

Include Subdirectories

Whether the sensor should listen to changes in subdirectories of the monitored path.

Start listening

Provides an environment to test your configuration.

 

Meta Data Values

Data Value

Data Type

Description

Checktime

Date

The time the dataset has been created.

Exception Message

String

The message of the error if any occurred.

Response Time

Integer

The response time needed to perform the check.

Status

String

A status string that may contain arbitrary information that was collected by the sensor (max. 255 characters). Per default this value is empty.

Status Flag

Enum

The status of the sensor after the check has been performed.

Data Values

Data Value

Data Type

Description

Path

String

The absolute path to the file or directory.

Event type

String

The type of event that was triggered.