Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
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 (http://www.myipswitch.com).
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.
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