

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.

This option must be selected for the file properties button to appear. This field is populated using the file properties button click this button to populate the field with the file's current checksum. Select the option, then select the algorithm ( SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512) WhatsUp Gold will use to calculate the checksum. Select this option to make the monitor dependent on the file's checksum. 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. Select this option make the monitor dependent on the date on which the file is last modified. The File size option must be selected for the file properties button to appear. This current value will populate the file size value field and can be used to set the file size threshold. Optionally, you can change the unit to either KB, MB, or GB.Ĭlick the file properties button to obtain the file's current size. The default unit used for the file size is bytes. Then enter a numerical value for the file size. Select this option, then select the appropriate variable to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan: Note: The following options are not required for the monitor scan. If you select does not exist, the monitor is up if the file is not found in the folder on the local directory. If you select exists, the monitor is up if the selected file is found in the folder on the local directory. Select the appropriate option: exists or does not exist. Note: Mapped drive paths are not permitted for the File Properties Monitor Enter the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) file path that WhatsUp Gold will use to access the file. Enter a short description for the monitor as it will appear in the Active Monitor Library. Enter a title for the monitor as it will appear in the Active Monitor Library. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.Select an existing File Properties Monitor, then click Edit. The Add File Properties Monitor dialog appears.

Select File Properties Monitor from the list, then click OK.The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears. In the Active Monitor Library, do one of the following:.From the main menu bar of the console, select Configure > Active Monitor Library.Select Configure > Active Monitor Library.The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears. If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp.To update your license, visit the MyIpswitch portal. Note: This feature is only available in WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition. 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. With this monitor you can check to see that a file is less or more than a specified number of megabytes, that a file has not been modified after a certain date, and more. 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.
