Monitor Disk Space

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Applies To: Opalis 6.3

The Monitor Disk Space object will trigger a Policy when the disk space on a computer passes a critical threshold. You can monitor multiple drives on different computers with a single Monitor Disk Space object.

The Monitor Disk Space object can be used to trigger policies that will automatically backup and purge files on a hard drive that is running out of space.

Configuring the Monitor Disk Space Object

To configure the Monitor Disk Space object you will need to know the drives that you want to monitor, the computer where those drives are located, and the threshold values that you are monitoring.

The Action Server that runs this Policy must have the appropriate rights to check the process on the computer that you are monitoring.

To configure the Monitor Disk Space object

  1. From the Objects pane, drag a Monitor Disk Space object to the active Policy.

  2. Double-click the Monitor Disk Space object icon. The Properties dialog opens.

  3. The Details tab displays all the disk space conditions that have been configured for the Monitor Disk Space object. Click Add. A new condition appears in the list.

  4. Click each underlined portion of the disk space condition and change the values to specify the drive, relation, size, and units that will make up the rule.

  5. In the Test Interval box, specify the amount of time in seconds between each test of the disk space on the systems that you have specified. The Monitor Disk Space object will only trigger every time the size of the drive goes from within the threshold to outside of the threshold.

  6. For information about the settings on the General tab, the Run Behavior tab, and other tabs if applicable, see Common Tabs.

Test Frequency Example: the Monitor Disk Space Object is set to test every 30 seconds

Time All Disks are Passed Threshold? Result

30s

No

Do not trigger Policy

60s

Yes

Trigger Policy

90s

Yes

Do not trigger Policy

120s

No

Do not trigger Policy

150s

Yes

Trigger Policy

Monitor Disk Space Published Data

The following table lists the element names and descriptions of the data published by this object. For information about the published data elements that are common to all objects, see Policy Workflow Rules.

Element Name Description

Computer

The name of the computer where the drive is being monitored.

Drive

The drive that is being monitored.

Percentage of Space available

The percentage of the entire drive capacity that is available.

MB available

The number of megabytes available on the drive.

GB available

The number of gigabytes available on the drive.

Test interval

The number of seconds between each test of the disk space.