Get Disk Space Status

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Applies To: Opalis 6.3

The Get Disk Space Status object will retrieve the current amount of available disk space on a UNC path or local disk drive that you specify.

The Get Disk Space Status object can be used to check the space of a destination folder before transferring files to that location.

Configuring the Get Disk Space Status Object

To configure the Get Disk Space Status object you will need to know the UNC path or local drive that you want to check.

To configure the Get Disk Space Status object

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

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

  3. For information about the settings on the Details tab see the following table.

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

Details Tab

Element Configuration Instructions

Computer

Type the name of the computer that you are checking. You can also use the ellipsis ( ... ) button to browse for the computer.

Drive or UNC path

Type the drive path or UNC path that you want to check. To specify a local drive path include the colon and backslash. For example, to specify the C drive type "C:\". If you specify a local drive path, the Action Server that runs the Policy will check its local drive. The Action Server that runs this Policy must have the appropriate rights to check the process on the computer on which you are checking the disk space status.

Get Disk Space Status 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

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.