File System Space Change Check

This check monitors changes in file system utilization, generating an Alert where the data at the selected volume has grown by more than n percent in a 24 hour period.

Where a Check is added or edited the new settings are downloaded to the Agent the next time it communicates back to the Dashboard and applied when the Check runs after that.

Dashboard Check configuration

Add

  1. Select the workstation in the Dashboard North-pane
  2. Go to the South-pane Checks tab
  3. Click Add Check > Add DSC Check > File System Space Change Check 
  4. Select the Disk and enter the volume Threshold
  5. To run an Automated Task when the Check fails choose Assign a Task after creating the Check
  6. Click OK to save and apply
  7. If selecting "Assign a Task after creating the Check" click Next to navigate through the wizard
    1. Search for and choose the script
    2. Provide a "Descriptive Name" to identify the script in the Dashboard and Reports
    3. Configure the Script Parameters (if required)
    4. Set maximum permitted execution time in Days, Hours and Minutes
    5. Set a Script timeout in the range 1 - 3600 seconds (default 120 seconds)
  8. Click Finish to save and apply

Edit

  1. Select the workstation in the North-pane of the Dashboard
  2. Go to the Checks tab
  3. Select the target File System Space Change Check
  4. From the Check drop-down
  5. Click Edit Check (also available from the Check's right-click menu)
  6. Configure the Disk, Threshold and assigned Task (where enabled)
  7. Click OK to save and apply

Delete

  1. Select the workstation in the North-pane of the Dashboard
  2. Go to the Checks tab
  3. Select the target File System Space Change Check
  4. From the Check drop-down
  5. Click Delete Check (also available from the Check's right-click menu)
  6. Enter the password you have logged into the Dashboard under to confirm removal
  7. Click OK to delete

Dashboard

Once uploaded to the Dashboard the "More Information" column containing the Total and Free space values along with the percentage Change reported by the Check, whilst clicking on this link opens the "More Information..." dialog.

  1. Select the workstation in the North-pane of the Dashboard
  2. Go to the Checks tab
  3. Click the More Information link against the target File System Space Check

This dialog includes the overall file system "Capacity", the Used space" and "Free space" values along with a graphical representation of this information; the Space percentage is displayed when hovering over the "Free space" or "Used space" portion of the graph.