Creating a file monitor
To monitor a file, you must create a monitoring plan definition, select rules for the plan, and set the rules' properties.
To define a file monitor:
- From the console list frame, click File
File.
- From the detail frame, click the New instance icon. The Create File Monitor page appears:
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- Provide the following information:
- Name — Enter the name of the file monitor. You must not use spaces or special characters such as an asterisk (*), ampersand (&), or period ( . ).
- Description — Provide an optional description of the monitor.
The Enabled option is selected by default. To disable the monitor, clear the option.- File Name — Provide the name of the file you want to monitor.
- Click Save. The Create Monitoring Plan for the file monitor appears:
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- Choose the monitoring plan specifics. When you finish, click Save. The file monitor's monitoring plan definition and a list of rules selected for this plan appear.
- To add one or more rules to the plan, click Add Rule. The Available File Monitor Rules page appears:
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- Click the first rule you want to add. If you choose file age, the Rule: File Age properties page appears, as shown:
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- Provide values for the following rule properties (which might differ depending on the rule you are adding):
- Click Save.
- When you finish adding rules, click Done Adding Rules. The file monitor's monitoring definition and rules appear.
You can now edit or delete the plan.
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