In order to monitor file servers you can use the following sensors.

  • WMI Disk Free: This sensor monitors free disk space on fixed drives via WMI. Monitors all disks of a target system in one sensor (each volume in a different channel). For more information see Windows Systems (WMI) Sensors.
  • WMI Volume: Monitors free disk space on Volumes via WMI. Monitors only one volume (one disk) per sensor (available for Windows Vista or higher). Preferred option to WMI Disk Free. For more information see Windows Systems (WMI) Sensors.
  • WMI File: Monitors file size and existence, as well as changes to a file via WMI. For more information see Windows Systems (WMI) Sensors.
  • Share Disk Space: Monitors free disk space of SMB shares (Windows/Samba).
  • File: Monitors a file's existence, size and age and also discovers changes to the file via SMB.
  • Folder: Monitors a folder's existence as well as the number of files and their ages/sizes and also discovers changes to the folder's content.

Note: The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Sensor can be found in Various Protocol Sensors.



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