How to monitor only root files on linux system..

[zeki]

Hi all;

We are monitoring our clients disk threshold and usage , but on the some Linux systems  we need to monitoring only "root" folders (or special folders) not all disk . Can we do that on netxms version 1.2.14 . if yes how can we do that.
Thanks

[tomaskir]

Walk .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.2.3.1 that is the StorageEntry MIB.
Specifically .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.2.3.1.3 will give you the descriptions.

You can only monitor file systems, not separate files, so if you want to monitor a directory, it has to be mounted (the actual directory needs to be mounted), not just a part of a mounted FS.

[victor]

Hi,

you can do this using agent and parameter File.Size with recursive option set to on. For example, to monitor total size of all files under /home/user, add the following DCI:

File.Size(/home/user,*,1)

For reference, full description of File.Size is below:

File.Size(path, pattern, recursive, size, age)
where
    path    : path to directory or file to check
    pattern : pattern for file name matching
    recursive : recursion flag; if set to 1 or true, agent will scan subdirectories
    size      : size filter; if < 0, only files with size less than abs(value) will match;
                          if > 0, only files with size greater than value will match
    age      : age filter; if < 0, only files created after now - abs(value) will match;
                          if > 0, only files created before now - value will match

all arguments except path are optional.

Same syntax is for File.Count, which will return number of files instead of size.

Best regards,
Victor