File Server - How to add
Add File Server Resource
Requisites for file monitoring
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The Windows machine, whose files/folders are to be monitored, must be added as a host (Windows) in EventLog Analyzer server
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An agent should be installed in that particular machine
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An agent installed in a particular machine can monitor only the files and folders of that machine
Configuring File Integrity Monitoring
To configure File Integrity Monitoring, go to
- Home tab > File Monitoring > Monitoring List > Actions: Add or
- Settings tab > Configurations: File Monitoring > Add
If you want to monitor the files/folders in a location that is same across various hosts, then you can save the location as a template and assign it to a number of hosts
In the 'Assign host' field, you can either select the host from the auto-complete list or type the host name whose files/folders are to be monitored. You can select/enter multiple hosts only if the files/folders are in the same location across all the hosts
In 'Location(s) File(s)' field, type the location (absolute path) of the files/folders which are need to be monitored. Alternatively you can also import a text file that contains the location
To import the text file click on 'Import' link
Browse and select the text file, that contains the location of the files/ folders that are to be monitored
- Click on Import button to import the text file
'Exclude' field provides you an option to exclude certain sub-folders (contained in the folder specified above), from monitoring. Specify the location of the sub-folder in this field to exclude it from monitoring
Save the configuration by clicking on 'Save Monitoring' button
- If you want to monitor the check sum changes in the files, then select the Checksum checkbox. The check sum changes will only be monitored for those files that are added, after enabling this feature
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Caution: Monitoring checksum is a CPU, memory intensive activity |
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