Folder Size

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list Ray Reuter · Mon, 13 May 2013 13:26:44 -0400 ·

Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a
programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have
done this already or knows of someone who has been successful.

list Michael Beatty · Mon, 13 May 2013 13:55:02 -0400 ·

That is a built in component of Xymon.  Please review the xymon man pages, specifically thae "analysis.cfg" page (File Status Column Settings) and the "client-local.cfg" page (Directory Configuration Entries)

Michael Beatty

▸ quoted from Ray Reuter


On 05/13/2013 01:26 PM, Ray Reuter wrote:

Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have done this already or knows of someone who has been successful.

list Martin Flemming · Mon, 13 May 2013 20:42:13 +0200 (CEST) ·

▸ quoted from Ray Reuter

On Mon, 13 May 2013, Ray Reuter wrote:

Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have done this already or knows of
someone who has been successful.

Hi !


Something like in

analysis.cfg

HOST=server1
DIR %^/var/log/.* size<2000000 TRACK

and in client-local.cfg

[server1]
dir:`find /var/log -maxdepth 1 -type d`

cheers,
 	martin

list Ray Reuter · Tue, 14 May 2013 07:25:36 -0400 ·

The host in question is a windows server. I should have mentioned that in
the initial thread, I did read previously where it could be done with ease
in the non-windows world but have found nothing for windows. It has a cifs
share presented to it and we are trying to avoid having that particular
folder grow beyond 3GB.

▸ quoted from Martin Flemming



On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Martin Flemming <user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid>wrote:

On Mon, 13 May 2013, Ray Reuter wrote:

 Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a

programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have
done this already or knows of
someone who has been successful.

Hi !


Something like in

analysis.cfg

HOST=server1
DIR %^/var/log/.* size<2000000 TRACK

and in client-local.cfg

[server1]
dir:`find /var/log -maxdepth 1 -type d`

cheers,
        martin

______________________________**


Xymon at xymon.com<

list Neil Simmonds · Tue, 14 May 2013 12:33:22 +0000 ·

Here’s a vbScript you could use, the example would flag red if C:\Data was > 300Mb in size

testName = "Folder"
outputfilename = Replace(testName,".","")
strFilePath="C:\Program Files\BBWin\tmp"
strProcessColour = "green"
Set fso= CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set f = fso.OpenTextFile(strFilePath & "\" & outputfilename , 8 , True)

dim FSO, objFolder,datafolder, foldername

foldername = "c:\Data"

If fso.FolderExists(foldername ) Then
Set objFolder= FSO.GetFolder(foldername )  'getting folder size objFolder.Size\par
ShowFolderDetails objFolder
    
Sub ShowFolderDetails(oF)
datafolder  = oF.Size / 1048576
    If (datafolder > 300) Then
        strProcessColour = "red"
        f.Write strProcessColour & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Name       : " & foldername & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Size (Mb)  : " & datafolder & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder size exceeeds 300Mb"
    Else
        strProcessColour = "green"
        f.Write strProcessColour & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Name       : " & foldername & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Size (Mb)  : " & datafolder & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Size OK" 
    End If
End Sub    
End If

f.Close

▸ quoted from Ray Reuter

From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Ray Reuter
Sent: 14 May 2013 12:26
To: Martin Flemming
Cc: xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Folder Size

The host in question is a windows server. I should have mentioned that in the initial thread, I did read previously where it could be done with ease in the non-windows world but have found nothing for windows. It has a cifs share presented to it and we are trying to avoid having that particular folder grow beyond 3GB.

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Martin Flemming <user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid><mailto:user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
On Mon, 13 May 2013, Ray Reuter wrote:
Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have done this already or knows of
someone who has been successful.

Hi !

Something like in

analysis.cfg

HOST=server1
DIR %^/var/log/.* size<2000000 TRACK

and in client-local.cfg

[server1]
dir:`find /var/log -maxdepth 1 -type d`

cheers,
        martin


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list Ray Reuter · Tue, 14 May 2013 09:55:37 -0400 ·

Thank you Neil

So this would be an external script for me to put in the ext folder and
then call it using the bbwin.cfg file correct. I am trying to understand
the external scripts more and I have been doing a lot of reading. I wish I
were more of a programmer.


On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Neil Simmonds <

▸ quoted from Neil Simmonds

user-8188d25e65e4@xymon.invalid> wrote:

 Here’s a vbScript you could use, the example would flag red if C:\Data
was > 300Mb in size****

** **

testName = "Folder"
outputfilename = Replace(testName,".","")
strFilePath="C:\Program Files\BBWin\tmp"
strProcessColour = "green"
Set fso= CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set f = fso.OpenTextFile(strFilePath & "\" & outputfilename , 8 , True)

dim FSO, objFolder,datafolder, foldername

foldername = "c:\Data"

If fso.FolderExists(foldername ) Then
Set objFolder= FSO.GetFolder(foldername ) 'getting folder size
objFolder.Size\par
ShowFolderDetails objFolder

Sub ShowFolderDetails(oF)
datafolder = oF.Size / 1048576
 If (datafolder > 300) Then
 strProcessColour = "red"
 f.Write strProcessColour & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
 f.Write "Folder Name : " & foldername & vbCrLf
 f.Write "Folder Size (Mb) : " & datafolder & vbCrLf
 f.Write "Folder size exceeeds 300Mb"
 Else
 strProcessColour = "green"
 f.Write strProcessColour & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
 f.Write "Folder Name : " & foldername & vbCrLf
 f.Write "Folder Size (Mb) : " & datafolder & vbCrLf
 f.Write "Folder Size OK"
 End If
End Sub
End If

f.Close****

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*From:* Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] *On Behalf Of *Ray Reuter
*Sent:* 14 May 2013 12:26
*To:* Martin Flemming
*Cc:* xymon at xymon.com
*Subject:* Re: [Xymon] Folder Size****

** **

The host in question is a windows server. I should have mentioned that in
the initial thread, I did read previously where it could be done with ease
in the non-windows world but have found nothing for windows. It has a cifs
share presented to it and we are trying to avoid having that particular
folder grow beyond 3GB.****

** **


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Martin Flemming <user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid>

▸ quoted from Neil Simmonds

wrote:****

 On Mon, 13 May 2013, Ray Reuter wrote:****

Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a
programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have
done this already or knows of
someone who has been successful.****

** **

Hi !


Something like in

analysis.cfg

HOST=server1
DIR %^/var/log/.* size<2000000 TRACK

and in client-local.cfg

[server1]
dir:`find /var/log -maxdepth 1 -type d`

cheers,
        martin****


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list Neil Simmonds · Tue, 14 May 2013 14:48:03 +0000 ·

Hi Ray,

That’s exactly how you’d use it. Just change foldername to the folder required, change strFilePath if you’re on a 64 bit system (so it would be “C:\Program Files (x86)\BBWin\tmp”) and change the 300 to the value in Mb that you want to use. Then just change your externals section of BBWin.cfg to add a line like <load value="C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe C:\Program Files\BBWin\ext\Folder.vbs" /> or the x86 program files directory if on 64 bit.

I’ve found it better to use the full path of cscript.exe and the actual script as I’ve had issues without them.

If you download VBSEdit (http://www.vbsedit.com/) you can actually create an executable from the script which means no one can change it. Then you would just use
<load value="C:\Program Files\BBWin\ext\Folder.exe" />

Hope that helps,
Neil.

▸ quoted from Ray Reuter

From: Ray Reuter [mailto:user-9df4e3e828ec@xymon.invalid]
Sent: 14 May 2013 14:56
To: Neil Simmonds
Cc: Xymon at xymon.com
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Folder Size

Thank you Neil

So this would be an external script for me to put in the ext folder and then call it using the bbwin.cfg file correct. I am trying to understand the external scripts more and I have been doing a lot of reading. I wish I were more of a programmer.

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Neil Simmonds <user-8188d25e65e4@xymon.invalid><mailto:user-8188d25e65e4@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
Here’s a vbScript you could use, the example would flag red if C:\Data was > 300Mb in size

testName = "Folder"
outputfilename = Replace(testName,".","")
strFilePath="C:\Program Files\BBWin\tmp"
strProcessColour = "green"
Set fso= CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set f = fso.OpenTextFile(strFilePath & "\" & outputfilename , 8 , True)

dim FSO, objFolder,datafolder, foldername

foldername = "c:\Data"

If fso.FolderExists(foldername ) Then
Set objFolder= FSO.GetFolder(foldername )  'getting folder size objFolder.Size\par
ShowFolderDetails objFolder

Sub ShowFolderDetails(oF)
datafolder  = oF.Size / 1048576
    If (datafolder > 300) Then
        strProcessColour = "red"
        f.Write strProcessColour & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Name       : " & foldername & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Size (Mb)  : " & datafolder & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder size exceeeds 300Mb"
    Else
        strProcessColour = "green"
        f.Write strProcessColour & " " & Date & " " & Time & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Name       : " & foldername & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Size (Mb)  : " & datafolder & vbCrLf
        f.Write "Folder Size OK" 
    End If
End Sub    
End If

f.Close

From: Xymon [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com>] On Behalf Of Ray Reuter
Sent: 14 May 2013 12:26
To: Martin Flemming
Cc: xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>
Subject: Re: [Xymon] Folder Size

The host in question is a windows server. I should have mentioned that in the initial thread, I did read previously where it could be done with ease in the non-windows world but have found nothing for windows. It has a cifs share presented to it and we are trying to avoid having that particular folder grow beyond 3GB.

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Martin Flemming <user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid><mailto:user-f286aaa49a76@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
On Mon, 13 May 2013, Ray Reuter wrote:
Does anyone know of a way to monitor the size of a folder? I am not a programmer so I figured I would reach out to you and see who might have done this already or knows of
someone who has been successful.

Hi !

Something like in

analysis.cfg

HOST=server1
DIR %^/var/log/.* size<2000000 TRACK

and in client-local.cfg

[server1]
dir:`find /var/log -maxdepth 1 -type d`

cheers,
        martin

Name & Registered Office: EXPRESS GIFTS LIMITED, 2 GREGORY ST, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, SK14 4TH, Company No. 00718151.
Express Gifts Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority


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