Need to monitor a file size which doesn't have file name extension

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

How to monitor a file size on Unix | Linux which doesn't have file name extension using "dirscan" probe

Ex: The file name is /test  (no extension)

The Dirscan probe UI show only files having .extension like .txt, .log etc

 

Environment

Release : 9.x

Component : UIM - DIRSCAN

Resolution

1. Create a file named "test" in "/" directory without any file name extension

2. Create a profile in dirscan probe to monitor file size of "/test" file

3. Restart the probe after above configuration

4. It will monitor this file size and generate an alert when it breaches the threshols