4.12 FilesOpen

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the number of files currently open through a shared network drive or by a user who logged onto the computer remotely, for example, by using the net use command. This script does not raise an event if a file is opened by a user who interactively logged onto the computer.

4.12.1 Resource Objects

Windows 2003 Server or later

4.12.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule for this script is Every 30 minutes.

4.12.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Description

How to Set It

Raise event?

Set to y to raise an event if the number of open files exceeds the threshold. The default is y.

Collect data?

Set to y to collect data for charts and reports. The default is n.

Maximum number of files open threshold

Specify the maximum number of files that can be open before an event is raised. The default is 200.

Event severity level for open files

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the number of open files exceeds the threshold. The default is 5 (red event indicator).

Event severity level for an unexpected Knowledge Script error

Set the event severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which FilesOpen job fails unexpectedly. The default is 35 (magenta event indicator).