RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring

[Luz Berger]

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Hi Robert,   what WhatsUp or any other management tool needs, is an agent providing the needed data. SNMP is only rudimentary implemented in Windows, thus the SNMP4TPC agent extensions from a 3rd party.   You are correct in that diskperf puts quite a bit load onto the server. Microsoft gets its data internally from WMI, hence disk manager knows about the data. I am not an expert in Dell, but I am fairly sure Dell uses several own agents. This is also true for Compaq (Inside agents).   Have a look at www.somix.com for the Dell mibs. They include mibs for the server manager and array manager. I am sure Dell Open Manage 2.0 has the mibs as well.   Once you have the mibs, getting alerts like you mentioned is pretty easy.   Hope this helps.   Luz Berger -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Goodwin, Robert Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring I have read the knowledge bases articles…   The diskperf puts an awful load on the server..   What is amazing in both windows disk manager and Dells Array manager they report ingraphical format that ther is x% free space. The MOM server can also report the % free.   What I am trying to figure out is to get an alert from WUG when any disk drops down to 20% free space and then another when it drops to 10%.   Maybe there has to be a daemon or service that runs on the server to make that calc.   Rob   -----Original Message----- From: Cornish, Bryn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring   I found this kb much more usefull....      http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/WG-20020522-DM01.htm       I have done this successfully.  The only glitch is that you can only monitor the size of C drive. D,E, etc cant be read because of an apparent issue with the way Windows reports its perfmon stats..... so im told by ipswitch.   Bryn Cornish        -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: January 28, 2003 2:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring Robert, I received this message below.  I hope this helps. I haven't really looked thoroughly at the url yet. -Maria Hi Maria, The following Knowledgebase article addresses the issue you describe. Please follow the steps contained therein and let me know if you need further assistance. http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/WG-20001201-DM01.htm Thank You, Julie Izquierdo Ipswitch Tech Support Visit our Knowledge Base @ www.support.ipswitch.com -----Original Message----- From: Goodwin, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring No response yet and I haven't found an answer yet...   I do have MOM running but would rather get all my alerts from 1 source   Anyone????       -----Original Message----- From: Nuzman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 12:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring   Still no answer to this one? I might have to buy MOM?   Nuzman ----- Original Message ----- From: Goodwin, Robert To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:46 PM Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Disk Space Monitoring   Ok, Before everyone says that we have been over this a hundred times........     I have looked through the KB and the forum responses but still I am having trouble trying to monitor disk space.....   I run Dell Poweredge servers with Windows 2K sp3     What I want is to have WUG page me if any disk partition  (c: d:  etc) is less than 10% of space left....   I think I have all the MIBS but if anyone has specifics I can check..   Also, I do not want to turn on DISKPERF as it is a heavy load on the servers   Can someone give me specifics or if someone has done it already that works well I try not to reinvent the wheel.     Thanks   Robert Goodwin     This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal and or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed.