Old Files Test

This test tracks the age of the files within a specified directory on the system.

Target of the test : Any host

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every directory being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address oh the host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	The port on which the specified host listens.
TargetDirs	Specify a comma-separated list of directory names to be monitored.
Recursive	This flag indicates if the test must check the target directories recursively or not. If this flag is set to True, then all the sub-directories of each target directory are also checked.
MaxAge	This test will report the number of files that are older than the duration (in minutes) specified in the MaxAge text box.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Total files	The total number of files in the directory being monitored.	Number
Total old files	The total number of old files - i.e. the files for which last modified time was smaller than the current time.	Number