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Manual Configuring GFI Network Server Monitor |29
Select the „Once every …… minutes as long as the check continues failing’ option, ONLY
if this alert is to be sent more than once during the time that this check is in a failed
state. In this case specify the time interval (in minutes) required between each alert
sent. (e.g., To send an alert every 10 minutes, select this option and enter „10‟ in the
time interval to make it read „„Once every 10 minutes as long as the check continues
failing’).
6. Click on „Apply‟ to accept the current configuration.
3.4.5 Run an external file after an alert is triggered
Screenshot 27 - Run External File setup dialog
GFI Network Server Monitor can be set up to launch executables, batch and/or VBScript files
whenever an important event occurs. This action is configured as follows:
1. Right click on the check to be configured and select „Properties‟. By default the check
properties dialog will open in the „General‟ tab.
2. Click on the Actions Tab. If the „Inherit run external file parameters from parent folder’
option is selected, unselect it and click on „Settings‟ in the run external file area.
3. Specify the event condition during which the external file will be run:
» Select „When the check fails execute…..‟ option to launch files whenever the check fails.
» Select „When the check recovers …‟ option if you want to launch files when the
monitoring check recovers from a failed state.
4. Click on the respective „Add‟ button and specify the complete path to the file to be executed
(e.g. c:\Error_folder\Capture_Error.exe).