Documentation forServer & Application Monitor
Monitoring your applications and environment is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Essentials edition. Server & Application Monitor (SAM) is also available in a standalone module.

Directory Size

This SAM application monitor template determines the disk space used by files in a directory.

Prerequisites

Access to WMI or Windows file share on the target server is required.

Credentials

Administrator on the target server.

Component monitors

The main component monitor in this template is a Directory Size Monitor determine the disk space used by the files in a directory, optionally including all subdirectories. By default, it monitors the Documents and Settings folder situated on the target server on the C drive. To change the target folder, provide the correct UNC path to that folder. For details, see Directory Size Monitor.

To learn about the other component monitors in this template:

  1. Navigate to the Manage Application Monitor Templates page.
  2. Select this template.
  3. Click Edit to display component monitor details.