PRTG Manual: Network Share Sensor
The Network Share sensor monitors a Server Message Block (SMB) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) network share.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: Netwerkshare
- French: Partage réseau
- German: Netzwerkfreigabe
- Japanese: ネットワーク共有
- Portuguese: Compartilhamento de rede
- Russian: Сетевая папка
- Simplified Chinese: 网络共享
- Spanish: Recurso compartido de red
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a low performance impact. |
Scanning interval |
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Multi-platform probe |
You can add this sensor to a multi-platform probe. |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- cifs
- folder
- networkshare
- smb
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Setting |
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Path |
Enter the path of the network share that you want to monitor. For example, folder\subfolder. |
Timeout (Sec.) |
Enter a timeout in seconds. If the scan of the folder takes longer, the sensor cancels the request and shows an error message. If two consecutive scans fail, the sensor shows the Down status. The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes). |
Recurse Subfolders |
Specify if the sensor includes subfolders in the folder monitoring:
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Filter by File Name |
Select if you want to filter by file name:
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File Filter |
This setting is only visible if you select Include filter or Exclude filter above. Enter a comma-separated list of file names, file formats, or patterns you want to filter for. For example, '*.pdf, *.docx' includes or excludes files with the file formats .pdf or .docx. The file filter is not case-sensitive and supports wildcards (*). |
Filter by File Age |
Select if you want to filter by file age:
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Newer Than |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Enter a file age. The sensor only counts files that are younger than this age. Leave this field empty if you only want to filter for files with the Older Than setting. |
Older Than |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Enter a file age. The sensor only counts files that are older than this age. Leave this field empty if you only want to filter for files with the Newer Than setting. |
File Age Filter Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Select the time unit that you want to use for Filter by File Age:
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Setting |
Setting |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
This option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
File Count |
The number of files in the folder The sensor counts all files in a folder, including hidden files. This channel is the primary channel by default. |
Folder Count |
The number of folders |
Folder Size |
The folder size |
Newest File |
The time since the newest modification of a file in the folder (newest file) The sensor shows a negative value if the date of a modified file is in the future. |
Oldest File |
The time since the oldest modification of a file in the folder (oldest file) |
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