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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help For File Monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Monitor General Help
The C.O.L. Systems Inc. File Monitor (FileMon) is one of the Pegasus Tools
utilities.
With FileMon you can monitor all open file activity on your system, including
read/write events with response time and data bytes in the operation.
With FileMon you can monitor each file as well as each physical disk. You can
also monitor the system CPU during collection.
FileMon collects all measurements and stores them to a log file of your naming
choice. This log file can then be processed by PegLog, the post processing log
utility.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help For File Monitor Main Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Monitor Main Window
Monitoring active files is now a simple process:
1. Enter the name of the log where measurements should be written to.
2. Set which measurement you want to collect.
3. Optionally, change the default frequency and duration for the monitor
session.
4. Click Start!
5. When complete, run PegLog against the log to produce output in report
or table format.
For detailed help on each of the options in this screen, click on the
option then press the F1 key.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Help For Use Log File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use Log File
If this option is set (checked), then the log file you have identified using
the Set Log option will be used to collect data measurements to.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Help For Set Log ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Set Log
Use this control to setup the name of the log file where you want to collect
measurements to.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Help For Frequency Minutes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Frequency Minutes
Set the number of minutes between samples for the monitored system. Valid
minutes range is 0-59.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Help For Frequency Seconds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Frequency Seconds
Set the number of seconds between samples for the monitored system. Valid
seconds range is 1-59.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. Help For Duration Hours ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Duration Hours
Set the number of hours that the monitored system should collect data for.
Valid hours range is 0-23.
Pegasus File Monitor allows you to set a watchdog timer that, when elapsed time
is completed, will stop monitoring the file activity.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.6. Help For Duration Minutes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Duration Minutes
Set the number of minutes that the monitored system should collect data for.
Valid range is from 1-59.
Pegasus File Monitor allows you to set a watchdog timer that, when elapsed time
is completed, will stop monitoring file activity.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.7. Help For File Tracking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Tracking
Every file that is accessed by the system and running processes can be tracked.
This option indicates that Pegasus File Monitor should collect logical file
activity for the system being monitored.
Note: You can select either Physical Disk or File, or both, for monitoring.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.8. Help For Physical Disk Tracking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Physical Disk Tracking
This option indicates that Pegasus File Monitor should collect activity for
each physical disk in the system.
Note: You can select either Physical Disk or File, or both, for monitoring.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.9. Help For System CPU ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
System CPU
In addition to tracking application thread percent busy, the overall System
percent busy can be collected.
With this option, System CPU statistics will be written to the log (if
activated) as well as displayed in the CPU % indicator during monitoring.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.10. Help For File Monitor Start ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File Monitor Start
This button, when clicked, will start the file monitor if settings fields are
properly set.
Once the files have started being monitored, the Stop button will be available
to cancel the operation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.11. Help For Disk List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Physical Disk List
Once the file monitor begins, this list box will fill with each physical disk
found to monitor.
Note: This list will only fill if you have selected the Physical Disk option.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.12. Help For File List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
File List
Once the monitor begins, this list box will fill with the fully qualified name
of files that are opened and have activity.
Note: This box will only be filled if you have selected the File Tracking
option.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.13. Help For CPU Activity ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CPU Activity
This gauge control displays the total system CPU percent busy.
Note: This is only active if the System Cpu option is set.