topic Can Dynatrace OneAgent monitor file directory and trigger alert if a new file is added in Alerting

Can Dynatrace OneAgent monitor file directory and trigger alert if a new file is added

courtney_j_trav — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:05:45 GMT

Is Dynatrace able to monitor a directory on a monitored host and provide an alert when a specific file is moved to that directory? For example, we have systems that require update or movement of data. If the update or movement fails, a file is placed into an error directory to be processed later. It would be good if an alert from Dynatrace can be initiated when a new file is added to a monitored error directory. Is this possible in Dynatrace?

Re: Can Dynatrace OneAgent monitor file directory and trigger alert if a new file is added

ct_27 — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:42:57 GMT

I too would be interested to hear what Dynatrace's response is to this. I've been trying to find a similar solution in which I can confirm that a batch job successfully ran and dropped off the file. I don't believe this is possible right now in Dynatrace but would be interesting to see if maybe through the collective use of other Dynatrace features this could be accomplished.

Re: Can Dynatrace OneAgent monitor file directory and trigger alert if a new file is added

mbowman — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:40:37 GMT

It would be ideal to be able to configure through the console.

Depending on the urgency of your need, you could create a script to monitor that location (or even for a specific file name) and then use the API to post the event. I know it's not optimal, but this could be a stop gap solution.