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Monitoring

Configures the monitored sources. See Monitoring How-To for more details.

Description
 
 
Monitored sources

Select the monitored sources. As long as one source signals activity, the server is kept running. 

See Monitoring How-To for more details.

Windows Home Server clients

Monitors client activity on Windows Home Server computers which have a Windows Home Server 2011 connector installed. This setting requires that you also select the computers on the computers tab for monitoring. 

The monitored computer should not be running all the time, otherwise use network load monitoring!

IP based clients (network devices)

Monitors activity of any IP based device. Use this for any computer without a Windows Home Server 2011 connector, like an internet radio or a streaming device. This setting requires that you scan the network for devices and then select each device on the computers tab. 

The monitored device should not be running all the time, otherwise use network load monitoring!

Mobile devices

Monitors activity of Lights-Out Mobile on smartphones and also activity of Lights-Out Agent for Mac OS X. 

There is a dependency between these two options:

  • Enabling monitoring of mobile devices also enables the web service
  • Disabling the web service also disables monitoring of mobile devices
Remote access

Monitors remote access to your Windows Home Server 2011 Website.

On during backup time

Always on during configured backup time 

This setting keeps the server active during the entire backup time span. This setting is also responsible for server wake-up. This includes the new server backup for Windows Home Server 2011! Without this setting, the server is only active during a client backup. 

 

Expert settings

Expert settings offer additional sources which may need some tinkering to find the optimum values. Click on More to display these settings.

File(s)

Monitors files on your Windows Home Server 2011. Enter a path including drive letter, directory and file name. You can use this to keep the server running when a certain file exists. For example you can use a USB thumb drive to keep the server running or watch a file created by another application. Monitoring only checks the existence, not the contents. 

When you use a directory instead of a file name, any file within the directory signals activity. Wildcards are not allowed. 

Multiple file names are separated with a comma.

Process(es)

Monitors processes on your Windows Home Server 2011. Specify the name of a process without extension, for example use notepad to monitor any notepad process. Monitoring only checks the existence, not the activity. 

Multiple process names are separated with a comma.

CPU Load

Monitors CPU load. As long as the CPU load is above the specified value, the server is kept active.

Network Load

Monitors network load. As long as the network load is above the specified value, the server is kept running. This monitor is intended to watch streaming operations or used with computers and devices running 24/7. 

The optimum setting needs some tinkering. For MP3 streaming values in the range 5-10KB/s are typical.

Monitor console session

Keeps your server running when you are logged on into a physical server session using mouse/keyboard and monitor.

Monitor remote desktop session

Keeps your server running when you are logged on in a remote desktop session. This includes access via Dashboard.

Monitor shares

Monitors access to shared folders and files of your server. This is useful for devices which are “always on” like an Apple iPad.

Remarks

Community edition 

Most options are not available in the community edition (marked with a turquoise background) 

 

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