The File Scanning module scans files on a host for user-specified patterns. Multiple instances of the File Scanning module can be loaded to scan multiple files. This module requires you to add rows for the data property tables. For more information, see To Add a Row to a Data Property Table.
The File Scanning module has the following managed objects:
File ID Table
File Statistics Table
Scan Table
The following table provides a brief description of the properties for file scanning.
Table C–124 File Scanning Properties
Property |
Description |
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File ID |
Name of the pattern used in the file scan |
File Stats |
State of the pattern listed |
Scan Table |
Name of the pattern used in the file scan |
The following table provides a brief description of the properties for file ID.
Table C–125 File ID Properties
Property |
Description |
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Filename |
Full path name of the file to be scanned |
Scan Mode |
Mode in which the file is being scanned |
Start Time |
Time the file scan was first started |
The File Statistics table displays summary information on the file that is to be scanned. The following table provides a brief description of the properties for file statistics.
Table C–126 File Statistics Properties
Property |
Description |
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Modification Time |
Date and time when the file was last modified |
File Size |
Size of the file in bytes |
Number of Lines |
Number of lines that are in the file |
Lines Per Second |
Rate at which the file is changing in lines per second |
The following table provides a brief description of the properties for scan.
Table C–127 Scan Table Properties
Property |
Description |
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Row Status |
Status of the row |
Pattern Name |
Name of the pattern that was used in the file scan |
Pattern Description |
Name of the pattern entry to be displayed in the name field of the Scan Results section. To scan the fault messages in the syslog file, prefix the description with FMA: |
Regexp Pattern |
Regular expression pattern to be used when scanning the file for entries. To scan the fault messages in the syslog file, specify the pattern in this format: <token>:<value>, where <token> is the fault parameter and <value> is the value of the fault parameter. |
Pattern State |
State of the pattern listed (on/off). The off state indicates that the listed pattern is not used in the file scan |
Matches |
Number of lines that contain the pattern |