Setting Up a File-Triggered Maintenance Mode in ControlUp

A question was asked about creating a trigger that would monitor a file on a server and put the server into maintenance mode if it does not exist. The response suggested using a scheduled trigger with a PowerShell script to check the file’s presence. The suggested script can be found at \\SERVERNAME\Core\ControlUpFileShareTest.txt and can be run with the command "powershell.exe -file c:\tech\scripts\find_files.ps1."

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Anyone know if it is possible to setup af trigger that looks for at given file on a server? If it does not exist the trigger needs to put the server into maintenance mode. I cant seem to find a way todo this with the filter editor

correct we don’t monitor the file system from the triggers side. What you could do is a scheduled trigger that runs an sba, looks at the file and if it has your required state write a evenlog item that you respond to with a second trigger

I used this PS script in Scoutbees to check for the presence of a file to confirm the SBM share is available:

powershell.exe -file c:\tech\scripts\find_files.ps1

Find_files.ps1:

test-path -path \\SERVERNAME\Core\ControlUpFileShareTest.txt

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