correct amount of backup files stored:
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Hi,
i need to check a folder if we have correct amount of backup files stored: There must NOT be fewer than N *.bak files that are older than one day .
can i archive this with PRTG ?
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Have a look at one of the following links - they both show the same script that will due that - .bak indicates SQL but the folder monitoring script toes not need to be SQL - you can use it for any other file count as well... t
https://www.it-admins.com/sql-database-backup-monitoring/ https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/79665-sql-database-backup-monitoring
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Florian Rossmark
www.it-admins.com
Dec, 2018 - Permalink