Main Program

The main program

If you start CheckSystem you'll get the main program. The next section explains the CheckSystem main screen.

Toolbar:

The toolbar shows the most used buttons. It allows for quick access to the mostly used functions. The buttons from left to right are:

Create a new CheckSystem job
Delete a CheckSystem job
Open a CheckSystem profile
Save the current CheckSystem profile
View CheckSystem logfile
Open Mail Template Editor
Check now (check the jobs, which stored in the joblist)
Stops a current check
Send test e-mail (for checking your mail configuartion)
Move the selected item up
Move the selected item down
Open permanent jobs settings
Open the CheckSystem preference menu
Open the CheckSystem Report options
Open CheckSystem help (this document)
Open the CheckSystem homepage

Joblist:

The joblist contains all CheckSystem tasks. The following is a short description of the list:

If you monitor a disk or partition the first column contains the drive letter and label. The column Limit / Parameter shows the minimum free space allowed before CheckSystem sends an e-mail with error information. The column Unit shows whether the value in the second column is in kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes. The column Type specifies the monitoring type. For disk and partition monitor it displays Disk. The column Advanced shows whether an action will be performed when the free space falls under the limit. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which should be executed.

If you monitor a directory the first column contains the name and location of it. The second column shows the maximum directory size. If the directory grows over this limit, you'll get an e-mail with a detailed error report. The column Unit determines whether the directory limit is in kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes. The column Type shows the monitoring type. For directory monitor Dir is displayed. The column Advanced specifies whether an action will be performed when the directory size breaks the limit. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which will be executed.

If you monitor an application the first column contains the filename including the full path. The second column contains an optional start parameter. The column Unit is ignored. The column Type shows the monitoring type. For application monitoring App is displayed. The column Advanced shows the CheckSystem check method. Execute the application if it doesn't run (Start) or terminate it, if it runs (Stop).

If you monitor a CPU usage the first column contains the label CPU Monitor. The second column displays the CPU usage limit. The column Unit contains the timeframe in which the CPU usage should break the limit before an e-mail alert is sent. The column Type shows the monitoring type. For CPU usage monitoring it displays CPU and the number of the monitored CPU. The column Advanced displays the action which will be performed when the usage breaks the limit. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which will be executed.

If you monitor a service the first column contains the long name and the second contains the short name of the service. The column Unit is ignored. The column Type shows the monitoring type. For System service monitoring Svc is displayed. The column Advanced displays the CheckSystem check method. Start the service if it doesn't run or Stop it, if it is running.

If you monitor file properties the first column contains the monitored file. The second column shows the monitor method. No Change informs you if the file properties have not been changed and Change informs you when the properties have been changed. The column Unit contains the monitored file properties. The column Type specifies the monitoring type. For file property monitoring File is displayed. The column Advanced specifies the action which will be performed when one of the properties has or has not been changed. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which will be executed.

If you monitor a http site the first column contains the name (URL) of it. If you connect via a proxy server the second column shows it. The column Unit contains if CheckSystem will send a recover message after an error. Recover means a Message will be sent, No Recover means no message will be sent. The column Type specifies the monitoring type. For http monitoring Http is displayed. The column Advanced specifies the action which will be performed when the website is down. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which will be executed.

If you monitor a log file the first column contains the monitored file. The second column is unused. The column Unit shows whether CheckSystem should mail the new log entries as an attached text file. Textfile means the new entries are mail as an attachment. Normal means the entries are not mailed via attachment. The column Type shows the monitoring type. For log file monitoring Log is displayed. The column Advanced shows the action which will be performed when a log file has new entries. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which will be executed.

If you monitor a TCP/IP connection the first column contains the name or IP address of the monitored system. The second column specifies if a alert is to be send when the checked system is available (On) or not available (Off). The column Unit is unused. The column Type shows the monitoring type. For tcp/ip connection monitoring TCP is displayed. The column Advanced shows the action which will be performed when a system is available respectively not available. Start starts an application, Stop terminates it. No Action performs no action. The Action columns contains the application which will be executed.

The checkbox on the left side of each entry indicates, if the job is activated or deactivated.

Status bar:

The CheckSystem status bar shows some useful information. The LED in first column indicates if the scheduler is on (LED is green) or off (LED is red). The second column shows the countdown until the next check. The third and fourth column show if the event log resp. the Dr. Watson monitor is active (green) or not (red). A double click on it changes the status. The last column shows the current profile. If it is blank, no profile is loaded or CheckSystem is running as a service.