FSRM Folders Quota Test

File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) is a role service in Windows Server that enables you to manage and classify data stored on file servers. FSRM quota is a feature of the Microsoft Windows File Server Resource Manager that can be used to limit disk space usage for file system folders. Quotas enable administrators to control the amount of storage capacity users consume. There are two kinds of quotas: soft quotas and hard quotas. A hard quota prevents users from saving files after the space limit is reached and generates notifications when the volume of data reaches the configured threshold. A soft quota does not enforce the quota limit but generates a notification when the configured threshold is met. Quota templates can also be created and used to assign space for files and folders. Quota management allows you to limit the space that is allowed for a volume or folder and generate notifications when the quota limit is approached or exceeded.

Careful quota management can prevent unimportant files or certain file types from taking up too much space on your server. Hence, it is very important to keep vigil on the quota usage of a folder and promptly alert administrators if the quota limit is exceeded. This test continuously monitors the target folder and reports whether/not the quota is enabled for each folder. In addition, this test also reports the quota utilization of each folder and reports whether/not the quota is soft type. Thus, the metrics reported by this test helps administrators to proactively determine any quota limit violation and prevent any potential space contention before it affects the performance of the server.

Target of the test : A Windows Host

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test :One set of results for each folder created on the target windows host being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Detailed Diagnosis

To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option.

The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability
  • Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.
Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Is quota enabled?

Indicates whether/not the quota is enabled for this folder.

 

This measure is determined using Quota.Disabled value which indicates that the quota is disabled.

The values that this measure report and their corresponding numeric values have been listed in the table below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Yes 1
No 2

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate whether the quota is enabled or not for this folder. The graph of this measure however will represent the same  using the numeric equivalents.

Using the detailed diagnosis of this measure the quota path and quota limit can be identified.

Is quota soft type?

Indicates whether/not the quota is soft type on this folder.

 

This measure is determined using Quota.SoftLimit value Indicates that the quota reports on the disk usage with respect to the size limit and run thresholds, but does not enforce the size limit.

The values that this measure report and their corresponding numeric values have been listed in the table below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Yes 1
No 2

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate whether the quota is enabled or not for this folder. The graph of this measure however will represent the same  using the numeric equivalents.

Is match template?

Indicate whether/not the quota for this folder matches with the original quota template.

 

This measure is determined using Quota.MatchesTemplate value Indicates that the quota template matches with the original template. You can modify only those quotas that still match the original template or all quotas that are derived from the original template.

The values that this measure report and their corresponding numeric values have been listed in the table below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Yes 1
No 2

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate whether the quota template matches with the original template or not. The graph of this measure however will represent the same  using the numeric equivalents.

Quota limit

Indicates the quota limit specified for this folder.

MB

 

Quota used

Indicates the amount of quota used by this folder.

MB

 

Quota free

Indicates the amount of quota available for use for this folder.

MB

 

Quota usage

Indicates the percentage of quota for this folder that is currently in use.

Percent

A value close to 100% implies that the folder is about to exhaust its quota.