SMA Resource Monitor Tools

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?

The SMA Resource Monitor User Interface includes the following tools:

• Copy
• Delete
• Find
• Filter

Copy

Selecting Copy from the main screen opens an action pane:

• From: Select the monitor or action group to copy
• To: Name for the new monitor or action group (max 60 characters)
• OK: Select to copy
• Cancel: Select to cancel

Delete

Select the gray box to the left of the row for the monitor or action group to delete, then select Delete. A confirmation message displays:

• Yes: Deletes the monitor or action group
• No: Returns without deleting

Find

Selecting Find from the main screen opens an action pane:

• Name: Type the monitor or action group name to find
• Whole Words Only: If selected, matches only the exact whole word. If cleared, also matches words containing the search string
• Case-Sensitive: If selected, matches case exactly. If cleared, ignores case
• Find/Next: Select to start the search. Changes to Next after the first result
• Previous: Select to find the previous match
• Done: Select to close the Find pane

Filter

Selecting Filter opens an action pane. Contents vary by tab:

• Filter File Monitors
• Filter Counter Monitors
• Filter Service Monitors
• Filter Process Monitors
• Filter Action Groups

For all filter panes: select Filter to apply the filter (table refreshes to show matching items), and Done to close the pane (table refreshes to show all records).

Filter File Monitors

• Name Contains: All or part of the file name
• File State: Choose from the list (e.g., Create, Delete, SizeChange, AbsoluteSize, Modify, EOFMarker, ScanString, InUse)

Filter Counter Monitors

• Name Contains: All or part of the counter name
• Performance Object: Choose from the list
• Counter Name: Choose from the list

Filter Service Monitors

• Name Contains: All or part of the service name
• ServiceState: Choose from the list (e.g., Started, Not Started, Stopped)

Filter Process Monitors

• Name Contains: All or part of the process name
• ProcessState: Choose from the list (e.g., Running, Not Running)

Filter Action Groups

• Name Contains: All or part of the action group name
• Action Contains: Information about the specific action

Configuration Options

Setting	What It Does	Default	Notes
Name	Type the monitor or action group name to find	—	—
Whole Words Only	If selected, matches only the exact whole word.	—	—
Case-Sensitive	If selected, matches case exactly.	—	—
Find/Next	Select to start the search.	—	—
Name Contains	All or part of the file name	—	—
File State	Choose from the list (e.g., Create, Delete, SizeChange, AbsoluteSize, Modify, EOFMarker, ScanString, InUse)	—	—
Performance Object	Choose from the list	—	—
Counter Name	Choose from the list	—	—
ServiceState	Choose from the list (e.g., Started, Not Started, Stopped)	—	—
ProcessState	Choose from the list (e.g., Running, Not Running)	—	—
Action Contains	Information about the specific action	—	—

FAQs

Q: What tools does the SMA Resource Monitor UI provide for managing monitors?

The UI provides four tools: Copy (duplicates a monitor or action group), Delete (removes a monitor or action group with confirmation), Find (searches by name with options for whole-word and case-sensitive matching), and Filter (narrows the displayed list by criteria).

Q: How do you delete a monitor in SMA Resource Monitor?

Select the gray box to the left of the monitor row to select it, then select Delete. A confirmation message appears — select Yes to confirm deletion or No to cancel.

Q: How does the Find tool's Whole Words Only setting affect search results?

When Whole Words Only is selected, the search matches only the exact whole word. When cleared, the search also returns monitors whose names contain the search string as a substring.

Glossary

SMA Resource Monitor (SMARM): A Windows service that monitors files, counters, services, and processes on Windows machines. When a monitored condition is met, it sends OpCon events to trigger automation actions.

Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.