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+# windows-disk-monitoring
+
+Monitors the disk of an HP server and copies the report to the web-frontend.
+
+### Preparations:
+
+  - Please install "```Smart Storage Administrator```": (ssacli.exe)
+  - Customize the following variables in the file "```disk_monitoring.ps1```" 
+```
+$smtpServer = "smtp.gmail.com"
+$smtpFrom = "MY_SERVER_MAIL@gmail.com"
+$SMTPPort = "587"
+$Username = "MY_SERVER_MAIL@gmail.com"
+$Password = "MY_SERVER_MAIL_PASSWORD"
+$smtpTo = "MY_DESTINATION_MAIL"
+```
+  - Customize the SMB variables in the file "```start_disk_monitoring.bat```" or comment it out!
+```net use x: \\MY_SMB_SERVER_IP\web /USER:MY_SMB_USER MY_SMB_PASSWORD```
+
+### Automated checks:
+  - Installation of the windows scheduler task to automate the checks. The template is located in the file "```windows_task_scheduler_template.xml```"
diff --git a/_windows_disk_monitoring/disk_monitoring.ps1 b/_windows_disk_monitoring/disk_monitoring.ps1
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+$localhost="HOST-BLACKNET" 
+Get-item ".\log.txt" -ea 0 | Remove-Item -ea 0 
+$logfile=".\log.txt" 
+
+
+function CheckSmartArray { 
+Write-Host " " 
+Write-Host "Checking SmartArray on system"$localhost"" -foregroundcolor green 
+C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Program Files\Smart Storage Administrator\ssacli\bin\ssacli.exe" controller slot=2 physicaldrive all show 
+C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Program Files\Smart Storage Administrator\ssacli\bin\ssacli.exe" controller slot=0 physicaldrive all show 
+}
+
+CheckSmartArray | out-file -filepath $logfile -append
+
+function SentDiskDrivefailedviaMail { 
+$Logs=Get-Content $logfile 
+$smtpServer = "smtp.gmail.com" 
+$smtpFrom = "MY_SERVER_MAIL@gmail.com" 
+$SMTPPort = "587" 
+$Username = "MY_SERVER_MAIL@gmail.com" 
+$Password = "MY_SERVER_MAIL_PASSWORD" 
+$smtpTo = "MY_DESTINATION_MAIL" 
+$messageSubject = "Disk Drive failed at $localhost"
+
+[string]$messagebody = ""
+
+foreach ($log in $logs ) 
+{ 
+    $messagebody = $messagebody + $log + "`r`n" 
+} 
+Write-Host "failed disk detected – starting to sent mail to $smtpTo via $smtpServer …." -ForegroundColor red 
+$SMTPClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient( $smtpServer, $SMTPPort )
+$SMTPClient.EnableSsl = $true
+$SMTPClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($Username, $Password); 
+$SMTPClient.Send($smtpFrom,$smtpTo,$messagesubject,$messagebody)
+Write-Host "mail sent completed " -ForegroundColor green
+Write-Host " " 
+}
+
+#Check logfile if a "Failed" status can be found, if true send a mail with "SentDiskDrivefailedviaMail" function 
+[array]$logcontent=gc $logfile 
+foreach ($line in $logcontent) { 
+    if ($line -match "Failed") { 
+    Write-Host " " 
+    write-host "failed disk found at $localhost " -foregroundcolor red 
+    write-host "detailed logs can be found $logfile " -foregroundcolor red 
+    Write-Host " " 
+    SentDiskDrivefailedviaMail 
+    } 
+}
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+@echo off
+cd C:\_\hp_disk_monitoring\
+REM Generates the array output health data and send mail if failed disks are found:
+Powershell.exe -executionpolicy remotesigned -File  C:\_\hp_disk_monitoring\disk_monitoring.ps1
+
+REM Mounts the SMB volume where the frontend is hosted and copies the report:
+net use x: \\MY_SMB_SERVER_IP\web /USER:MY_SMB_USER MY_SMB_PASSWORD
+xcopy C:\_\hp_disk_monitoring\log.txt x:\hprack-mon\ /Y
+net use x: /delete
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