Monitor a server hard drives with Powershell
Script
This script is used to monitor the disk space of a server and to send an alert email when the remaining disk space reaches the limit set by the administrator.
Github Link : https://github.com/ChrisMogis/MonitoringFreeHardDriveSpace/blob/main/FreeSpaceHardDrive.ps1
#Function create Log folder
Function CreateLogsFolder
{
If(!(Test-Path C:\Logs))
{
New-Item -Force -Path "C:\Logs\" -ItemType Directory
}
else
{
Write-Host "The folder "C:\Logs\" already exists !"
}
}
#Create Log Folder
CreateLogsFolder
#Declaration of script variables
$Client = "Client Name"
$ListDisk = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_LogicalDisk | where {$_.DriveType -eq "3"}
$Server = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem).Name
$SetMinSizeLimit = 50GB;
$LogPath = "C:\Logs\CheckHardDriveFreeSpace.log"
$Date = Get-Date
#Scan Free Hard Drive Space
Foreach($Disk in $ListDisk)
{
$DiskFreeSpace = ($Disk.freespace/1GB).ToString('F2')
Write-Output "$($Date) L'espace disque restant sur $($Server), $($Disk.DeviceID) est de $DiskFreeSpace Go" | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath -Append
}
#Send email if
If ($disk.FreeSpace -lt $SetMinSizeLimit)
{
Write-Output "$($Date) Sending Alert email..." | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath -Append
$smtpServer = "SMTP_Server"
$msg = new-object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
$msg.From = "noreply@domainname.extension"
$msg.To.Add("username@domainname.extension")
#$msg.CC.Add("username@domainname.extension")
$msg.Attachments.Add("$LogPath")
$msg.subject = "$($Client) : Server disk space problem on $($Server)"
$msg.body = "$($date) : The remaining disk space on disk $($Disk.DeviceID) of the server $($Server) is $($DiskFreeSpace) Go"
$smtp.send($msg)
}
#If the free space disk is OK
else
{
Write-Host "Free disk Space OK" | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath -Append
}
|
|
Result
Example of the alert email sent
