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From: Pegasus [MVP] on 12 Jan 2010 10:19 See inline. "Eric" <edouglas(a)blockhouse.com> said this in news item news:afe5bf19-4d9b-41f5-9b34-7e9fc7bab547(a)k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... > On Jan 8, 4:52 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >> I gave you an EMail function in my reply of two weeks ago. Did you use >> the >> function? If something is not clear then please say exactly what it is. >> >> Note also that while WMI is a wonderful thing, it can place a heavy load >> on >> the CPU. I recommend that you check your CPU loading before finalising >> this >> project. >> >> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news >> itemnews:E4204C0F-B9A5-4911-AFCD-0C3BD13AFA8C(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >> >> > I have this, but as email command?? >> >> > Option Explicit >> >> > Dim strComputer, objWMIService, colMonitoredDisks, objDiskChange >> > Dim i, strMessage >> > Const LOCAL_HARD_DISK = 3 >> >> > strComputer = "West204" >> > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & >> > "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,authenticationLevel=Pkt}!\\" & >> > strComputer & "\root\cimv2") >> > Set colMonitoredDisks = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery ("SELECT * >> > FROM __instancemodificationevent WITHIN 30 WHERE " & "TargetInstance >> > ISA >> > 'Win32_LogicalDisk'") >> > i = 0 >> > Do While i = 0 >> > Set objDiskChange = colMonitoredDisks.NextEvent >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.DriveType = LOCAL_HARD_DISK Then >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Size < 100000000 Then >> > strMessage = "Hard disk " & >> > objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Name >> > & " on computer " & strComputer & " is below 100,000,000 bytes." >> > End If >> > End If >> > Loop >> >> > "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message >> >news:eJ$ivHjiKHA.5248(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >>I will try and tell you something >> >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >>news:e4ixPEjiKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >>> When you examine and run the script then you will see several things: >> >>> a) The script will inspect *all* drive letters. >> >>> b) The property oDrive.Path shows the drive letter (e.g. D:) >> >>> c) The property oDrive.AvailableSpace shows the amount of free space. >> >> >>> You now need to compare oDrive.AvailableSpace against whatever limit >> >>> you >> >>> wish to set, then invoke the EMail module if your free space drops >> >>> below >> >>> the set limit. >> >> >>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item >> >>>news:#9fXH8iiKHA.5524(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >>>> I do not understand is as if it detects that there is little space >> >>>> to >> >>>> run the email sending. >> >>>> If a server has multiple disks, it detects all?. >> >> >>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >>>>news:OJ4oH5iiKHA.1236(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >>>>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item >> >>>>>news:86144BCB-29F3-43B4-AF6A-081C68F0E83B(a)microsoft.com... >> >>>>>> I can not implement all the code! >> >> >>>>> The idea is for you to grab the parts that are relevant for you. >> >>>>> Feel >> >>>>> free to ask if certain details are unclear.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Am I correct that your script in this thread is designed to run > locally on the server? *** Yes. > Is there a way to write a script that can get drive and directory size > information for a server, running on a client pc with network admin > credentials? *** Yes, WMI is one method, psexec.exe another. > From what I can find on the FSO, it only works on the local pc or > mapped drives. *** Correct. > I have a working script which connects to the servers and gets drive > space info from Win32_DiskDrive. Now I want more details, to show > which folders are using the most space, without having the folders > marked as shared. > This would seem simple if I ran it locally on the server but I want to > be able to run it from my client pc and I want it to connect to get > info from multiple servers. *** For good performance I would launch psexec.exe from a batch *** file on the server, to address each client PC in turn.
From: Eric on 12 Jan 2010 14:25 On Jan 12, 10:19 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > See inline. > > "Eric" <edoug...(a)blockhouse.com> said this in news itemnews:afe5bf19-4d9b-41f5-9b34-7e9fc7bab547(a)k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On Jan 8, 4:52 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > >> I gave you an EMail function in my reply of two weeks ago. Did you use > >> the > >> function? If something is not clear then please say exactly what it is.. > > >> Note also that while WMI is a wonderful thing, it can place a heavy load > >> on > >> the CPU. I recommend that you check your CPU loading before finalising > >> this > >> project. > > >> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news > >> itemnews:E4204C0F-B9A5-4911-AFCD-0C3BD13AFA8C(a)microsoft.com... > > >> > I have this, but as email command?? > > >> > Option Explicit > > >> > Dim strComputer, objWMIService, colMonitoredDisks, objDiskChange > >> > Dim i, strMessage > >> > Const LOCAL_HARD_DISK = 3 > > >> > strComputer = "West204" > >> > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & > >> > "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,authenticationLevel=Pkt}!\\" & > >> > strComputer & "\root\cimv2") > >> > Set colMonitoredDisks = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery ("SELECT * > >> > FROM __instancemodificationevent WITHIN 30 WHERE " & "TargetInstance > >> > ISA > >> > 'Win32_LogicalDisk'") > >> > i = 0 > >> > Do While i = 0 > >> > Set objDiskChange = colMonitoredDisks.NextEvent > >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.DriveType = LOCAL_HARD_DISK Then > >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Size < 100000000 Then > >> > strMessage = "Hard disk " & > >> > objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Name > >> > & " on computer " & strComputer & " is below 100,000,000 bytes." > >> > End If > >> > End If > >> > Loop > > >> > "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message > >> >news:eJ$ivHjiKHA.5248(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> >>I will try and tell you something > > >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >>news:e4ixPEjiKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> >>> When you examine and run the script then you will see several things: > >> >>> a) The script will inspect *all* drive letters. > >> >>> b) The property oDrive.Path shows the drive letter (e.g. D:) > >> >>> c) The property oDrive.AvailableSpace shows the amount of free space. > > >> >>> You now need to compare oDrive.AvailableSpace against whatever limit > >> >>> you > >> >>> wish to set, then invoke the EMail module if your free space drops > >> >>> below > >> >>> the set limit. > > >> >>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item > >> >>>news:#9fXH8iiKHA.5524(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >> >>>> I do not understand is as if it detects that there is little space > >> >>>> to > >> >>>> run the email sending. > >> >>>> If a server has multiple disks, it detects all?. > > >> >>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >>>>news:OJ4oH5iiKHA.1236(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > >> >>>>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item > >> >>>>>news:86144BCB-29F3-43B4-AF6A-081C68F0E83B(a)microsoft.com... > >> >>>>>> I can not implement all the code! > > >> >>>>> The idea is for you to grab the parts that are relevant for you. > >> >>>>> Feel > >> >>>>> free to ask if certain details are unclear.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > Am I correct that your script in this thread is designed to run > > locally on the server? > > *** Yes. > > > Is there a way to write a script that can get drive and directory size > > information for a server, running on a client pc with network admin > > credentials? > > *** Yes, WMI is one method, psexec.exe another. > > > From what I can find on the FSO, it only works on the local pc or > > mapped drives. > > *** Correct. > > > I have a working script which connects to the servers and gets drive > > space info from Win32_DiskDrive. Now I want more details, to show > > which folders are using the most space, without having the folders > > marked as shared. > > This would seem simple if I ran it locally on the server but I want to > > be able to run it from my client pc and I want it to connect to get > > info from multiple servers. > > *** For good performance I would launch psexec.exe from a batch > *** file on the server, to address each client PC in turn.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - So you're saying the only way to get directory size information for another PC for all folders, not just shared folders, is to run a local FSO script using PsTools (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ sysinternals/bb897553.aspx)?
From: ekrengel on 12 Jan 2010 16:31 On Jan 12, 10:19 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > See inline. > > "Eric" <edoug...(a)blockhouse.com> said this in news itemnews:afe5bf19-4d9b-41f5-9b34-7e9fc7bab547(a)k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... > > > On Jan 8, 4:52 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > >> I gave you an EMail function in my reply of two weeks ago. Did you use > >> the > >> function? If something is not clear then please say exactly what it is.. > > >> Note also that while WMI is a wonderful thing, it can place a heavy load > >> on > >> the CPU. I recommend that you check your CPU loading before finalising > >> this > >> project. > > >> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news > >> itemnews:E4204C0F-B9A5-4911-AFCD-0C3BD13AFA8C(a)microsoft.com... > > >> > I have this, but as email command?? > > >> > Option Explicit > > >> > Dim strComputer, objWMIService, colMonitoredDisks, objDiskChange > >> > Dim i, strMessage > >> > Const LOCAL_HARD_DISK = 3 > > >> > strComputer = "West204" > >> > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & > >> > "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,authenticationLevel=Pkt}!\\" & > >> > strComputer & "\root\cimv2") > >> > Set colMonitoredDisks = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery ("SELECT * > >> > FROM __instancemodificationevent WITHIN 30 WHERE " & "TargetInstance > >> > ISA > >> > 'Win32_LogicalDisk'") > >> > i = 0 > >> > Do While i = 0 > >> > Set objDiskChange = colMonitoredDisks.NextEvent > >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.DriveType = LOCAL_HARD_DISK Then > >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Size < 100000000 Then > >> > strMessage = "Hard disk " & > >> > objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Name > >> > & " on computer " & strComputer & " is below 100,000,000 bytes." > >> > End If > >> > End If > >> > Loop > > >> > "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message > >> >news:eJ$ivHjiKHA.5248(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> >>I will try and tell you something > > >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >>news:e4ixPEjiKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> >>> When you examine and run the script then you will see several things: > >> >>> a) The script will inspect *all* drive letters. > >> >>> b) The property oDrive.Path shows the drive letter (e.g. D:) > >> >>> c) The property oDrive.AvailableSpace shows the amount of free space. > > >> >>> You now need to compare oDrive.AvailableSpace against whatever limit > >> >>> you > >> >>> wish to set, then invoke the EMail module if your free space drops > >> >>> below > >> >>> the set limit. > > >> >>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item > >> >>>news:#9fXH8iiKHA.5524(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >> >>>> I do not understand is as if it detects that there is little space > >> >>>> to > >> >>>> run the email sending. > >> >>>> If a server has multiple disks, it detects all?. > > >> >>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >>>>news:OJ4oH5iiKHA.1236(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > >> >>>>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item > >> >>>>>news:86144BCB-29F3-43B4-AF6A-081C68F0E83B(a)microsoft.com... > >> >>>>>> I can not implement all the code! > > >> >>>>> The idea is for you to grab the parts that are relevant for you. > >> >>>>> Feel > >> >>>>> free to ask if certain details are unclear.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > Am I correct that your script in this thread is designed to run > > locally on the server? > > *** Yes. > > > Is there a way to write a script that can get drive and directory size > > information for a server, running on a client pc with network admin > > credentials? > > *** Yes, WMI is one method, psexec.exe another. > > > From what I can find on the FSO, it only works on the local pc or > > mapped drives. > > *** Correct. > > > I have a working script which connects to the servers and gets drive > > space info from Win32_DiskDrive. Now I want more details, to show > > which folders are using the most space, without having the folders > > marked as shared. > > This would seem simple if I ran it locally on the server but I want to > > be able to run it from my client pc and I want it to connect to get > > info from multiple servers. > > *** For good performance I would launch psexec.exe from a batch > *** file on the server, to address each client PC in turn. How were you planning to show which folders were using the most space, locally? Do you have a script for this locally?
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 12 Jan 2010 16:38 "ekrengel" <erickrengel5(a)gmail.com> said this in news item news:0a7ac89e-0ff6-4969-a21d-5726990930bb(a)3g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... > On Jan 12, 10:19 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >> See inline. >> >> "Eric" <edoug...(a)blockhouse.com> said this in news >> itemnews:afe5bf19-4d9b-41f5-9b34-7e9fc7bab547(a)k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... >> >> > On Jan 8, 4:52 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> I gave you an EMail function in my reply of two weeks ago. Did you use >> >> the >> >> function? If something is not clear then please say exactly what it >> >> is. >> >> >> Note also that while WMI is a wonderful thing, it can place a heavy >> >> load >> >> on >> >> the CPU. I recommend that you check your CPU loading before finalising >> >> this >> >> project. >> >> >> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news >> >> itemnews:E4204C0F-B9A5-4911-AFCD-0C3BD13AFA8C(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >> > I have this, but as email command?? >> >> >> > Option Explicit >> >> >> > Dim strComputer, objWMIService, colMonitoredDisks, objDiskChange >> >> > Dim i, strMessage >> >> > Const LOCAL_HARD_DISK = 3 >> >> >> > strComputer = "West204" >> >> > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & >> >> > "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,authenticationLevel=Pkt}!\\" & >> >> > strComputer & "\root\cimv2") >> >> > Set colMonitoredDisks = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery >> >> > ("SELECT * >> >> > FROM __instancemodificationevent WITHIN 30 WHERE " & >> >> > "TargetInstance >> >> > ISA >> >> > 'Win32_LogicalDisk'") >> >> > i = 0 >> >> > Do While i = 0 >> >> > Set objDiskChange = colMonitoredDisks.NextEvent >> >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.DriveType = LOCAL_HARD_DISK Then >> >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Size < 100000000 Then >> >> > strMessage = "Hard disk " & >> >> > objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Name >> >> > & " on computer " & strComputer & " is below 100,000,000 bytes." >> >> > End If >> >> > End If >> >> > Loop >> >> >> > "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message >> >> >news:eJ$ivHjiKHA.5248(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >>I will try and tell you something >> >> >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >>news:e4ixPEjiKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >>> When you examine and run the script then you will see several >> >> >>> things: >> >> >>> a) The script will inspect *all* drive letters. >> >> >>> b) The property oDrive.Path shows the drive letter (e.g. D:) >> >> >>> c) The property oDrive.AvailableSpace shows the amount of free >> >> >>> space. >> >> >> >>> You now need to compare oDrive.AvailableSpace against whatever >> >> >>> limit >> >> >>> you >> >> >>> wish to set, then invoke the EMail module if your free space drops >> >> >>> below >> >> >>> the set limit. >> >> >> >>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item >> >> >>>news:#9fXH8iiKHA.5524(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> >>>> I do not understand is as if it detects that there is little >> >> >>>> space >> >> >>>> to >> >> >>>> run the email sending. >> >> >>>> If a server has multiple disks, it detects all?. >> >> >> >>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >>>>news:OJ4oH5iiKHA.1236(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >> >>>>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item >> >> >>>>>news:86144BCB-29F3-43B4-AF6A-081C68F0E83B(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >>>>>> I can not implement all the code! >> >> >> >>>>> The idea is for you to grab the parts that are relevant for you. >> >> >>>>> Feel >> >> >>>>> free to ask if certain details are unclear.- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> > Am I correct that your script in this thread is designed to run >> > locally on the server? >> >> *** Yes. >> >> > Is there a way to write a script that can get drive and directory size >> > information for a server, running on a client pc with network admin >> > credentials? >> >> *** Yes, WMI is one method, psexec.exe another. >> >> > From what I can find on the FSO, it only works on the local pc or >> > mapped drives. >> >> *** Correct. >> >> > I have a working script which connects to the servers and gets drive >> > space info from Win32_DiskDrive. Now I want more details, to show >> > which folders are using the most space, without having the folders >> > marked as shared. >> > This would seem simple if I ran it locally on the server but I want to >> > be able to run it from my client pc and I want it to connect to get >> > info from multiple servers. >> >> *** For good performance I would launch psexec.exe from a batch >> *** file on the server, to address each client PC in turn. > > How were you planning to show which folders were using the most space, > locally? Do you have a script for this locally? Yes, I wrote a script for this some time ago. It's a console script and most people prefer a pretty GUI such as these: DriveUse: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/index.html Bullet Proof Folder sizes: http://www.foldersizes.com/
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 12 Jan 2010 16:39 "Eric" <edouglas(a)blockhouse.com> said this in news item news:63b31a85-0957-429b-ac88-7c6f5c8ad4b5(a)m11g2000vbo.googlegroups.com... > On Jan 12, 10:19 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >> See inline. >> >> "Eric" <edoug...(a)blockhouse.com> said this in news >> itemnews:afe5bf19-4d9b-41f5-9b34-7e9fc7bab547(a)k22g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > On Jan 8, 4:52 am, "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> I gave you an EMail function in my reply of two weeks ago. Did you use >> >> the >> >> function? If something is not clear then please say exactly what it >> >> is. >> >> >> Note also that while WMI is a wonderful thing, it can place a heavy >> >> load >> >> on >> >> the CPU. I recommend that you check your CPU loading before finalising >> >> this >> >> project. >> >> >> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news >> >> itemnews:E4204C0F-B9A5-4911-AFCD-0C3BD13AFA8C(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >> > I have this, but as email command?? >> >> >> > Option Explicit >> >> >> > Dim strComputer, objWMIService, colMonitoredDisks, objDiskChange >> >> > Dim i, strMessage >> >> > Const LOCAL_HARD_DISK = 3 >> >> >> > strComputer = "West204" >> >> > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & >> >> > "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,authenticationLevel=Pkt}!\\" & >> >> > strComputer & "\root\cimv2") >> >> > Set colMonitoredDisks = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery >> >> > ("SELECT * >> >> > FROM __instancemodificationevent WITHIN 30 WHERE " & >> >> > "TargetInstance >> >> > ISA >> >> > 'Win32_LogicalDisk'") >> >> > i = 0 >> >> > Do While i = 0 >> >> > Set objDiskChange = colMonitoredDisks.NextEvent >> >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.DriveType = LOCAL_HARD_DISK Then >> >> > If objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Size < 100000000 Then >> >> > strMessage = "Hard disk " & >> >> > objDiskChange.TargetInstance.Name >> >> > & " on computer " & strComputer & " is below 100,000,000 bytes." >> >> > End If >> >> > End If >> >> > Loop >> >> >> > "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message >> >> >news:eJ$ivHjiKHA.5248(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >>I will try and tell you something >> >> >> >> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >>news:e4ixPEjiKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >>> When you examine and run the script then you will see several >> >> >>> things: >> >> >>> a) The script will inspect *all* drive letters. >> >> >>> b) The property oDrive.Path shows the drive letter (e.g. D:) >> >> >>> c) The property oDrive.AvailableSpace shows the amount of free >> >> >>> space. >> >> >> >>> You now need to compare oDrive.AvailableSpace against whatever >> >> >>> limit >> >> >>> you >> >> >>> wish to set, then invoke the EMail module if your free space drops >> >> >>> below >> >> >>> the set limit. >> >> >> >>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item >> >> >>>news:#9fXH8iiKHA.5524(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> >>>> I do not understand is as if it detects that there is little >> >> >>>> space >> >> >>>> to >> >> >>>> run the email sending. >> >> >>>> If a server has multiple disks, it detects all?. >> >> >> >>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >>>>news:OJ4oH5iiKHA.1236(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >> >>>>> "MiguelA" <ma.camal...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said this in news item >> >> >>>>>news:86144BCB-29F3-43B4-AF6A-081C68F0E83B(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >>>>>> I can not implement all the code! >> >> >> >>>>> The idea is for you to grab the parts that are relevant for you. >> >> >>>>> Feel >> >> >>>>> free to ask if certain details are unclear.- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> > Am I correct that your script in this thread is designed to run >> > locally on the server? >> >> *** Yes. >> >> > Is there a way to write a script that can get drive and directory size >> > information for a server, running on a client pc with network admin >> > credentials? >> >> *** Yes, WMI is one method, psexec.exe another. >> >> > From what I can find on the FSO, it only works on the local pc or >> > mapped drives. >> >> *** Correct. >> >> > I have a working script which connects to the servers and gets drive >> > space info from Win32_DiskDrive. Now I want more details, to show >> > which folders are using the most space, without having the folders >> > marked as shared. >> > This would seem simple if I ran it locally on the server but I want to >> > be able to run it from my client pc and I want it to connect to get >> > info from multiple servers. >> >> *** For good performance I would launch psexec.exe from a batch >> *** file on the server, to address each client PC in turn.- Hide quoted >> text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > So you're saying the only way to get directory size information for > another PC for all folders, not just shared folders, is to run a local > FSO script using PsTools (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ > sysinternals/bb897553.aspx)? *** No. I wrote "WMI is one method, psexec.exe another". You should also look at the OP's script - he uses WMI.
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