Product Overview for PA File Sight

Thank you for choosing PA File Sight. The following documentation offers help in installing, configuring and using PA File Sight. These topics are also shown in the help menu at the left of the screen.

Product Architecture and Layout

Typical Installation (Main Install)

Every installation has a monitoring service installed on a Windows Server or Workstation. This monitoring service will monitor the drives in the server it is installed on.

The installation will also include a Console GUI application for working with and configuring the monitoring service.

Centralized Capabilities

In addition to monitoring drives on the local server, Ultra editions of PA File Sight can also manage the monitoring of remote servers, including across the Internet without needing a VPN. This is accomplished by installing a Satellite Monitoring Service on additional servers or workstations. The Satellite will monitor itself (the server it is installed on). Alerts and monitoring data will be sent back to the Central Monitoring Service via SSL-encrypted HTTP.

Installation Help

The first step to using PA File Sight is to install the Central Monitoring Service.