Corner Bowl File Collection and Data Retention Policy
Enterprise File Collection and Data Retention Policy Compliance Software Tool for IT Professionals
a sub-component of Server Manager and Disk Monitor
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Corner Bowl includes a File Collection and Data Retention Template enabling network administrators to automatically backup and centralize mission critical files such as database backups. Once backed up, Corner Bowl automatically removes previous backups outside the range of your data retention policies keeping your disk from running out of space while maintaining compliance and keeping your auditors happy.
How does Corner Bowl File Collection and Data Retention work?
Windows
Corner Bowl users Windows Shares to discover target files then copies the files to your central file repository. C:\CornerBowl\src\CBSWebsite\CBSWebsite\Views\Home\FileCollection.cshtml
Linux/Unix
Corner Bowl uses SFTP/SSH to discover target files then downloads the files to your central file repository.
Files can be zipped, encrypted and signed ensuring they cannot be changed. Finally, files in both the target directory the central file repository that are outside the range of your data retention policy compliance requirements are optionally deleted.
Corner Bowl System Component and Network Architecture
Available Notifications, Alerts and Actions
| Send Emails | |
| Send custom email alerts and notifications with optional log file attachment support. | |
| Send Microsoft Teams Messages | |
| Send alerts and notifications to Microsoft Teams Channels via Incoming Webhook Connector. | |
| Send SMS Messages | |
| Send text messages through various popular SMS providers such as Twilio. | |
| Launch a Script | |
| Remote launch your own custom Powershell scripts, batch files and executables. | |
| Manage Windows Services | |
| Remote stop, start and restart Windows Services. |
| Fire SNMP Traps | |
| Need to integrate into your enterprise systems? Fire Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps when critical events are detected. | |
| Write to File | |
| Write, append and backup schedule reports to HTML, CSV, TXT and PDF file formats. | |
| Write Event Log Entries | |
| Write custom alert and notification messages to any Windows Event Log on any machine. | |
| Send Syslog Messages | |
| Send custom Syslog alerts and notifications. You can even relay Syslog messages to another server. | |
| Display Desktop Notifications | |
| Client/Server architecture enables you to receive real-time notifications on your personal desktop or laptop. |
Constant Delivery Pipelines
Automatically apply monitoring, notifications and reporting to new servers and workstations.
Runs scheduled scans on Active Directory or any Directory Service provider then applies configuration templates to discovered machines.
Automatically update and re-apply configurations ensuring new and existing rules are rolled to target groups of machines.
Runs scheduled scans then applies new and updated configuration templates to existing machines.
Automatically remove hosts from the software when servers or workstations are decommissioned.
Runs scheduled scans then removes machines either not found or not passing custom filter criteria.
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008 R2
- Windows 10, 8, 7 SP1
Supported Architecture - 64-Bit and 32-Bit
Disk Monitor can be installed on both 64-bit and 32-Bit Windows.
Memory
8 GBs of available memory, 16 GBs suggested when monitoring 100s of endpoints.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
The installation detects if the .Net Framework 4.8 is already installed. If not, the framework is automatically downloaded from Microsoft and then installed. Please note the framework may take a significant amount of time to install. Please be patient while the installation completes.
Domain Administrator Account
To access and manage remote resources Log Manager requires domain administrator credentials. If off-domain, then local administrator credentials. The first time the application is run, the onboarding wizard will prompt you to assign then necessary credentials to the service.
Windows Management Instrumentation (client and server)
Many functions within Internet Server Monitor utilize Microsoft's Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) API (e.g. Event Log management, CPU and memory monitoring). This software includes options to optimize WMI packet size and performance.
Licensing
Disk Monitor is a sub-component of both our software packages, Corner Bowl Server Manager and Corner Bowl Event Log Manager. To access Disk Monitor functionality either install Corner Bowl Server Manager or Corner Bowl Event Log Manager then apply either a purchased Server Manager or Disk Monitor license.
Corner Bowl Software is sold in node packs. Each unique IP address or hostname that is monitored, scanned or managed by the software is a node.
Corner Bowl Software can be installed on a single host or up to as many hosts as nodes purchased.
For example, a 100 node license would enable an IT professional to install the software on 3 servers with one installation monitoring 50 servers and the other two installations monitoring 25 workstations each for a total of 100 nodes.
After you purchase a license, you have the option through this website or your reseller to upgrade your existing license with more nodes.
Once you have purchased a license, a license key will be emailed to you. If you purchase through a reseller, a claim link will be emailed to you enabling you to retrieve your key from this website. Once you have your key you will register online through the software's management console. If you are installing this software on an Air-Gapped network, you will generate license key files through this website where you will also find detailed instructions on how to apply your Air-Gapped key files.
Last Updated: June 19th, 2021