> #### Defining properties

> The log file monitor properties you define are the log file monitor name and description and the name of the file you are monitoring.

> To define the properties:

> 1. Select Resources from the menu bar. The Fathom Resources page appears.
> 2. Click New Resource Monitor. The New Resource Monitor page appears.
> 3. Click Log File. The Create Log File Monitor page appears:

> 4. Enter the log file monitor name in the Name field.
> 5. Enter the log file description in the Description field.
> 6. Enter the file name of the log file you are monitoring in the Filename field. You can enter the path to the log file and the log file's file name using either UNIX or Windows notation conventions.
> 7. If Fathom is installed on a Windows NT or a Windows 2000 system, you must follow additional steps to allow you to see your mapped network drives. This task also enables the log file monitor you create to recognize mapped network drives. See the "Verifying mapped network drives" section for general instructions about how to perform this task.
> 8. Set the value for the On First Poll field.
> On the first poll of a log file, you must identify how you want the log file monitor to interact with preexisting log file data. You select one of two options:

> - Search entire file selection tells the log file monitor to search all preexisting log file data. If your log file is a relatively small file, consider this option.
> - Search only new data tells the log file monitor to ignore any preexisting log file data and perform the setup needed for subsequent polls based on the bookmark properties set at the current end of file.
> Note: As indicated by the note associated with the On First Poll field in the management console, there are two ways to enable a log file resource monitor. You can either edit the log file properties for the log file monitor, or you can click Done on the Monitoring Plan page. See the "Creating a file resource monitor" section for details.

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