FBHF┼ó┴æ': SWATCH: File Server Watch ▄
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Welcome to SWATCH.  This program allows you to watch and diagnose a file servers running NetWare v2.1x or v2.2x and check or change it's status.  If you are not a supervisor or console operator on a server SWATCH will allow only a few functions. ò
While FCONSOLE gives you only a snapshot of the current server status SWATCH allows you to view and trace all statistics over a longer time period. %
You should use SWATCH with a mouse. )
Press ESC to put this help screen away. '" Select a File ▄
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 │  FILENM01.PAS  │  FILENM09.PAS  │
 │  FILENM02.PAS  │  FILENM10.PAS  │
 │  FILENM03.PAS  │  FILENM11.PAS  │
 │  FILENM04.PAS  │  FILENM12.PAS  │
 │  FILENM05.PAS  │  ..            │
 │  FILENM06.PAS  │  \MOREXAMP     │
 │  FILENM07.PAS  │  \TOURS        │
 │  FILENM08.PAS  │  \ANSWERS.DIR  │
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The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories. ╣
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 │ C:\TP\EXAMPLES\*.PAS                     │
 │ HELLO.PAS       52  Jul 14,1990  12:00pm │
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fThe File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. =
None of the items on this information panel are selectable. '(* System Statistics ▄
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Trace system statistics over time. You can use a mouse in the System Summary screen to configure the range of a scale or to define alert thresholds for any statistic. /
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uCurrent server utilization. This value ranges between 0 an 100 % and should not be over 70 for a longer time period. 
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¬The maximum is configured during installation of the server. If the current number of open files comes close to this maximum you might consider reconfiguring the server. )
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╨Number of file service request packets received by the server. All request packets that are directly addressed to this file server. This number will increase during peak times of users working on the server. '
 Routing Buffers ▄
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▐The maximum number of communication buffers is configured during installation of the server.  They are used to store incoming LAN packets. If the used buffers frequently come close to their maximum reconfigure the server. %
 Cache Requests ▄
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▓Whenever a file is read or written, NetWare tries to service the request from cache. If many of those requests can be served from cache, the server performance will be improved. !
 Cache Misses ▄
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╬How many times the cache software did not have the requested disk block in memory. NetWare must access the hard disk.  If this number usually is high you should add RAM to the server. Peaks are acceptable. '
 Thrashing Count ▄
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╪The number of times that no cache blocks were available when a new cache block was needed. Each count indicates a serious server performance degrade. If thrashing counts continue to appear add mor RAM to the server. 
 Dirty Cache ▄
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╞Cache buffers that contain updated data and need to be written to disk. Whenever user data are written, cache buffers will be "dirty" until they are flushed. If the number stays high, add more RAM. -
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╦The maximum is configured during installation of the server. If the current number of transactions comes close to this maximum performance might decrease and you might consider reconfiguring the server. +
 Disk Usage of TTS ▄
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╤This number reflects the disk space (in blocks) used by the system to backup current transactions.  When this number increases you should make sure that your transaction server volume has sufficient capacity. #
 Indexed Files ▄
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¡The maximum is configured during installation of the server. If the current number of indexed files comes close to this maximum you might consider reconfiguring the server. )
 Dynamic Memory 1 ▄
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≤This memory pool tracks the following: each object that logged in, open and locked files, drive mappings, server and router advertising, file service request buffers. If it approaches the maximum try removing user mappings from login scripts. )
 Dynamic Memory 2 ▄
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┘This memory pool keeps track of open files, file locks, and RECORD locks. The amount of memory in this pool is configured during installation by setting the maximum  number of files that can be open at the same time. )
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yThis memory pool tracks file server and routing information. The size of the dynamic memory 3 pool cannot be configured. 
 FAT Errors ▄
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█FAT errors are always to be taken serious. This number counts normal and fatal FAT read and write errors. You should immeadiately run a server backup. Check in FCONSOLE (disk statistics) if those FAT errors were fatal. +
 Read/Write Errors ▄
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╕Number of times the disk driver reported a disk error when reading or writing data from/to the server hard disk. If HotFix is active, NetWare will mark and replace the bad disk block. %
 Physical Reads ▄
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╡Number of times a data block could not be found in the caching RAM but had to be read from the disk. If values are constantly high you might consider adding more RAM to the server. '
 Physical Writes ▄
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ûThe number of times the server requested the disk driver to write a block of data to the disk.  This number usually increases during peak work hours. '
 Bindery Objects ▄
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╞Bindery objects are users, groups queues, etc.  The value is only interpretable if user disk restrictions were implemented during installation. Changes reflect addition/deletion of bindery objects. j5æ4»', LAN I/O Statistics ▄
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Trace LAN statistics over time. You can use a mouse in the LAN I/O summary screen to configure the range of a scale or to define alert thresholds for any statistic. 9
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╡Number of times no RAM buffer for a file service process (FSP) was available, and the server had to store an incoming request in a routing buffer until the server could service it. ;
 Invalid Connection Packet ▄
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▐Packets the server has received from a workstation whose connection is no longer valid (e.g. cleared). The connection number is not allocated or is allocated to a  workstation with a different address. Usually stays zero. ;
 Receive during Processing ▄
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ùThe server has received a new request from a workstation while it is still processing the previous request. Usually a time-out or application problem. /
 Reexecuted Requests ▄
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╩The network lost the reply to the first request or the workstation waits too long and reissues the  request just as the server is sending the reply.  Usually a timeout, hardware or application problem. /
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öA workstation sent a request with an incorrect sequence number. This might reflect a communication problem or improper function of the application. 9
 Positive Acknowledgement ▄
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█The server is processing a request that takes a long time and the workstation reissues the request, the server sends an acknowledgment packet to the workstation to let it know that the server is processing the request. )
 Bad Request Type ▄
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¢Number of file service request packets that have been received with an unknown file service request type.  Usually a problem of incompatible applications. -
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╠Packets discarded because they crossed more than 16 routers. The server assumes the packet is lost or traveling in a circle, and the packet is discarded.   Problem of network layout or incorrect routing. 7
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µPackets discarded because destination network is unknown. This usually results if a network is no longer accessible, but the workstation sending packets to that network has not yet discovered that the network can not be reached.  5
 No DGroup Buffer Avail ▄
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▄Packets lost because of no available communication buffers. Number of packets that could not be   received because no buffers were available. Packets are lost. High values decrease performace. Use newer NetWare version. 7
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╛Packets could not be received or sent because no communication buffer was available. Packets are lost. Increase RAM, remove mappings from login scripts, or upgrade to newer NetWare version. +
 NetBIOS Broadcast ▄
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├NetBIOS packets to register or locate a NetBIOS name must be broadcast on every network. Number of times this server received one of these packets and rebroadcast it on other LANs it bridges to. #
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FCount of all packets that were not requests for NetWare file service. -
 Routed Packets (%) ▄
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╬Packets routed to another Network by the server via a 2nd server LAN card. Routed packets in relation to all received packets range between 0-100.  Permanent high numbers might suggest a better LAN layout. i5æ4»': System Summary Statistics ▄
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This option gives a quick impression on the current usage and configuration efficiency of the file server.  All listed statistics can be traced over time by using the Trace option (System Trace) from the main menu. É
You can use a mouse in the system summary screen to configure the range of a scale or to define alert thresholds for the displayed statistics. ¼π5V4z
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This option gives a quick impression on the current usage and efficiency of the LAN I/O system of the file server. All listed statistics can be traced over time by using the Trace option (LAN I/O Trace) from the main menu. å
You can use a mouse in the LAN I/O summary screen to configure the range of a scale or to define alert thresholds for any statistic. Ñ▄5Q4o'4 Requests & Disk Access ▄
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Each line represents one logical connection number. Items in each line stand for: Connection number, user name (non-users preceded by "*"), requests sent per time unit, common max requests per time unit; Graph1: requests, graph 2: disk access. '0 Station & Open Files ▄
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On this display each line will represent one user connection.  Items in each line stand for: Connection number, user name (non-users preceded by "*"), node address, open files. Files are highlighted if locked or opened for writing by user. ¬
This information will be updated in intervals defined in Sample Frequency.  Files that are accessed only for a duration less than the sample frequency may not be shown. *\'> Blocks & Directories in Use ▄
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This screen displays the servers' mounted volumes. Up to 64 volumes can be watched. The relation of used vs. max disk space and directory entries is displayed graphically. The display helps to locate available disk space on the server and to find volumes that lack available space or directory entries. '8 Physical Disk Statistics ▄
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This screen shows all installed harddisks in the server.  Items in each line represent: Disk channel, Controller number, Drive Number, Size (MB), Cylinders, Disk Heads, Sectors per track, Error count, percentage of used HotFix area. '0 Alert on File Access ▄
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By pressing ins/del you can add file names to the watch list. Items per line include: Seq number, Access mode that is traced (rd/rw/lc), requested action (B/P/S/M/C), path/file (highlighted if invalid), Use Count, Users with connection number. '6 File Server Information ▄
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Display some general static information about the server and the current connection: user name, supervisor/operator status, NetWare version, server date and time, hardware configuration. <
The information displayed for NetWare 386 is more limited. ƒ
If you are no Supervisor (equ) or console operator, you won't receive sufficient information to run SWATCH effectively. Get more rights or change the server. G
To select another server you can choose  File Server / Change Server. =
To change the status of a file server select Server Status. °
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This submenu allows you to get information on the current file server, to change the default server, or to check/change the server status. !
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This menu allows you to view and change the server status: Check the status for 'Login Disabled', Intruder Detection, Accounting, and TTS. _
To change the status of another server you can select the option  File Server / Change Server ]
To get more information about the current server you can select  File Server / Information. 

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If you are connected to more than one file server, all your current connections will be listed here. By clicking on one of the servers this menu allows you to select and view information for one of up to 8 servers. X
The status line on the bottom of your screen usually displays the current file server. ]
To get more information about the current server you can select  File Server / Information. òú'  About SWATCH ▄
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Give some general information about SWATCH and what crazy guy did all the programming. '  Exit Program ▄
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Leave the program. The configuration will not automatically be saved. You should select Save Configuration to File if you want to re-use your current configuration. /z', Summary Statistics ▄
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Important Statistics at one glance: This submenu allows you to get the most relevant statistics on your screen. )
You can choose between   System Summary ╙                         LAN I/O Summary
                         Users' Open Files
                         Users' Requests
                         Volume Information
                         Disk Information
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This option gives a quick impression on the current usage and configuration efficiency of the file server. All listed statistics can be traced over time by choosing the Trace / System Trace option. É
You can use a mouse in the system summary screen to configure the range of a scale or to define alert thresholds for the displayed statistics. t
A summary that displays information about the packets sent on the LAN is available in Summaries / LAN I/O Summary. ½σ φ574cΘ	⌡'< LAN I/O Summary Statistics ▄
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This option gives a quick impression on the current usage and efficiency of the LAN I/O system of the file server. All listed statistics can be traced over time by using the Trace / LAN I/O Trace option. æ
You can use a mouse in the LAN I/O summary screen to configure the range of a scale or to define alert thresholds for the displayed statistics. a
An overview over the more general server statistics is available in Summaries / System Summary. ╡∞!⌠
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You can see the names of all logged in users plus their connection number, node address, and open files. In addition to that you can determine if files are locked or opened for writing by user.  This option will show open files in NetWare v3.x, too. Ü
The menu option Trace / Watch Selected Files allows you to set alerts if you want to be notified or take another action if users access specified files. y
To check users' activity (number of requests and disk accesses) select the option Summaries / Requests & Disk Accesses. O"W+	7'8 Requests & Disk Accesses ▄
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This option allows you to get activity information for each user who is logged in to the server. You will see the connection numbers, user names service requests and disk I/O requests per time unit. j
To check what files are currently accessed by the users select the option Summaries / Users' Open Files. L	X'2 Disk Usage per Volume ▄
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This option allows you to get usage information for each mounted volume. Up to 64 volumes can be watched. The relation of used vs. max disk space and directory entries is displayed graphically. ¼
The display helps to locate available disk space on the server and to  find volumes that lack available space or directory entries. This option also works on NetWare 386. \
Get information about physical disk statistics in the submenu Summaries / Disk Information j
To check what files are currently accessed by the users select the option Summaries / Users' Open Files. ß	φU'& Disk Statistics ▄
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This screen shows all installed harddisks in the server.  The display will show information about: Disk channel, Controller number, Drive Number, Size (MB), Cylinders, Disk Heads, Sectors per track, Error count, percentage of used HotFix area. U
Get information about volume statistics in the menu  Summaries / Volume Information R	^'0 Trace important data ▄
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This submenu allows you to trace individual statistics over an extended time period, to trace users' access to selected files, and to define or configure system alerts. 
SWATCH allows you to select a destination for the trace data output. You can choose to send output to a local or network printer, or you select a file to output your data to. Output destinations can be chosen for statistics traces or actions for configured system alerts. 
Choose between  ┤  System Trace 
  LAN I/O Trace
  Select Trace Output
  Start Output
  Stop Output
  Pause Sampling
  Resume Sampling
  Alert on File Access
  Remove File Alert
  Action on Alerts
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This option allows you to select one of the 19 monitored system statistics and trace it semi-graphically over time. =
Alerts can be set in the Summaries / System Summary screen. ╬	┌'8 LAN Statistic to Display ▄
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This option allows you to select one of the 14 monitored LAN I/O statistics and trace it semi-graphically over time. H
Alert thresholds can be set in the Summaries / LAN I/O Summary screen. ╙	▀'0 Watch Selected Files ▄
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On NetWare v2.1x or v2.2x you can watch users' access to selected files. When users access one of the selected files the defined action will be taken. Å
You can specify the kind of the file access that will trigger an action: trigger if users read the file, write to the file, or lock the file. ║
In addition to this you can specify the type of action that will be taken: beep, notify selected users, print a message on the console screen, or log out the user who touched the file. Y
To remove a file watch select the option 'Remove selected Watch' in the Configure menu. #)[	'2 Remove Selected Watch ▄
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If you have decided to watch selected files and want to delete selected files from your watch list, you can chose this option. J
Removed files will not trigger any events if they are accessed by users. "K'0 Select Output Device ▄
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Swatch allows you to redirect traced data to printers or to a file. If you choose to start the output SWATCH will collect the data for all system and LAN I/O statistics and put them to the selected output device until you pause or stop the output with the menu option Trace / Stop Output. h
Accepted output devices are files, LPTx or COMx. In addition to that you can select the output format. ê
If you want to put data to a network printer you should run a CAPTURE command with 'AutoEndCap' and no timeout before starting SWATCH. q
The output data will use one line per time unit.  All system statistics and all LAN I/O statistics are printed. 3
Each line in the output device will first show all summary statistics, then all LAN I/O statistics.  The order of the individual statistics will match the order of the display in the dialogs that select the statistics for the System Trace and for the LAN I/O Trace. Every line is preceded by a time stamp. 'ç>(Fzö ù!░
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Alert thresholds can be set by clicking a mouse button in the graphical display of the System Summary or LAN I/O Summary screen. 3
Remove thresholds by clicking the left or right border of the statistic's display. Decide here what action shall be taken if one of the thresholds is exceeded. As long as an alarm threshold for a statistic is set it's maximum will no longer change dynamically and it's maximum cannot be modified manually. q
If no threshold is set you can modify the maximum by pressing the left/right mouse button on the maximum value. çÖ'. Change Alert Status ▄
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This option allows you to easily pause alerts temporarily without disabling the alerts individually. w
The alerts that are affected include alerts on file access, and alerts on exceeding the system or LAN I/O thresholds. ε°'F Start Output to Selected Device ▄
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This option will start the output.  The output destination can be selected in a dialog. By default the output is directed to a trace file. i
Starting the output will append the trace data to the existing trace output until the trace is stopped. $w(3'* Pause/Stop Output ▄
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This option will stop/pause the output.  The output destination can be selected in a dialog. By default the output is directed to a trace file. µ
Stopping the output will still allow you to trace statistics on the screen, but the selected output destination is closed. Restarting the output will append the trace data to the existing trace output until the trace is stopped. $`'8
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This submenu allows you to define the time intervals SWATCH uses to collect data on the file server and update the screen (Default value: 1 sec) and the number of samples that are made before a new line is started on the screen output of the statistics' traces or for the printer/file output (Default value: 5 samples per line). For details see 'Set frequencies'. *Ü'4 Enter Sample Intervals ▄
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Specify the way SWATCH will collect and display data. ;
The sample field allows you to define the time intervals SWATCH uses to collect data on the file server and update the screen (Default value: update each second). If you do not need screen updates that often (e.g. at unattended runs) it is useful to enter a larger time interval to reduce the load for the server. ├
If on the ofter hand you want to trace file access (Trace| Alert on File Access) for specified files you should normally use small sample intervals to make sure that file accesses are detected. 
The display field allows you to define the number of samples that are combined before SWATCH starts a new line on the display screen or sends a new line to the output device. By default SWATCH will wait and display 5 sample data before starting a new line. 
Changing this value will not affect the frequency SWATCH collects server information. It will just affect the output updates. ╢
Increase this value to reduce the output volume in unattended operation with alerts  (File Access Alerts) set - so alert events are watched thoroughly but output amount is reduced. >Æ▄"π"B'2 Pause Checking Server ▄
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This option is used to pause the data collection of SWATCH. If you do not want to continue data collection for a while, you should use this option to reduce the load on the file server. D
You can continue sampling with the option Trace | Resume Sampling. >╒,!'8 Continue Checking Server ▄
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If you temporarily paused the data collection of SWATCH with Trace | Pause Sampling you can resume the operation with this option. w+'@ En/Disable Automatic Scaling ▄
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By default SWATCH will automatically adjust the statistics display scales (moving bars) to the maximum value seen for each statistic. This feature is called 'AutoScaling'. Φ
Whenever a new peak value is hit for one of the scales, the range of this scale may be automatically adjusted to allow dynamic adaption to new maximum values. AutoScaling will always increase - never reduce - the range of a scale. b
If for any reason you want to disable this dynamic adaption you can 'freeze' the current ranges. ╪
In addition to the dynamic changes of statistics' ranges you may manually change the scales by clicking the numeric values of the maximum in the LAN I/O Summary or system statistics summary screens with your mouse. %
See also: Manual setting of ranges. ╩Σ5'	2 Stored Configurations ▄
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You can store and load the current configuration for SWATCH in three types of configuration files: U
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Using configuration files saves you the work to re-enter your favorite SWATCH settings (alert thresholds, scale ranges, timing intervals, alarm actions, watched files, output destination). 
Default Configurations: These will be loaded from a file SWATCH.DEF in the directory where SWATCH.EXE is loaded from.  Every user will start with the same default configuration. The defaults can also be restored while SWATCH is running (Default Configuration). Φ
Private Configurations: Every user can have his/her own private configuration. After configuring SWATCH according to the user wishes, you can Save Private Defaults and later easily Load Private Defaults from that file when needed. α
The file will have the name SWATCH.xxx and will be stored in the SWATCH directory. 'xxx' stands for the first 3 letters of the user name (e.g. 'SUP' for SUPERVISOR).  Sufficient rights in the SWATCH directory are required. @
Additional Configurations: The additional configurations allow you to store (Save Configuration) SWATCH defaults to any file in any directory and load (Load Configuration) these configurations later.  As an additional option you can specify the name of any configuration file during startup (e.g. "SWATCH myconf.cfg"). ó
By default the configuration file name is SWATCH.CFG but you can enter any valid name here. It is possible to store different configurations to different files. 1ÿ2?3f/╞0'< Save Configuration to File ▄
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Instead of re-entering your favorite configuration for SWATCH every time this option allows you to save your current configuration (alert thresholds, scale ranges, timing intervals, alarm actions, watched files, output destination) to a file of your choice. ó
By default the configuration file name is SWATCH.CFG but you can enter any valid name here. It is possible to store different configurations to different files. ä
Use the option Load Configuration to retrieve an existing configuration or use Default Configuration to load the default settings. W
Retrievable configuration files allow a greater flexibility and ease in using SWATCH. 0≥12.s'@ Load Configuration from File ▄
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After saving a configuration to an external file you can load this setting whenever you want to. Loaded configurations (alert thresholds, scale ranges, timing intervals, alarm actions, watched files, output destination) become effective immediately. 
When loading a configuration file you can scan the directories for existing configuration files. By default the configuration file name is SWATCH.CFG but you can use any valid DOS name. It is possible to store different configurations to different files. D
Use the option Default Configuration to load the default settings. W
Retrievable configuration files allow a greater flexibility and ease in using SWATCH. /H1L.ì': Get Default Configuration ▄
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If you want to reset SWATCH to it's default setting after having changed the configuration you can load the default SWATCH configuration. k
Other previously stored configuration files can be loaded with the option Configure | Load Configuration. 
During start-up SWATCH will load a default configuration from the file SWATCH.DEF in the SWATCH directory.  If you want to modify the global permanent defaults just store your personal preferences and copy the file as SWATCH.DEF into the SWATCH directory. W
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Instead of re-entering your favorite configuration for SWATCH every time this option allows you to save your standard configuration (alert thresholds, scale ranges, timing intervals, alarm actions, watched files, output destination) to a file named SWATCH.xxx in the SWATCH directory. 'xxx' stands for the first 3 letters of your user name (e.g. 'SUP' for SUPERVISOR). Å
This configuration will be used whenever you start SWATCH.  If no private default is available the global Default Configuration will be used. o
To delete a private default use standard DOS commands and delete the file SWATCH.xxx in the SWATCH directory. W
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╔If a private SWATCH configuration file has been saved to an external file you can load this setting whenever you want to. This private setting will also be loaded by default whenever you start SWATCH. ┴
Private configurations are user specific and are stored in a file named SWATCH.xxx in the SWATCH directory. 'xxx' stands for the first 3 letters of your user name (e.g. 'SUP' for SUPERVISOR). K
Use the option Default Configuration to load the global default settings. W
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You can use a mouse in the one of the Summary statistics screens to define alert thresholds for the displayed statistics or to configure the range of a scale. e
To change a threshold move the mouse cursor to the new threshold position and click a mouse button. Æ
To remove a threshold move the mouse cursor to the left or right border of the statistic display on the summary screen and click a mouse button. ▌
The summary that displays detailed information about the packets sent on the LAN is available in the LAN I/O Summary screen. An overview over the more general server statistics is available in the System Summary screen. W
Alerts will only be active as long as the summary display is displayed on the screen. h4ì5╧>₧'H Set Display Range for Statistics ▄
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By default SWATCH will use 'AutoScaling' - it will automatically adjust the statistics display scales to the maximum value seen for each statistic. ╬
If you do not like this feature you can disable AutoScaling or you can manually change the scales by clicking the numeric values of the maximum in the LAN I/O Summary or System statistics summary screens. æ
Clicking the left mouse button on the maximum value will increase, clicking the right button will reduce the range for the selected statistics. t
You cannot modify the displayed range of any statistic as long as an alert threshold is defined on this statistic. -vë4â'> Change Window Position/Size ▄
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This submenu allows you to resize, move, rearrange, or close the windows on your desktop. ') Window│Close ▄    (ESC)
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Choose Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop. ': Window│Resize/Move ▄     (Ctrl-F5)
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Retrieving statistics data from a file server will require some requests to be sent to the file server and will use some CPU time of the server. ù
SWATCH tries to minimize the load it puts on the server. The effective load caused by SWATCH depends on the number of data that need to be retrieved. É
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