Module 10: Monitoring Network Resources
Server Manager:
You can do these things:
- View a list of connected users.
- View and administer shared resources.
- View open resources
- Send messages to connected users.
- Create a list of users that will receive Windows
NT System alerts.
Who can user Server Manager?
A member of these groups |
Can Administer |
Administrators or
Server Operators for the selected domain |
The servers and workstations in the selected domain |
Administrators or
Power Users for the selected computer |
Member servers or workstations |
The following info appears in Server
Manager:
- Computer name and operating system version
- An icon indicating whether computer is PDC, BDC,
server or workstation.
- If a computer is not running, the icon appears
dimmed.
- Description configured by user.
If selecting View menu you can choose to see only
workstation, servers or all. If you double click on a computer name the Properties for computer_name
dialog box appears:
- Sessions--> number of remotely connected users
- Open Files--> number of shared resources opened
on computer
- File Locks--> number of file locks by users on
computer
- Open Named Pipes--> number of named pipes
opened on computer
There are also 5 buttons:
- Users; you can:
- View users connected over network
- Files opened by users
- Disconnect users (Disconnect/Disconnect All)
In "User Sessions on server_name
following info:
Item |
Description |
Connected Users |
The user name of a connected user |
Computer |
The name of the computer where the user is logged on |
Opens |
The number of resources the user has open on this computer |
Time |
The time elapsed since this session was established |
Idle |
The time elapsed since the user last accessed the resource |
Guest |
Whether this user has guest status on the computer |
Disconnecting Users
You can disconnect one or all connected users to
- Immediately apply changes made to group memberships, and to shared folders and NTFS
permissions (users must log on again for these changes to take effect)
- Free idle connections on an NT Workstation computer ( Win NT Workstation only allows 10
incoming network connections)
- Shut down a server
- Shares button provides a list
of shared resources and a box for connected users;
- Can be used to
- disconnect users and
- determine or the maximum number of
connected users is reached. This may be one reason a user can't connect to a share
- Shared Resources on server_name
dialog box contents are:
- Share name
- Uses --> number of connections to shared
resources
- Path
- Connected Users --> names
- Time --> the time elapsed since the first
user connected to this resource
- In Use --> currently opened files
- In Use button provides a list
of the users connected to a shared resource and the opened files. Use this button to:
- Determine if a file is in use
- Close a file (Close Resource/Close All Resources)
- If changes to NTFS permissions have been made,
closing the file, then reopening will make those changes immediately effective.
Open Resources on server_name dialog box:
- Open Resources --> total number of open
resources
- File Locks
- Opened by --> user name who opened the resource
- For--> granted permissions when the resource
was opened
- Locks--> number of locks on the resource by
that user
- Path
- Replication button
- Alerts button
- Is used to create a list of users or computers
that should receive an alert when there are Windows NT Operating System problems;( e.g.
security and access problems, user session problems printer problems
- you can just Add or Remove computer_name.
- Alerts are generated ONLY by the Windows NT
Alerter Service, NOT application programs
Sending Messages to Users:
- In Computer menu of the Server Manager
select Send Message. Type message and click OK.
- The Messenger must be running. It is started by
default.
- Win95 clients must be running WinPopUp.exe to
receive messages.
Viewing a System Configuration:
First you should start Windows NT Diagnostics
which contains the following tabs:
- Version--> operating system information
- System--> ROM BIOS and CPU information
- Display--> info about video driver and adapter
- Drives--> available drives and their types
- Memory--> info about physical and virtual
memory
- Services--> services listed in the
CurrentControlSet
- Resources--> active devices and details about
each resource including IRQ, DMA, memory and I/O port info (buttons)
- Environment--> environment variables for the
process environment (same as typing "set" at command prompt)
- Network--> network-related configuration
information
NOTE |
You can also view and print the diagnostics for
another computer in a multiple domain environment. |
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