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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?

 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:

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:

1. Version--> operating system information
2. System--> ROM BIOS and CPU information
3. Display--> info about video driver and adapter
4. Drives--> available drives and their types
5. Memory--> info about physical and virtual memory
6. Services--> services listed in the CurrentControlSet
7. Resources--> active devices and details about each resource including IRQ, DMA, memory and I/O port info (buttons)
8. Environment--> environment variables for the process environment (same as typing "set" at command prompt)
9. Network--> network-related configuration information

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Comments and suggestions? E-mail me at grantwilson21@yahoo.com I'm sorry, but I can't answer specific network-related, or exam-related questions.
Last Updated: August 6, 2001	Grant Wilson, Edmonton, AB Canada