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- SYMANTEC--PETER NORTON GROUP
-
- README.TXT--April 19, 1994
- Copyright 1994 Symantec Corp. All Rights Reserved.
-
- NORTON UTILITIES ADMINISTRATOR
- Version 1.0
-
-
- Welcome to the Norton Utilities Administrator!
-
- Please read this document carefully; it contains important
- information not included in the user's guide. This document and
- the on-line help have the latest and most accurate information.
-
- For easiest reading, MAXIMIZE this window by clicking the
- Maximize button. You may also want to print it for future
- reference.
-
- If you still have questions after reviewing this Readme file,
- call Technical Support for assistance.
-
-
- ---------------------------------------------------
- CONTENTS
- ---------------------------------------------------
- 1. SWAPPER TECHNOLOGY
- 1.1 What is it?
- 1.2 Non-Swapping Agents
- 1.3 When is it useful?
- 1.4 Additional Switches
- 2. LIMITATIONS OF THE AGENTS
- 2.1 Minimum Memory Requirement to run each Agent
- 3. DISK DOCTOR AGENT
- 3.1 Undo Files
- 3.2 Compressed Drives
- 3.3 Unsupported Drive Types
- 4. RESCUE AGENT
- 4.1 Norton Utilities files needed to make Rescue Disks
- 4.2 Adding Network Drivers to RESCUE.INI
- 5. UNINSTALL
- 5.1 Location of NUA
- 5.2 The Data Directory
- 6. NOT FOR RESALE VERSION AND 10 USER PACK
- 6.1 Ten Record Limitation
- 7. MISCELLANEOUS
- 7.1 Problems with Memory Managers
- 7.2 Problems Detecting the Data Directory
-
- ===================================================
- 1 SWAPPER TECHNOLOGY
- ===================================================
-
- 1.1 What is it?
-
- Norton Utilities Administrator (NUA) comes with two versions of
- each of it's agents. Both versions of the programs are
- identical, but the default versions have had a special
- "pre-loader" attached to them. This "pre-loader" is called the
- Swapper.
-
- The Swapper allows the agents to run from a login shell with much
- less memory than would normally be available. It does this by
- "swapping" the login shell itself out of conventional memory,
- executing the agent, then swapping the login shell back into
- memory.
-
- The Agents will automatically choose where to swap. The order of
- preference is Extended (XMS) memory, Expanded (EMS) memory, then
- Disk. These defaults can be modified with command line switches.
-
- The file names of the Swapping Agents are:
-
- NDDNET.EXE
- NARESCUE.EXE
-
- 1.2 Non-Swapping Agents
-
- The Swapping Agents may not be of benefit in all network setups.
- For this reason non-swapping versions of each agent have also
- been provided.
-
- The file names of the Non-Swapping Agents are:
-
- NDDNETB.EXE
- RESCUEB.EXE
-
- 1.3 When is it useful?
-
- Novell Netware:
-
- The swapping agents are most useful in a Novell Netware
- environment. The best way to run the NUA Agents is directly from
- the system login script. Without the swapper technology, the
- memory available for NDD and Rescue to run in would be limited by
- the 150K overhead of the Netware login shell. With the swapping
- agents, this 150K overhead is eliminated and the Agents should
- never face memory limitations.
-
- MS Lan Manager and IBM Lan Server:
-
- Lan Man and Lan Server run external programs in an unusual manner
- that limits the full potential of the swapper technology.
- Instead of swapping out the entire 200K NET shell, only a small
- 6-10K stub of the command processor will be swapped.
-
- Running the agents from a batch file after login (as mentioned in
- the manual) may be a better solution to low memory conditions in
- these environments.
-
- Banyan Vines and Dec Pathworks:
-
- Running the agents from a batch file after login (as mentioned in
- the manual) may be the best solution to low memory conditions in
- these environments.
-
- 1.4 Additional Switches
-
- The following switches are available to control the swapping
- versions of the agents.
-
- /SWAP:n Force Swapping to use the following type of storage
-
- Where n is: E for EMS
- X for XMS
- D for Disk (/TEMP is also required)
-
- /TEMP=dir Where dir is the name of the directory where the
- temporary swap file will be created. Disk swapping
- will not occur without the TEMP switch being defined.
-
- /SKIPHIGH Do not use upper memory
- This switch should only be used on the non-swapping
- agents.
-
- /NOEMS Do not use EMS memory
-
- /NOXMS Do not use XMS memory
-
- /NOFRAME Do not use the EMS Page Frame
-
-
- ===================================================
- 2 LIMITATIONS OF THE AGENTS
- ===================================================
-
- 2.1 Minimum Memory Requirement to Run Each Agent
-
- AGENTS REQUIRED MEMORY
-
- NDDNET.EXE 375 KB (swapping version)
- NARESCUE.EXE 360 KB (swapping version)
-
- NDDNETB.EXE 360 KB + Login Shell overhead
- RESCUEB.EXE 345 KB + Login Shell overhead
-
- Please note that if you are running from a login script or shell,
- you will need additional memory to make up for it's overhead. If
- you use the swapping versions of the agents, this overhead can
- often be eliminated.
-
-
- ===================================================
- 3 DISK DOCTOR AGENT
- ===================================================
-
- 3.1 Undo Files
-
- The Disk Doctor agent can be configured to create an Undo File
- every time a repair is made. The files are stored in a directory
- off of the DATA directory. (Usually this directory is
- NADMIN.UTD) Since these files can be quite large, and since UNDO
- files are only useful if no changes have been made to the
- repaired disk, they are automatically deleted after 30 days.
-
- If an UNDO file exceeds the size of a single floppy disk, the
- Create Undo Disk option in the NUA Console will not work
- normally. Instead it will display the full network pathname of
- the Undo file. Make note of this name. Create a Rescue Disk
- which will contain Norton Disk Doctor. Run NDD on the
- workstation with the problem, and choose the UNDO option. The
- Undo file can then be retrieved directly from the network.
-
- 3.2 Compressed Drives
-
- Testing the compression structures of a compressed drive
- (especially very large Stacker volumes) can sometimes be a
- lengthy process. If a particular workstation experiences
- excessive delays, try running a defragmentation program such as
- Norton Speed Disk. Alternatively, the Compression Structure
- tests for that workstation can be disabled.
-
- Norton Utilities Administrator fully supports compressed volumes
- created with Stacker 2.0, Stacker 3.0, Stacker 3.1, SuperStor
- 2.0x, SuperStor Pro 1.0x, DR-DOS 6 SuperStor, Novell DOS 7
- Stacker, IBM DOS 6.1 SuperStor/DS, and MS-DOS 6.x DoubleSpace.
- Do not attempt to run the Disk Doctor agent on volumes created
- with other disk compression utilities.
-
- The NUA Disk Doctor Agent does not fully support Stacker 4.0, and
- will not attempt to test or repair a Stacker 4.0 volume. It is
- possible to disable testing of the compression structures. This
- will allow testing and repair of the DOS disk stuctures. Running
- the surface test on a Stacker 4.0 volume is not recommended.
-
- 3.3 Unsupported Drive Types
-
- The NUA Disk Doctor Agent will not test floppy drives, removable
- drives (such as Bernoulli or Sydos), or Ram drives.
-
-
- ===================================================
- 4 RESCUE AGENT
- ===================================================
-
- 4.1 Norton Utilities files needed to make Rescue Disks
-
- When creating a Rescue Disk from the Console, NUA will search for
- a copy of Norton Utilities. If Norton Utilities is not found in
- the path, programs such as Norton Disk Doctor, Unerase, and
- Rescue will not be available on the Rescue Disk.
-
- 4.2 Adding Network Drivers to RESCUE.INI
-
- It is possible to configure the Rescue Agent to backup the
- network drivers from each workstation. Since configurations and
- driver names vary widely, sample sections have been left as
- comments in the RESCUE.INI file contained in the DATA directory.
-
- Review and modify the commented sections in the [NADMIN-SETUP]
- and [INCLUDE] sections to suit your specific needs.
-
- Refer to the manual for more information regarding the
- RESCUE.INI file.
-
- ===================================================
- 5 UNINSTALL
- ===================================================
-
- 5.1 Location of NUA
-
- When the Uninstall program is run, the directories that NUA is to
- be removed from must be specified manually. Use the browse
- buttons to select the drive and directories that NUA was
- installed in.
-
- 5.2 The Data Directory
-
- When the Uninstall program is complete, some files in the DATA
- directory may not have been deleted. The file storage directory
- (usually NADMIN.UTD) and it's contents should be deleted
- manually.
-
-
- ===================================================
- 6 NOT FOR RESALE VERSION AND THE 10-USER PACK
- ===================================================
-
- 6.1 Ten Record Limitation
-
- The "NFR" version and the 10-user pack of NUA has as built-in
- limitation of ten records in the database. Once ten workstation
- records have been added to the database, the Agents will report that
- they can not run on any additional systems. To upgrade to a version
- beyond 10 users (either for the NFR or 10-user pack) please contact
- your Symantec Products representative.
-
- ===================================================
- 7 MISCELLANEOUS
- ===================================================
-
- 7.1 Problems with Memory Managers
-
- If your system uses an advanced memory manager such as QEMM,
- 386Max, or MS-DOS 6.x EMM386, proper configuration can eliminate
- many problems.
-
- Fortunately, these memory managers provide utilities that
- automatically optimize the memory manager's configuration. Use
- this optimization program to configure your memory manager for
- efficient and trouble-free use.
-
- The optimizers for each of these memory managers are:
-
- QEMM - OPTIMIZE
- MS-DOS 6.x EMM386 - MEMMAKER
- 386Max - MAXIMIZE
-
- Please refer to the memory managers' documentation for more
- information.
-
-
- 7.2 Problems Detecting the Data Directory
-
- If the NUA Agents report that the Database and Configuration
- files can not be located, check the contents of the NADMIN.DAT
- file located in the AGENTS directory. The "DataLocation=" line
- in this file should show the full UNC pathname to the Data
- Directory. Example:
-
- [Options]
- DataLocation=\\server\[volume]\pathname
-
-
- -----End of Readme-----
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