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XTREE TOOLS FOR NETWORKS SHIPS
Complete Suite of LAN Management Tools;
Provides All-In-One Software Solution In Single
Integrated Package
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -- Jan. 25, 1993 -- Expanding further into
the network management arena, XTree Company today began shipping
XTree Tools for Networks, Novell Edition, previously announced at
NetWorld/Dallas.
Designed for and by LAN administrators, XTree Tools for Networks
is a complete suite of management tools every LAN manager needs to
become a more effective and pro-active professional.
Reasonably priced, it carries a suggested retail price of $695
per server (U.S. MSRP); each additional server is $395 (U.S. MSRP).
The product is available worldwide through XTree's network of
qualified resellers, VARs and distributors. Corporate site licenses
can be obtained directly from the Company.
"Our primary goals in designing Tools was to "demystify" and
simplify LAN management," said King Lee, XTree's president and CEO.
"We're presenting a set of building blocks to LAN managers --
offering them real solutions and solid advice. We've designed this
product to give them an advanced "degree" in LAN management, as well
as affording them an opportunity to become more valuable
professionals for their companies," he added.
Lee said XTree believes XTree Tools for Networks is a good start
in accomplishing these goals. "It not only contains the tools
necessary to react to and fix problems, it shows LAN managers how
to become pro-active and avoid problems from happening in the first
place." XTree Tools for Networks consists of seven basic modules,
all with one common interface. They are: configuration management,
server monitoring, workstation monitoring, configuration backup and
restore, QuikStat, WatchLAN and NetTrack.
CONFIGURATION MANAGER - This module lets you change and document
the server configuration. Because it allows modification of users,
groups, queues and file server information (i.e., system files and
login scripts), it effectively replaces NetWare's SYSCON utility.
It provides the means to make these changes and gives before and
after reports of the configuration(s) changed. Information is
displayed on one screen eliminating the need of moving between
multiple layers of different menus, thus minimizing keystrokes.
Moreover, Configuration Manager has features not found in SYSCON
such as Supervisor Equivalents, which locates all users with
supervisor privileges and displays them in one window. A pop-up
Info Box relays information at any time about any object on your
network; i. e., cryptic user names or unfamiliar group definitions;
Reports, see who and what makes up your network; Simplified Edit,
lets you see and change trustee directory assignments and rights
while scrolling through group/user lists; Disk Summary, summarizes
disk space usage and helps you keep track of usage for the entire
network; and Copy/Paste, quickly copy and paste information to
single or multiple destination(s).
SERVER MONITOR - Providing valuable information about server
performance, this module also helps interpret its significance.
With its built-in reporting feature, Server Monitor provides a view
of the network to help maximize performance and minimize problems.
It gives standard FCONSOLE functionality with reporting
capabilities. Because information can be printed and saved, changes
in network performance over time can be observed.
XTree Tools for Networks own NetWare Loadable Module (NLM)
provides extensive details about the 3.1x environment, including
server performance statistics. Not found in any other product, it
also provides command capabilities heretofore only available
through NetWare RCONSOLE. With Server Monitor, you can print SET
parameters, change them and load and unload NLMs -- without using
RCONSOLE.
WORKSTATION MONITOR - This module displays information about the
configuration and performance of workstations connected to the
network. Static information -- such as Shell, Driver and IPX/SPX
versions -- is provided, along with graphic, real-time analysis of
each. This enables a network administrator to analyze dynamic
packet information. Performance differences between workstations
are visually highlighted by scrolling through the connection list.
Workstation Monitor provides a way to analyze the relationship
between hardware/software and network performances. With a TSR
loaded in memory of a connected workstation, information on computer
type, bios, video type and memory map is displayed, allowing you to
control remote workstations on your keyboard and edit those files
remotely. Moreover, the reporting capability allows you to generate
a configuration report for every workstation connected to the
network.
CONFIGURATION BACKUP & RESTORE - Because network backups are an
integral part of network management, XTree Tools for Networks
Backup&Restore utility lets you quickly save the NetWare bindery (a
special-purpose database that stores vital network information, like
users, groups and queues) and other essential network information,
and restore it in the event of corruption or deletion. This can be
stored to a floppy disk, hard drive or even the network drive. In
addition to the bindery, it captures system files, trustee rights,
login scripts and printer configuration data files. While not part
of the bindery, this data is stored by NetWare on the file server.
QuikStat - Designed to help in testing network performance and
identifying potential problems before they happen. An extensive
list of over 100 tests, for both NetWare 2.x and 3.x, makes
preventive network management easier. You select a value or
condition as the "norm" for each test -- anything beyond the norm is
alerted. For example, you set a performance threshold of 90 percent
on a file server's disk space utilization -- an allowable limit
prior to reevaluating your disk storage needs. QuikStat functions
like a camera, giving an instant picture of your network's
performance. Each "snapshot" immediately warns if any test in the
list has exceeded the threshold set for it, displaying the actual
value of any failed test.
A command line option allows the program to be run from a DOS
prompt or within a batch file. For instance, QuikStat can be run
from a batch file at a certain time of day to look for performance
problems. It also can be made part of your login script and set to
display warning messages for failed tests, and is ideally suited for
testing information which does not quickly change or need to be
monitored on a continual basis. Used with WatchLAN, it is an
excellent testing utility.
WatchLAN - A workstation based runtime testing and event
notification program providing continuous monitoring of user-defined
thresholds and activates a variety of notification functions (i.e.,
MHS, cc:Mail, digital paging, 25th line messaging, execute program,
execute batch file), included in the program and defined by the
network administrator. With over 100 tests for both NetWare 2.x and
3.1x, it lets you set unique thresholds for each network you
monitor. A node testing capability is included, letting you check
for a specific node address such as an SNA gateway or print server.
Baseline results from NetTrack may also be imported, eliminating the
need to key in performance sampling results. WatchLAN lets you set
the frequency of the polling intervals and maintains a file which
logs the results of each test cycle. This list is constantly
updated and can be saved and/or printed and is password-protected to
prevent unauthorized access to the workstation.
NetTrack - A utility for collecting, averaging, accumulating,
displaying and logging the performance related statistics of the
File Server -- allowing the system administrator to better determine
trends and plan future network growth. NetTrack can be used to
monitor real-time, average, peak and accumulated levels for both
user defined intervals as well as activity over time. It presents
the information in realtime on the screen and also logs it to disk,
for later review. NetTrack is also a tool for analyzing any changes
to the network (i.e., new users or applications; hardware, software
or configuration changes) having the ability to affect its
performance. With a baseline of normalcy determined, system
administrators are able to take measures to resolve problems at the
source.
Because statistics on many network activities are maintained
internally, it is easy to identify time periods associated with peak
resource requirements and potential bottlenecks to File Server
performance. With this information in the log file, everything
needed to justify recommendations for possible reconfiguration or
hardware changes to help improve network performance is at your
fingertips.