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Isn't it time you got a clear picture of your network?
Introducing NetWare Care, the first network management utility designed
exclusively for NetWare 2.1.
NetWare Care offers an array of network management functions designed to
accommodate any user. The NetWare Care Demostration disk provides a review of
the following program features:
■ Performance Analysis: NetWare Care monitors network performance, giving
users access to realtime error statistics.
■ Point-to-Point Communications: NetWare Care sends test packets between
any two points on an internet, allowing for connection and transmission
testing.
■ Internet Capabilities: Program functionality includes the ability to gather
information from any node or file server on an internet and across
remote links.
For additional information on NetWare Care, contact your nearest Novell
Authorized Reseller, or call 1-800-521-3184.
DEMONSTRATION DISK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The NetWare Care Demonstration can be loaded onto a hard disk, a network drive,
or run from a floppy drive. Because of memory limitations on the diskette, we
recommend that the program be loaded onto either a network subdirectory or a hard
disk. This can be accomplished by typing:
COPY A:*.*C:
in the case of a hard disk, or
COPY A:*.*E:\SUBDIR
in the case of a network drive.
If the program is copied onto a network drive, users must be given the following
rights: open, search, read, write and create.
The NetWare Care Demonstration will also run standalone on DOS.
ERRATTA NOTICE
If you get the error message, "The overlay file IBM$RUN.OVL is the wrong version
for this utility" then copy $RUN.OVL from the demonstration diskette to
IBM$RUN.OVL:
COPY $RUN.OVL IBM$RUN.OVL
If you get the error message, "The overlay file CMPQ$RUN.OVL is the wrong version
for this utility" then copy $RUN.OVL from the demonstration diskette to
CMPQ$RUN.OVL:
COPY $RUN.OVL CMPQ$RUN.OVL
It is important to note that the demo must be run from the directory where the
updated version of the overlay file now resides, ie., if the overlay file resides in
D:\DEMO, DEMOCARE should run exclusively in this directory.
Before attempting to run NetWare Care on a local disk drive, make sure that the
FILES command in the DOS CONFIG.SYS startup file is set to at least twelve (12).
This is done by editing the CONFIG.SYS file and installing the command "Files=12."
This is not necessary if you are planning to run NetWare Care from a network drive.
NETWARE CARE DEMONSTRATION OUTLINE
NODE INFORMATION
I. Start program by typing DEMOCARE
A. Press F2 and get network names
B. Select a workstation using the arrow keys and press return
C. Select NODE CONFIGURATION: This screen will give configuration
information on all nodes on the network, including hardware, DOS and OS
versions. Also tells re: IPX sockets allocated in memory. Cover these in
Shell and Shell Driver.
D. Go to DISPLAY NODE ERROR STATS: Here you can show how socket
utilization is charted for IPX, as well as error statistics such as route failures
and malformed packets. This graph gives the user a good look at how well
the node is receiving and transmitting packets.
E. Select DISPLAY NODE PERFORMANCE STATISTICS: This menu gives more
specific information on the number of server requests made by shell and other
transmission related stats.
F. Set up a POINT-TO-POINT TEST between any two nodes. When the test is
done, results will automatically be graphed. This test is very useful for fault
isolation.
G. Using the arrow keys, select a file server and then select NODE
CONFIGURATION. Note that different components appear as opposed to those shown
on the workstation. Select FILE SERVER, then NETWORK ROUTER TABLES. This
allows you to see what path is taken when you send a transmission into another
network. This is another very useful feature when doing fault isolation.
NETWORK OPTIONS MENU--F2
II. Go to SHOW NETWORK TRAFFIC: this updates every two seconds and stacks the
users by levels of use, highest going to the top. A great little management feature,
especially when dividing up networks for reallocating resources.
B. Select GO TO NETWORK VIA SERVER: This lets a level II user go to another
network across a bridge by selecting the appropriate server. Select the server and
go to it.
C. UPDATE NETWORK allows you to rebroadcast and update all nodes at once.
D. PRINT NETWORK allows you to print all or current network(s). Not active
on demo.
FILE SERVER OPTIONS--F4
A. Show DISK CACHE INFORMATION, graph.
B. Show FILE SYSTEM INFORMATION, graph.
C. Show LAN I/O INFORMATION, graph.
D. Set a new update interval with NEW SAMPLE INTERVAL.