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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. NetPM ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM is a full function LAN Server management tool. A wide variety of LAN
Server capabilities can both be monitored and configured using NetPM.

Users, resources and public applications can be configured with NetPM.

  Active User Management
  Alias Management
  Application Management
  Displaying Graphs
  Graphing Statistics
  Group Management
  Print Queue Management
  Requester Management
  Requester Statistics
  Serial Device Management
  Server Management
  Server Statistics
  User Management


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. NetPM Management Tips ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These are several tips for using NetPM to ease the administrative load with LAN
Server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1.1. User Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In most LAN installations there are a limited number of user configurations.

Configuring template accounts for cloning users can save an administrator time.

The field identified as 'User Comment' by NetPM is the same information
identified as 'Comment' by UPM and as 'Description' in NetGUI. Remember that
the user can view and modify this information.

The field identified as 'Comment' by NetPM is not available to the user and can
be used to note administrative information about the user. This field can be up
to 48 characters long.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1.2. Statistics Logging ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

One of the powerful new features of NetPM 2.0 is statistic logging. The
information in the statistics log is the same as that returned by the NET STATS
command. But now the information is available with time information.

As an example, the administrator can use the log to troubleshoot when buffers
were needed, what time of day the peak traffic occurs and what time of day the
printers are in heavy use.

The statistics log is stored in binary format to save disk space. Even with
this effort to save space, the file can grow quickly. Statistics logging will
automatically be discontinued when the log file reached the configured limit.

Statistics logging is only available for the LAN Server component displayed in
the primary graph window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1.3. Viewing Graphs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM 2.0 introduces multiple graphs and displays them in cascaded Presentation
Manager windows. Using the OS/2 'Tile' feature can configure the graph windows
in a better format for simultaneous viewing. Four graph windows tiled on the
desktop can give an impressive display.

This is done after the windows are displayed by bringing up the window list
(CTL-ESC or a mouse chord on the desktop), selecting the windows to be tiled by
dragging the mouse across the list with the left button presses, clicking on
one of the selected list items with the left button, and selecting 'Tile' from
the pop up window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Common Problems ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Most problems with NetPM indicate problems with the LAN Server configuration
that may become apparent to the LAN users at a future time.

Creative Assistance Software technical support is available to help the LAN
administrator resolve any problems with NetPM.

The three problems listed in this section are two of the most common problem
reports received with NetPM 1.X and one problem that is anticipated with NetPM
2.0.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.1. 6XXX Error Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

6XXX error messages with LAN Server are IBM internal error codes that should
not be seen by the LAN administrator.

With LAN Server 3.0 and a service level of less than 07045, it is possible to
receive these messages when accessing user application and logon information.

If applying the 07045 Corrective Service Disks (CSD) is not the preferred
solution, the administrator can take the following steps to try and correct the
problem:

First, place an explicit access control entry for the administrative User ID
used with NetPM on the IBMLAN directory of the domain controller.

Second, run FIXACC the next time the domain controller is stopped.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.2. No Local Workstation Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To graph the local requester on a workstation the administrator must have local
administrator authority with the same User ID and password as on the network.

Use UPM to enter information into the local workstation's NET.ACC file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2.3. DASD Limitation Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For NetPM to manage Directory Space limits with a LAN Server 4.0 server, NetPM
must be operated from a workstation with the LAN Server 4.0 requester
installed.

NetPM uses the LAN Server API (Application Programming Interface) through the
local requester and the LAN Server 3.0 API does not support LS4 specific
features.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Workstation Installation

The install program included with NetPM will offer two directory options. First
is the program directory which defaults to \NetPM on your boot drive. The
second option for the location of the help file (NetPM.HLP). The default for
this option is \OS2\HELP on your boot drive.

Server Installation

To Install NetPM on a server for operation on workstations other than the
workstation being used for the installation the same directory should be used
for both the program installation directory and the help installation
directory.

Manual Installation

Step 1: Copy the NetPM.EXE file onto the hard disk. If you want to run NetPM
without referencing the directory, copy the file into a directory in the PATH
statement.

Step 2: Copy the NetPM.HLP file into a directory in the help path, or the same
directory as the NetPM.EXE file.

Step 3: Drag a program object from the templates directory to the desktop.

Step 4: Set the program name to NetPM.EXE, with path information if the
NetPM.EXE was not placed in a directory in the PATH statement.

Step 5: Set the working directory to the location you want the NetPM.INI file
written.

Step 6: Set the program name to NetPM.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4. Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The first time NetPM is started it will automatically configure to manage the
default domain for the workstation or server used. Graphing will be set to
monitor the local machine's requester.

The graphing clears the statistics on the selected component. See  Graph
Configuration


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.1. NetPM Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Basic configuration changes are made from the 'NetPM Configuration' selection
under the 'Config' main menu selection.

The default machine to be monitor may be set from the NetPM Configuration
dialog. Details on monitoring this machine are set from the  Graph
Configuration

The sample interval (Refresh Time) can also be set on the configuration dialog.
This is the time interval that NetPM will refresh the information presented in
the primary list boxes. (Example: Users, Active Users, Servers.)

The items to be refreshed at the sample interval can be selected by the
administrator.

The administrators can select to accept the default positions for the primary
dialogs or have the program 'remember' where they were last placed by the user.

The administrator can select the statistics graphing to autostart when the
program is loaded.

The use of domain constants for home directory location, User ID length, and
the use of group alias and application assignments may be enabled. For more
information on NetPM's domain features see  NetPM Domain Management


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.2. Additional Graph Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the Graph Configuration Dialog several parameters may be set to control
the performance graphs displayed by NetPM.

The time interval for the graph may be set between 10 seconds and 60 minutes.
This is the graph time interval for the primary graph.

The number of divisions is the number of intervals to be displayed. NetPM will
display up to 60 intervals, if the display resolution permits.

The Default Data Type is the item that will be displayed. The administrator can
switch between server statistics parameters or switch between requester
statistics parameters without clearing the information to be displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.3. Graph Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With the Graph Configuration Dialog several parameters may be set to control
the performance graphs displayed by NetPM.

The time interval for the graph may be set between 10 seconds and 60 minutes.
This is the graph time interval for the primary graph.

The number of divisions is the number of intervals to be displayed. NetPM will
display up to 60 intervals, if the display resolution permits.

The Default Data Type is the item that will be displayed. The administrator can
switch between server statistics parameters or switch between requester
statistics parameters without clearing the information to be displayed.

Statistics logging may be enabled and the maximum log file size set. Statistics
logging will automatically end when the log file reaches this limit.

The number of additional graphs to be display, either automatically or when the
'Additional Graphs' menu selection is made.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.4. NetPM Domain Management Features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM 2.0 brings exciting new features to the LAN Server administrator. One of
the more important features is group assignments of resource aliases and
applications. Another is automatic home directory creation for cloned users.
These features only apply to actions taken with NetPM 2.0.

In addition to providing this capability to an individual administrator, NetPM
coordinates these operations between multiple administrators. This is done by
storing the domain configuration information in a single file on the domain
controller. (NETPMDOM.INI in the IBMLAN directory.)

The domain management features of NetPM are enabled by selecting the 'Domain
Configurations' check box in the NetPM Configuration Dialog. Once this is done
the 'Domain Configuration' menu option under the 'Config' menu is accessible.

The Domain Configuration Dialog allows the administrator to configure the
information to be stored in the NETPMDOM.INI file on the domain controller.

A default root for a users home directory may be set. This root will use the
User ID as an extension to the specified path. As an example:

 H
 \\SERVER1
 D:\HOME

With the above example, when a user with a home directory is cloned, the new
user would have a home directory created as D:\HOME\UserID on \\SERVER1. The
directory is created and access permissions set without any action from the
administrator.

Also, from the Home Directory Creation Dialog accessed for the User Detail
dialog a 'Default' push button is available to create a user's home directory
from this root specification.

This feature is not compatible with User ID's of more than eight characters on
FAT drives.

The maximum User ID length to be allowed by NetPM when creating User ID's may
be set as a domain constant for all administrators using NetPM to manage the
domain. LAN Server will accept User ID's of up to 20 characters. However, some
tools (UPM) have problems with User ID's of more than eight characters.

It is suggested to keep the User ID length to eight characters unless a need is
found to increase the limitation.

The use of domain configurations for resource aliases and applications
assignments by group may be enabled from this dialog.

Careful planning will be needed to avoid duplicate drive assignments when
assigning resource aliases and applications automatically.

The configuration of group assignments will slow adding and deleting users from
groups.

Group assignments are made when the user is added to the group. Existing users
are not modified when the configuration of group assignments are made.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.5. Printer Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM uses the OS/2 printer configuration system for managing printing.

It is suggested that graphs be printed in landscape mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.4.6. Domain Menu Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM 2.0 allows fast changes between managed domains. Up to 32 domains may be
entered into this dialog.

These domains will appear on a cascade menu found from 'Manage', 'Change
Domain'.

To switch domains, the User ID and password of the administrator must be
identical between domains.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.5. Server Parameter Modification ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Most of the parameters that can be changed while LAN Server is running will be
reset to the values in IBMLAN.INI when the server or requester service is
stopped and started.

NetPM will offer to edit the IBMLAN.INI file when one of these parameters is
changed. This is done both on a local server and a remote server.

The first time NetPM modifies a IBMLAN.INI file it will create a IBMLAN.NPM
file as a backup in the same directory as the IBMLAN.INI file being modified.
As long as this file exists it will not be modified by NetPM. The server
parameters present when NetPM created the file can be restored by copying
IBMLAN.NPM to IBMLAN.INI.

If the network administrator is satisfied with the modified parameters, the
IBMLAN.NPM file can be deleted and any future modification of the server
parameters will create a new IBMLAN.NPM file.

Every effort is made to preserve the integrity of the IBMLAN.INI file. The file
is copied to IBMLAN.TMP in the working directory, edited, and then written back
to the IBMLAN.INI file. There is a warning that will appear if there is a
failure writing back to the IBMLAN.INI file. If this warning appears the
IBMLAN.INI file should be verified before proceeding.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.6. Problem Reports ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

No software is completely bug free. The wide variety of LAN configurations
makes complete testing an impossibility. All recipients of the commercial
version of NetPM will receive notice of any confirmed problems. The notice
period and method will vary with the severity of reported problems.

In reporting a problem, please be as detailed as possible.

 What dialog were you using?
 What action was attempted?
 What resulted?
 If you received a problem message, what did it say?
 What is your network configuration?
 What version of OS/2 is on the local machine?
 What is the CSD Level of your servers?
 Were you on a Server, or Domain Controller?
 Can you repeat the problem?
 Is there anyone who can be contacted to discuss this?
 What do you consider the problem severity?

If a problem with a user's configuration is encountered a copy of the user's
DCDB directory while the problem exists and when the problem is corrected will
assist Creative Assistance Software in locating the fault.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.7. Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The primary method of support for NetPM is telephone support at [phone].
You must have your registration number from the distribution package to obtain
voice support.

Support through the Compuserve Information Service can be obtained by mail to
70741,3451. Support is also provided on the OS2AVEN forum, section 1.

Only limited support will be provided to non-registered users. Registered users
have preference in support and suggestions for future version enhancements.

Support for NetPM is free. Creative Assistance Software provides LAN consulting
services for an hourly fee.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.8. License ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM (program) is the property of Carl Neal, dba Creative Assistance Software,
and is licensed for use under the following terms:

A Single License for NetPM licenses use of the program by one LAN administrator
at one physical address (or contiguous property). Additional licensing is
needed for remote operation of the program in addition to local operation.  A
Site License for NetPM licenses operation by multiple LAN administrators at one
address (or contiguous property). Additional licensing is needed for use of the
program by the licensed administrators at other locations.  NetPM is considered
to be in use at a location if the program is stored on a computer system at the
location in a manner permitting execution of the program.  The commercial
version of NetPM may not be distributed without permission of Carl R. Neal (dba
Creative Assistance Software).

A limited function demo is included on the distribution diskette. The demo may
be freely distributed as long as no charge is made for the distribution.

This Program is copyright Carl R. Neal 1994. All Rights Reserved.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.9. Warranty ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Carl Neal (dba Creative Assistance Software) makes no claims or warranties with
respect to the contents or accuracy of this product, including any warranties
of fitness or merchantability for a particular purpose. Any stated or expressed
warranties are in lieu of all obligations or liability for any damages, whether
special, indirect, or consequential, arising from the use of this product.

With the use of the program, the user holds Carl R. Neal (dba Creative
Assistance Software) free of any and all liability for loss of information,
damage, or time resulting from the use of the program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.10. Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM is a trademark of Creative Assistance Software.

IBM, OS/2, Presentation Manager, and LAN Server are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.11. NetPM Upgrades ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

All purchasers of NetPM receive free upgrades to new releases of NetPM through
the next major version. ( Example: 2.x through 3.x) If you purchased NetPM from
Creative Assistance Software, these will be mailed to you on the day of their
release.

If you purchased NetPM through another source send Creative Assistance Software
your mail address and telephone number along with the serial number from your
distribution diskette to receive automatic updates.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.12. LAN Server Versions Supported ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM supports operation with LAN Server 3.0, 3.01, and 4.0.

Additional releases of NetPM may be required to follow the evolution of OS/2
LAN Server for both version increases and CSD installation.

Creative Assistance Software is committed to providing state of the art tools
for the LAN Server administrator. As part of this commitment custom LAN
programming is available.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Active User Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of all users currently logged onto the domain of the selected server can
be obtained by selecting Active Users from the Manage menu.

After selecting a user from the Active user list, logon and session information
is available. Session information is only available if a session is currently
in progress.

An active session may be terminated from the Session Details dialog and the
user account deactivated to prevent the session from being re-established. If
there is no active session the account may be deactivated from the User Detail
dialog.

The user ID will remain in the Active User list until the user logs off. A
logoff is performed automatically by an OS/2 shutdown or another user logging
on from the same machine.

  Logon Details
  Session Details


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Session Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Session information for a user currently logged onto the domain of the selected
server can be obtained by selecting Active Users from the Manage menu and then
selecting the Session pushbutton.

Session information will be unavailable if there is no session established by
the user, or the session has been disconnected by a timeout.

Logon information may be unavailable if the user did not logon to the network
and established a session with local verification.

Logon information and options are:

  Active Time
  Connections
  Connections Pushbutton
  Inactive Time
  Kill
  Requester
  Requester Type
  Servers
  Session
  User ID


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.1. Active Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time since the session was established. In HHH:MM format.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.2. Connections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of connections made to the server selected in the server list. The
session may include several connections to different resources on the same
server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.3. Connections Pushbutton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Connections Pushbutton accesses the Connection Dialog which allows
individual connection information to be viewed.

The name of the user initiating the connection is presented for reference.

The type of connection is presented. This may be Files for a files resource,
Serial for a serial connection, Printer for a printer resource, or IPC for a
inter-process communication connection. NetPM creates an interprocesss
communication connection with a remote server. Applications using named pipes
or LAN API calls may also create IPC connections.

The elapsed time of the connection is presented in HHH:MM format.

The number of devices or files opened in the connection is presented.

The connection ID number is presented for reference.

Next and Prev(ious) pushbuttons are provided for scrolling through the
connection information is there are more than one connection in a session.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.4. Inactive Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time without activity in the session. This time is used for automatic
termination of the session. OS/2 requesters have the ability to re-establish
the session transparently to the user. DOS Requester operation requires the
user to logon again.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.5. Kill ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A current session can be terminated by the Administrator by selecting Active
Users from the Manage menu, selecting a user from the list, selecting Session
information, and selecting the Kill pushbutton.

WARNING: Terminating a session without notice may cause data loss.

To prevent the user from reestablishing the session, the user account must be
deactivated. This can be done from the Kill Confirmation dialog or from the
User Detail dialog.

WARNING: Due to LAN server design some sessions may be re-established during
the NET.ACC replication time. Additional steps should be taken if the session
being stopped involves security sensitive information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.6. Requester ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The requester name of the computer where the user logged on. The requester name
is the same as the computer name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.7. Requester Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of Requester logged onto the network. This may include 'Downlevel' for
LAN Server 1.0 requesters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.8. Servers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of servers is provided to show the servers in the domain that the user
has established a session with. A server my be selected and the session
information will be updated to indicate the session information for the
selected server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.9. Sessions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the number of sessions established by the user, and should equal the
number of servers listed in the server list in the Session Details dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.10. User ID ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user ID logged onto the domain.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Logon Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Logon information for a user currently logged onto the domain of the selected
server can be obtained by selecting Active Users from the Manage menu and then
selecting the Logon pushbutton.

  Comment
  Computer
  Full Name
  Logon Time
  User ID


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user's comment. This is the user comment that may be set by the user with
User Profile Management.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.2. Computer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the computer being used. The computer name and the requester name
are the same.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.3. Full Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The full name from the user's record. This field may be blank.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.4. Logon Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time the user logged onto the network.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.5. User ID ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user's network ID.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Alias Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Aliases are a machine independent method of identifying resources on the
network. This allows the network coordinator to change the LAN hardware at one
location and not need to change the configuration on every desktop.
Applications referencing network resources with aliases do not need to be
reconfigured as well.

NetPM allows the network administrator to manage the alias configurations with
a selection list of all aliases within the domain.

From this list the network administrator may:

  Adding An Alias
  Deleting An Alias
  View/Modify An Alias


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Adding An Alias ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Create' pushbutton on the Alias Management List brings up a dialog asking
for the type of alias (File, Printer, or Serial), the unique netname for the
Alias and either the path (for file aliases) or the queue name (for printer and
serial aliases.

NetPM provides a list of all available print queues or serial queues, depending
upon the alias type selection. For a file alias a custom file dialog showing
the file system on the targeted server is provided.

After the minimum information is set, NetPM will create the alias, begin
sharing the alias and provide the network administrator with the View/Modify
dialog to complete the configuration.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Deleting An Alias. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM provides an effortless method of deleting Aliases that are no longer
needed on the network.

From the Alias Management List, simply selecting an alias from the list and
selecting the 'Delete' pushbutton will delete the alias. A confirmation dialog
prevents accidental deletions.

Optionally, the alias may be removed from all user logon assignments. This is a
slow process, but will eliminate error messages when users log on after the
alias has been deleted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Viewing An Alias ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An alias may be viewed and modified by selecting the 'View' pushbutton from the
Alias Management List.

The View/Modify dialog contains information on these items:

  ACL List
  Alias
  Auditing
  Location
  Max Users
  Mode
  Net Name
  Path/Queue
  Pool
  Priority
  Remark
  Server
  Type


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. ACL List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Access Control List is the basis of IBM LAN Server security. These
privileges control users access to network resources.

Note:  Only 64 ACL entries are available for each resource. It is highly
       recommended for the network administrator use groups to control access
       to resources which may have more than 64 users.

A CD-ROM option is offered for managing CD-ROM drives on the server. CD-ROM's
should be shared as d: instead of d:\ and ACL's set to d:. (Where 'd' is the
drive designation.) This will allow the CD-ROM to be changed without
re-configuring the network.

Selecting the CD-ROM check box will allow the CD-ROM configuration to be set
properly.

By using groups to control user access, a user may have privileges to many
resources changed by modifying the group memberships.

For file resources LAN Server will check the directories higher in the path for
access permissions if the user is not listed in the targeted directory.

NetPM provides a ACL Dialog to modify the access permissions to an alias. This
dialog is accessed by the 'ACL List' pushbutton on the Alias View dialog.

A list of all users and a list of all groups in the domain is provided, showing
any existing access privilege. From the ACL Dialog the 'Edit' push button may
be used to modify the access privileges of a user or group. These changes are
not written to the LAN Server system until the 'OK' pushbutton is used or the
permissions are applied to the directory and all subdirectories with the
'Apply' pushbutton.

  Applying ACL's

The privileges are:

'R' - Read. Files or data may be read from the alias.

'W' - Write. Files or data may be written to the alias. This privilege may not
be sufficient to write files as it does not permit attribute changes by itself.

'C' - Create. Files (including spool files) may be created.

'X' - Execute. Programs may be executed. If the program needs to write to
itself or .INI files, program execution may require additional flags. If
temporary files are written and deleted by the program additional flags may be
required.

'D' - Delete. Files may be deleted.

'A' - Attributes. File attributes may be changed.

'P' - Permissions. Access privileges may be changed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Applying ACL's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Access Control List settings may be applied throughout an alias, added to the
primary directory and each subdirectory. If another alias is located below the
alias having the ACL's applied, the ACL's for the alias lower in the directory
tree will be changed.

NetPM will not modify ACL's for the IBMLAN.INI directory or any of it's
subdirectories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Alias ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Alias name. A unique Netname is required.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Auditing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

IBM LAN Server provides a complete auditing system to allow the network
administrator to track usage and errors. NetPM allows the auditing for an alias
to be controlled from an Audit Dialog accessed from the Alias View Dialog.

Note:  If the Auditing service is not enabled in the LAN Server configuration,
there will be no effect from enabling auditing on an individual resource.

The Audit dialog allows the network administrator to specify the following
audit conditions:

'Audit All' - Audit all accesses and all failures.

'Audit None'

'ACL Changes' - Audit any changes to alias privileges.

'Failed ACL Changes' - Audit any unsuccessful changes to alias privileges.

'Opens' - Audit any file or device openings.

'Failed Opens' - Audit any failed file or device openings.

'Writes' - Audit any writes to files or devices.

'Failed Writes'  - Audit any failed writes to files or devices.

'Deletes' - Audit any file deletions.

'Failed Deletes' - Audit any failed deletions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. Alias Location ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The location of the alias. The alias may be internal to the domain, an external
OS/2 alias, an external DOS alias, or a external alias to be accessed by both
OS/2 and DOS requesters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. Alias Max Users ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum number of users to access the alias at the same time. This may be
used to set the accesses to the number of licenses for a program or to limit
network usage with high traffic applications.

If this number is zero, no users will be able to access the alias.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. Alias Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time the alias should be shared. This may be 'At Start Up', 'By Admin
Action', or 'When Requested' (file aliases only).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.11. Alias Net Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The unique Netname of the alias. For file aliases this is the alias name. For
serial and printer aliases this is the queue name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.12. Alias Path/Queue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For files aliases this is the server path to the root drive of the alias. For
print and serial aliases, this is the name of the queue on the server that is
used by the alias.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.13. Alias Pool ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For serial aliases only. This is the list of devices accessed by the queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.14. Alias Priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

For serial aliases only. This is the priority of the alias.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.15. Alias Remark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The alias remark is a 40 maximum character string used to identify the alias in
a user's public application folder.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.16. Alias Server ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The server where the alias resides.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.17. Alias Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of alias, printer, file, or serial.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Application Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM application management begins with a list of all applications configured
as network resources. From this list the network administrator can view,
modify, and delete application configurations. The application may be placed in
user's program starters.

  Adding An Application
  Deleting An Application
  View/Modify Applications

Applications can be configured in several different methods using IBM LAN
Server and OS/2. The complexity of the configuration required for an given
application depends upon the application.

The full Program Starter method available with LAN Server 3.0 allows the
Network Administrator full control over who uses an application and how many
users access an application at the same time. This method makes locating and
running a network application transparent to the OS/2 and DOS user.

Before configuring a network application for the first time, the network
administrator should realize that all resources (network file directories,
network printers, and network serial devices) are referenced through aliases
and must be configured first.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Adding An Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Network applications may be added to the targeted server by selecting 'Add'
from the Application Management list.

The network administrator will be asked for the application resource name,
which must be a unique netname, and the type of application.

From this point the administrator will be provided with the Application Details
Dialog and any additional information required may be entered.

Note:  The default Max Users for an application configuration created with
NetPM is 0. For the application configuration to be useful, the number of users
must be set to a higher number.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Deleting An Application ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Network applications may be deleted from the targeted server by selecting
'Delete' from the Application Management list.

A confirmation dialog will appear to confirm the action.

Optionally, the application may be removed from all user program starters or
public application folders. This is a slow process, but will eliminate error
messages when users log on after the application has been deleted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. View/Modify Applications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Network application configurations may be viewed or modified by selecting
'View' from the Application Management list.

From the Application Details dialog the network administrator may change many
of the application parameters by selecting the pushbutton beside the parameter.

The displayed Parameters are:

  Application Directory
  Ask For Command Line
  Command
  Command Line
  Interface
  Name
  Program Starters
  Resources
  Remark
  Type
  Working Directory


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Application Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The files alias to be used to run the application, the drive for the
application to use on the local workstation and the path to the application
from the alias root.

If a working directory is specified, no drive is needed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Ask For Command Line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This pushbutton toggles the requirement for the network to ask the user for a
command line to use with the program name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The program name. The name should include the extension. ex: NetPM.EXE.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7. Command Line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The command line to be used with the program.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.8. Interface ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of interface for OS/2 applications. This pushbutton toggles through
the list of PM, Vio, and Protected.

PM is for Presentation Manager programs. VIO is for programs that can be
displayed in an OS/2 window and Protected is for full screen applications.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.9. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Application Resource Name. This is the name listed in the DCDB (Domain
Controller Data Base) for the application and referenced in program starters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.10. Program Starters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Program Starters' pushbutton accesses a list of all users in the domain
and the application can be placed in the user's Public Application Folder with
the 'ADD' pushbutton and removed with the 'Delete' pushbutton.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11. Resources ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An application may have access to network resources independent of the users
configuration. These resources may be file directories, printers, and serial
devices.

The 'Resource' pushbutton provides a list of all resources configured for the
application. From this list resources may be added, deleted and modified.

 Adding A Resource
 Modifying A Resource
 Deleting A Resource


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.1. Adding A Resource ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Add' pushbutton on the Resource List accesses a Resource Definition
Dialog.

The selection dialog displays the aliases of the type selected. (Files,
Printers, or serial devices. The alias can be assigned to a directory, a
printer (LPTx) port or a serial (COMx) port. This assignment is where the alias
device appears to the application.

Note:  While IBM LAN Server supports up to nine serial devices and printer
       ports, some applications may not be configurable to all of these ports.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.2. Modifying A Resource ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Modify' pushbutton accesses the same Resource Definition Dialog as the
'Add' pushbutton, but the resource definition being configured is displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11.3. Deleting A Resource ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Delete' pushbutton deletes a resource definition from the application
after a confirmation dialog provides permission.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.12. Remark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The application remark is the icon label text that will appear in the Public
Applications folder on the user's desktop.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.13. Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of network program.  Possible values are: OS/2 Public, OS/2 Private,
and DOS Public.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.14. Working Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The working directory for the application. The separate configuration for a
working directory and application directory allows work files to be kept on a
local drive or a separate network drive from the application.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Displaying Graphs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Graphs captured by NetPM may be displayed at a later time to compare network
performance before and after modifications.

NetPM uses about 600 bytes to store a graph, and thousands of graphs may be
stored in a single file.

The option from the Captured Graph Display Window are:

  Contents
  Next
  Open
  Previous
  Print


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Under the 'File' option on the main menu the 'Contents' selection shows the
contents of the loaded file.

The machine name, type of graph and the time the capture occurred are
displayed. From the list a graph may be selected.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Next' and 'Previous' commands may be used to step through the graphs in a
file one at a time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new graph file may be opened.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Previous ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The 'Next' and 'Previous' commands may be used to step through the graphs in a
file one at a time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Print ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Graphs, both captured and current, may be printed to any printer available to
the local workstation.

For the best print results use the standard OS/2 Job Properties Dialog to
select landscape mode if this mode is available on the printer.

NetPM will print in color if supported by the printer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Graphing Statistics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Demo version of NetPM does not offer fully functional network performance
graphing.

For an explanation of the graph labeling see: Graph Labels.

To allow the user to evaluate the program's capabilities the default graph,
Server Byte Traffic is enabled with a five minute time period. NetPM will
automatically scale the bytes sent and received.

NetPM will allow the network administrator to set a time period from 10 seconds
to one hour for collecting statistics and display up 60 time periods.

In the Commercial version graphs are available for:

  Local Requestor Byte Traffic
  Local Requestor NCB Traffic
  Server Byte Traffic
  Server File Opens
  Server Print Jobs
  Server Response Time
  Server Req Byte Traffic
  Server Req NCB Traffic
  Server Session Starts

In the commercial version graph data may be captured to disk and re-displayed
at a later time, as well as printed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Graph Labeling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of data being displayed is shown in the bottom left of the program
window.

The scale used in the display is shown in the middle of the bottom line of the
graph. This value shows the amount indicated by each of the 10 divisions of the
graph.

The time period is show on the bottom right of the program window.

The color code for graphs with more than one display item is shown above the
graph in the program window.

If a recorded graph is being displayed, the capture time is displayed in the
upper right of the program window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Local Req Byte Traffic Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the total number of bytes sent and bytes received by the requester
on the workstation local to NetPM during the time period set in the Graph
Configuration Dialog. These numbers include bytes sent by applications, the
server service and the requester itself.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Local Req NCB Traffic Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the NCB's sent and received by the requester on the workstation
local to NetPM during the time period set in the Graph Configuration Dialog.
These numbers include NCB's that were not issued or failed to complete.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Server Byte Traffic Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the total number of bytes sent and bytes received by the Server
service during the time period set in the Graph Configuration Dialog.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Server File Opens Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the file opens on the targeted server during the time period set in
the Graph Configuration Dialog.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Server Print Job Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the print jobs sent to the targeted server during the time period
set in the Graph Configuration Dialog.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Server Response Time Job Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the response time of the targeted server during the time period set
in the Graph Configuration Dialog.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. Server Req Byte Traffic Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the total number of bytes sent and bytes received by the requester
on the targeted server during the time period set in the Graph Configuration
Dialog. These numbers include bytes sent by applications, the server service
and the requester itself.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.9. Server Req NCB Traffic Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the NCB's sent and received by the requester on the targeted server
during the time period set in the Graph Configuration Dialog. These numbers
include NCB's that were not issued or failed to complete.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.10. Server Session Starts Graph ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A graph of the sessions started on the targeted server during the time period
set in the Graph Configuration Dialog.

The scale is automatically set by the maximum value.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Group Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network administrator may use NetPM to create new groups, delete groups,
and view existing groups. While viewing a group users may be added and deleted
from the group.

See:

  Assigning Aliases and Apps
  Group Memberships
  Creating A Group
  Deleting A Group
  Viewing A Group


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Assigning Aliases and Apps ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Resources Aliases and Applications may be assigned to groups with NetPM. This
assignment does not effect users already assigned to a group.

When users are added to a group with group assignments, the group assignments
are added to the user's logon assignments. When a user is deleted from a group
with group assignments, the assignments are deleted from the user's assignments
if they are not also assigned through another group.

Group assignments are made through the 'Domain Configuration' section of NetPM
and are constant across all administrators using NetPM in the domain.

Group assignments are a NetPM feature and are not made is users are added to a
group with UPM, NetGUI, or the OS/2 command line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Group Memberships ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Group memberships may be managed from the Group Detail dialog accessed with the
View pushbutton. See Viewing A Group.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Creating A Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A new group in the selected server's domain may be created by selecting Groups
from the Manage menu, and then selecting the New pushbutton on the Group List
dialog.

The Network Administrator will then provide a name for the group and an
optional remark. The name must be a unique netname.

The Group detail dialog will then be available for including users in the
group.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Deleting A Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An existing group in the selected server's domain may be deleted by selecting
Groups from the Manage menu, then selecting a Group from the Group List dialog,
and then selecting the Delete pushbutton.

A confirmation dialog will ask if this is the intended action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Viewing A Group ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An existing group in the selected server's domain may be viewed by selecting
Groups from the Manage menu, then selecting a Group from the Group List dialog,
and then selecting the View pushbutton.

For information on Group assignments of resource alias and applications see
Assigning Aliases and Apps.

Users may be added or deleted from the group at this dialog. Two lists are
provided, one with the members of the group and one with all users in the
domain who are not members of the group. Multiple users in a list may be
selected and sent to the other list with the Add or Delete pushbutton. Single
users may be sent to the other list with a double click of the mouse.

The group remark may be changed at this dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Print Queue Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM offers management of print queues and print jobs through a Print Queue
List accessed from the 'Manage' menu.

Print queue actions:

  Print Jobs
  View/Modify Print Queue


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Print Jobs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Print job management is provided from the Print Queue List. The 'Jobs' push
button will present a list of all jobs in the selected queue. The list will
update every 30 seconds.

The list of print jobs provides key information on the job:

  Job Queue Position
  Job ID
  User Name
  Job Status
  Job Size
  Job Document Number

The network administrator may take any of the following actions:

  Details
  Kill


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1. Print Job Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A view of the details of a print job can be accessed from the Print Job List,
with the 'Details' pushbutton.

The Print Job Detail dialog allows the job priority and position to be
modified, along with the computer to be notified when the job is complete. A
job may be held, released or killed from the details dialog.

  Comment
  Driver
  Document
  Hold/Release
  Job ID
  Kill
  Notify
  Position
  Printer
  Priority
  Queue
  Size
  Status
  Submitted
  Type
  User


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.1. Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Any comment supplied by the program issuing the print job. For example, a print
job created by a user dropping a file icon onto the printer icon will have a
comment of 'System'.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.2. Driver ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The print driver that will be used.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.3. Document ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The document name if one was supplied by the program issuing the print job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.4. Hold/Release ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network administrator is able to hold or release a print job. The name of
the pushbutton will change with the status of the print job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.5. Job ID ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The system ID number of the print job. This number may be used for command line
manipulation of the job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.6. Kill ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

From the job details dialog the network administrator may kill a print job. The
job will be deleted from the queue and must be resubmitted to be printed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.7. Notify ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The computer name to be notified when the job is completed. This may be
modified by the network administrator.

Note:  This is the computer name, not user name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.8. Position ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The position of the job in the job queue. This position may be changed by the
network administrator.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.9. Printer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name (type) of the printer being used to print the job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.10. Priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The job priority. The network administrator may modify this priority,


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.11. Queue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the print queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.12. Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size, in bytes, of the print job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.13. Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The status of the job. Possible values include printing, queued, and held.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.14. Submitted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The date and time the job was submitted to the queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.15. Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of print job. If the print driver and queue support RAW and direct
printing, this will be shown on the job details.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.1.16. User ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user ID of the user submitting the print job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1.2. Kill A Print Job ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A print job may be deleted from the print queue by the 'Kill' pushbutton on the
Print Job List.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. View/Modify Print Queue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The details of the print queue configuration may be accessed from the Print
Queue List with the 'View' pushbutton.

The Print Queue Detail Dialog provides the following information and commands:

  Comment
  Drivers
  End Time
  Hold/Release
  Name
  Printers
  Priority
  Processor
  Purge
  Separator
  Start
  Status
  Type


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.1. Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The print queue comment.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.2. Drivers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The default print driver for the queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.3. End Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time of day that the queue will no longer be available for print jobs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.4. Hold/Release ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network administrator may place the queue on hold and freeze all print jobs
in the queue. The pushbutton will change name and function with the status of
the queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.5. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.6. Printer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The printer which is the destination for the queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.7. Priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The queue priority. A number from 1 to 100.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.8. Processor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The queue processor. With OS/2 2.1, the default queue processor is PMPRINT.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.9. Purge ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network administrator may purge the queue, deleting all print jobs in the
queue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.10. Separator ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The separator file to be printed between print jobs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.11. Start ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time of day the print queue will become available for use.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.12. Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The queue status.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.13. Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If the queue permits RAW data or direct printing it is indicated and may be
changed if supported.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Requester Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM allows the network administrator to configure both the requester on the
selected server and the requester on the local workstation while the requester
is running.

The administrator will be asked if the IBMLAN.INI file should be edited.
Without editing the IBMLAN.INI file any change will be lost when the requester
is stopped. See Server Parameter Modification.

To modify the remote server requester select Servers from the Manage menu, then
select a server, then view the server. The 'Req' pushbutton in the server
management dialog accesses the server requester.

To modify the configuration of the local requester, select Workstation from the
Manage menu.

Only the parameters which can be modified while the requester is running may be
set with NetPM. Manually edit the IBMLAN.INI file and stop and restart the
requester to modify other parameters. Administrators can access the file from
remote workstations by using the UNC file name. (Example: EPM
\\SERVER\C$\IBMLAN\IBMLAN.INI.) The file location can be found in the Root
field of the requester configuration. Note that the colon in the drive
specification is replaced with a dollar sign.

Parameters in the Workstation Management Dialog are:

  Alert Clients
  Buffers - Cache Size
  Buffers - Char Dev Size
  Buffers - Character Dev
  Buffers - Datagram
  Buffers - Error Size
  Buffers - Number
  Buffers - Size
  Char Count
  Char Time
  Char Wait
  Current Domain
  Errorlog Size
  Logon Server
  Mailslots
  Max Commands
  Max Threads
  Netname Time
  Print Time
  Requester Domain
  Requester Name
  Requester Root
  Requester User
  Requester Version
  Search Time
  Services
  Session Time
  WorkHeuristics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Alert Clients ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum number of clients that can receive alert messages from the
workstation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Buffers - Cache Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum size (in bytes) of an internal requester cache buffer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Buffers - Char Dev Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of character pipe buffers and device buffers the requester can have.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. Buffers - Character Dev ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum size (in bytes) of a character pipe buffer and device buffer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Buffers - Datagram ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of buffers allocated for receiving datagrams.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.6. Buffers - Error Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size (in bytes) of an internal requester error buffer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.7. Buffers - Number ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of internal buffers the requester has.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.8. Buffers - Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size (in bytes) of each internal buffer being used by the requester.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.9. Char Count ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of bytes of information the requester will attempt to group together
to send to a remote serial device resource.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.10. Char Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of milliseconds the requester will wait to collect data to send to a
remote serial device resource.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.11. Char Wait ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of seconds the requester will wait for a remote serial device
resource to become available.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.12. Current Domain ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The domain to which the user is logged on. It is blank when no one is logged
on.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.13. Errorlog Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum size (in kilobytes) of the error log file of a requester.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.14. Logon Server ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the preferred server, which validates user logon requests for this
user.

The server name should be preceded by a double backslash (\\) and should be the
name of a domain controller or backup server.

A server name of an asterisk (*) indicates that the logon request can be
handled by any domain controller or backup server on the domain.

A blank field indicates that the domain controller is the preferred logon
server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.15. Mailslots ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum number of mailslots allowed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.16. Max Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of simultaneous network device driver commands that can be sent to
the network.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.17. Max Threads ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of threads the requester can dedicate to the network.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.18. Netname Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of seconds an inactive, implicit UNC connection from the requester
to the resource server will be maintained.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.19. Print Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of seconds that are waited before closing inactive
compatibility-mode print jobs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.20. Requester Domain ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the domain to which the requester belongs. This is the domain the
requester will access when it is started.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.21. Requester Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The requester name of the computer being configured. This is also know as the
computer name.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.22. Requester Root ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The path to the IBMLAN directory (the recommended default path is d:\IBMLAN) of
a computer. The IBMLAN.INI file is found in this directory and is the basis for
the path to directories used by LAN Server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.23. Requester User ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The User's name logged on to the requester. This field will be blank if no user
is logged onto the network on the computer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.24. Requester Version ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The version number of the OS/2 LAN Server software running on the computer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.25. Search Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of seconds an inactive search will continue.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.26. Services ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of services that can be started on the requester at any time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.27. Session Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of seconds that are waited before disconnecting an inactive session
between a requester and a server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28. WorkHeuristics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Heuristic adj. 1. Aiding or guiding in discovery. 2. Designating an educational
method by which a pupil is stimulated to make his own investigations and
discoveries. <Gk. heuriskein. to find out>

Flags used to control a requester operation. The heuristics default to values
that are optimal for most configurations and normally need not be changed.

This parameter sets a variety of requester fine-tuning options. Each digit of
the WorkHeuristics parameter has an independent meaning. When digits are
missing from the right-hand side of the parameter value, the system supplies
the default specified for each missing digit.

The individual positions of the WorkHeuristics are:

  Opportunistic File Locking
  .CMD File Optimization
  Asynchronous Locking
  Asynchronous Closing
  Buffer Pipes And Serial
  Combine R/W Locking
  Read On Opens
  Reserved
  Chain Send NCB's
  Buffer Small Read and Write
  Buffer Mode
  RAW Read and Write SMB's
  Large RAW Read Ahead
  Large RAW Write Behind
  Read Multiplexing SMB's
  Write Multiplexing SMB's
  Big Buffers For Core Reads
  Small Record Read Ahead
  Small Record Write Behind
  Reserved
  Flush Pipes And Devices
  LS30 Password Encryption
  Multiple Error Logging
  Buffer Deny Write Opens
  Buffer Read Only Files
  Read Ahead On .EXE's
  Control-C Handling
  DOS Server Opens
  NetBIOS No Ack Mode
  Write Block RAW Method
  Requester Error Msg's
  Reserved
  DosBuffer Reset Behavior
  Logon Time Interval


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.1. Opportunistic File Locking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 0. (0 Based)

Requests opportunistic locking of files. The default is 1.

When digit position 0 is active(1), it allows a file opened in deny-none
sharing mode to be locked by the server. Buffering can then be used to enhance
performance. However, the server cannot lock the file if there are outstanding
access requests. The server assumes that the first requester is the only active
process using that file and prevents a second requester from accessing the file
until buffered data is flushed (written to disk) and the file is closed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.2. .CMD File Optimization ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 1. (0 Based)

Specifies performance optimization for batch (.CMD) files. Digit position 0
(opportunistic locking) must be set to 1.  The default is 1.

When digit position 1 is active(1), a batch file on the server running on the
requester is kept in the requester's buffer to prevent a request across the LAN
for each line of the batch file.

When digit position 1 is inactive, the batch file is opened and closed with
each line processed. The buffer data is flushed when the batch file is closed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.3. Asynchronous Locking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 2. (0 Based)

Specifies asynchronous unlock and asynchronous write-unlock.

Values are:

 Value  Meaning
 0    Never
 1    Always
 2    Only on a LAN Server 3.0 virtual circuit.

The default is 1.

A virtual circuit is a NETBIOS session connection to another workstation over a
LAN. With digit position 2, files in the requester buffer are unlocked in the
buffer and processing continues without waiting for confirmation from the
server.

Any errors occurring at the server are reported later. Generally, the only
errors that might occur are hard media errors, such as a full disk or loss of
power to the server.

Values 1 and 2 are functionally equivalent in a LAN Server 3.0 environment.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.4. Asynchronous Closing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 3. (0 Based)

Asynchronous close and asynchronous write-close, as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    Never
  1    Always
  2    Only on a LAN Server 3.0 virtual circuit.

The default is 1.

Digit position 3 performs a function similar to digit position 2 of the
workheuristics parameter. The server sends a completion message to the
requester for close or write-close requests before writing buffered file data
to the fixed disk.

The user is warned if all the data is not written to the fixed disk.
Asynchronous close and asynchronous write-close are not used if the file was
opened with the write-through flag set.

Values 1 and 2 are functionally equivalent in a LAN Server 3.0 environment.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.5. Buffer Pipes And Serial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 4. (0 Based)

Buffers all named pipes and serial devices. The default is 1.

Digit position 4 causes named pipe and communication device information to be
buffered by the requester while the workstation is reading the information.
This provides a degree of protection for the data as well as a potential
performance improvement.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.6. Combine R/W Locking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 5. (0 Based)

Specifies combined read-lock and write-unlock, as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    Never
  1    Always
  2    Only on a LAN Server 3.0 virtual circuit.

The default is 1.

When digit position 5 is active, the lock and read requests are joined and sent
as one command. The write and unlock requests are joined similarly.

Values 1 and 2 are functionally equivalent in a LAN Server 3.0 environment.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.7. Read On Opens ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 6. (0 Based)

Specifies open and read.  The default is 0.

When digit position 6 is active(1), a request to open a file also performs a
read. If the size of the file is greater than the size specified by the
sizworkbuf parameter, as much of the file as can fit in the buffer is read. If
this action places data in the cache that might never be used, overall
fixed-disk subsystem performance is slightly degraded.

Unless the requester actually uses the data in the cache most of the time, do
not specify open and read.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.8. Chain Send NCB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 8. (0 Based)

Specifies the use of the chain-send NETBIOS network control block (NCB), as
follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    Never.
  1    Do if server's buffer is larger than the workstation's buffer.
  2    Always (to avoid copy).

The default is 2.

A chained-send enables the NETBIOS protocol driver to copy large data blocks
directly from the OS/2 LAN Requester user's buffer to the network adapter card.
An intermediate copy to the network buffers, from which the NETBIOS protocol
driver normally copies the data to the network adapter card, is bypassed.

In order for the Netlogon service to replicate user and group definitions
across servers in a domain, digit position 8 of the workheuristics parameter
(on additional servers) and digit position 3 of the serverheuristics parameter
(on domain controllers) must not be set to 0. If these digit positions are set
to 0, user and group data may not be replicated from the domain controller,
resulting in unknown user ID's and group ID's on the additional servers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.9. Buffer Small Read and Write ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 9. (0 Based)

Buffers small read and write requests until the buffer is full, as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    Never
  1    Always
  2    Only on a LAN Server 3.0 virtual circuit.

The default is 1.

When digit position 9 is active(1) and file access mode allows, requests to
read or write data smaller than that specified by the sizworkbuf parameter are
performed locally in the requester's buffer. Buffering avoids additional trips
across the LAN. The buffer is flushed when the file is closed or when the
buffer is needed to satisfy other requests.

Digit position 9 can enhance performance for applications that read, modify,
and write back small records.  Values 1 and 2 are functionally equivalent in a
LAN Server 3.0 environment.  Digit position 9 can be set to 0 if data integrity
is a primary concern.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.10. Buffer Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 10. (0 Based)

Specifies buffer mode (assuming shared access is granted), as follows:

  Value  Meaning

  0    Always read buffer size amount of data if the request is smaller than
the buffer size (sizworkbuf) and data is being read sequentially.

  1    Use full buffer if file is open for reading and writing.

  2    Use full buffer if reading and writing sequentially.

  3    Buffer all requests smaller than the buffer size (if hits occur).

The default is 3.

Shared access means the file was opened in sharing mode. These options allow
selective tuning of the buffer mode if any applications handle data in a manner
conflicting with buffering.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.11. RAW Read and Write SMB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 11. (0 Based)

Specifies RAW read and RAW write server message block (SMB) protocols.

The default is 1.

RAW read and RAW write SMB protocols transfer data across the LAN without SMB
headers. These protocols transfer large files directly between the server
memory and a work cache in the requester.

Digit position 11 can significantly improve performance of large file transfers
across the LAN. Digit position 11 must be active for digit positions 12 and 13
to be functional.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.12. Large RAW Read Ahead ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 12. (0 Based)

Specifies large RAW read-ahead buffer.

The default is 1.

Digit positions 12 and 13 provide independent control over the use of RAW SMB
protocol for read-ahead and write-behind, respectively. Both are active by
default, but they can be turned off to better suit a particular environment.
Digit position 11 must be active for digit positions 12 and 13 to be
functional.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.13. Large RAW Write Behind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 13. (0 Based)

Specifies large RAW write-behind buffer.

The default is 1.

Digit position 11 must be active for digit positions 12 and 13 to be
functional.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.14. Read Multiplexing SMB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 14. (0 Based)

Specifies read multiplexing SMB protocols.

The default is 1.

This SMB protocol is used for large read requests if the RAW SMB protocol
(digit position 11) is inactive.

This protocol breaks transfers into buffer-size chunks (sizworkbuf) and chains
them together to satisfy the request.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.15. Write Multiplexing SMB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 15. (0 Based)

Specifies write multiplexing SMB protocols.

The default is 1.

This SMB protocol is used for large write requests if the RAW SMB protocol
(digit position 11) is inactive. This protocol divides transfers into
buffer-size chunks (sizworkbuf) and chains them together to satisfy the
request.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.16. Big Buffers For Core Reads ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 16. (0 Based)

Specifies using big buffers for large core (non-RAW) reads.

The default is 1.

Digit position 16 is pertinent only to requests made to a core server. An
example of a core server is PCLP, which does not recognize certain SMB types
added to the SMB command set by LAN Server 3.0.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.17. Small Record Read Ahead ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 17. (0 Based)

Specifies same-size small record read-ahead or read to sector boundary.

The default is 1.

When digit position 17 is active(1), requests to read small data records
sequentially cause read-ahead in multiples of the data record size, so a full
buffer is read and sent to the requester.

For example, if the user is reading 50-byte records sequentially from a
4096-byte buffer, LAN Server 3.0 will read ahead to fill the buffer to 4050
bytes. When digit position 17 is set to 0, data is read up to the next sector
boundary, usually 512 bytes.

Digit position 17 is significant only if digit position 9 of the workheuristics
parameter is inactive. If the requester detects small data records of the same
size being read sequentially, the requester performs this small record
read-ahead operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.18. Small Record Write Behind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 18. (0 Based)

Specifies same-size small record write-behind or write to sector boundary.

The default is 0.

When digit position 18 is active(1), requests to write small data records cause
write-behind in multiples of the data record size, so a full buffer is written
to the server.

When digit position 18 is set to 0, data is written up to the next sector
boundary, usually 512 bytes.

Digit position 18 is significant only if digit position 9 of the workheuristics
parameter is inactive. If the server detects small data records of the same
size being written sequentially, the server performs this small record
write-behind operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.19. Flush Pipes And Devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 20. (0 Based)

Flushes pipes and devices on a DosBufReset or DosClose operation.

The default is 0.

Digit position 20 gives the requester application more flexibility regarding
which files, pipes, or devices are flushed (written to disk) following
DosBufReset or DosClose operations.

  Value  Meaning

  0    Flush only files and devices opened by the caller. Spin until flushed
(wait for confirmation before proceeding with other tasks).

  1    Flush only files and devices opened by the caller. Flush only once (do
not wait for confirmation).

  2    Flush all files and all input and output of short-term pipes and
devices. Spin until flushed.

  3    Flush all files and all input and output of short-term pipes and
devices. Flush only once.

  4    Flush all files and all input and output of all pipes and devices. Spin
until flushed.

  5    Flush all files and all input and output of all pipes and devices. Flush
only once.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.20. LS30 Password Encryption ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 21. (0 Based)

Used to support LAN Server 3.0 encryption of passwords.

The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.21. Multiple Error Logging ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 22. (0 Based)

The default is 0.

Controls log entries for multiple occurrences of an error. A recurring error
can fill up the error log; use digit position 22 to keep down the number of log
entries. If the value is other than 0, the 1st, 4th, 8th, 16th, and 32nd
occurrences of an error are logged.  After that, every subsequent 32nd
occurrence is logged.

If the value of digit position 22 is other than 0, the value also defines the
size of an error table. The table is a record of errors that have occurred.
Each table entry consists of an error ID number and the number of occurrences
of that error.

If an error does not match an existing entry in the table and the table is
full, the logging facility deletes the table entry that has the lowest number
of occurrences and records the new error information.  The table size refers to
the number of different errors allowed at one time in the table.

Set the value as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    Log all occurrences.
  1    Use error table, size 1.
  2    Use error table, size 2.
  3    Use error table, size 3.
  4    Use error table, size 4.
  5    Use error table, size 5.
  6    Use error table, size 6.
  7    Use error table, size 7.
  8    Use error table, size 8.
  9    Use error table, size 9.

Typing NET ERROR at the command-line prompt will display the errors in this
table that have been written to the error log.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.22. Buffer Deny Write Opens ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 23. (0 Based)

Buffers all files opened with deny-write sharing mode.

The default is 1.

When digit position 23 is active(1), the server buffers all files opened with
deny-write sharing mode, regardless of the access mode the requester used to
open the file. The sharing mode and access mode are two different parameters of
a DosOpen command. Digit position 23 deactivates buffering on this requester if
an application does not work correctly with it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.23. Buffer Read Only Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 24. (0 Based)

Buffers all files opened with the read-only (R) attribute set.

The default is 1.

When digit position 24 is active(1), the server buffers all files with the
read-only attribute set. Only read access mode will successfully open a
read-only file. The sharing mode and access mode are two different parameters
of a DosOpen command. Digit position 24 deactivates buffering on this requester
if an application does not work correctly with it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.24. Read Ahead On .EXE's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 25. (0 Based)

Reads ahead when opening for execution. Reading an executable file sequentially
is usually, but not always, faster.

The default is 1.

The value of digit position 25 should be 1 if many executable files are loaded
across the LAN. The load time for some application programs can decrease by
more than 50%. Experiment with your particular program to determine which value
is better (0 or 1).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.25. Control-C Handling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 26. (0 Based)

The default is 2.

Handles the Interrupt (Ctrl+C) key, as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    No interrupts allowed.
  1    Allow interrupts only on long-term operations.
  2    Always allow interrupts.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.26. DOS Server Opens ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 27. (0 Based)

The default is 0.

Forces correct open mode when creating files on a core server. (A core server
is a DOS-based LAN server, such as PC LAN Program) DOS-based servers open a new
file in compatibility mode.  Digit position 27 forces the workstation to close
the file and then open it in the proper mode. Digit position 27 may be
important if you use PCLP servers as external resources.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.27. NetBIOS No Ack Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 28. (0 Based)

The default is 1.

Specifies the NETBIOS NoAck mode (transferring data without waiting for an
acknowledgment), as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    NoAck is never used (disable NoAck).
  1    NoAck on send only.
  2    NoAck on receive.
  3    NoAck on send or receive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.28. Write Block RAW Method ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 29. (0 Based)

Sends data along with the SMB write-block RAW requests.

The default is 1.

When digit position 29 is active(1), the requester sends a requester buffer of
data (sizworkbuf) to the server with its request for RAW mode protocol for
large file transfers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.29. Requester Error Msg's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 30. (0 Based)

The default is 1.

Sends a message to the screen when the requester logs an error, as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    Never
  1    On write-fault errors only (no time out)
  2    On write-fault and internal errors only (no time out)
  3    On all errors (no time out)
  4    Reserved
  5    On write-fault errors only (time out)
  6    On write-fault and internal errors only (time out)
  7    On all errors (time out).

Values other than 1 are normally used for debugging purposes only.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.30. DosBuffer Reset Behavior ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 31. (0 Based)

The default is 2.

Establishes the behavior of DosBufReset on a redirected file (not pipes or
devices) in the DOS box. When the call to the API returns, the data in the
buffer has been handled, as follows:

  Value  Meaning

  0    Changed data in the buffer was sent from the requester to the server.
The server has written the data to disk.

  1    Changed data in the buffer was sent from the requester to the server.
The server has not yet written the data to disk.
  2    DosBufReset was ignored for the files.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.28.31. Logon Time Interval ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Character position 33. (0 Based)

The default is 1.

Establishes the time interval for performing logon validation from the domain
controller. Digit position 33 can be set as follows :

  Value  Meaning
  0    5 seconds
  1    15 seconds
  2    30 seconds
  3    45 seconds
  4    60 seconds
  5    90 seconds
  6    2 minutes
  7    4 minutes
  8    8 minutes
  9    15 minutes


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Requester Statistics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Requester statistics can be viewed for both the requester of the server being
examined and the local workstation.

These statistics will update at the period set in the NetPM configuration.

For an explanation of the displayed parameters see:

  Auto Connect
  Buffers Needed
  Bytes
  Name
  NCB's
  Sessions
  Time


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Auto Connect ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of requester autoconnects.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Buffers Needed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The total of standard and big buffer failures. If this number ever changes from
0 the requester should be reconfigured with additional buffers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Bytes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The byte count of the network traffic is furnished for the Requester, Server
(including Peer services), and applications.

If one of the numbers becomes larger than 4 Gigabytes (Billion), the number
will be displayed in Gigabyte increments.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The requester name or 'Local' for the local machine.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5. NCB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Network Control Block Information is furnished for the Requester, Server
(including Peer service) and applications.

The 'Total' field is the number of NCB's issued by the software.

The 'Not Issued' field is the number of NCB's that the requester was unable to
build.

The 'Failed' field is the number of NCB's that failed after issue, at or before
completion.

To obtain the successful NCB's subtract both failures from the total.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6. Sessions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of sessions started with any server or peer sharing.

The number of sessions that failed to connect with the requested resource,
except for "name not found" errors.

The number of sessions that failed after being established.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.7. Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time period of the statistics in HHH:MM format.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Serial Device Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM allows the administrator to manage network serial device usage with the
ability to observe usage, waiting queues and purge the queue if desired. The
current connection to a device used by the queue may be closed by the
administrator.

  Viewing Serial Devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1. Viewing Serial Devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Serial Device Management Dialog provides the administrator with basic
management of serial aliases defined in the domain.

The queue information consists of the name of the serial alias, the priority
set for the queue, the number of users waiting on a device, and a list of the
COM ports used by the queue.

These parameters are easily altered with the Alias Management function of
NetPM.

By selecting the COM port to view, the COM port information will change to show
the information for the selected device. Here the current user, the amount of
time the user as been using the device and the current status of the device is
shown.

The administrator may close the com port, sometimes required if the user's
application failed to properly close the device. The administrator may also
purge the queue if desired.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Server Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of all servers can be accessed by selecting Servers on the Manage menu.
After selecting a server on the list the Network Administrator can switch NetPM
to a new server or view a server's configuration.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.

  Server Disk Management
  Viewing Servers
  Server Statistics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1. Server Disk Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

NetPM 2.0 offers the administrator the ability to set the ACL's for any
directory on the server. For LAN Server 4.0 Advanced servers using HPFS383
being managed from LAN Server 4.0 requesters, NetPM offers the ability to
manage disk space limitations.

A CD-ROM option is offered for managing CD-ROM drives on the server. CD-ROM's
should be shared as d: instead of d:\ and ACL's set to d:. (Where 'd' is the
drive designation.) This will allow the CD-ROM to be changed without
re-configuring the network.

Selecting the CD-ROM check box will allow the CD-ROM configuration to be set
properly.

  Setting ACL's
  Setting Disk Limits


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1.1. Setting ACL's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of all users and a list of all groups in the domain is provided, showing
any existing access privilege. From the ACL Dialog the 'Edit' push button may
be used to modify the access privileges of a user or group. These changes are
not written to the LAN Server system until the 'OK' pushbutton is used or the
permissions are applied to the directory and all subdirectories with the
'Apply' pushbutton.

  Applying ACL's

The privileges are:

'R' - Read. Files or data may be read from the alias.

'W' - Write. Files or data may be written to the alias. This privilege may not
be sufficient to write files as it does not permit attribute changes by itself.

'C' - Create. Files (including spool files) may be created.

'X' - Execute. Programs may be executed. If the program needs to write to
itself or .INI files, program execution may require additional flags. If
temporary files are written and deleted by the program additional flags may be
required.

'D' - Delete. Files may be deleted.

'A' - Attributes. File attributes may be changed.

'P' - Permissions. Access privileges may be changed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1.2. Disk Limits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Directory Space Limitations are an important new feature for LAN Server 4.0
Advanced. HPFS386 installation is required for this feature to be available.

NetPM can determine if the server is LAN Server 4.0, but the installation of
HPFS386 can not be determined remotely.

LAN Server 4.0 Advanced running on OS/2 2.0 or OS/2 2.1 will need an operating
system update from IBM for disk space limitations to work correctly. See your
LAN Server documentation for details.

Directory space limitations require disk space. A minimum of about 3K per
directory has been observed in testing, with this space being increased with
the actual setting of limits.

Directory space is also limited by any limits place on directories higher in
the directory tree and by the actual total disk space of the disk partition.

Careful planning should be done before setting disk space limitations on
servers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2. Server Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Server configuration details can be viewed and modified by selecting Servers on
the Manage menu, then selecting a server from the list, and then selecting the
View pushbutton.

The Server View Dialog will also allow several of the configuration variables
to be changed while the server is running.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.

  Access List Age
  Admin
  Alerts
  Announce
  Audit
  Auto
  Big Buffers
  Buffers
  Buffer Size
  Circuits
  Comm Ports
  Comment
  Connections
  Delta
  Disconnect Time
  File Locks
  Group List Age
  Guest Account
  Modal
  Open Files
  Req
  Searches
  Serial Queues
  ServerHeuristics
  Server Name
  Session Opens
  Shares
  Type
  Users
  User List Age
  User Path
  Version
  Visible


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.1. Access Control List Age ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of days since the Access Control List was edited.

Note:  This is the number of 24 hour periods, not calendar days.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.2. Admin ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum number of administration level accounts as configured in
IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3. Alerts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Alert configuration parameters.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.

See:

  Alert Interval
  Alert List
  Logon Alerts
  Access Alerts
  Disk Space Alert
  Net I/O Alerts


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3.1. Alert Interval ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of minutes between alerts.

Repeated alerts will be held for this time. This is to prevent the person or
computer receiving the alerts from being locked into a loop receiving alerts.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3.2. Alert List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of the user accounts or computer (requester) names alerts will be sent
to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3.3. Logon Alerts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of failed logons before generating an alert.

Note:  While several of the servers parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3.4. Access Alerts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of failed file accesses before generating an alert.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3.5. Disk Space Alert ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of kilobytes of free disk space, at which, an administrator must be
notified that the free space is low.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.3.6. Net I/O Alerts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network I/O error ratio (in tenths of a percent) to allow before notifying
an administrator.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.4. Announce ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time in seconds between server announcement of it's availability.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5. Audits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The parameters controlling the server audit records.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.

See:

  Audit Disabled/Enabled
  Session Logons
  Network Logons
  Sharing
  User List
  Audit Size
  Logon Limits
  Resource Access
  Permissions
  Service Changes


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.1. Audit Enabled/Disabled ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Indicates if the Audit system is running. This is set by the IBMLAN.INI file on
the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.2. Session Logons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'All' session logons, 'Good' session logons, 'Bad' session
logons or 'None' for no session logon auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.3. Network Logons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'All' network logons, 'Good' network logons, 'Bad' network
logons or 'None' for no session logon auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.4. Sharing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'All' share requests, 'Good' share requests, 'Bad' share
requests or 'None' for no share request auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.5. User List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'Enabled' for auditing changes to the group or user account
database or 'Disabled' for no auditing of changes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.6. Audit Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size (KB) of the audit log file. Old audit records will be deleted to keep
the file under this size.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.7. Logon Limits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'Enabled' for auditing user time limit violations or
'Disabled' for no auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.8. Resource Access ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'Enabled' for auditing resource access as defined by the
per-resource auditing options specified in the access control list or
'Disabled' for no auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.9. Permissions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'Enabled' for auditing changes to the access control list
database or 'Disabled' for no auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.5.10. Service Changes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Possible values are 'Enabled' for auditing start, stops, pauses and continues
of LAN Server services or 'Disabled' for no auditing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.6. Auto ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field is set to yes when LAN Server parameters are both read from disk at
start up and automatically saved at shutdown.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.7. Big Buffers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of Big (64KB) Buffers set in IBMLAN.INI. These buffers are used to
provide some of the throughput advantage of LAN Server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.8. Buffers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of standard buffers allocated in IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.9. Buffer Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size (in bytes) of the standard buffer as defined in IBMLAN.INI.

The default is 4096.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.10. Circuits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum number of virtual circuits per client as defined in IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.11. Comm Ports ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of serial devices that can be shared on the server as defined in
IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.12. Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The server comment. Up to 40 characters.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.13. Connections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of connections to netnames that are allowed on a server as defined
in IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.14. Delta ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time in milliseconds server announcements  will vary at random from the
Announce setting. This randomizing is to avoid repeated conflicts.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.15. Disconnect Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The amount of time (minutes) before an inactive session is terminated.

This does not effect the logon unless the user modals are set for it to do so.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.16. File Locks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of file locks that can be active on the server as defined in
IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.17. Group List Age ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time, in days, since the group list was edited.

This is in 24 hour periods, not calendar days.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.18. Guest Account ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the guest account on the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19. Modal ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The global user account settings on the server.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.

See:

  Forced Logoff Time
  Maximum Password Age
  Minimum Password Age
  Minimum Password Length
  Password History Length
  Server


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19.1. Forced Logoff Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The amount of time, in minutes, past the permitted logon hours when a user will
be forced to log off.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19.2. Maximum Password Age ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of days before requiring users to change their password.

Note:  This is 24 hour periods, not calendar days.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19.3. Minimum Password Age ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of seconds before a user can set a new password after changing the
password.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19.4. Minimum Password Length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The minimum password length to permit. This may be set as high as the maximum
password length.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19.5. Password History Length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of old passwords LAN Server should retain. This record is used to
prevent the users from repeating the old password.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.19.6. Server Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The server name.

Note:  Obtaining these parameters requires another call to the server and the
       name is provided to insure that the intended server is being queried.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.20. Open Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of files that can be open at one time, from IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.21. Searches ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of file searches that can be running at one time, from IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.22. Serial Queues ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of serial device queues that can coexist on the server, from
IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23. ServerHeuristics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Heuristic adj. 1. Aiding or guiding in discovery. 2. Designating an educational
method by which a pupil is stimulated to make his own investigations and
discoveries. <Gk. heuriskein. to find out>

The ServerHeuristics contain 20 variables defining the operation of LAN Server.
The table is found in IBMLAN.INI.

Note:  The ServerHeuristics default settings do not need to be changed for most
       networks.

Example:

   Digit position:   01234567890123456789
   Default value:   11110141111311001331

In order of the position in the table:

  Opportunistic Locking
  Sequential Read Ahead
  Write Behind
  Chain Send NetBIOS NCB's
  Verify Incoming SMB's
  Fast Support FCB Opens
  Server Priority
  Auto Buffer Memory
  Audit And Error Handling
  Full Buffer Deny Write
  Audit And Error Interval
  Share Leniency
  Multiple DOS NetBIOS
  Big Buffer Read Ahead
  Convert Path Specifications
  Acknowledge Timeout
  Validate I/O Controls
  Big Buffer Retain Time
  Big Buffer Fail Time
  Startup Block Mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.1. Opportunistic Locking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specifies opportunistic locking when opening files. Opportunistic locking
allows the server to assume that the first requester of the file is the only
active process using that file. The server buffers reads and writes of the file
while preventing a second requester from accessing the file until the buffered
data is flushed and the file is closed. The buffering can occur even if the
user opened the file in deny-none sharing mode. The default is 1.

For opportunistic locking to occur, both digit position 0 of the
serverheuristics parameter on the server and digit position 0 of the
workheuristics parameter on the requester must be active (1).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.2. Sequential Read Ahead ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specifies read-ahead when the requester is performing sequential access.
Read-ahead means read additional data to attempt to determine what the
requester may need. The default is 1.

Digit position 1 pertains to reading ahead to the server's buffers (big buffers
and requester buffers) from the file system and cache.

  Value  Meaning
  0    Do not use read-ahead.
  1    Use single read-ahead thread.
  2    Use asynchronous read-ahead thread.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.3. Write Behind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specifies write-behind. Write-behind means tell the requester that a write is
completed before actually performing the write. If the write generates an
error, the error appears on a subsequent write. Files opened for write-through
do not use write-behind. The default is 1.

Digit position 2 pertains to writing behind from the server's buffers (big
buffers and requester buffers) to the file system and cache.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.4. Chain Send NetBIOS NCB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Specifies the use of the chain-send NETBIOS network control block (NCB). The
default is 1.

A chained-send enables the NETBIOS protocol driver to copy large data blocks
directly from server memory to the network adapter card. An intermediate copy
to the network buffers, from which the NETBIOS protocol driver normally copies
the data to the network adapter card, is bypassed.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.5. Verify Incoming SMB's ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Checks all incoming SMB's for correct format. This is useful with mixed
versions and brands of network software on the LAN.  The default is 0.

To prevent wasted processor cycles in an OS/2 LAN Server environment, do not
change the default value of digit position 4.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 0.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.6. Fast Support FCB Opens ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Supports file control block (FCB) opens (collapses all FCB opens for a file to
a single open). This is only useful for DOS applications on the network. The
default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.7. Server Priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sets the priority for the server. The default is 4.

Server priority determines how often other applications can access the
processor. For example, changing the priority  from 4 to 5 causes applications
on the server to respond more quickly but slows response to requests from the
network.

  Priority   Class of Priority  Level of Class
  0         3          31
  1         3          23
  2         3          15
  3         3          7
  4         3          0
  5         2          31
  6         2          23
  7         2          15
  8         2          7
  9         2          0

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 4.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.8. Auto Buffer Memory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Automatically allocates additional memory (up to maxsearches) for directory
searches if the allocated memory is not sufficient. If DOS requesters are on
the network, set digit position 7 to 1.  The default is 1.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.9. Audit And Error Handling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Write records to the audit trail only when the scavenger wakes up on the
interval set by digit position 10. The scavenger is a high-priority server
thread that monitors the network for errors, writes to the error log and audit
trail, disconnects inactive sessions, and sends alerts.

When digit position 8 is set to 0, any write to the audit trail wakes the
scavenger.  Digit position 10 controls the wake-up interval of the scavenger.
The default is 1. Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only.
The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.10. Full Buffer Deny Write ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Does full buffering (as controlled by digit positions 1 and 2 of the
ServerHeuristics parameter) when a file is opened with deny-write sharing mode.
When digit position 9 is set to 0, deny-write access has no buffering for any
requester using this server. The default is 1.

If an application breaks while buffering deny-write opened files, use digit
position 9 to disable buffering for all requesters.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.11. Audit And Error Interval ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sets the interval for the scavenger to wake up. The scavenger is a thread of
the server process that performs the following tasks:

  Automatic disconnection of sessions.

  Sending administrative alerts.

  Writing to the audit trail file

Set this entry as follows:

  Value  Meaning
  0    5 seconds
  1    10 seconds
  2    15 seconds
  3    20 seconds
  4    25 seconds
  5    30 seconds
  6    35 seconds
  7    40 seconds
  8    45 seconds
  9    50 seconds.

The default is 1. Digit position 8 can cause the scavenger to wake up at other
times.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.12. Share Leniency ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Allows compatibility-mode opens of certain types of files by translating them
to sharing mode opens with deny-none. This is useful for sharing executable and
other types of files.

Digit position 11 controls how strictly the server enforces compatibility opens
for read-only. In the strictest sense of compatibility opening, if any file is
opened with a sharing mode set, or if another session has that file open in
compatibility mode, a compatibility-mode open of that file fails.

The settings of digit position 11 relax the strictness of compatibility opens.
The first level allows different DOS LAN Requester workstations to run the same
programs. The second level extends to batch files. The third level translates
compatibility-mode opens into deny-none sharing mode while maintaining access
authority (read-only, write-only, or read-write). Not all applications support
this mode of operation. The default is 3.

Values for digit position 11 of the serverheuristics parameter include:

  Value  Meaning

  0    Always use compatibility-mode opens.

  1    Use deny-none sharing mode if read-only access to .EXE or .COM files is
requested. Use compatibility mode for a .BAT file or if write access to .EXE or
.COM files is requested.

  2    Use deny-none sharing mode if read-only access to .EXE or .COM files is
requested. Use deny-write sharing mode if read-only access to .BAT files is
requested. Use compatibility mode if write access to .EXE, .COM, or .BAT files
is requested.

  3    Use deny-none sharing mode on all compatibility-mode opens.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.13. Multiple DOS NetBIOS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Allow DOS LAN Requester workstations to use a second NETBIOS session when
sending printer requests. If digit position 12 is not set to 1, a second
NETBIOS session ends any previous sessions set up for that DOS LAN Requester
workstation. If these sessions are used, ensure that there are enough NETBIOS
sessions available on the server. Setting this parameter to 1 only allows the
usage of additional sessions, it does not configure for the use of those
sessions. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.14. Big Buffer Read Ahead ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Set the number of 64KB buffers (big buffers) used for read-ahead. Possible
values are 0 to 9, where 0 means  read-ahead is disabled. If set to a value
larger than the numbigbuf parameter value, this digit position is reset to the
numbigbuf parameter value minus 1.

Each 64KB buffer is divided into sixteen 4KB read-ahead buffers. Allocate more
than one big buffer here if you are processing many files with small reads
simultaneously. Increasing the value of this parameter requires additional
NETBIOS commands. The value of this digit position usually should not be set
above 4 or 5.  The default is 1.

Using 64KB (big buffers) for read-ahead involves a trade-off between large file
transfers and small-record read and write operations. Provided there are two
64KB buffers remaining in the server for each requester doing concurrent large
file transfers, you can use the remaining 64KB buffers for read-ahead without a
penalty.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.15. Convert Path Specifications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Convert incoming path specifications into the most basic format that LAN Server
3.0 understands. This conversion includes changing lowercase characters to
uppercase  characters and changing the slashes used in path names to
backslashes (/ to \).  The default is 0.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 0.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.16. Acknowledge Timeout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This digit position has two functions:

First, it sets the time the server waits before transmitting an error message
indicating access denied because of a previous opportunistic lock. Set a longer
time when the network is subject to long delays. The default value is 0. Digit
position 15 values can be set as follows:

  Value   Oplock Timeout   NETBIOS Timeout
  0     35 seconds      34 seconds
  1     70 seconds      69 seconds
  2     140 seconds     127 seconds
  3     210 seconds     127 seconds
  4     280 seconds     127 seconds
  5     350 seconds     127 seconds
  6     420 seconds     127 seconds
  7     490 seconds     127 seconds
  8     560 seconds     127 seconds
  9     640 seconds     No timeout

If a second requester requests opening an Oplocked file, the server notifies
the first requester to flush buffers  and close the file. If the first
requester does not respond within the time defined by digit position 15, the
server sends an Access denied message to the second requester.

The server can lock a file opened in deny-none sharing mode (as long as there
are no other requests to access the file), so that buffering can be used to
enhance performance. The server provides exclusive use of the file to the first
requester, preventing the second requester from accessing the file until buffer
data is flushed (written to disk) and the file is closed.

Second, the NETBIOS timeout is the length of time the server waits for an
acknowledgment response from a requester being sent a NETBIOS message. If a
response is not received prior to this timeout, the server will disconnect the
session to that requester. The default value of 34 seconds may not be long
enough if the requester and server are separated by a congested bridge or slow
telecommunications lines.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.17. Validate I/O Controls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Validates the input/output controls (IOCTLs) across the network. When digit
position 16 is set to 1, the server accepts only generic device IOCTLs
(categories 01H, 05H, and  0BH). The  default is 1.

Note:  When digit position 16 is set to 0, the server can receive incorrect
       IOCTL pointers because of differences in device drivers between vendors.
       This can shut down the server.  Set digit position 16 to 0 when using
       certain device drivers, such as custom-built drivers.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 1.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.18. Big Buffer Retain Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determines how long the server maintains unused, dynamic big buffers before
freeing the memory.  This digit can range from 0 through 9. The default is 3 (1
minute).

  Digit Meaning
  0   0 seconds
  1   1 second
  2   10 seconds
  3   1 minute
  4   5 minutes
  5   10 minutes
  6   20 minutes
  7   40 minutes
  8   1 hour
  9   Maintain big buffers indefinitely.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 3.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.19. Big Buffer Fail Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determines how long the server waits after failing to allocate a big buffer
before trying again. The server processes the request it received using the
request buffers if no big buffers are currently available. This digit can be
from 0 to 5.  The default is 3 (1 minute).

  Digit Meaning
  0   0 seconds
  1   1 second
  2   10 seconds
  3   1 minute
  4   5 minutes
  5   10 minutes.

Does not apply to servers accessing 386HPFS disk space only. The default is 3.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.23.20. Startup Block Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determines what block mode the server should specify at session startup time.
This block mode determines whether raw writes and reads are allowed on the
session. This digit can be 0 or 1.  The default is 1.

  Digit Meaning
  0   Neither Read Block RAW nor Write Block RAW are supported.
  1   Both Read Block RAW and Write Block RAW are supported.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.24. Server Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network name of the server. This name must be distinct from all alias,
user, and computer names.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.25. Session Opens ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of files that can be opened in one session, from IBMLAN.INI


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.26. Shares ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of netnames a server can accommodate, from IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.27. Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The type of server. Possible types are:

  Workstation
  Standalone
  SQL Server
  Domain Controller
  Backup Domain Controller
  Timesource
  Apple
  Novell


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.28. Users ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The maximum numbers of users as configured in IBMLAN.INI.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.29. User List Age ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The age, in days, of the user list.

Note:  This is 24 hour periods, not calendar days.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.30. User Path ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The path to the user directories.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.31. Version ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The version of the network software.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2.32. Visible ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The server may be hidden from the network and the name not provided.

Note:  While several of the server parameters may be changed with NetPM, many
       of these settings are drawn from the IBMLAN.INI file and will be reset
       to those values when the server is stopped and restarted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Server Statistics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This information is obtained with a single API call to the server and utilizes
very little of the server's resources.

For an explanation of the individual fields select:

     Auto Disconnects
     Average Response
     Buffers Needed
     Bytes Rcvd
     Bytes Sent
     Closed By Error
     Devices Opened
     Files Opened
     Large Buffers Needed
     Password Violations
     Print Jobs
     Server Errors
     Sessions Started
     Statistics Time


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.1. Auto Disconnects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of sessions that have timed out and been automatically terminated.

The user's local logon will not have been terminated.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.2. Average Response ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The average response time, in milliseconds, for the server to respond to
requests. This field provides a measure of server load.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.3. Buffers Needed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field should always be zero. Any other number indicates a need to
reconfigure the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.4. Bytes Rcvd ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The count of bytes received by the server from the network. This total can be
used with the bytes sent to calculate the network load of the individual
server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.5. Bytes Sent ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The count of bytes sent from the server onto the network. This total can be
used with the bytes received to calculate the network load of the individual
server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.6. Closed By Error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of server sessions closed due to errors. Any number other than zero
in this field is an indication of a problem needing the attention of the
network administrator.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.7. Devices Opened ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the count of comm ports or other devices being opened on the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.8. Files Opened ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the count of all files opened on the server. Remember, a single program
may open and close data files many times during a single execution.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.9. Large Buffers Needed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field should always be zero. Any other number indicates a need to
reconfigure the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.10. Password Violations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of server password violations. A rapid increase in this number will
indicate a determined unauthorized access attempt.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.11. Print Jobs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the total of print jobs being sent to the server print spools. This
will not include print jobs where the printer is not on the server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.12. Server Errors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of server system errors. Any number other than zero in this field is
an indication of a problem needing the attention of the network administrator.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.13. Sessions Started ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of server sessions started. Each session may have multiple
connections with a server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.14. Statistics Time ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The network statistics can be cleared from the LAN Server by anyone with
administrator access. This is the time since either the server was started or
the statistics were last cleared.

NetPM will not clear the statistics unless the Graphing system is running. To
avoid clearing the statistics, set the graphing Autostart to off in the
configuration menu.

The format of the time is in HOURS:MINUTES.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. User Management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

By making the User selection on the Manage menu, NetPM provides the Network
Administrator with a list of all network users in the domain of the selected
server.

While viewing this list a 'CTL-S' will include servers. Servers have
information stored in the LAN Server User Record. Do NOT change server
information. A 'CTL-N' return the list to normal display.

The User selection on the manage menu is a "conditional cascade" menu.
Additional choices are available by selecting the small pushbutton on the menu.
The conditional cascade menu provides three options:

  User List (Default)
  New User
  Search Users

All changes made will result in changes being made to the Domain Controller
Data Base. The propagation time through the network will be dependant upon the
configuration of the domain controller.

Three primary actions are available from the User List.

A selected user account may be deleted.

A selected user account may be cloned for a quick addition. The cloning
includes group memberships and application starter information.

A selected user account may be viewed and modified if desired.

  Cloning A User Account
  Deleting A User Account
  Viewing A User Account


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1. New User ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

User Accounts may be created by NetPM through creating a new user or by cloning
an existing user. A clone of an account carries the parent's assignments,
applications and other configurations. (See Cloning A User Account .)

When a New User is created the administrator is prompted for the User ID and
the password for the new user. Only the minimum information in placed in the
user account record.

The Domain Controller DataBase (DCDB) information for the new user is
initialized.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.2. Search Users ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The User Search Dialog allows the administrator to search the Domain user
information for a user without knowing the User ID.

The text to search for is entered, and the search criteria specified.

Any of four files may be searched. The User ID, the Full Name, the User Comment
and the Comment field may be searched individually or all at a single pass.

The search may be case sensitive or not.

The search may be for an exact match, where the entire field must be entered as
the search text or the search may be for a partial match where any portion of
the selected fields matching the search text results in a positive return.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.3. Search Results ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The results of a user search are displayed in a list for the administrator to
select. Selecting a user from the list calls the User Detail dialog from the
User Management List.

The Search Result Dialog will remain available until it is canceled.

Only one User Detail Dialog may be viewed at a time. After exiting the User
Detail Dialog, another may be selected from the result list.

The search may be altered by selecting the Again pushbutton to return to the
Search Dialog with the prior entries.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.4. Cloning A User Account ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

User accounts may be cloned by making the User selection on the Manage menu,
then selecting a user from the user list and then selecting the Clone
pushbutton.

When the account is cloned individual access permissions are not set. The new
user is included in the same groups and will inherit all access permissions
granted the groups.

The operator will be asked to provide:

  User ID
  User Password

These fields will be copied from the selected user account into the new user
account:

  Privilege
  Flags
  Authorizations
  Expiration Date
  Maximum Storage
  Country Code
  Code Page
  Script Path
  Workstation Restrictions
  Logon Hour Restrictions
  Preferred Server
  Group Memberships
  Public Applications In Starter
  Logon Assignments

These settings are NOT copied:

  Full Name
  Home Directory
  Comment
  User Comment
  Logons
  Last Logon
  Last Logoff
  Bad Password Count
  Password Age

If Domain Management has been enabled and a default home directory root has
been entered into the Domain Configuration, a Home Directory will be created
using the configured root and the User ID and the final directory in the path.
Access privileges will be set for the user on this directory.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.5. Deleting A User Account ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A user account may be deleted by making the User selection on the Manage menu,
then selecting a user from the user list and then selecting the Delete
pushbutton.

The user is automatically deleted from all groups.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6. View A User Account ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A detailed view of the user account can be obtained by making the User
selection on the Manage menu, then selecting a user from the user list and then
selecting the View pushbutton.

For items that are editable by the system administrator, a pushbutton is
provided under the field name to access a dialog to change the field settings.

  Account Expires
  Apps
  Authorizations
  Bad Passwords
  Code Page
  Comment
  Country Code
  Flags
  Full Name
  Groups
  Home Directory
  Last Logoff
  Last Logon
  Logon Assignments
  Logon Hours
  Logons
  Maximum Storage
  Name
  Password
  Password Age
  Preferred Server
  Privilege
  Script Path
  User Comment
  Workstations


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.1. Account Expires ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time and date when the account will expire. An expired account is the
equivalent of a disabled account.  'N/A' in the field means that there is no
limit.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.2. Applications ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Public and Private applications found in the users starter list.

Applications that have already been defined may be added to the user's
assignments, or applications can me deleted from the assignments.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.3. Authorizations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This field grants operator privilege (accounts, print, comm, and server) to
users.  The possible privileges are:

  Print Operator
  Comm Operator
  Server Operator
  Accounts Operator


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.4. Bad Passwords ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of attempts to validate a bad password.  This field can only be set
by the system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.5. Code Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The OS/2 code page for the language choice of the user.

Defaults to the Server Code Page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.6. Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A field containing an optional comment or remark about the user.  The string
can be blank, or can have as many as 48 characters.

No Information Required.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.7. Country Code ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The OS/2 country code for the user's language choice. This is used by the LAN
Server software to generate messages in the appropriate language whenever
possible.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.8. Flags ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A LAN Server field that determines whether a logon script is to be executed and
whether the user's account is enabled.

The values are:

  Logon Script Enabled.
  Account Disabled.
  Home Directory Required.
  Password Not Required.
  User Cannot Change Password.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.9. Full Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A field containing the full name of the user.  The string can be blank or can
have as many as 48 characters.

This information is used by LAN aware programs and is not required by LAN
Server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.10. Groups ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of all groups in the domain that the user has membership.

The users may be added or deleted from group memberships.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.11. Home Directory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An example on the format NetPM expects:

  D
  \SERVER\
  d:\path

Where D is the assigned drive, \SERVER\ is the machine to use for the home
directory, and d:\path is the drive and path on the server to use for the home
directory.

With the 'Default' push button NetPM will create a home directory from the
Domain Configuration default root with the user ID as the last directory in the
path. Domain Management must be enabled for this feature.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.12. Last Logoff ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time and date when the last Logoff occurred. This field can only be set by
the system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.13. Logon Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The automatic logon assignments for a user are listed from the User Details
dialog with the 'Logon Assignment' pushbutton.

Resources may be added and deleted from the Logon Assignment list with an
integrated dialog showing a list of aliases and possible devices.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.13.1. Logon Assignment Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An dialog to allow quick selection of logon assignments for a user or group.

Selecting the type of resource to be assigned (File, Printer, or Serial)
presents a list of the defined aliases in the domain of the type selected.

Then by selecting the assignment (D: LPT1, or COM1) the assignment is made to
the user or group.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.14. Last Logon ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The time and date when the last logon occurred. This field can only be set by
the system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.15. Logon Hours ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The hours a user may logon to the network. This information is set in one hour
increments. NetPM displays the permitted hours with red indicating hours the
user will be blocked from logging on and green for the hours a user is
permitted to logon.

The action of this setting depends upon the User Modal setting.

This setting may not disconnect an active session, and simply prevent the user
ID from being used for a logon during the set time periods.

The User Modal 'Force Off' time must be set for the amount of time desired
before terminating the user session.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.16. Logons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of times the account has been used to logon to the network. This
field can only be set by the system.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.17. Maximum Storage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This number is the maximum storage allotted for the home directory.  Units are
kilobytes (KB).  An entry of -1 means unlimited storage.  The field is not
enforced by the system but is available to utilities such as CHKSTOR, which can
be used to generate reports and send alerts when they determine that users have
exceeded their maximum storage.

Using the LAN Server AT command for CHKSTOR is highly recommended.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.18. User Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user account ID. This may not be changed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.19. Password ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user's password is not displayed, or made available in any way. However, a
new password can be entered for the user's account.

This maintains users responsibility for their password, but allows the network
administrator to provide a new password for those users who have difficulty
remembering their password.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.20. Password Age ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The number of days since the password was set. Note that this is not date
referenced and will increase at the time of day the password was set.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.21. Preferred Server ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the preferred server, which validates user logon requests for this
user.  The server name should be preceded by a double backslash (\\) and should
be the name of a domain controller or backup server on the domain.

A server name of an asterisk (\\*) indicates that the logon request can be
handled by any domain controller or backup server on the domain. A blank string
indicates that the domain controller is the preferred logon server.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.22. Privilege ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The user's network access level. Additional access levels may be granted on
individual computers. The network access levels are Guest, User, and
Administrator.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.23. Script Path ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A string indicating the path name of the user's logon script (.CMD, .EXE, .BAT,
or .PRO file). It can have no extension at all. If the file has no extension,
it is assumed to be a .CMD or .BAT file.

The script path must be specified relative to the Netlogon service SCRIPTS
path.  It can have as many as 260 characters. A blank field indicates no logon
script exists.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.24. User Comment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A user-settable field, through User Profile Management.  The string can have as
many as 48 characters.

No information required.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.6.25. Workstations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A list of requesters from which a user is permitted to log on. A blank field
means all requesters are allowed. (To disallow logon, the account disabled flag
must be set.)  Up to eight requesters may be specified. The list of requesters
can include IBM NETBIOS permanent names, which are listed as machine ID's,
consisting of 12 hexadecimal characters. IBM NETBIOS permanent names are
entered in the requester as follows: 16DF.02AC.7DE9