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DSpace 2.0                          (c) 1998 NetTech Australia

Welcome to DSpace, the Disk Usage scanner designed specifically for Netware.

Overview

Registration

Suggestions

Support

Using DSpace

Rights Required

Execution Speed

Setting RestrictionsSystem RequirementsR

Other Products by NetTech Australia

Copyright


Overview

Dspace is a Disk Usage Scanner which is specifically designed for Novell Networks.

DSpace lets the administrator quickly check who is using the disk space on a server. Limits can be placed on disk usage and the data can be copied to the clipboard for further processing in a database or spreadsheet.

Dspace works bot on Netware 3.x and 4.x servers.

In an NDS environment, Dspace allows the you to specify the context from which you want to start the scan.


Registration

DSpace is Shareware. This means that you are free to evaluate the program, and pass it on to others in the Shareware form. If you find the program useful, you are requested to register it.

Registration will remove the startup screen, and enable any features which have been disabled or limited in the shareware version. Once registered, you will receive a registration number.

Costs :

DSpace costs $US25 per copy.

A Site License may be purchased for $US70

A master license for all NetTech Australia’s products is also available. Check out our web site for full details.

Registration Methods

There are three ways to register our products:

1. 	On-line over the Internet: We use a professional software registration company named ShareIt to handle our Internet/Credit Card registrations. ShareIt take a variety of payment methods, and use a secure (SSL) system.

To register DSpace, go to our home page at

www.ozemail.com.au/~nettech

Go to the Registration page and select the license you wish to purchase.

This will link directly to ShareIt

You will receive notification of your registration ID the next day.

2.	On-line through CompuServe: The purchase price is added to your CompuServe bill. Simply GO SWREG. The registration ID for DSpace is 3760.

3.	Directly through NetTech Australia: International Money Orders or cheques can be mailed to:

NetTech Australia
GPO Box 3849
Sydney  NSW  2001
Australia

Questions

Any queries may be directed to us by e-mail :

Internet : 	nettech@ozemail.com.au

Compuserve : 	100353,2330


Using DSpace

When DSpace starts, you are presented with a list of servers that you are currently logged on to. Selecting a server fills the list of volumes on that server.

To run a scan, you must select a Server and a Volume, then hit Start

When the scan is completed, the list box will show a list of all users consuming space on that server/volume, how much they are using and what (if any) restrictions they have in place.

This list may be sorted on any column by clicking the column title. Shift-Clicking will reverse sort the list.

Other Tabs

NDS Starting Context

If the server is a Netware 4.x server, you may also select the context in the tree that the search is to start with. All users in this context and below will be checked. The default is to start at to root of the tree.

Server/Volume Information

This screen gives basic information of the server and volume you are checking. The server version and volume sizes are displayed.

Options

This screen allows you to customise DSpace, and set the defaults for future scans.


Suggestions

DSpace was written because of requests from customers. Any suggestions you have to improve DSpace are very welcome.

Equally, suggestions for other utilities are also readily accepted.

Nettech Australia also develops custom programs. If your organization requires something special, e-mail us with your requirements.


Products

NetTech Australia has other products available as shareware. These can be downloaded from Compuserve (WINSHARE forum) or from our website at

www.ozemail.com.au\~nettech

WhoHasIt

WhoHasIt is a Windows application that lets the administrator quickly check who is using a file on the server. The easy to use windows interface is far simpler than trying to do the same job using RCONSOLE/MONITOR. The program displays a list of all the users with that file open, and the option to send the user a message, or clear the connection is provided. The program also displays any record locks held on the file and it is ideal for tracking down database problems.

wNDIR

wNDIR is a small, fast Windows utility providing most of the features of Novell's NDIR, but in an easy to use format. The data can be exported to a text file in a variety of ways, and command/batch files can be created to operate on the files found. The flexibility is endless. You can use wNDIR for any purpose from archiving old data, to listing the files owned by a user.


Rights Required

No special rights are required to scan a server. As long as you can log on and see the volumes, you can run Dspace.

To set or modify disk restrictions however requires a higher level of rights.


Execution Speed

How long it takes Dspace to complete a scan depends on a number of factors :

Bindery Server

The determining factors are the number of users defined on that server, and the network speed between you and that server (ie a server on the other side of a WAN link will take longer).

There is little that can be done to speed up the process, but most bindery servers will only take a few seconds to run.

NDS Server

In an NDS environment, the situation is more complex. An NDS tree will often span many sites, and contain many servers. Whole branches of the tree may never use the server you are scanning, or on the other hand, you may have users scattered here and there who are consuming disk space.

The simplest way to speed execution is to start your scan as far down the NDS tree as possible, and avoid including branches located on the far side of a WAN link.

If your scan includes users who have never used the server you are scanning, the first run may be quite slow. The Netware Server must generate Object ID’s for each of these unknown users. On subsequent runs however the object ID’s exist and the run time is faster.


Setting Disk restrictions

Once a scan is complete, restrictions can be placed upon users. These restrictions limit how much space a user can consume on any given volume.

If a limit is set that is lower than the amount of space currently in use, the user can not create any more files until they are below the limit.

To set a limit, select the user and click the Set Restriction button. Enter the amount in KB of the restriction and hit OK.

To clear a restriction, click the “Clear restriction” check box and hit OK.


System Requirements

DSpace V2.0 is a 32bit program and as such will run on Windows 95 or Windows NT. It will not run on Windows 3.x

DSpace makes use of the Netware API, and requires that a Novell networking client be installed on the machine being used. The clients provided by Microsoft will not work.


Copyright

DSpace (C) 1998 NetTech Australia

The shareware version of Dspace may be redistributed in its original format without restriction.

The registered version, and/or your registration ID may not be redistributed.


Support

Any queries or problems may be directed to :

Andrew Cobb

NetTech Australia

E-Mail :

Internet : 	nettech@ozemail.com.au

Compuserve : 100353,2330