The Server

The Server operates in a hub-and-spoke topology with all the clients.

The Server:

• Manages Jobs

• Stores past versions in its Vault - the working space that stores a Job's current file versions, past versions, deleted files, and log files. The default location is C:\AD

• Provides a Web interface to access Jobs

• Provides the data transfer interface to and from all Agents

• Maintains mirror coherency

• Maintains file lock coherence

• Maintains link security

• Maintains access rights

• Allows snapshots, failover, and alarms in case of disconnection from an Agent

Server Console

The Server Console is used to manage the Server.

To open the Server Console

• In the Windows system tray, click the Server icon . The Server Console appears.

• Closing the Server Console does not shut down the Server.

  

  The information and options available in the Server Console are described below.

  • The Server menu provides options for administering the Server.

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    • Manage Jobs launches the Web interface for managing Jobs, setting the owner login and password, setting the maximum amount of space the Job may take, managing the Job's files (including old versions), or even deleting the Job. Refer to Configuring and Using Jobs for details of managing Jobs.

    • Manage Snapshots and Failover opens the interface to create point-in-time snapshots of a Job and run automated processes, such as an alarm if an Agent goes offline due to an unplanned event. Refer to Snapshots and Failover for details of the Snapshots and Failover dialog box.

    • Edit Parameters opens the Server Parameters dialog box, which allows you to view and modify Server parameters, such as its port number, or to change where the Server uses disk space for its Vault. Refer to Server Parameters for details of the Server Parameters dialog box.

    • Auto Run as NT Service controls whether the Server runs as a user program (if not selected), or as an NT Service (if selected); you can switch between the two modes. Typically, you run the Server as an NT Service so that it runs automatically after reboot.

    • Exit stops the Server if it is running as a process. Typically, the Server is running as an NT service, and you must stop it from the Windows Services control panel.

  • The Help menu provides the following options:

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    • Availl Server Help opens the Server's online help in the default browser.

    • Licensing displays the license options and allows you to reset the registration key.

    • About Availl Server displays the version number of the software, a link to globalscape.com, and copyright information.

  • Disk usage and Auto-cleanup threshold manages how the Server handles available disk space. Used now displays the size of your entire disk, and the total amount of the disk that is currently used for any reason. The Server can be a small or large part of this total, depending on what else you have on the disk. Threshold allows you to determine how much disk can be used before the Server runs its auto-cleanup operation on the Vault. Refer to Managing Disk Space on the Server for more information.

  • Clients displays information on all clients that have accessed the Server, including Agents and users logged into the Web interface. Information is displayed for all clients currently connected and all clients connected since the Server last started. This area also displays how many of those connections were made through HTTPS, how many packets were transferred and how many errors were encountered.

  • File statistics displays the number of files currently open and number of files and bytes transferred to and from the server.

  • Data communication displays information about the amount of data that has been transferred In to (from clients) and Out of (to clients) this Server.

Related Topics

Snapshots and Failover

Server Parameters