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1. 6 At the Optional Server Name prompt type the name of your Spectrum Server and press Enter the default server name is SERVER in all capital letters If all information is entered correctly the FairCom R Server Administration Utility window opens Ctadmn exe El Al This window displays the main menu of the FairCom Server Administration Utility program ts ation IOPERFORMANGE gt Enter your choice 1 6 or q to quit gt gt 7 From the Ctadmn program s first menu type 4 Monitor Clients and press Enter 8 From the Monitor Clients menu type 1 List Attached Clients and press Enter The client information is displayed including how many users are accessing Spectrum Server Note A backup script spcdaily txt spcwkly txt or spcnow txt may display as a client logged on to the server You may shut down the server if one of these is the only client logged on 494 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn 9 After you re finished viewing the information on screen press Enter 10 Type q and press Enter to return to the previous menu s then type q and press Enter again to exit the Ctadmn program If there are no users connected to the server other than a backup script you can safely shut it down If clients are connected you must shut them down before you shut down Spectrum Server To shut down Spectrum Server using Windows Service 1 Click the Start menu and select Settings2. After you install the Spectrum Server program you must start it to run Spectrum CIRC CAT on your library s network Note After you start Spectrum Server you may want to clear space on your server computer s desktop by minimizing any windows related to the Spectrum Server program You must keep your Spectrum Server program running whenever any Spectrum client is running Your server program must be running as long as your client programs such as Spectrum CIRC CAT need to access material data generate reports and so on Note Before you connect a Spectrum client program to Spectrum Server for the first time you must run the Spectrum Communications Setup program on each client computer to make sure the client is pointing to the correct server You should start Spectrum Server before you run the Spectrum Communications Setup program For detailed instructions on running the Spectrum Communications Setup program see Using Spectrum Communications Setup in the Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide 484 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn To start Spectrum Server Novell 1 Access the Novell server computer s system console 2 Type load sys spectrum ctsrvr nim ctsrvr_cfg sys spectrum ctsrvr cfg and press Enter Note If you moved or installed the Spectrum Server program file ctsrvr nim to another location than sys spectrum you must enter the path for the new location when starting the program Also ctsrvr ni
3. For that reason there is a text file called fh txt for FairCom Help installed on your server computer which lists error messages and some causes Depending on the type of error you may find something that provides a clue to your problem To view the file open Spectrum Server FairUtil fh txt default path on your server computer Note FairCom Help or fh txt is not available on a Mac OS server Spectrum Server Monitoring server activity 503 SCC5um1200kn 504 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn
4. e Starting The Spectrum Server program can be started by anyone with access to the program file ctsrvr exe on Windows and ctsrvr nim on Novell Note The Spectrum Server administrator password is not required to start the program e Shutting down Shutting down the Spectrum Server program is usually a job for the server administrator Note The Spectrum Server administrator password is required to stop the program e Safeguarding Safeguarding the Spectrum Server program and its data physically and by use of a password is recommended e Monitoring troubleshooting Keeping track of server activity and addressing problems is usually the server administrator s responsibility because it requires direct access to the server computer e Backing up restoring Making backups of server controlled data and restoring data from a backup are usually the server administrator s responsibility because they both require direct access to the server computer 476 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Understanding server programs and files When you use the Spectrum CIRC CAT program you may use numerous program and data files Below is an overview of most of these files Program or file Definition Spectrum Server The program that controls how Spectrum client programs access Spectrum database files This program also called the FairCom Server program is installed on your server computer Spectrum database files Th
5. gt Control Panel In Windows 2000 select Programs gt Admin Tools gt Services 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Services icon The Services window opens 3 Select FairCom Server SERVER and click Stop Windows Service verifies that you want to stop the service 4 Click Yes 5 Click Close For information on starting Spectrum Server as a Windows Service see Starting Spectrum Server using Windows Service Disabling Spectrum Server as a Windows Service You disable Spectrum Server through the Services Control Panel To disable Spectrum Server as a Windows Service 1 Click the Start menu and choose Settings gt Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Services icon The Services window opens The Spectrum Server Windows Service is listed as FairCom Server followed by the server name If you use the default server name SERVER the name of the Spectrum Server Windows Service is FairCom Server SERVER Spectrum Server Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 495 SCC5um1200kn FairCom Server SERVER5018 The default name of the cn nn Spectrum Server Windows Service is FairCom Server SERVER Status Startup Started Automatic Manual Automatic Manual st Automatic Aul i Service EventLog FairCom Server SAM FairCom Server SERVER Started Starte FairCom Server UNIONSAM FTP Publishing Service Started Automatic IIS Ad
6. thi down the server ondition off befor re you sure you wish to stop the FairCom Server wer n to the following prompt to abort the UNLOAD process and allow the server to continue wer y to continue with Cunload gt shutdown Unload module anyway n Note If you or your patrons used Web Catalog to perform searches the server shutdown window may still indicate that users are connected If you are certain that all clients programs are shut down it is safe to shut down the server in this circumstance 3 Ifthere are no users connected type y and press Enter to shut down If there are any users still connected type n and press Enter shut down the client programs and repeat steps 1 3 To shut down Spectrum Server Windows and Macintosh 1 From the FairCom R Server window choose Control gt Shutdown Windows or File gt Quit Macintosh The FairCom Server Shutdown window opens and prompts for a user name and password FairCom Server Shutdown x FairCom Server Shutdown window esp You must enter the Server Administrator User ID Here you must enter the and Password to shutdown the server Admin user name and re password in order to shut Administrator User down Spectrum Server Password cn 2 In the Administrator User box enter ADMIN in all capital letters 488 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn 3 In the Password box enter the server s administrator password the defau
7. may want to minimize this window to clear space on your computer s desktop To start Spectrum Server Mac OS Double click the icon for the program ctsrvr ppc in the Winnebago Spectrum Server folder or its alias When the server program loads it opens the FairCom Server window 486 FairCom Server FairCom Server ac ntos Startup FairCom R Sarvar V6 09 32c Build 1208 For Macintosh PowerPC c tree Plus Performance Edition parvar Name SERVER Maximum connections defaults to 5 CONNECTIONS keyword ctsrvr cfg can se the number of connections to a lower value if desired Communication protocol initiated FMacTCP Communication protocol initiated FADSP System memory in use 989562 Fri Dec B 14 35 29 2000 FairCom R V6 09 32c Server Is Operational SN 45600191 Dynamic Dump Scheduled SPCDAILY txt Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn FairCom Server window Macintosh This window displays any messages related to your Spectrum Server It opens with the window above You may want to minimize this window to clear space on your computer s desktop Shutting down Spectrum Server Remember to always shut down the Spectrum Server program before you shut off the server computer Also you must always shut down all Spectrum client programs before you shut down the Spectrum Server If you don t you may corrupt files and lose data To shut down Spectrum Server N
8. number of users accessing it use the option List Attached Clients You can find the Ctadmn program in the FairUtil folder on the server computer which you can access from a client computer with administrative rights You need to know the administrator user ID and password to check for users To check for users accessing Spectrum Server 1 Make sure Spectrum Server is running 2 Start the administrator program You do this by double clicking the ctadmn exe file which is located in the c Program Files Winnebago Spectrum Server FairUtil folder This is the default folder Your location may be different if you changed the default location of your Spectrum Server program during installation When the Ctadmn program starts it prompts for your administrator user ID 3 Type the administrator user ID the default administrator ID is ADMIN in all capital letters and press Enter 4 Type the administrator password the default administrator password is ADMIN in all capital letters and press Enter 5 At the Optional File Password prompt type your optional password and press Enter If you don t have an optional password set up press Enter Spectrum Server Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 493 SCC5um1200kn Ctadmn exe This window Enter Adnir lt and or pr ETURN gt gt gt ADMIN lets you access Enter Admin ord Cand or pr gt ADMIN the FairCom Enter 0 a gt ri s RET Server Administration Utility program
9. the Startup column the service should be listed as Disabled 7 Click Close 496 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Removing Spectrum Server as a Windows Service The installation program installs a shortcut to remove the Windows Service To remove Spectrum Server as a Windows Service On your Start menu select Programs gt Spectrum Server gt Remove Service FairCom Server SERVER where SERVER is the server name you set up during installation Spectrum Server is still installed on your server computer but not as an Windows Service If you decide you want to begin using Spectrum Server as a Windows Service after you remove it you must reinstall Spectrum Server Spectrum Server Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 497 SCC5um1200kn Safeguarding your Spectrum Server You should safeguard your Spectrum Server program and all your Spectrum data by restricting access to it You can restrict access in two ways e Physically preventing others from accessing the server computer and e Using a password Protection by physical location Although Spectrum Server comes with built in password protection Sagebrush recommends that you implement some form of physical security for example keeping your server computer in a locked room Often the best way to safeguard your computer data is to safeguard the computer Note A password is not required to start the Spectrum Server program Protection
10. the server users are connected Cancel If there are one or more users connected to the server click Cancel Windows or No Macintosh shut down all Spectrum client programs then repeat steps 1 through 5 Spectrum Server Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 489 SCC5um1200kn Server Shutdown 9 There are currently 1 users logged into this Server If you shut down your server now Confirmation window Q some data may be lost or corrupted Please log off all users before shutting down If any client programs are still logged in to the Spectrum Server shut them down before you shut down the server Are you sure you want to shut down the server When shutdown is complete the FairCom R Server window closes Shutting down Spectrum Server during backups Depending on your backup method you may or may not have to turn off your Spectrum Server program when you make a backup of your Spectrum data If you use a third party program to make backups you need to shut down the Spectrum Server program If the Spectrum Server is running when a third party program tries to make backups of Spectrum files the backup process may skip some files those being accessed by the Spectrum Server program which would result in a bad backup If you use the Ctdump program a backup program provided with Spectrum Spectrum Server must be running when Ctdump is backing up your Spectrum database For information on starting Spec
11. Spectrum Server Using the Spectrum Server program cssesessssssseseeeeees 476 About the Spectrum Server configuration file 479 Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 484 Safeguarding your Spectrum Serve l ceceseseseseseeeseeeeee 498 Monitoring server activity sisccsiisicersaccssuessiccsassineuacsssruesiiccsinsnes 501 475 SCC5um1200kn Using the Spectrum Server program Most of the Spectrum program documentation in this Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual is designed for the librarian using Spectrum client programs such as Spectrum CIRC CAT and Spectrum Patrons Catalog However this chapter explains server program issues as opposed to client program issues and may be of special interest to the server administrator rather than the librarian Note Most processes described in this chapter require that you have direct access to the server computer Spectrum Server responsibilities Some aspects of operating the Spectrum Server program are usually the responsibility of the server administrator However the responsibility for each of the following server related duties depends on the policies personnel and physical setup of your institution e Installing The Spectrum Server software must be installed on the server computer Once installed no further action may be required unless the server program must be reinstalled or moved to another location on the server computer
12. and valid value s LOCAL_DIRECTORY The path to the folder where your Spectrum program and database files are located This command is only used by Novell or Windows NT 2000 servers The default location for Novell is sys Spectrum and for Windows NT 2000 is C Program Files Winnebago Spectrum Server You would edit this path only if you move your server folder Unless you have disk space limitations Sagebrush recommends that you install Spectrum Server to the default location SERVER_NAME The unique name that identifies your server This name is assigned during installation The default name is SERVER all capital letters The server name can contain up to 13 characters and cannot include spaces Important If you have multiple Spectrum Servers on a Novell or Windows based computer you must make sure each server has a unique server name Not only that but the sum of the ASCII values of the server names cannot equal the same number For more information on ensuring unique server names see Installing multiple Spectrum Servers on Windows or Installing multiple Spectrum Servers on Novell in the Server chapter of the Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide SYSLOG DYNAMIC_DUMP A command line necessary to run the Ctdump backup program USERS The maximum number of simultaneous user connections to the Spectrum Server program This number is set during installation by your CD Key license but may be edited to b
13. by a password When first installed the Spectrum Server program recognizes only one user a user that is intended to be the server administrator This user has the unchangeable user ID name of ADMIN and the initial password of ADMIN Anyone who knows the administrator user ID and password can perform powerful administrative functions Immediately after you install your Spectrum Server program see your Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide for installation information you should change this password and keep the new password secure Changing the administrator password helps protect the Spectrum Server program from being accessed by unauthorized persons Your changed password is maintained even if you reinstall Spectrum Server Note If your Spectrum Server program is on a Novell computer and you re upgrading from Spectrum Server 3 x to Spectrum Server 5 0 your changed password reverts to ADMIN 11 Important Make sure you write down your new password Sagebrush provides a place for you to write down your Spectrum Server administrator password on the Passwords level worksheet You can find this worksheet in the Setting up passwords section of the Setup chapter in the Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual 498 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn How to change the Spectrum Server password After you install Spectrum Server you should immediately change the password so that only authorized people can access server administrative funct
14. e data that your Spectrum Server and Spectrum client programs use such as material records setup options and so on These files are located on your server computer Configuration file ctsrvr cfg A text file that contains settings for the Spectrum Server program Important You must not move or remove this file This file contains information that optimizes Spectrum Server Administrator program ctadmn exe A program that lets you administer and protect your Spectrum Server program Status file ctstatus fcs A log file of server activity This file is created and maintained by the Spectrum Server program You can use it to monitor server activity FairCom Administrative file faircom fcs Spectrum Server Using the Spectrum Server program A log file that records administrative information including the Spectrum Server password 477 Program or file Definition Transaction Files with an fcs extension that manage transaction management files processes The following are examples of these files 10000000 fcs D0000000 fcs S0000000 fcs S0000001 fcs Important These files must not be deleted unless directed by Sagebrush under special circumstances such as a restore 478 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn About the Spectrum Server configuration file Your Spectrum Server program may not need any additional setup As soon as you install it Spectrum Server is ready to r
15. e less than the number of locations allowed by your license You may want to enter only the number of users you are using even if you are allowed more to help your server program use memory more efficiently For example if you have at most only 35 users at one time you can enter 35 here Then your server allocates only enough memory for 35 user connections Note If you use Web Catalog you should not reduce the number of connections allowed because Web Catalog may require many connections Spectrum Server About the Spectrum Server configuration file 481 SCC5um1200kn Editing the configuration file You probably won t need to edit the Spectrum Server program s configuration file and Sagebrush recommends that you don t change any of its settings unless you consult your network administrator or a Sagebrush Technical Support Specialist Improper settings in your configuration file may have adverse effects on the operation of your Spectrum Server program If you want to restore the configuration file to its default settings you can delete the ctsrvr cfg file and reinstall Spectrum Server Note The most common reason to edit the configuration file is to change the name of your server SERVER_NAME You may also need to change your backup schedule for example from weekly to daily Before you edit the ctsrvr cfg file you must shut down your Spectrum Server program When you restart Spectrum Server the program reads and uses the
16. erver Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 491 SCC5um1200kn Starting Spectrum Server using Windows Service On Windows NT and Windows 2000 you can run Spectrum Server as a Windows Service Although you register your Spectrum Server program as a Windows Service during installation you still have to start Spectrum Server as a Windows Service before the protection and convenience of Windows Services can be used for your server program You start Spectrum Server through the Services Control Panel If the Server program listed as FairCom Server SERVER where SERVER is the server name you specified during installation isn t listed in the Services window you must reinstall the server program and choose to install it as a Windows Service see Spectrum Server as a Windows Service in the Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide To start Spectrum Server as a Windows Service 1 Click the Start menu and select Settings gt Control Panel In Windows 2000 select Programs gt Admin Tools gt Services 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Services icon The Services window opens Services Service Status Startup This window lists the EventLog Started Automatic FairCom Server SAM Manual available Windows FairCom Server SERVER Automatic Services on your FairCom Server SER YER5018 Manual Stop FairCom Server UNION Started tomatic SR computer and their FairCom Server UNIONSAM Automa _ Ba
17. ile mode Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 Flexible File Limit enabled Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 Server Name SERVER Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 Created User Group Information Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 Maximum connections set in configuration to 25 Number of connections can be increased up to 500 Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 F_TCPIP Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 F_TCPIP Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 ctstatus fcs log file This log file displays any server activity related to your Spectrum Server For Help press F1 As soon as the Spectrum Server program starts it keeps track of critical data concerning the status of the server such as when it started any error conditions that have been detected and if it was shut down properly This data is saved in chronological order in the ctstatus fcs file If your Spectrum program encounters a problem that requires you to restore data this log file may contain important information about the problem Note Oldest entries are overwritten once the file exceeds the CTSTATUS_SIZE value in the ctsrvr cfg file 502 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Troubleshooting server error messages If your Spectrum Server program displays an error message you should contact Sagebrush s Technical Support Department However you may want to see if you can find out more about the error message on your own
18. ions To change the Spectrum Server password 1 Make sure Spectrum Server is running 2 Start the administrator program You do this by double clicking the Ctadmn exe file which is located in the c Program Files Winnebago Spectrum Server FairUtil folder This is the default location Your location may be different if you changed the default location of your Spectrum Server program during installation When the Ctadmn program starts it prompts for your administrator user ID 3 Type the administrator user ID ADMIN in all capital letters and press Enter 4 Type the administrator password the default is ADMIN in all capital letters and press Enter 5 At the Optional File Password prompt type your optional password and press Enter If you don t have an optional password set up press Enter 6 At the Optional Server Name prompt type the name of your Spectrum Server and press Enter the default server name is SERVER in all capital letters Ctadmn Auto ES window Here you must enter the Admin user name and password to access the administrator program gt gt gt ADMIN gt gt ADMIN gt gt gt SERVER If all information is entered correctly the FairCom R Server Administration Utility window opens Spectrum Server Safeguarding your Spectrum Server 499 SCC5um1200kn Ctadmn ano etal e Faircom Server Administration Utility window Here you choose the menu op
19. ions and their results in two ways e on screen and e ina status or log file When the Spectrum Server program starts on a Windows or Macintosh computer it verifies the database integrity and the operation of its own components If it detects any problems the server displays error messages on the system console the Message Monitor window and places them in the status log On Novell servers the Message Monitor window is not displayed Instead a system status screen is displayed Viewing activity on screen The Spectrum Server program displays much of its activity in the FairCom R Server Message Monitor window FairCom R Server Message Monitor ioj xj ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Startup FairCom R Server 6 10 34 Build 0926 For Windows 98 95 Operating System with Native Threads c tree Plus Performance Edition Server Name SERVER Checking recovery log Maximum connections set in configuration to 25 Number of connectio can be increased up to 500 Communication protocol initiated F_TCPIP System memory in use 542166 Fri Dec 01 16 18 02 2000 FairCom R Y6 10 34 Server Is Operational SN 45600204 Server using TCP IP Socket Port Number 5472 Dynamic Dump Scheduled SPCDAILY TXT Spectrum Server Monitoring server activity SCC5um1200kn FairCom Server Message Monitor window This window displays any messages related to your Spectrum Server You may want to minimize this window to clear space on your com
20. lt password is ADM N in all capital letters The program displays an asterisk for each letter of the password that you type Note You should change the password so that only authorized people can access server administrative functions For more information see Protection by a password in this chapter 4 Click OK A window informs you how many client programs users are currently logged on to your Spectrum Server program This window also prompts you to confirm that you want to shut down The number of users logged on should be zero 0 If this window indicates that one or more client programs are still connected you should not shut down at this time You should make sure all Spectrum client programs are shut down and then shut down the Spectrum Server program again If you shut down the server before shutting down any users logged into the server you can lose or corrupt your data Note If you or your patrons used Web Catalog to perform searches the server shutdown window may still indicate that users are connected If you are certain that all clients programs are shut down it is safe to shut down the server in this circumstance 5 If there are zero users connected to the server click OK Windows or Yes Macintosh to shut down Server Shutdown Confirmation x Server Shutdown Confirmation window Here you confirm that zero 2 There are curently no users logged onto this server Are you sure you want to shut down
21. m may have been given a different name during installation To start Spectrum Server Windows From the Start menu choose Programs gt Winnebago Spectrum Server SERVER gt Spectrum Server When the server program loads it opens the FairCom R Server window that contains Control and About menus and the FairCom R Server Message Monitor window If you want you can minimize these windows FairCom Server window Spectrum Server window You may want to clear x space on your server c tree Plus Performance Edition computer s desktop by ff minimizing this window Copyright 1979 2000 FairCom Corporation Spectrum Server Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 485 SCC5um1200kn FairCom R Server Message Monitor ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Startup FairCom R Server 6 10 34 Build 0926 For Windows 98 95 Operating System with Native Threads ctree Plus Performance Edition Server Name SERVER Checking recovery log Maximum connections set in configuration to 25 Number of connectio can be increased up to 500 Communication protocol initiated F_TCPIP System memory in use 542166 Fri Dec 01 16 18 02 2000 FairCom R 6 10 34 Server Is Operational SN 45600204 Server using TCP IP Socket Port Number 5472 Dynamic Dump Scheduled SPCDAILY TXT FairCom Server Message Monitor window This window displays any messages related to your Spectrum Server It opens with the window above You
22. min Service Started Manual License Logging Service Started Automatic Messenger Started Automatic Startup Parameters ee Hep Services This window lists the available Windows Services on your computer and their statuses A service that is currently running has a status of Started 3 If the service is running select FairCom Server SERVER where SERVER is the server name you set up during installation and click Stop A window opens to confirm you want to stop the Windows Service 4 Click Yes A Service Control windows opens to inform you that it s trying to stop the service 5 After the Service Control window closes click Startup The Service window opens Service Service Status Startup i In this window EventLog Started Automatic you set the FairCom Server SAM Manual Start FaitCom Server SERVER Automatic appropriate FairCom Server SERVER5018 Manual Stop options for your FairCom Server UNION Started Automatic p x FairCom Server UNIONSAM Automatic eue Windows Service FTP Publishing Service Started Automatic Conti 2 IIS Admin Service Started Manual erde You disable the License Logging Service Started Automatic dein Windows Service Messenger Started Automatic b lecti th HW Profiles y 5E ecting e Startup Parameters Disabled option Help 6 Select Disabled and click OK The window closes returning you to the Services window In
23. name you must run the Spectrum Communications Setup program to change the server name on each client computer that connects to Spectrum Server See Using Spectrum Communications Setup in the Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide for more information i Important If you have multiple Spectrum Servers on a Novell or Windows based computer you must make sure each server has a unique server name Not only that but the sum of the ASCII values of the server names cannot equal the same number For more information on ensuring unique server names see Installing multiple Spectrum Servers on Windows or Installing multiple Spectrum Servers on Novell in the Server chapter of the Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide Spectrum Server About the Spectrum Server configuration file 483 SCC5um1200kn Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server You must run the Spectrum Server program on your server computer in order to use the client server version of Spectrum CIRC CAT Improper use of the Spectrum Server program may result in the loss of data Under normal operating conditions you can keep Spectrum Server running indefinitely You do not need to shut it down on a nightly basis However if you do need to shut it down make sure you first shut down all Spectrum clients Also always shut down the Spectrum Server program before you shut off the server computer This helps ensure that your data remains intact Starting Spectrum Server
24. new or changed settings in the edited configuration file Keep in mind that before you connect your Spectrum client s to Spectrum Server for the first time you must run Spectrum Communications Setup on each client See Using Spectrum Communications Setup in the Spectrum CIRC CAT Installations Guide for more information After you change the server name you must run the Spectrum Communications Setup program to change the server name on each client computer that connects to Spectrum Server How to edit the configuration file Let s say you want to change the server name from its default SERVER to LINCOLN You must edit the configuration file ctsrvr cfg so that it contains the new server name Note Before you edit the configuration file it s a good idea to copy the file into the Backup directory to make sure you have a backup of the original file To edit the configuration file 1 Shut down all Spectrum client programs 2 Shut down your Spectrum Server program 3 Open the configuration file ctsrvr cfg with a text editor such as WordPad or SimpleText The ctsrvr cfg file is located in the same folder as your Spectrum Server program 4 In the SERVER_NAME command line change SERVER to LINCOLN 482 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn 5 Save the edited text file making sure that it has the same name ctsrvr cfg and location as before Make sure that you save it as a text only file After you change the server
25. ovell 1 Access the Novell server computer s system console 2 Type unload ctsrvr or the name of the nim file that was renamed if the default name ctsrvr was not entered during installation and press Enter Note When you shut down Spectrum Server unlike when you start it you don t have to tell the computer the path of the program The program informs you how many users are currently logged on to the server and confirms that you want to shut down Confirmation Dele e ea al This window Module MSGTST NLM was NOT unloa A 11 89 1999 49 am D 2 8 displays how Unable to communicate with ey NOUVELL4 QA Winnebago many users are 9 55 54 an DS currently logged Unable to communicate with gt r NOUELL4 QA Winnebago on and confirms that you want to shut down Pr logged onto t Server re you s p the FairCom Server Answer n t ollowing prompt a the UNLOAD process and allow the serv to continue Answer y to continue with Cunload gt shutdown Unload module There should be no users logged on to the server If the window indicates that client programs users are still connected you should not shut down Spectrum Server Starting and shutting down Spectrum Server 487 SCC5um1200kn Confirmation If any client unicate with server NOVELL4 QA Winnebago programs are still logged in to the CONFIRMATION You h s Spectrum Server FairCon Data B 3 shut them down before you shut lthough it i ible
26. puter s desktop Note If you use Windows Service the Message Monitor window is not displayed 501 Remember you can view FairCom Server Message Monitor window window only on the server computer On a Windows computer the FairCom Server Message Monitor window may be automatically minimized when Spectrum Server is started You may need to maximize the window and then scroll to view its messages This window displays activity only from the current server session If you need to see server activity from before Spectrum Server was restarted you must refer to the ctstatus fcs log file Reading activity in the ctstatus fcs log file The Spectrum Server program keeps an ongoing record of server activity in a text file called ctstatus fcs This file resides on the server computer in the Spectrum Server folder Below are the contents of the Spectrum Server s ctstatus fcs file as displayed in WordPad or SimpleText Ctstatus fcs WordPad ioj xj File Edit View Insert Format Help oela Sica al Ele Mon Nov 20 11 03 23 2000 User 01 Alternative server name Mon Nov 20 11 03 23 2000 User 01 SERVER Mon Nov 20 11 03 23 2000 User 01 Startup FairCom R Server V6 10 34 Build 0926 Mon Nov 20 11 03 23 2000 User 01 For Windows 98 95 Operating System with Native Threads Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 c tree Plus Performance Edition Mon Nov 20 11 03 24 2000 User 01 Index reorganization log entries controlled by f
27. r this type of server Some Spectrum Servers support several protocols at the same time For example for Novell servers valid protocols can be F_TCPIP and FSPX You need a separate COMM_PROTOCOL line in the configuration file for each communications protocol supported CTSTATUS_SIZE Lets you control the maximum size of the log file ctstatus fcs The value you enter is the approximate size in bytes for the ctstatus fcs file The default is 65536 Do not delete the minus sign in front of the number DUMP The name of the script file that specifies when and what to include in a backup or restore process If you use the DUMP command be sure that the listed script file is in the same folder as the Spectrum Server program Spectrum Server looks for this file only in its own folder If it doesn t find it the server immediately stops and displays error 12 File not found For more information about this command see Changing the scheduled backup FILES The total number of files data files and index files that the server can open at one time Before you change this setting you must contact a Sagebrush Technical Support Specialist The default is 255 PAGE_SIZE A page is a continuous block of memory locations You can specify the size of this block of memory Before you change this setting you must contact a Sagebrush Technical Support Specialist 480 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Command Description
28. s statuses FTP Publishing Service Started Automatic IIS Admin Service Started Manual The default name of the Spectrum Server Windows Service is FairCom Server License Logging Service Started Automatic Startup A service that is SERVER Messenger Started Automatic uf TH Sn currently running has Startup Parameters a status of Started EEE Hep 3 Select FairCom Server SERVER and click Start Windows Service tells you that it s trying to start the program When the Service Control window closes you can exit Windows Service 4 Click Close 492 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Shutting down Spectrum Server using Windows Service Sagebrush recommends that you never shut down the Spectrum Server program while users are connected However if your Spectrum Server program is on a computer with Windows NT or Windows 2000 and you are running Spectrum Server as a Windows Service it can be difficult to tell if users are connected when using Windows Service When you shut it down the usual way such as accessing it at the server computer and selecting Control gt Shutdown the server program tells you how many users are currently connected and confirms you want to shut down But when you stop the server program through Windows Service you aren t told whether any users are connected Before you stop the server program through Windows Service you should use the Ctadmn program to check the
29. tion for various functions in the Spectrum Server rmation IOPERFORMANCE gt administrator program 7 From the Ctadmn program s first menu choose 1 User Operations and press Enter 8 From the User Operations menu choose 4 Change User Password and press Enter 9 When prompted to enter a user ID type ADMIN Then type the new password and press Enter Finally type the new password again to confirm it and press Enter 10 Type q and press Enter to return to the previous menu s then type q and press Enter again to exit the Ctadmn program 11 For Mac OS only at the message prompt Session Completed choose Quit from the File menu Choose No when it asks if you want to save the output Your changed password is maintained even if you reinstall Spectrum Server Note If your Spectrum Server program is on a Novell computer and you re upgrading from Spectrum Server 3 x to Spectrum Server 5 0 your changed password reverts to ADMIN Important Make sure you write down your new password Sagebrush provides a place i for you to write down your Spectrum Server administrator password on the Passwords level worksheet You can find this worksheet in the Setting up passwords section of the Setup chapter in the Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual 500 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Monitoring server activity The Spectrum Server program lets you monitor server activity by recording its act
30. trum Server as a Windows Service see Starting Spectrum Server using Windows Service 490 Spectrum CIRC CAT User Manual SCC5um1200kn Using Spectrum Server as a Windows Service When you use the Spectrum Server program on a Windows NT or 2000 computer you can install and use Spectrum Server as a Windows Service While installing the Spectrum Server program on your Windows NT 2000 server computer the installation program asks whether you want to install the Spectrum Server program as a Windows Service When you answer yes the installation continues with installing Spectrum Server while enabling it as a Windows Service Why use a Windows Service Enabling the Spectrum Server program as a Windows Service provides you with extra protection and convenience e Protection Using Spectrum Server as a Windows service Spectrum clients can connect to the Spectrum Server program even though not actively logged on to the server computer The server computer for example can be at the Ctrl Alt Delete screen not accepting user input and Spectrum clients can still access the functions of the Spectrum Server program e Convenience Using Spectrum Server as a Windows Service you can start up and shut down the Spectrum Server program from a client When you can t access the server computer directly it can be very useful to be able to access Spectrum Server functions remotely from a client computer with administrative rights Spectrum S
31. un However if you need to change the way your Spectrum Server program operates you can do so by editing a text file ctsrvr cfg that contains configuration settings for Spectrum Server Each time you start the Spectrum Server program it immediately looks for its configuration file ctsrvr cfg which is located in the same folder as your Spectrum Server program This text file is installed on your server computer when you install the Spectrum Server program Important You must not move or remove the ctsrvr cfg file This file contains information that optimizes Spectrum Server Your configuration file may contain information on memory management the maximum number of files to have open at one time and the number of users that can access the server Some settings such as supported communication protocols and any automated backup process are entered in the configuration file when you install the Spectrum Server program Spectrum Server About the Spectrum Server configuration file 479 SCC5um1200kn Configuration file settings Below are descriptions of most settings that a Spectrum Server s configuration file ctsrvr cfg may contain Although these settings are listed in alphabetical order below you can include them in the configuration file in any order To modify the configuration file settings see Editing the configuration file Command Description and valid value s COMM_PROTOCOL A valid communications protocol fo
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