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table 8. General Information window performance parameters

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menu option description

current service

processes

The number of service processes (threads or task

handlers) that are currently allocated to service client

NCP requests. As the number of requests from clients

increase, the server creates more service processes until

the maximum allocated is reached. When the maximum

is reached, server performance might degrade due to

insufficient number of service processes.

current connections Number of licensed and unlicensed connections (both

are considered active connections). A license for a

NetWare network allows a user to attach to as many

servers in the NDS tree as needed. An unlicensed

connection does not use a license.

open files Number of files currently being accessed by the server

and other clients. Certain files, such as hidden files that

support Novell eDirectory, are always open.

Table 9 provides a description of each performance parameter listed on the Available

options window.

table 9. Available options window performance parameters

menu option description

connections Displays a list of active connections on the server. To

select a connection, highlight the connection name, and

then press Enter to show opened files by the

connection. To sort active connections, press F3. Press

F8 for more options that can be performed on a

connection.

storage devices Displays a list of storage device objects registered in the

media manager database.

volumes Displays a list of mounted volumes. Highlight a volume

to display its information. Press Tab to expand and

activate the upper window.

LAN / WAN Drivers Displays a list of LAN driver instances loaded on the

server. Select an entry for more information on the

object such as LAN driver version, logical board

number, board instance number, node address, etc.

Press Tab to view generic counter information.

loaded modules Displays a list of all program modules loaded on the

server. To sort the list of displayed modules, press F3.

Press F4 to recover unused memory pages from a

highlighted module. Press F8 for more options that can

be performed on a module.