2. Introduction.
• The audit software will provide network
administrators and network manager
summary information about the running
servers’ data.
• The data will help the network administrators
to decide what, when and where to do
specific task on their servers and network.
3. How to audit your server.
1. Install audit software on the server.
2. Configure the audit software to output drive. The
audit software will create the folder structure.
3. Configure whether to create new or overwrite old
saved data.
4. Add audit software as running schedule task and
repeat it daily.
5. Make sure to give the schedule task administrator
permission.
6. Let windows schedule task and audit software to do
the rest for you.
5. Storage audit items include:
• Physical installed hard drive properties.
• Logical hard drive property.
• Logical/physical hard drive relation.
• Number of files and folder.
• File operation details.
6. Storage audit items Details:
File Operation
details
Free Space details
Disk Partition
details
7. Running Services Details.
• The running services on the server play main
rule in server.
• The saved property includes:
– The account run the service.
– The service start mode (manual, automatic,
disable).
– The service executable file name and path.
– The service description.
– Current service status (run, stop).
8. Running process.
• Save the running process are helpful to watch
and know the unneeded running software.
• The process property includes:
– Process name.
– Executable file name and path.
– Process ID.
10. Folder and Files.
• Files and folder are the main part in servers’ storages.
• The server audit software will report files and folder as:
– Number of folders and files in specific hard drive.
– Customizable module to list files with specific
property. An example for files property is:
• File creator name.
• Last file accessed within last specific period of
time.
• Size larger than specific size.
• Files of specific type or extension.
11. Storage Status and Property.
• the storage status includes the free space in
each logical drive. This will indicate if the
storage needs to extend or not.
• The storage file system type is also important.
• The file name whether to use 8.3 file name or
long file name is listed too.
• File creation, deletion, modification details:
– When, where and how modify this file.
– File operation type.
12. Current open session on the server
• the audit software can save and watch the
open session and open files on the server.
• This will keep track on users’ usage on the
server.
• You can audit the working files and process on
the server. The network administrators can
decide when to upgrade the needed hardware
to increase server/network performance.
13. Event Log.
• the server audit software can list the
information and/or error events saved in
server’s event log. This type of information
will help you to be proactive in server health
monitor.
• Audit software can backup event log and
delete all current events in windows server
event log.
14. What else.
• Server up time.
• Active directory users/group watch.
• List all shared folders and drives property.
• List all map network drives on the server.
• Retrieve and set disk quota for specific user.
• Server date/time settings.
• Network cable disconnect time.
15. Supported Platform.
Server audit software can run on any windows
server operating system starts from windows
2000 Server.
Supports both 32 and 64 bit OS.
Software Requirement:
• .NET framework Ver 4.0.
• No database server required.
• About 30 MB free space.
• Administrator username and/or permission.
16. Some other custom application (1).
Pro Quality develop applications to do:
• Automatically export data from database server (SQL,
Oracle, MySQL) to Excel file format and send it by
email.
• Export all mails in PST file to separate folders in hard
drive and generate Excel sheet with email property.
The folder contains the email in MSG file format and its
attachments.
• Add/delete/ modify active directory users’ property.
• Write SQL server stored procedures to automate SQL
server database/administration tasks.
17. • Print all files in a folder and its subfolder.
• create custom file manipulation operation.
Copy many files, delete specific files with
specific property (creator, creation date, last
access data..)
• Create file backup application that will create
a backup version from local files. The process
will may be full backup, incremental backup.
Some other custom application (2).
18. Finally.
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about network and network administrator
custom applications. We develop specific
application under your request to help you in
manage and simplify your daily tasks.
Pro Quality can develop a network custom
application to automate any network related
task.