DiskBoss User Manual

DiskBoss User Manual
Flexense Ltd.
DiskBoss
FILE & DISK MANAGER
User Manual
Version 4.0
Nov 2013
www.diskboss.com info@flexense.com Flexense Ltd.
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Product Overview................................................................................................6 1.1 1.2 1.' 1.) 1.. 1.0 1.# 1.& 1.( 1.11.11 1.12 1.1' 1.1) 1.1. 1.10 1.1# 1.1& 1.1( 1.21.21 1.22 1.2' Disk Space Utili ation !nal"sis .............................................................................# File $lassification and $ate%ori ation ....................................................................& Duplicate Files Finder..........................................................................................( *ule+Based File ,r%ani in% ................................................................................ 1*ule+Based File Searc/...................................................................................... 11 1i%/+Speed File S"nc/roni ation ........................................................................ 12 Fault+2olerant File $op" and Data Mi%ration......................................................... 1' File Delete and Data 3ipin% ,perations............................................................... 1) *eal+2ime Disk $/an%e Monitor.......................................................................... 1. File 4nte%rit" Monitor ........................................................................................ 10 Bulk File !ttribute $/an%er ................................................................................ 1# User+Defined Disk !nal"sis and File Mana%ement $ommands................................. 1& S5L Database 4nte%ration ................................................................................. 1( !d6anced Disk Space !nal"sis $apabilities .......................................................... 2Disk Space Usa%e 1istor" $/arts ........................................................................ 21 !nal" e Disk Space Usa%e 7er Director".............................................................. 22 !nal" in% Files in Ser6ers and 8!S Stora%e De6ices ............................................. 2' !nal" in% Files in !ll Ser6ers on t/e 8etwork ....................................................... 2) Sc/edule 7eriodic Disk !nal"sis and File Mana%ement ,perations........................... 2. DiskBoss Ser6er ............................................................................................... 20 $ommand Line Utilit"........................................................................................ 20 DiskBoss Ser6er SD9 and 7ro%rammin% !74 ........................................................ 2# 7roduct :ersions .............................................................................................. 2&
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Product Installation ..........................................................................................29 Downloadin% DiskBoss ...................................................................................... 2( 7roduct 4nstallation 7rocedure ........................................................................... 2( 7roduct Update 7rocedure ................................................................................. 'Dis '.1 '.2 '.' '.) '.. '.0 '.# '.& '.( '.1'.11 '.12 '.1' '.1) !"ace Utili#ation $nal%sis .........................................................................31
!nal" in% ,ne or More Disks or Directories.......................................................... '1 Usin% File Filters and $ate%ories......................................................................... '2 Usin% Disk Space Usa%e 7ie $/arts ..................................................................... '' Usin% File Mana%ement $ommands..................................................................... ') Sa6in% Disk Space !nal"sis *eports.................................................................... '. ;xportin% *eports to an S5L Database................................................................ '0 !nal" in% Disk Space Usa%e 7er User.................................................................. '# !nal" in% Disk Space Usa%e 7er 1ost.................................................................. '& !nal" in% Specific File 2"pes or $ate%ories .......................................................... '( Multi+Le6el Disk Space Utili ation !nal"sis ........................................................... )Usin% Disk Space !nal"sis $onditions and !ctions ................................................ )1 !d6anced Disk Space !nal"sis ,ptions................................................................ )2 User+Defined Disk Space !nal"sis $ommands ...................................................... )2 !nal" in% Disk Space Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit" ............................. )'
&ile 'lassi(ication ..............................................................................................4) ).1 ).2 ).' ).) ).. ).0 ).# ).& ).( ).1).11 ).12 ).1' ).1) $lassif"in% ,ne or More Disks or Directories ........................................................ ). Usin% File Filters and File $ate%ories ................................................................... )0 Usin% File $lassification 7ie $/arts ...................................................................... )# Sa6in% File $lassification *eports........................................................................ )& Submittin% *eports to an S5L Database.............................................................. )( !nal" in% File $ate%ories 7er User ...................................................................... .!nal" in% File $ate%ories 7er 1ost ...................................................................... .1 $lassif"in% Specific File 2"pes and $ate%ories ...................................................... .2 Multi+Le6el File $lassification and !nal"sis ........................................................... .' !utomatic File ,r%ani in% ,perations.................................................................. .) File $lassification 7lu%ins ................................................................................... .. !d6anced File $lassification ,ptions.................................................................... .0 User+Defined File $lassification $ommands .......................................................... .0 $lassif"in% Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit" ..................................... .#
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Du"licate &iles &inder........................................................................................)9 ..1 ..2 ..' ..) ... ..0 ..# ..& ..( ..1..11 ..12 ..1' ..1) Detectin% Duplicates in a Disk or Director" .......................................................... .( Selectin% Duplicate Files *emo6al !ctions............................................................ 0;xecutin% Duplicate Files *emo6al !ctions........................................................... 0Usin% File Filters and $ate%ories......................................................................... 01 S/owin% Duplicate Files 7ie $/arts ..................................................................... 02 Sa6in% Duplicate Files *eports ........................................................................... 0' ;xportin% *eports to an S5L Database................................................................ 0) !nal" in% Duplicate Files 7er User ...................................................................... 0. !nal" in% Duplicate Files 7er 1ost ...................................................................... 00 Detectin% Duplicates in Specific File 2"pes........................................................... 0# !d6anced Duplicate Files Detection ,ptions ......................................................... 0# Usin% !utomatic Duplicate Files *emo6al !ctions.................................................. 0& User+Defined Duplicate Files Detection $ommands ............................................... 0( Detectin% Duplicate Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit" ........................ #-
*ule+,ased &ile Or-ani#in- ................................................................................1 0.1 0.2 0.' 0.) 0.. 0.0 0.# 0.& 0.( 0.10.11 0.12 ,r%ani in% Files in a Disk or Director"................................................................. #1 Definin% File ,r%ani in% $ommands.................................................................... #2 Usin% File Matc/in% *ules .................................................................................. #' Selectin% File ,r%ani in% !ctions ........................................................................ #) ,r%ani in% Files wit/ 7re6iew............................................................................. #) ,r%ani in% Files wit/out 7re6iew ........................................................................ #. User+Defined File ,r%ani in% $ommands ............................................................. #. Dra%+and+Drop Files into a File ,r%ani in% $ommand ........................................... #0 7eriodic ;xecution of File ,r%ani in% $ommands .................................................. #0 !utomatic ;xecution of File ,r%ani in% $ommands ............................................... ## ,r%ani in% Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit"..................................... ## !utomatic< *ule+Based File ,r%ani in% Usin% DiskBoss Ser6er................................ #&
*ule+,ased &ile !earc/.......................................................................................9 #.1 #.2 #.' #.) #.. #.0 #.# #.& #.( #.1#.11 #.12 #.1' #.1) #.1. #.10 #.1# #.1& #.1( #.2Searc/in% Files Usin% File Matc/in% *ules ............................................................ #( Searc/in% Files b" $ate%or"............................................................................... &Searc/in% Files b" File 8ame ............................................................................. &1 Searc/in% Files b" File ;xtension ........................................................................ &1 Searc/in% Files b" File 7at/ ............................................................................... &2 Searc/in% Files b" !ccess< Modification and $reation Dates ................................... &2 Searc/in% Files b" *elati6e 2ime 7eriods ............................................................. &2 Searc/in% Files b" 2ext 7atterns......................................................................... &' Searc/in% Files b" Binar" 7atterns...................................................................... &' Searc/in% Files Usin% *e%ular ;xpressions........................................................... &) Searc/in% Files b" File Si e................................................................................ &. Searc/in% Files b" File !ttributes........................................................................ &. Searc/in% Files b" User 8ame ............................................................................ &0 Searc/in% =7;> 4ma%es b" ;?4F 2a%s ................................................................. &0 Searc/in% Files b" 8ame and 7at/ Len%t/ ........................................................... &# Usin% 1ierarc/ical File Matc/in% *ules................................................................. &# $onditional File Searc/ !ctions< $ommands and 8otifications................................. && !d6anced File Searc/ ,ptions ............................................................................ &( User+Defined File Searc/ $ommands .................................................................. &( Searc/in% Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit" ...................................... ('/an-e Monitor ........................................................................91
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Monitorin% $/an%es in a Disk or Director" ........................................................... (1 Usin% $/an%e Filters and $ate%ories ................................................................... (2 Sa6in% Disk $/an%e Monitorin% *eports .............................................................. (' ;xportin% *eports to an S5L Database................................................................ () Monitorin% Specific File 2"pes or $ate%ories......................................................... (. Disk $/an%e Monitorin% !ctions and ;+Mail 8otifications ....................................... (. Selectin% File S"stem ;6ents to Monitor .............................................................. (0 $ustomi in% Disk $/an%e Monitor :iew ............................................................... (0 2ri%%erin% $ustom File Mana%ement ,perations ................................................... (#
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&.1- User+Defined Disk $/an%e Monitorin% $ommands................................................. (# &.11 Monitorin% Disks Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit".................................... (& &.12 Disk7ulse @ Dedicated Disk $/an%e Monitorin% Solution ........................................ (( 9 (.1 (.2 (.' (.) (.. (.0 (.# (.& (.( 10 &ile Inte-rit% Monitor ......................................................................................100 File 4nte%rit" Monitor ,6er6iew ........................................................................ 1-Sa6in% Si%natures of $ritical S"stem Files ......................................................... 1-1 :erif"in% $ritical S"stem Files .......................................................................... 1-) ;xportin% *eport Files..................................................................................... 1-. Sa6in% Detected $/an%es in S5L Database........................................................ 1-0 7eriodic :erification of $ritical S"stem Files ....................................................... 1-# File 4nte%rit" Monitorin% !ctions ....................................................................... 1-& Usin% File 4nte%rit" Monitor $ommand Line Utilit"............................................... 1-( Usin% DiskBoss Ser6er to Monitor $ritical Ser6ers............................................... 113i-/+!"eed &ile !%nc/roni#ation.....................................................................111
1-.1 S"nc/roni in% a 7air of Directories ................................................................... 111 1-.2 Selectin% File S"nc/roni ation Mode ................................................................. 112 1-.' S"nc/roni in% Files wit/ 7re6iew ...................................................................... 11' 1-.) S"nc/roni in% Files wit/out 7re6iew.................................................................. 11' 1-.. S"nc/roni in% Specific File 2"pes or $ate%ories.................................................. 11) 1-.0 ;xcludin% ,ne or More Subdirectories ............................................................... 11) 1-.# File S"nc/roni ation 7erformance 2unin% ,ptions ............................................... 11. 1-.& User+Defined File S"nc/roni ation $ommands.................................................... 11. 1-.( 7eriodic File S"nc/roni ation............................................................................ 110 1-.1- *eal+2ime File S"nc/roni ation ........................................................................ 110 1-.11 S"nc/roni in% Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit" .............................. 11# 1-.12 S"ncBree e @ Dedicated File S"nc/roni ation Solution ........................................ 11( 11 &ault+1olerant &ile 'o"% and Data Mi-ration ...................................................120 $op"in% Files Usin% DiskBoss >U4 !pplication .................................................... 12$op"in% Specific File 2"pes or $ate%ories .......................................................... 121 !d6anced File $op" and Data Mi%ration ,ptions ................................................. 122 $op"in% Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit"....................................... 12'
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&ile Delete and Data 4i"in- O"erations ..........................................................12) Deletin% Files Usin% DiskBoss >U4 application .................................................... 12. File Delete and Data 3ipin% ,ptions ................................................................. 120 Deletin% Specific File 2"pes or File $ate%ories .................................................... 12& ;xcludin% Directories From File Delete ,perations .............................................. 12& User+Defined File Delete and Data 3ipin% ,perations ......................................... 12( Sa6in% Delete File Lo%s ................................................................................... 1';xportin% Delete File Lo%s to S5L Database....................................................... 1'1 Deletin% Files Listed in User+Specified 2ext Files................................................. 1'2 Deletin% Files Usin% t/e DiskBoss $ommand Line Utilit" ...................................... 1') &ile $ttri5ute '/an-er .............................................................................13)
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$/an%in% File !ttributes Usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 !pplication ................................ 1'. !d6anced $/an%e File !ttributes ,ptions........................................................... 1'0 $/an%in% !ttributes for Specific 2"pes of Files ................................................... 1'0 ;xcludin% Directories from $/an%e File !ttributes 7rocess ................................... 1'# User+Defined $/an%e File !ttributes $ommands ................................................. 1'&
Dis ,oss 6UI $""lication ................................................................................139 File Mana%ement and 8a6i%ation ...................................................................... 1'( DiskBoss >U4 La"outs ..................................................................................... 1)User+Defined $ommands................................................................................. 1)1 !utomatic Selection of 4nput Disks Usin% Macro $ommands................................. 1)) ;xcludin% Directories From !nal"sis and File Mana%ement ,perations................... 1). 2ask Mana%ement .......................................................................................... 1)0 Sc/edule 7eriodic !nal"sis and File Mana%ement ,perations................................ 1)# Sound 8otifications......................................................................................... 1)(
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1).( Built+4n Disk SM!*2 :iewer ............................................................................. 1.1).1- Built+4n 1;? ;ditor ......................................................................................... 1.1 1).11 Built+4n Disk $leaner....................................................................................... 1.2 1).12 User+Selectable 2ool 7anes.............................................................................. 1.2 1).1' DiskBoss ,ptions............................................................................................ 1.) 1).1) *e%isterin% 7roduct ........................................................................................ 1.& 1) Dis ,oss !erver ..............................................................................................1)9 DiskBoss Ser6er ,6er6iew ............................................................................... 1.( Mana%in% DiskBoss Ser6er $ommands .............................................................. 10S"nc $onfi%uration Between Multiple DiskBoss Ser6ers ....................................... 101 $onfi%urin% DiskBoss Ser6er to !ccess 8!S Stora%e De6ices ............................... 102 Settin% $ustom $ontrol 7ort< User 8ame and 7assword....................................... 10' DiskBoss Ser6er 7ro%rammin% !74 ................................................................... 10)
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7M8+,ased &or2at ..........................................................................................16) ,6er6iew....................................................................................................... 10. *ules List ...................................................................................................... 10. 8ested *ules ................................................................................................. 10. File Matc/in% *ules......................................................................................... 100
File ;xtension ....................................................................................................... 100 File 8ame and 7at/ ............................................................................................... 10# File Si e ............................................................................................................... 10& File 2ime .............................................................................................................. 10( File Date .............................................................................................................. 1#2ext 7atterns........................................................................................................ 1#1 Binar" 7atterns ..................................................................................................... 1#2 File $ate%or" ........................................................................................................ 1#' =7;> ;?4F 2a%s..................................................................................................... 1#) 3indows File !ttributes ..................................................................................... 1#. U84? File 7ermissions........................................................................................ 1#0 User 8ame ....................................................................................................... 1## ,6er6iew ............................................................................................................. 1#& Structure ............................................................................................................. 1#& 7lu%in 4nfo ........................................................................................................... 1#( $lass List ............................................................................................................. 1#( $lass Definition ..................................................................................................... 1&8ested *ules ........................................................................................................ 1&$lass >roups ........................................................................................................ 1&1 8ested >roups ...................................................................................................... 1&1 ;xample File $lassification 7lu%in ............................................................................ 1&2 File Searc/ ........................................................................................................... 1&) File $lassification................................................................................................... 1&# Stora%e Utili ation !nal"sis .................................................................................... 1&( Duplicate Files Searc/............................................................................................ 1(2 File S"nc/roni ation .............................................................................................. 1(. File ,r%ani in%...................................................................................................... 1(# File $op".............................................................................................................. 2-File Delete............................................................................................................ 2-2 Disk Monitorin%..................................................................................................... 2-)
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1 Product Overview
DiskBoss is an automated< rule+based file and disk mana%er allowin% one to searc/ and classif" files< perform disk space utili ation anal"sis< detect and remo6e duplicate files< or%ani e files accordin% to user+defined rules and policies< cop" lar%e amounts of files in a fault+tolerant wa"< s"nc/roni e disks and directories< cleanup wasted disk space< etc.
!ll file mana%ement operations are inte%rated in a centrali ed and eas"+to+use >U4 application wit/ a built+in file na6i%ator allowin% one to execute an" reAuired operation in a sin%le mouse click. FreAuentl" used file mana%ement operations ma" be pre+confi%ured as user+defined commands and executed usin% t/e >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts. DiskBoss is a /i%/l" extendable and customi able data mana%ement solution allowin% one to desi%n custom file classification plu%ins and purpose+built file mana%ement operations usin% an open and eas"+to+use ?ML+Based format. $ustom disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations ma" be inte%rated into t/e product< executed periodicall" at specific time inter6als< performed as conditional actions in ot/er operations or automaticall" tri%%ered b" one or more c/an%es in a disk or director". 4n addition< 42 administrators are pro6ided wit/ extensi6e database inte%ration capabilities allowin% one to submit disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection and file searc/ reports into an S5L database. *eports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers ma" be submitted to a centrali ed S5L database allowin% one to displa" c/arts s/owin% t/e used disk space< file cate%ories and duplicate files per user or per /ost and pro6idin% an in+ dept/ 6isibilit" into /ow disk space is used< w/at t"pes of files are stored and /ow muc/ space is wasted on duplicate files across t/e entire enterprise. Finall"< 42 professionals and enterprises are pro6ided wit/ DiskBoss Ser6er @ a ser6er+based product 6ersion< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of executin% all disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations in a full" automatic and unattended mode. DiskBoss Ser6er can be mana%ed and confi%ured locall" or t/rou%/ t/e network usin% a free network client >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit"< w/ic/ pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to inte%rate DiskBossB features and capabilities into ot/er products and solutions.
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!"ace Utili#ation $nal%sis
DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced disk space utili ation anal"sis capabilities allowin% one to anal" e one or more local disks< network s/ares or 8!S stora%e de6ices and easil" identif" directories and files /oldin% si%nificant amounts of t/e disk space.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to browse files and directories sorted b" t/e used disk space< filter anal"sis results b" t/e file extension< cate%or"< file si e< last access time< user name< etc. and easil" identif" disk space usa%e /otspots. 4n addition< DiskBoss allows one to perform file mana%ement operations on anal"sis results< %enerate 6arious t"pes of disk space anal"sis c/arts and export reports into a number of standard formats suc/ as 12ML< ?ML< ;xcel $S: and !S$44 text.
Finall"< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ extensi6e S5L database inte%ration capabilities and t/e abilit" to define one or more conditional actions or notifications to be executed w/en t/e specified conditions are met for one or more disks or directories.
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&ile 'lassi(ication and 'ate-ori#ation
DiskBoss is capable of scannin% disks< network s/ares and 8!S stora%e de6ices and classif"in% files into a cate%ori ed file /ierarc/". DiskBoss automaticall" reco%ni es more t/an 2.-- file t"pes and allows one to browse t/e cate%ori ed file /ierarc/"< perform 6arious file mana%ement operations on specific files or file cate%ories and p/"sicall" reor%ani e files accordin% to user+defined rules and policies.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to appl" second+le6el file cate%ories and filters to file classification results allowin% one to precisel" focus on specific files or file %roups. 4n addition< DiskBoss allows one to %enerate 6arious t"pes of c/arts and export file classification reports into a number of standard formats suc/ as 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S:.
DiskBoss pro6ides a number of file classification plu%ins allowin% one to classif" files b" t/e cate%or"< extension< user name< file si e< last access< modification and creation times< etc. 4n addition< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to desi%n custom file classification plu%ins usin% an open and eas"+to+use ?ML+based format. Finall"< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to submit file classification reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers to a centrali ed S5L database allowin% one to store a lon% term /istor" of file classification reports and %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into disk space usa%e trends.
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number of ad6anced features and files on desktops< ser6ers and 8!S duplicates and allows one to delete or delete duplicates.
DiskBossC built+in duplicate files finder pro6ides a lar%e capabilities allowin% one to identif" and cleanup duplicate stora%e de6ices. 2/e duplicate files finder s/ows detected duplicate files< replace duplicate files wit/ links to ori%inals
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to cate%ori e and filter detected duplicate files b" t/e file extension< cate%or"< file si e< user name< last access time< etc. Moreo6er< DiskBoss allows one to %enerate 6arious t"pes of c/arts and export reports to t/e 12ML< ?ML< text and $S: formats.
7ower users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ polic"+based duplicate files detection and remo6al capabilities allowin% one to define custom duplicate files detection and cleanup commands and execute t/em in a full" automatic mode usin% t/e DiskBossC >U4 application or t/e command line utilit". Finall"< corporations and enterprises are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers to a centrali ed S5L database allowin% one to anal" e t/e disk space wasted on duplicate files across t/e entire enterprise.
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*ule+,ased &ile Or-ani#in-
DiskBoss pro6ides a ric/ and powerful set of automated< rule+based file mana%ement capabilities allowin% one to cop"< mo6e< delete< compress< link< etc. files or file cate%ories matc/in% user+specified rules and policies based on t/e file name< extension< location< cate%or"< last access date< modification date< creation date< binar" and text patterns< file si e< attributes< =7;> ;?4F ta%s< etc.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define one or more file mana%ement actions to be executed and specif" file matc/in% rules definin% files or file cate%ories t/e actions s/ould be performed on. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will scan input disks and directories< appl" file matc/in% rules and execute t/e specified file mana%ement actions on matc/in% files.
4n order to ensure proper operation of file or%ani in% actions< DiskBoss pro6ides eas"+to+use pre6iew capabilities allowin% one to re6iew and manuall" confirm eac/ specific file mana%ement action. ,nce tested and 6alidated in t/e pre6iew mode< file or%ani in% operations ma" be confi%ured to run in a full"+automatic and unattended mode< executed periodicall" at specific time inter6als< tri%%ered b" c/an%es in a disk or director" or executed from a s/ell script or a batc/ file usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit".
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DiskBoss pro6ides powerful and flexible file searc/ capabilities allowin% one to searc/ files usin% multiple searc/ criteria includin% t/e file name< extension< file t"pe< file si e< last access< modification< and creation dates< text or binar" patterns< =7;> ;?4F ta%s< etc. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define composite searc/ Aueries usin% multiple searc/ rules and appl" t/e !8DD,* lo%ical operators.
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e inte%ration of t/e rule+based searc/ features in almost all t"pes of anal"sis and file mana%ement operations. For example< disk space anal"sis< duplicate files detection< file classification< file cop" and file delete operations ma" be performed on files matc/in% one or more user+specified rules and policies.
Users are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to displa" searc/ results< sa6e 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports and perform file mana%ement operations on searc/ results. 4n addition< DiskBoss allows one to send e+mail notifications andDor execute custom actions w/en a searc/ operation reac/es a user+specified number of searc/ results. Finall"< corporations and enterprises are pro6ided wit/ ad6anced database inte%ration capabilities allowin% one to submit searc/ reports into a centrali ed S5L database.
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3i-/+!"eed &ile !%nc/roni#ation
DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced file s"nc/roni ation capabilities allowin% one to s"nc/roni e files between directories< local disks and network s/ares. 2/e DiskBossC built+in file s"nc/roni ation en%ine offers numerous one+wa" and two+wa" file s"nc/roni ation modes< t/e abilit" to s"nc specific file t"pes< file compression capabilities and ad6anced performance tunin% options.
FreAuentl" used file s"nc/roni ation operations ma" be pre+confi%ured for custom /ardware and stora%e confi%urations< sa6ed as user+defined commands and executed in a sin%le mouse click. Moreo6er< DiskBoss allows one to create direct desktop s/ortcuts for user+defined file s"nc/roni ation commands and execute t/em directl" from t/e 3indows desktop wit/out startin% t/e main DiskBoss >U4 application. Finall"< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ a command line utilit"< w/ic/ is capable of executin% file s"nc/roni ation commands from s/ell scripts and batc/ files.
B" default< file s"nc/roni ation commands are executed in t/e pre6iew mode< w/ic/ pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to re6iew and manuall" confirm eac/ specific file s"nc/roni ation action. ,nce a s"nc command is tested and 6erified< t/e user can confi%ure t/e command to run in a full" automatic< unattended stream file s"nc/roni ation mode. 2/e stream file s"nc/roni ation mode performs all file s"nc/roni ation actions on+t/e+fl"< wit/out s/owin% t/e pre6iew dialo% and t/erefore it is muc/ faster and uses si%nificantl" less s"stem memor" w/en executed on lar%e file s"stems.
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Flexense Ltd.
1..
&ault+1olerant &ile 'o"% and Data Mi-ration
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced fault+tolerant file cop" and rule+based data mi%ration capabilities allowin% one to cop" 6ast amounts of files fast< efficientl" and reliabl". DiskBoss allows one to cop" files includin% access control lists E!$LsF< securit" attributes< owners/ip information< timestamps and file attributes.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ a lar%e number of flexible cop" performance tunin% and fault tolerance options allowin% one to cop" data at 6arious speeds< reco6er failed cop" operations and minimi e t/e potential impact on runnin% production s"stems. 2/e data mi%ration en%ine is especiall" optimi ed for modern /ardware platforms and is capable of effecti6el" utili in% powerful *!4D controllers< multi+$7UDmulti+core ser6ers and >i%abit ;t/ernet networks.
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of t/e DiskBossC file cop" en%ine is t/e inte%ration wit/ rule+based searc/ features< w/ic/ is allowin% one to cop" or mo6e files matc/in% one or more user+defined rules. For example< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to cop" a cate%or" of files wit/ t/e file si e lar%er t/at a specific 6alue t/at were modified durin% a specific time period or an" ot/er combination of rules specif"in% files t/at s/ould be copied. Moreo6er< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to perform file cop" operations periodicall" at specific time inter6als or tri%%er pre+defined file cop" commands w/en a user+ specified number of c/an%es are detected in a disk or director" makin% it possible to easil" implement real+time file backup solutions. Finall"< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ a command line utilit" capable of executin% user+defined file cop" commands from s/ell scripts and batc/ files enablin% inte%ration of DiskBossC file cop" and data mi%ration capabilities wit/ ot/er products and solutions.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.0
&ile Delete and Data 4i"in- O"erations
DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced file delete and data wipin% operations allowin% one to securel" wipe confidential information< sc/edule periodic file delete operations or automaticall" tri%%er polic"+based file delete operations accordin% to user+specified rules w/ile sa6in% file delete lo%s or exportin% lists of deleted files to an S5L database.
Users reAuired to securel" wipe confidential information are pro6ided wit/ a lar%e number of different data wipin% al%orit/ms ran%in% from a simple< sin%le+pass wipe to a powerful #+pass< D,D .22-.22+M compliant data wipin% al%orit/m. 4n addition< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to appl" different t"pes of delete operations for different t"pes of files. For example< all t"pes of documents and ima%e files ma" be securel" wiped w/ile all ot/er t"pes of files Gust deleted.
;nterprise customers and 42 professions are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to implement full" automated file retention policies usin% rule+based periodic file delete operations preconfi%ured to delete files based on file creation< last modification andDor last access dates. Finall"< DiskBoss Ser6er can be used to automaticall" enforce 7$4 and 1477! compliance policies and perform file mana%ement operations on specific t"pes of files and directories matc/in% user+ specified rules.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.9
*eal+1i2e Dis
'/an-e Monitor
DiskBoss Ultimate includes a built+in disk c/an%e monitor capable of detectin% file creations< modifications< attribute c/an%es and deletions in real+time. 2/e real+time disk c/an%e monitor pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to monitor one or more disks< directories or network s/ares< detect c/an%es made in t/e monitored file s"stems< send notifications and execute actions.
2/e disk c/an%e monitor allows one to send e+mail notifications< sa6e reports andDor execute custom commands w/en a disk c/an%e monitorin% command reac/es a user+specified number of c/an%es. 2/e abilit" to execute DiskBossC user+defined commands as actions in t/e disk c/an%e monitor enables /i%/l" powerful and flexible inte%rations between different t"pes of file mana%ement operations. For example< a user+defined file s"nc/roni ation command executed after eac/ ? c/an%es in a disk or director" pro6ides eas"+to+use and effecti6e real+ time file s"nc/roni ation capabilities.
2/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor pro6ides second+le6el file cate%ories and filters allowin% one to filter detected file s"stem c/an%es b" t/e file extension< file t"pe< c/an%e t"pe< file owner< file si e< etc. Finall"< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to submit disk c/an%e monitorin% reports into a centrali ed S5L database.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.10
&ile Inte-rit% Monitor
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a built+in file inte%rit" monitor allowin% one to sa6e di%ital si%natures of critical s"stem files and t/en periodicall" monitor t/e inte%rit" of critical s"stem files< detect unaut/ori ed c/an%es< export 12ML< text< ;xcel $S: or ?ML reports and send ;+Mail notifications.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to specif" one or more disks or directories to be monitored< select w/ic/ t"pes of files s/ould be monitored< t"pes of c/an%es t/at s/ould be detected and optionall" sa6e reports< send ;+Mail notifications andDor execute custom commands w/en a user+specified number of c/an%es is detected.
4n addition to t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss pro6ides a command line utilit" allowin% one to 6erif" t/e inte%rit" of critical s"stem files< sa6e reports and send ;+Mail notifications from s/ell scripts and batc/ files. Finall"< DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice< allows one to continuousl" monitor t/e inte%rit" of s"stem files in critical ser6ers and 8!S stora%e s"stem.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.11
,ul
&ile $ttri5ute '/an-er
DiskBoss includes a bulk file attribute c/an%er allowin% one to process one or more disks or directories and c/an%e file attributes< creation dates< last modification dates and last access dates. 2/e bulk file attributes c/an%es pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced options allowin% one to process specific t"pes of files< perform multiple operations durin% a sin%le scan t/rou%/ t/e file s"stem< exclude directories from t/e scannin% process< etc.
DiskBoss allows one to c/an%e file attributes andDor file timestamps for files matc/in% user+ specified rules. For example< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to c/an%e file attributes for all t"pes of ima%es wit/ t/e file si e more t/an ? MB. Multiple different t"pes of file matc/in% rules ma" be used to precisel" select files to be processed.
2/e bulk file attribute c/an%er is optimi ed for modern multi+core and multi+$7U ser6ers and can scan directories and process files usin% a number of $7U or $7U cores accordin% to user+ specific needs and reAuirements. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ ad6anced parallel director" scannin% capabilities allowin% one to process files and c/an%e file attributes andDor file timestamps for millions of files 6er" effecti6el".
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Flexense Ltd.
1.12
User+De(ined Dis
$nal%sis and &ile Mana-e2ent 'o22ands
DiskBoss is a powerful and flexible product pro6idin% a lar%e number of features< capabilities and confi%uration options allowin% one to perform man" t"pes of different disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations. 4n order to simplif" mana%ement and execution of freAuentl" used operations< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to add user+defined disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement commands pre+confi%ured for user+specific /ardware and stora%e confi%urations.
!ll t"pes of disk anal"sis and file mana%ement operations suc/ as disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection< file or%ani in%< file searc/< file s"nc/roni ation< cop"< mo6e< delete and disk c/an%e monitorin% ma" be sa6ed as user+defined commands< pre+ confi%ured for user+specific needs and custom /ardware confi%urations and executed in a sin%le click usin% t/e main >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit". 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to create direct desktop s/ortcuts for user+defined file mana%ement commands and execute an" command directl" from t/e 3indows desktop wit/out startin% t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. Moreo6er< DiskBoss allows one to desi%n user+defined disk anal"sis and file mana%ement commands usin% an open and eas"+to+use ?ML+Based format< w/ic/ ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or executed b" t/e command line utilit". 7re+confi%ured and tested disk anal"sis and file mana%ement commands ma" be easil" and safel" executed on multiple ser6ers and desktop computers minimi in% risks or potential operator+related errors. ,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e inte%ration of different t"pes of user+ defined disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement commands< w/ic/ pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to combine multiple operations in order to full" automate freAuentl" performed and time consumin% operations. For example< a disk space anal"sis operation confi%ured to detect lar%e amounts of old< unused files ma" automaticall" tri%%er a rule+based file mana%ement operation< w/ic/ will arc/i6e< mo6e or delete t/ese specific files.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.13
!:8 Data5ase Inte-ration
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to submit disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files< disk c/an%e monitorin% and file searc/ results into a centrali ed S5L database t/rou%/ t/e ,DB$ interface.
4n order to connect DiskBoss to an S5L database< open t/e options dialo%< select t/e CDatabaseC tab and specif" an ,DB$ data source< user name and password. ,nce finis/ed specif"in% t/e reAuired information< press t/e C:erif"C button to c/eck t/e database connection.
Disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection< disk c/an%e monitorin% and file searc/ results ma" be sa6ed into an S5L database in a 6er" similar wa". =ust press t/e CSa6eC button on t/e results dialo% and select t/e CS5L DatabaseC report format.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.14
$dvanced Dis
!"ace $nal%sis 'a"a5ilities
42 and stora%e administrators are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to submit disk space anal"sis< file classification and duplicate files reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers to a centrali ed S5L database< displa" c/arts s/owin% t/e used disk space< file cate%ories and duplicate files per user or per /ost and %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into w/at t"pes of files are consumin% t/e most of t/e disk space< w/o owns t/ese files< w/ere t/ese files are located< /ow muc/ disk space is wasted on duplicates< etc. across t/e entire enterprise.
2/e users anal"sis dialo% pro6ides t/e abilit" to displa" t/e used disk space< file cate%ories and duplicate files per user. 2/e dialo% allows one to select t"pes of operations< file cate%ories and file s"stem locations to anal" e< customi e usersB displa" names< edit t/e c/artBs title and footer and finall" cop" t/e c/art ima%e to t/e clipboard allowin% one to easil" inte%rate DiskBossC c/arts into user+custom reports and presentations.
2/e /osts anal"sis dialo% allows one to displa" c/arts s/owin% t/e disk space usa%e< file cate%ories and duplicate files per /ost. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to select t"pes of disk anal"sis operations< file cate%ories and file s"stem locations to anal" e< customi e /ostsB displa" names< edit c/artBs title and footer and finall" cop" t/e c/art ima%e to t/e clipboard.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.1)
Dis
!"ace Usa-e 3istor% '/arts
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to displa" /istor" c/arts s/owin% /ow t/e total disk space usa%e< a user+selected file cate%or" or t/e number of duplicate files are c/an%in% o6er time in one or more ser6ers or desktop computers.
4n order to displa" a /istor" c/art< sa6e a series of reports to an S5L database< open t/e S5L reports dialo% and press t/e C1istor"C button. ! series of reports ma" be exported to an S5L database manuall" usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or automaticall" usin% t/e DiskBoss Ser6er or t/e command line utilit".
dis 5oss +anal%#e +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=to=data5ase
2/e DiskBoss command line utilit" allows one to anal" e< classif" and cate%ori e files in one or more disks or directories and sa6e a report to an S5L database. 4n order to %enerate reports for multiple ser6ers or desktop computers t/rou%/ t/e network< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares t/at s/ould be processed usin% t/e U8$ notation and set an appropriate /ost name for eac/ report sa6ed to t/e database.
dis 5oss +anal%#e +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase
Finall"< DiskBoss Ser6er ma" to confi%ured to periodicall" anal" e disk space utili ation< classif" files or detect duplicate files in one or more ser6ers or desktop computers< sa6e reports to a centrali ed S5L database and %enerate /istor" c/arts s/owin% /ow t/e used disk space and t/e number of files in a user+selected file cate%or" are c/an%in% o6er time. 2/e /istor" c/arts dialo% displa"s t/e list of a6ailable c/arts< t/e list of /ost computers w/ere t/e c/arts were %enerated on and extended statistical information for eac/ c/art. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to filter c/arts b" t/e /ost name< location< report label< etc. allowin% one to select an appropriate /istor" c/art. 4n addition< t/e c/arts dialo% allows one to c/an%e t/e c/artCs title and footer< export t/e c/artCs ima%e to t/e clipboard makin% it 6er" eas" to inte%rate DiskBoss /istor" c/arts in userCs custom reports and presentations.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.16
$nal%#e Dis
!"ace Usa-e Per Director%
DiskBoss Ultimate and Disk Boss Ser6er allow one to sa6e disk space usa%e reports from multiple ser6ers< desktop andDor laptop computers to a central S5L database and t/en anal" e disk space usa%e per director" across t/e entire enterprise.
4n order to perform t/e directories anal"sis< anal" e disk space usa%e in one or more ser6ers andDor 8!S stora%e de6ices< submit all disk space anal"sis reports to an S5L database< open t/e S5L database dialo%< press t/e C!nal" eC button and select t/e CDirectoriesC menu item.
2/e directories anal"sis dialo% displa"s a list of top ? directories sorted b" t/e used disk space and s/ows t/e /ost name< user name< t/e used disk space and t/e number of files for eac/ director" allowin% one to easil" see w/o is usin% most of t/e disk space and w/ere t/ese files are located on t/e network.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.1.
$nal%#in- &iles in !ervers and N$! !tora-e Devices
DiskBoss allows one to anal" e disk space< classif" files< detect duplicate files and searc/ files in all network s/ares of one or more ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices. 4n order to anal" e one or more ser6ers< open an anal"sis operation dialo%< press t/e C!ddC button located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e list of anal"sis locations< select t/e CSer6ers or 8!S De6icesC mode and enter one or more /ost names or 47 addresses separated b" t/e semicolon EHF c/aracter.
DiskBoss will scan t/e network and s/ow a list of network s/ares detected in t/e specified ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices allowin% one to select one or more network s/ares t/at s/ould be processed. 4n order to be able to use t/is feature< t/e user needs to /a6e permissions to access network s/ares.
2/e network s/ares scannin% operation ma" be performed multiple times for different ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices and an unlimited number of network s/ares from different ser6ers ma" be added to t/e anal"sis operation. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will process all t/e specified network s/ares in parallel usin% all $7Us andDor $7U+cores a6ailable in t/e /ost computer DiskBoss is runnin% on.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.10
$nal%#in- &iles in $ll !ervers on t/e Networ
!not/er option is to anal" e< classif" and or searc/ files in all ser6ers andDor 8!S stora%e de6ices a6ailable on t/e network. 4n order to anal" e all ser6ers on t/e network< open an anal"sis operation dialo%< press t/e C!ddC button located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e list of anal"sis locations< select t/e C!ll Ser6ers on t/e 8etworkC mode and press t/e C,kC button.
DiskBoss will scan t/e network and s/ow a list of ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices detected on t/e network. Select one or more ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices to anal" e in and press t/e C,kC button.
DiskBoss will scan t/e selected ser6ers and s/ow a list of network s/ares detected in t/e ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices allowin% one to select one or more network s/ares t/at s/ould be processed. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will process t/e selected network s/ares in parallel usin% all $7Us a6ailable in t/e /ost computer DiskBoss is runnin% on. 4n order to be able to use t/is feature< t/e user needs to /a6e permissions to access network s/ares.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.19
!c/edule Periodic Dis
$nal%sis and &ile Mana-e2ent O"erations
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to execute disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations periodicall" at specific time inter6als< weekl" or mont/l" sc/edules< etc. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define an unlimited number of periodic Gobs wit/ eac/ one confi%ured to execute one or more disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement commands.
;ac/ periodic Gob can be started b" multiple /ourl"< dail"< weekl" andDor mont/l" tri%%ers wit/ different sc/edules for eac/ tri%%er allowin% one to execute disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations at different times dependin% on t/e week da"< mont/ da"< etc. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute multiple disk space anal"sis andDor file mana%ement operations in eac/ periodic Gob.
B" default< DiskBoss executes multiple commands specified in a periodic Gob seAuentiall" one after one. 4n some situations< w/en processin% or anal" in% files located on multiple p/"sical disks or multiple se6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices< it ma" be more effecti6e to execute multiple disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement operations in parallel.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.20
Dis ,oss !erver
DiskBoss Ser6er is a ser6er+based product 6ersion< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of executin% all t"pes of disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations in a full" automatic and unattended mode. DiskBoss Ser6er ma" be mana%ed and confi%ured locall" or t/rou%/ t/e network usin% a freeware network client >U4 application< t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" or t/e DiskBoss Ser6er pro%rammin% !74< w/ic/ ma" be used to inte%rate DiskBossC disk anal"sis and file mana%ement capabilities into ot/er products and solutions.
1.21
'o22and 8ine Utilit%
DiskBoss pro6ides a command line utilit"< w/ic/ is capable of executin% all t"pes of disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations from s/ell scripts and batc/ files. 4n addition< customi ed disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations ma" be desi%ned usin% an open< eas"+to+use ?ML+based format and executed usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit".
2/e ?ML+Based format pro6ides full control o6er all t"pes of disk anal"sis and file mana%ement operations and co6ers all a6ailable parameters from input disks and directories to automatic reports %eneration capabilities and performance tunin% options. 4n conGunction wit/ t/e ?ML+ Based format< t/e command line utilit" ma" be used to inte%rate DiskBossC disk anal"sis and file mana%ement capabilities into ot/er products and solutions.
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Flexense Ltd.
1.22
Dis ,oss !erver !D? and Pro-ra22in- $PI
DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ides a software de6elopment kit ESD9F and a $D$II pro%rammin% !74 librar" allowin% one to control a sin%le DiskBoss Ser6er on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e client application is runnin% on or multiple DiskBoss ser6ers runnin% on a number of /osts connected to t/e same local network.
4n a sin%le+/ost setup< t/e DiskBoss !74 librar" connects locall" to t/e DiskBoss ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice. 2/e DiskBoss !74 librar" pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to confi%ure t/e ser6er< setup user+defined file mana%ement commands< control file mana%ement operations and sa6e results to file reports or an S5L database.
4n a multi+/ost confi%uration< t/e DiskBoss !74 librar" connects to one or more DiskBoss Ser6ers t/rou%/ t/e network allowin% one to confi%ure< mana%e and control multiple DiskBoss ser6ers usin% a sin%le client application. For more information about t/e DiskBoss Ser6er software de6elopment kit ESD9F and pro%rammin% !74 refer toJ /ttpJDDwww.diskboss.comDdiskbossKser6erKapi.pdf
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Flexense Ltd.
1.23
Product Versions
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M 7roduct features< prices and license terms are subGect to c/an%e wit/out notice. MM ! product license allows one to use t/e product on a sin%le p/"sical or 6irtual /ost computer< includes all product updates released durin% 36 2ont/s from t/e purc/ase date and pro6ides ;+Mail+based customer support.
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Flexense Ltd.
2 Product Installation
2.1 Downloadin- Dis ,oss
DiskBoss is a6ailable as a free download on our web site Ewww.diskboss.comF and from a lar%e number of software directories from around t/e world. 2o be sure "ou are %ettin% t/e latest product 6ersion< c/eck /ereJ /ttpJDDwww.diskboss.comDdownloads./tml
2.2
Product Installation Procedure
DiskBoss is especiall" desi%ned to be as simple as possible. 2/e installation procedure is 6er" simple< reAuires no special knowled%e and ma" be completed in less t/an 1- seconds. 2/ere is no need for an" additional software. =ust download t/e DiskBoss installation packa%e< run t/e setup pro%ram and "ou are done.
,n t/e N3elcomeB screen press t/e N8extB button. *ead t/e end+user license a%reement and press t/e N4 !%reeB button if "ou accept t/e license terms or t/e N$ancelB button to stop t/e installation process. Select t/e destination director"< press t/e N4nstallB button and wait for t/e installation process to complete. 2/atBs all "ou need to install DiskBoss on "our computer.
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Flexense Ltd.
2.3
Product U"date Procedure
!lmost e6er" mont/< Flexense releases a new 6ersion of DiskBoss< w/ic/ t"picall" includes new features and bu%+fixes. 2/ese product updates are uploaded to our web site and ma" be applied to an" installed product 6ersion. ;ac/ time DiskBoss is started< t/e DiskBoss update mana%er c/ecks if t/ere is a new product update a6ailable. 4f t/ere is a new product update a6ailable< an NUpdateB link will be displa"ed in t/e bottom+ri%/t corner of t/e status bar.
$lick on t/e link to open t/e update dialo% and see more information about t/e a6ailable product update. 2/e update dialo% s/ows t/e 6ersion of t/e new product update and t/e followin% two buttonsJ t/e N*elease 8otesB button and t/e N4nstallB button.
7ress t/e N*elease 8otesB button to see more information about t/e new product 6ersion. 7ress t/e N4nstallB button to download and install t/e new product 6ersion. !fter pressin% t/e N4nstallB button< please wait w/ile t/e Flexense update mana%er will download t/e new product 6ersion to t/e local disk. 2/e update packa%e will be downloaded to a temporar" director" on t/e s"stem dri6e and automaticall" deleted after t/e Flexense update mana%er will finis/ updatin% t/e product.
!fter download is completed< close all DiskBoss application windows and press t/e N,kB button w/en read". 4f one or more DiskBoss application windows will be open durin% t/e update< t/e operation will fail and t/e w/ole update process will need to be restarted from t/e be%innin%.
!fter finis/in% t/e update process< DiskBoss will s/ow a messa%e box informin% about t/e successfull" completed operation. 4n order to manuall" 6erif" t/at t/e currentl" installed product 6ersion is up+to+date< select menu N1elp @ $/eck For Updates OB on t/e menu bar.
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3.1
$nal%#in- One or More Dis s or Directories
4n order to anal" e one or more disks or directories< select t/e directories in t/e DiskBoss file na6i%ator and press t/e N!nal" eB button located on t/e main toolbar. DiskBoss will scan t/e selected disks and directories and displa" t/e anal"sis results dialo% s/owin% disks< directories and files sorted b" t/e amount of t/e used disk space.
2/e anal"sis results dialo% allows one to browse anal"sis results< perform file mana%ement operations< cate%ori e and filter results< %enerate 6arious t"pes of c/arts< sa6e anal"sis reports into t/e 12ML< ?ML< text and $S: formats< submit reports to an S5L database< etc.
4n order to perform an operation on one or more files or directories< select t/e reAuired files and press an appropriate button on t/e dialo%Bs toolbar. !lternati6el"< use t/e dialo%Bs context menu< w/ic/ pro6ides access to additional options and features.
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3.2
Usin- &ile &ilters and 'ate-ories
2/e top 6iew of t/e anal"sis results dialo% s/ows directories and files sorted b" t/e amount of t/e used disk space and t/e bottom 6iew s/ows t/e currentl" selected file cate%ories< w/ic/ are allowin% one to cate%ori e and filter files and directories displa"ed in t/e top 6iew.
4n order to appl" one or more file cate%ories as a filter< select t/e reAuired file cate%ories in t/e bottom 6iew< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N!ppl" Selected FiltersB menu item. DiskBoss will filter t/e disk space anal"sis results and displa" in t/e top 6iew files matc/in% t/e selected file filters and directories containin% t/ese files.
3it/ an acti6e file filter< all operations suc/ as browsin%< file cop"< mo6e and delete< reports %eneration< c/arts< etc. will be performed on filtered results onl". 4n order to reset t/e currentl" acti6e file filter< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e filters 6iew and select t/e N$lear Selected FiltersB menu item.
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3.3
Usin- Dis
!"ace Usa-e Pie '/arts
DiskBoss pro6ides numerous t"pes of c/arts capable of displa"in% t/e used disk space per director"< file cate%or"< extension< file si e< last access< modification and creation times< etc. 4n order to open t/e c/arts dialo%< Gust press t/e N$/artsB button located on t/e results dialo%Bs toolbar.
B" default< t/e c/arts dialo% s/ows t/e amount of t/e used disk space per director" for t/e currentl" displa"ed file s"stem location. 4n addition< t/e c/art mode selector allows one to s/ow t/e number of files per director"< t/e used disk space per cate%or" and t/e number of files per cate%or".
4n %eneral< t/e c/arts dialo% s/ows information about t/e director" 6iew and t/e cate%ories 6iew. 4n order to displa" a different t"pe of cate%ories< Gust select t/e reAuired cate%or" in t/e cate%ories 6iew and t/en open t/e c/arts dialo%. 4n addition< t/e c/arts dialo% allows one to edit c/art options displa"ed in t/e c/artBs status strin% and cop" t/e c/artBs ima%e to t/e clipboard makin% it 6er" eas" to inte%rate DiskBossC c/arts in userBs documents and reports.
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3.4
Usin- &ile Mana-e2ent 'o22ands
DiskBoss allows one to cop"< mo6e and delete files and directories displa"ed in t/e disk space anal"sis results dialo%. 4n order to perform a file operation on one or more files or directories< select t/e reAuired items in t/e director" 6iew< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select an appropriate file operation.
For cop" and mo6e operations< enter t/e destination director" and optionall" press t/e N!d6anced ,ptionsB button to open t/e cop" options dialo%.
2/e cop" options dialo% allows one to control t/e file o6erwrite mode< file cop" rules< performance tunin% options and error /andlin% options. 3/en cop"in% files wit/ an acti6e file filter< DiskBoss automaticall" adds one or more file matc/in% rules to t/e N*ulesB tab ensurin% t/at onl" filtered files are copied to t/e destination director".
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!avin- Dis
!"ace $nal%sis *e"orts
DiskBoss allows one to sa6e disk space anal"sis results into a number of standard formats suc/ as 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S:. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to sa6e results to t/e DiskBossC nati6e report format< w/ic/ is capable of preser6in% all information related to eac/ specific disk space anal"sis operation and ma" be loaded at an" time Gust b" clickin% on a report file in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator.
4n order to sa6e a report file< press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e results dialo%Bs toolbar. ,n t/e sa6e report dialo%< select an appropriate report format< enter a report title< a file name and press t/e NSa6eB button. ;ac/ report be%ins wit/ t/e top 1- file cate%ories followed b" a /ierarc/" of directories and files sorted b" t/e amount of t/e used disk space. 4f one or more file filters are acti6e< DiskBoss will export files matc/in% t/e selected file filters and directories containin% t/ese files.
B" default< DiskBoss sa6es a s/ort report< w/ic/ includes up to ' file s"stem le6els be%innin% from t/e current location. 4n order to c/an%e t/e amount of information sa6ed to a report file< press t/e NMore ,ptionsB button and select t/e number of file s"stem le6els and t/e number of items per le6el t/at s/ould be exported.
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3.6
A9"ortin- *e"orts to an !:8 Data5ase
DiskBoss Ultimate allows one to sa6e disk space anal"sis reports into an S5L database. ! lon%+term /istor" of disk space anal"sis reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers ma" be submitted to a centrali ed S5L database and used to anal" e disk usa%e trends across t/e entire enterprise.
Before exportin% reports to an S5L database< open t/e N,ptionsB dialo%< enable t/e ,DB$ interface and specif" t/e name of t/e data source< database user name and password to use to connect to t/e database.
4n order to export a disk space anal"sis to an S5L database< press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e results dialo%Bs toolbar and select t/e NS5L DatabaseB report format. ,ptionall"< press t/e NMore ,ptionsB button and specif" t/e number of file s"stem le6els and t/e number of items per file s"stem le6el to be exported to t/e database.
For eac/ report in t/e database< DiskBoss displa"s t/e report date and time< t/e /ost name< t/e input directories< t/e total number of files and disk space and t/e report title. 2o open a pre6iousl" sa6ed report< Gust click on t/e report item in t/e database reports dialo%.
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$nal%#in- Dis
!"ace Usa-e Per User
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to anal" e disk space usa%e reports from one or more ser6ers or desktop computers and displa" c/arts s/owin% t/e amount of used disk space and t/e number of files per user.
I2"ortantB B" default< processin% and displa" of user names is disabled. 4n order to be able to see user names< open t/e options dialo%< select t/e C>eneralC tab and enable t/is option.
4n order to anal" e disk space usa%e per user< connect DiskBoss to an S5L Database and submit disk space usa%e reports containin% files owned b" multiple users to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit". ,nce reports are in t/e database< open t/e NDatabaseB dialo% and press t/e NUsersB button to open t/e NUsers StatisticsB dialo%.
dis 5oss +anal%#e +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase 2/e simplest wa" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers or desktop computers is to use t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" to anal" e all t/e reAuired /osts t/rou%/ t/e network. 4n order to simplif" submission of reports to t/e S5L database< t/e command line utilit" ma" be executed on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e S5L database is installed on. 4n t/is case< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares to be processed and t/e /ost name to be set for eac/ report.
dis 5oss +anal%#e +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=re"ort ;&ile Na2e<
!not/er option is to execute t/e command line utilit" on eac/ specific /ost< sa6e disk space anal"sis reports and later submit reports from all /osts to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. 4n t/is case< t/ere is no need to set t/e /ost name< w/ic/ will be set automaticall" to t/e name of t/e /ost t/e command line utilit" is executed on.
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Flexense Ltd.
3.0
$nal%#in- Dis
!"ace Usa-e Per 3ost
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to submit disk space usa%e reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers into a centrali ed S5L database< anal" e disk space usa%e reports and displa" 6arious t"pes of c/arts s/owin% disk space usa%e per /ost allowin% one to %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into disk space usa%e patterns across t/e entire enterprise.
4n order to perform ad6anced disk space usa%e anal"sis< t/e user needs to connect DiskBoss to an S5L Database< perform disk space anal"sis on multiple /osts usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" and submit reports from all /osts to t/e S5L database. ,nce reports from all /osts are in t/e database< open t/e NDatabaseB dialo% and press t/e N1ostsB button to open t/e N1osts StatisticsB dialo%.
dis 5oss +anal%#e +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase
2/e simplest wa" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers or desktop computers is to use t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" to anal" e all t/e reAuired /osts t/rou%/ t/e network. 4n order to simplif" submission of reports to t/e S5L database< t/e command line utilit" ma" be executed on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e S5L database is installed on. 4n t/is case< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares to be processed and t/e /ost name to be set for eac/ report.
dis 5oss +anal%#e +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=re"ort ;&ile Na2e<
!not/er option is to execute t/e command line utilit" on eac/ specific /ost< sa6e disk space anal"sis reports and later submit reports from all /osts to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. 4n t/is case< t/ere is no need to set t/e /ost name< w/ic/ will be set automaticall" to t/e name of t/e /ost t/e command line utilit" is executed on.
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Flexense Ltd.
3.9
$nal%#in- !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es or 'ate-ories
,ne of t/e most powerful anal"sis capabilities pro6ided b" DiskBoss is t/e inte%ration between disk space anal"sis and file searc/ features allowin% one to perform disk space anal"sis on files matc/in% one or more user+specified rules. For example< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to anal" e files related to a specific file cate%or"< wit/ a specific file si e t/at were modified or created durin% a specific time period or an" ot/er combination of user+specific rules.
4n order to add one or more file matc/in% rules to a disk space anal"sis operation< press t/e N!d6anced ,ptionsB button on t/e anal" e disk space dialo%< select t/e N*ulesB tab and press t/e N!ddB button. ,nce finis/ed to add file matc/in% rules< select an appropriate rules lo%ic mode E!8DD,*F and press t/e NSa6eB button.
For a rule+based disk space anal"sis operation< t/e results dialo% will s/ow files matc/in% t/e specified rules and directories containin% t/ese files. !ll t"pes of c/arts and reports will include information about filtered files onl" makin% it 6er" eas" to focus on specific file %roups and cate%ories. Moreo6er< t/e second+le6el file cate%ories and filters located on t/e bottom side of t/e results dialo%< pro6ide t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to furt/er cate%ori e and filter files usin% additional cate%ories suc/ t/e file extension< file t"pe< last access< creation and modification time< file si e< file owner< etc.
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3.10
Multi+8evel Dis
2/e DiskBossC disk space anal" er pro6ides t/e abilit" to combine disk space anal"sis operations wit/ file classification capabilities allowin% one to precisel" understand w/at t"pes of files are stored in directories /oldin% most of t/e disk space.
4n order to classif" files in one or more directories displa"ed in t/e disk space anal"sis results dialo%< select t/e reAuired directories in t/e director" 6iew< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N$lassif" FilesB menu item. ,n t/e N$lassification 7lu%insB dialo% selected an appropriate file classification plu%in and press t/e N$lassif"B button.
2/e file classification results dialo% s/ows file cate%ories and classes accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in and pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to export c/arts< sa6e reports< submit results to an S5L database< perform file mana%ement operations on specific file t"pes and p/"sicall" reor%ani e files on t/e disk. Moreo6er< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to appl" second+le6el file cate%ories and filters b" t/e file si e< extension< last access< creation and modification dates< etc. to furt/er focus on specific files or file %roups.
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Usin- Dis
!"ace $nal%sis 'onditions and $ctions
7ower computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to automaticall" detect specific disk space utili ation patterns< send ;+Mail notification andDor execute DiskBossC user+defined commands or custom actions. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define one or more disk space anal"sis conditions< e6aluate t/ese conditions on disk space anal"sis results and send ;+Mail notifications andDor execute actions if one or more of t/e specified conditions are met.
4n order to add one or more disk space anal"sis conditions and actions< open t/e disk space anal"sis options dialo%< select t/e N!ctionsB tab and press t/e N!ddB button. ,n t/e action dialo%< select t/e director" mode< enter t/e director" to e6aluate t/e condition for< select t/e condition t"pe< enter t/e condition 6alue< select t/e action t"pe and enter t/e action 6alue.
Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will perform disk space anal"sis and e6aluate t/e specified conditions for one or more directories dependin% on t/e selected director" mode. ;xecution of disk space anal"sis actions depends on t/e selected actions mode. 4n t/e N7re6iewB mode< DiskBoss will mark directories matc/in% t/e specified conditions in t/e results dialo% and s/ow t/e actions pre6iew dialo% allowin% one to 6erif" and manuall" confirm t/e specified disk space anal"sis conditions< ;+Mail notifications and actions. 4n t/e N;xecuteB mode< instead of s/owin% t/e disk space anal"sis results dialo%< DiskBoss will automaticall" send ;+Mail notifications and execute actions for eac/ director" matc/in% t/e user+specified conditions. 2/e N;xecuteB mode is especiall" useful for automatic disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations performed periodicall" usin% t/e DiskBossC command line utilit" allowin% one to tri%%er user+defined disk cleanup and file mana%ement operations based on disk space anal"sis results.
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3.12
$dvanced Dis
!"ace $nal%sis O"tions
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced disk space anal"sis options allowin% one to customi e and confi%ure disk space anal"sis operations for user+specific needs and custom /ardware and stora%e confi%urations.
2/e disk space anal"sis options dialo% allows one to control t/e file scannin% mode< t/e default report title< ad6anced reportin% options< t/e default file scannin% filter and enableDdisable automatic report %eneration. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to anal" e specific file t"pes< control performance tunin% options< exclude specific directories from t/e disk space anal"sis process and specif" one or more conditional anal"sis actions.
3.13
User+De(ined Dis
!"ace $nal%sis 'o22ands
,ne of t/e most powerful and flexible capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom disk space anal"sis operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ Disk Space !nal"sis $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop.
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3.14
$nal%#in- Dis
!"ace Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides a command line utilit" capable of performin% disk space utili ation anal"sis operations and executin% user+defined disk space anal"sis commands from s/ell scripts and batc/ files. 2/e DiskBoss command line tool is located in t/e NP7roductDirQDbinB director". 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B
dis 5oss Canal%#e +dir ;In"ut Director% 1< D ... ;In"ut Director% 7< ;O"tions< E 2/is command anal" es t/e specified disks< directories or network s/ares.
dis 5oss Canal%#e +server ;3ost Na2e 1< D ... ;3ost Na2e 7< ;O"tions< E 2/is command anal" es all network s/ares in t/e specified ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices.
dis 5oss Canal%#e +networ
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2/is command anal" es all network s/ares in all ser6ers on t/e network.
dis 5oss Ce9ecute ;User+De(ined Dis
!"ace $nal%sis 'o22and<
2/is command executes a user+defined disk space anal"sis command.
Para2etersB
+dir ;In"ut Director% 1< D ... ;In"ut Director% 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of input disks or directories to anal" e. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of input disks and directories< directories containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. B" default< DiskBoss will %enerate a combined disk space anal"sis report s/owin% information about all anal" ed disks< directories or network s/ares. 4n order to %enerate an indi6idual report for eac/ input director" use t/e C+5atc/C command line option to enable t/e batc/ report %eneration mode.
+server ;3ost Na2e 1< D ... ;3ost Na2e 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of /ost names or 47 addresses of ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices t/at s/ould be anal" ed. DiskBoss will enumerate all network s/ares accessible in t/e specified ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices< perform disk space anal"sis and %enerate reports if reAuired. B" default< DiskBoss will %enerate a combined disk space anal"sis report s/owin% information about all anal" ed network s/ares. 4n order to %enerate an indi6idual report for eac/ network s/are use t/e C+5atc/C command line option to enable t/e batc/ report %eneration mode.
+networ 4n t/e network+wide disk space anal"sis mode< DiskBoss will disco6er ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices accessible on t/e network< enumerate all network s/ares a6ailable in all detected ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices< perform disk space anal"sis and %enerate reports if reAuired. B" default< DiskBoss will %enerate a combined disk space anal"sis report s/owin% information about all anal" ed network s/ares. 4n order to %enerate an indi6idual report for eac/ network s/are use t/e C+5atc/C command line option to enable t/e batc/ report %eneration mode.
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O"tionsB
+save=/t2l=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es a disk space anal"sis report and t/e list of all file cate%ories to an 12ML file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS./tml
+save=csv=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es a disk space anal"sis report and t/e list of all file cate%ories to an ;xcel $S: file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.cs6
+save=te9t=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es a disk space anal"sis report and t/e list of all file cate%ories to a text report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.txt
+save="d(=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es a disk space anal"sis report and t/e list of all file cate%ories to a 7DF report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.pdf
+save=92l=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es a disk space anal"sis report and t/e list of all file cate%ories to an ?ML report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.xml
+save=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es a disk space anal"sis report and t/e list of all file cate%ories to a nati6e DiskBoss report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.flr
+e9clude=dir ;A9clude Director% 1< D ... ;A9clude Director% 7< E 2/is option specifies t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be excluded from t/e disk space anal"sis operation. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. +5atc/ 2/is option enables t/e batc/ report %eneration mode. 4n t/e batc/ report %eneration mode DiskBoss sa6es an indi6idual report file for eac/ input disk< director" or network s/are. +v 2/is option s/ows t/e productBs maGor and minor 6ersions. +/el" 2/is option s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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4 &ile 'lassi(ication
4.1 'lassi(%in- One or More Dis s or Directories
DiskBoss reco%ni es more t/an 2.-- t"pes of files and is capable of classif"in% files and s/owin% a cate%ori ed /ierarc/" of files sorted b" t/e amount of t/e disk space used b" eac/ file cate%or". DiskBoss includes a number of file classification plu%ins capable of classif"in% files b" t/e file t"pe< extension< user name< last access< modification and creation dates< etc. 4n order to classif" files in one or more disks or directories< select t/e reAuired directories in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator and press t/e N$lassif"B button.
,n t/e N7lu%insB dialo%< select an appropriate file classification plu%in and press t/e N$lassif"B button. DiskBoss will classif" all t/e selected disks and directories and s/ow t/e file classification results dialo% displa"in% a cate%ori ed /ierarc/" of files sorted b" t/e amount of t/e disk space used b" eac/ file cate%or".
2/e file classification results dialo% allows one to browse t/e file /ierarc/"< perform file mana%ement operations on files and file cate%ories< %enerate 6arious t"pes of c/arts< export 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports and submit file classification results to an S5L database. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to p/"sicall" reor%ani e files on t/e disk accordin% to t/e used file classification plu%in. Finall"< power computer users are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to desi%n custom plu%ins usin% an open and eas"+to+use ?ML+Based format.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.2
Usin- &ile &ilters and &ile 'ate-ories
2/e top 6iew of t/e file classification results dialo% s/ows t/e file cate%ories and classes sorted b" t/e amount of t/e used disk space and t/e bottom 6iew s/ows t/e second+le6el file cate%ories and filters< w/ic/ ma" be used to filter files and cate%ories displa"ed in t/e top 6iew makin% it 6er" eas" to focus on specific t"pes of files or file %roups.
4n order to appl" a second+le6el file filter< select one or more file cate%ories in t/e filters 6iew< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N!ppl" Selected FiltersB menu item. DiskBoss will filter file classification results and displa" in t/e top 6iew files matc/in% t/e selected file filters and file cate%ories containin% t/ese files.
3/en a file filter is acti6e< t/e file classification results dialo% %enerates c/arts and exports 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports for filtered files onl". 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to browse t/e filtered file /ierarc/" and perform file mana%ement operations in t/e usual wa". 4n order to reset t/e file filter< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e filters 6iew and select t/e N$lear Selected FiltersB menu item.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.3
Usin- &ile 'lassi(ication Pie '/arts
DiskBoss pro6ides a number of different t"pes of c/arts capable of s/owin% t/e amount of t/e disk space and t/e number of files per file cate%or"< extension< user name< file si e< last access< modification and creation dates< etc. 4n order to open t/e c/arts dialo% press t/e N$/artsB button located on t/e file classification results dialo%Bs toolbar.
B" default< t/e c/arts dialo% s/ows t/e currentl" displa"ed file cate%ories and t/e selected second+le6el file cate%ories. 4n order to c/an%e t/e displa"ed c/art t"pe< use t/e c/art mode selector. 4n order to %enerate a c/art for a different t"pe of second+le6el file cate%ories< select t/e reAuired cate%ories on t/e file classification results dialo% and t/en open t/e c/arts dialo%.
2/e c/arts dialo% pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to customi e t/e c/artBs status line and allows one to cop" t/e c/artBs ima%e to t/e clipboard makin% it 6er" eas" to inte%rate DiskBossC file classification c/arts into userBs documents and presentations.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.4
!avin- &ile 'lassi(ication *e"orts
DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced reportin% capabilities allowin% one to sa6e file classification results to 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to sa6e DiskBossC nati6e reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers allowin% one to submit a lon% term /istor" of file classification reports to an S5L database and enablin% ad6anced disk usa%e trends anal"sis across t/e entire enterprise. 4n order to sa6e a report file< press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e file classification results dialo%Bs toolbar.
,n t/e sa6e report dialo%< select an appropriate report format< enter a report title< specif" a file name and press t/e NSa6eB button. B" default< DiskBoss exports a s/ort file classification reports containin% up to ' le6els of file cate%ories wit/ up to 2- files per file class. 4n order to c/an%e t/e amount of exported information< press t/e NMore ,ptionsB button and specif" t/e number of le6els and t/e number of files per class t/at s/ould be exported.
*eports %enerated b" t/e DiskBoss >U4 application are be%innin% wit/ t/e currentl" selected second+le6el file cate%ories and followed b" a list of all file cate%ories and file classes sorted b" t/e amount of t/e used disk space. *eports exported wit/ an acti6e file filter< include files matc/in% t/e selected file filter and file cate%ories containin% t/ese files.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.)
!u52ittin- *e"orts to an !:8 Data5ase
$orporations and enterprises are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to submit file classification reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computer to a centrali ed S5L database. ! lon%+term /istor" of file classification reports allows one to %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into disk usa%e trends across t/e entire enterprise. 4n order to submit a file classification report to an S5L database< select t/e NS5L DatabaseB report format and press t/e NSa6eB button.
Before exportin% reports to an S5L database< open t/e N,ptionsB dialo%< enable t/e ,DB$ interface and specif" t/e name of t/e data source< database user name and password to use to connect to t/e database.
For eac/ report in t/e database< DiskBoss displa"s t/e report date and time< t/e /ost name< t/e input directories< t/e total number of files and disk space and t/e report title. 2o open a pre6iousl" sa6ed report< Gust click on t/e report item in t/e database reports dialo%.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.6
$nal%#in- &ile 'ate-ories Per User
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er allow one to submit file classification reports from one or more ser6ers and desktop computers into a centrali ed S5L database< anal" e file classification reports and displa" 6arious t"pes of c/arts s/owin% file cate%ories and disk space usa%e per user.
I2"ortantB B" default< processin% and displa" of user names is disabled. 4n order to be able to see user names< open t/e options dialo%< select t/e C>eneralC tab and enable t/is option.
4n order to anal" e file cate%ories per user< connect DiskBoss to an S5L Database< perform file classification on one or more /osts usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" and submit reports from all /osts to t/e S5L database. ,nce reports from all /osts are in t/e database< open t/e NDatabaseB dialo% and press t/e NUsersB button to open t/e NUsers StatisticsB dialo%. dis 5oss +classi(% +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase 2/e simplest wa" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers or desktop computers is to use t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" to classif" files on all t/e reAuired /osts t/rou%/ t/e network. 4n order to simplif" submission of reports to t/e S5L database< t/e command line utilit" ma" be executed on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e S5L database is installed on. 4n t/is case< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares to be processed and t/e /ost name to be set for eac/ report.
dis 5oss +classi(% +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=re"ort ;&ile Na2e<
!not/er option is to execute t/e command line utilit" on eac/ specific /ost< sa6e file classification reports and later submit report files from all /osts to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. 4n t/is case< t/ere is no need to set t/e /ost name< w/ic/ will be set automaticall" to t/e name of t/e /ost t/e command line utilit" is executed on.
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Flexense Ltd.
4..
$nal%#in- &ile 'ate-ories Per 3ost
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to submit file classification reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers into a centrali ed S5L database< anal" e file classification reports and displa" 6arious t"pes of c/arts s/owin% file cate%ories and disk space usa%e per /ost allowin% one to %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into disk space usa%e patterns across t/e entire enterprise.
4n order to anal" e reports from multiple /osts< t/e user needs to connect DiskBoss to an S5L Database< perform file classification on multiple /osts usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" and submit reports from all /osts to t/e S5L database. ,nce reports from all /osts are in t/e database< open t/e NDatabaseB dialo% and press t/e N1ostsB button to open t/e N1osts StatisticsB dialo%.
dis 5oss +classi(% +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase
2/e simplest wa" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers or desktop computers is to use t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" to classif" files on all t/e reAuired /osts t/rou%/ t/e network. 4n order to simplif" submission of reports to t/e S5L database< t/e command line utilit" ma" be executed on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e S5L database is installed on. 4n t/is case< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares to be processed and t/e /ost name to be set for eac/ report.
dis 5oss +classi(% +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=re"ort ;&ile Na2e<
!not/er option is to execute t/e command line utilit" on eac/ specific /ost< sa6e file classification reports and later submit report files from all /osts to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. 4n t/is case< t/ere is no need to set t/e /ost name< w/ic/ will be set automaticall" to t/e name of t/e /ost t/e command line utilit" is executed on.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.0
'lassi(%in- !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es and 'ate-ories
,n of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e inte%ration between file searc/ and file classification capabilities allowin% one to classif" files matc/in% one or more user+specified rules. For example< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to classif" files wit/ t/e file si e %reater t/an ? MB t/at were last modified more t/an T mont/s a%o or an" ot/er combination of user+specific file matc/in% rules.
4n order to add one or more file matc/in% rules to a file classification operation< open t/e file classification options dialo%< select t/e N*ulesB tab and press t/e N!ddB button. ,nce finis/ed addin% file matc/in% rules< select an appropriate rules lo%ic mode E!8DD,*F and press t/e N,kB button.
Durin% t/e file classification process< DiskBoss will first e6aluate all existin% files usin% t/e specified file matc/in% rules and classif" matc/in% files onl". Files not matc/in% t/e specified rules will be Gust skipped from t/e file classification process and not displa"ed in t/e file classification results dialo% makin% it 6er" eas" to focus on files t/e user is lookin% for. Different combinations of file classification plu%ins wit/ 6arious t"pes of file matc/in% rules defined in a file classification operation pro6ide t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to 6isuali e disk space utili ation from different perspecti6es. For example< in order to displa" a /ierarc/" of M7' files per user< select t/e NUser+BasedB file classification plu%in and add a file matc/in% rule limitin% t/e file classification operation to M7' files onl".
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Flexense Ltd.
4.9
Multi+8evel &ile 'lassi(ication and $nal%sis
DiskBoss pro6ides multi+le6el file classification and disk space anal"sis capabilities allowin% one to anal" e file classification results and 6isuali e p/"sical locations of all files related to one or more specific file cate%ories or file classes. 2/ese capabilities are especiall" useful w/en used in conGunction wit/ second+le6el file cate%ories and filters pro6idin% t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to anal" e cate%ori ed and filtered file classification results and makin% it 6er" eas" to re6eal locations of 6er" specific files t/e user is lookin% for.
4n order to anal" e file classifications results< select one or more file classes or cate%ories in t/e file classification results dialo%< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N!nal" eB menu item. DiskBoss will process t/e selected file cate%ories and classes and displa" a file s"stem /ierarc/" s/owin% files related to t/e selected file cate%ories or classes and t/e directories containin% t/ese files.
!nal"sis results are displa"ed in t/e standard disk space usa%e anal"sis dialo%< w/ic/ pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to %enerate c/arts< export 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: report< perform file mana%ement operations< etc.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.10
$uto2atic &ile Or-ani#in- O"erations
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of t/e DiskBossC file classification en%ine is t/e abilit" to p/"sicall" or%ani e files on t/e disk accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in. File or%ani in% ma" be performed manuall" on file classification results displa"ed in t/e file classification results dialo% or automaticall" b" selectin% an automatic file or%ani in% mode in t/e file classification options dialo%.
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e followin% ad6anced file or%ani in% operations t/at ma" be performed on file classification resultsJ ,uild 3ierarc/% o( 8in s @ in t/is mode DiskBoss will construct an or%ani ed /ierarc/" of directories and populate it wit/ links to ori%inal files accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in. 'o"% &ile 3ierarc/% @ in t/is mode DiskBoss will construct an or%ani ed /ierarc/" of directories and populate it wit/ copies of ori%inal files accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in. Move &ile 3ierarc/% @ in t/is mode DiskBoss will construct an or%ani ed /ierarc/" of directories and mo6e all files into t/at /ierarc/" accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in. Move &iles and 8in Ori-inals @ in t/is mode DiskBoss will construct an or%ani ed /ierarc/" of directories< mo6e all files to t/at /ierarc/" accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in and create links instead of ori%inal files pointin% to files located in t/e or%ani ed file /ierarc/". A9ecute 'usto2 'o22and @ in t/is mode DiskBoss will execute a custom command for eac/ file passin% t/e name of t/e file and t/e full file cate%or" as command line ar%uments allowin% one to implement custom file or%ani in% solutions.
B" default< file classification results are displa"ed in t/e results dialo% and t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to perform t/ese operations manuall" b" selectin% one or more file cate%ories or classes in t/e file classification results dialo%. 4n addition< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to p/"sicall" reor%ani e files on t/e disk b" usin% one of t/e mentioned automatic file or%ani in% modes. 4n an automatic file classification mode< DiskBoss will p/"sicall" reor%ani e files on t/e disk accordin% to t/e selected file classification plu%in wit/out s/owin% t/e file classification results dialo%. !utomatic file classification modes are especiall" useful in conGunction wit/ t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" allowin% one to perform automatic file classification operations from s/ell scripts and batc/ files and inte%rate file classification capabilities in ot/er products and solutions. Finall"< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to desi%n custom file classification plu%ins usin% an open and eas"+to+use ?ML+Based format makin% it possible to reor%ani e files into custom director" structures desi%ned accordin% to user+specific needs.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.11
&ile 'lassi(ication Plu-ins
DiskBoss pro6ides a number of file classification plu%ins allowin% one to classif" files b" t/e file cate%or"< extension< user name< file si e< last access< modification and creation dates< etc. 4n addition< t/ere are a number of purpose+built file classification plu%ins< w/ic/ are capable of detectin% /idden 6ideo< music and ima%e files.
;ac/ specific file classification plu%ins classifies files into a different /ierarc/" of file cate%ories and classes. 2/e NDefault File $lassification 7lu%inB is t/e most commonl" used plu%in< w/ic/ automaticall" reco%ni es more t/an 2.-- t"pes of files and or%ani es files into a %eneral purpose /ierarc/" of file cate%ories and classes.
4n addition to t/e file classification operations< file classification plu%ins are used in file searc/ operations to searc/ files related to one or more file cate%ories b" selectin% file cate%ories from a file classification plu%in and in second+le6el file cate%ories and filters in file classification and disk space anal"sis operations.
Finall"< DiskBoss allows one to desi%n custom file classification plu%ins usin% an open and eas"+to+use ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML+Based format allows one to define a /ierarc/" of file cate%ories and file classes and specif" a list of file matc/in% rules definin% /ow to classif" files for eac/ specific file class. $ustom file classification plu%ins ma" be imported to t/e product confi%uration usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application.
2/e plu%ins mana%ement dialo% pro6ides t/e abilit" to importDexport custom file classification plu%ins fromDto ?ML and FL? formats. 4n order to open t/e plu%ins mana%ement dialo%< select t/e N2ools @ Mana%e 7lu%insB menu item.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.12
$dvanced &ile 'lassi(ication O"tions
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced file classification options allowin% one to customi e and confi%ure file classification operations for user+specific needs and custom /ardware and stora%e confi%urations.
2/e file classification options dialo% allows one to control t/e file scannin% mode< t/e default report title< ad6anced reportin% options< t/e default file scannin% filter and enableDdisable automatic report %eneration. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to classif" specific file t"pes< control performance tunin% options< exclude specific directories from t/e file classification process and p/"sicall" reor%ani e files on t/e disk.
4.13
User+De(ined &ile 'lassi(ication 'o22ands
,ne of t/e most powerful and flexible capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom file classification operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ File $lassification $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.14
'lassi(%in- &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides a command line utilit" capable of performin% file classification operations and executin% user+defined file classification commands from s/ell scripts and batc/ files. 2/e DiskBoss command line tool is located in t/e NP7roductDirQDbinB director".
'o22and 8ine !%nta9B
dis 5oss +classi(% +dir ;In"ut Director% 1< D ... ;In"ut Director% 7< ;O"tions< E 2/is command classifies files in t/e specified disks< directories or network s/ares.
dis 5oss +classi(% +server ;3ost Na2e 1< D ... ;3ost Na2e 7< ;O"tions< E 2/is command classifies files in all network s/ares in t/e specified ser6ers.
dis 5oss +classi(% +networ
D O"tions E
2/is command classifies files in all network s/ares in all ser6ers on t/e network.
dis 5oss +e9ecute ;User+De(ined &ile 'lassi(ication 'o22and< 2/is command executes t/e specified user+defined file classification command.
Para2etersB +dir ;In"ut Director% 1< D ... ;In"ut Director% 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of input disks or directories to classif". 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of input directories< directories containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. B" default< DiskBoss will %enerate a combined file classification report s/owin% information about all processed disks< directories and network s/ares. 4n order to %enerate an indi6idual report for eac/ input director"< use t/e C+5atc/C command line option to enable t/e batc/ report %eneration mode.
+server ;3ost Na2e 1< D ... ;3ost Na2e 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of /ost names or 47 addresses of ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices t/at s/ould be classified. DiskBoss will enumerate all network s/ares accessible in t/e specified ser6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices< perform file classification and %enerate reports if reAuired. B" default< DiskBoss will %enerate a combined file classification report s/owin% information about all processed network s/ares. 4n order to %enerate an indi6idual report for eac/ network s/are< use t/e C+5atc/C command line option to enable t/e batc/ report %eneration mode.
+networ 4n t/e network+wide file classification mode< DiskBoss will disco6er ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices accessible on t/e network< enumerate all network s/ares a6ailable in all detected ser6ers and 8!S stora%e de6ices< perform file classification and %enerate reports if reAuired. B" default< DiskBoss will %enerate a combined file classification report s/owin% information about all processed network s/ares. 4n order to %enerate an indi6idual report for eac/ network s/are< use t/e C+5atc/C command line option to enable t/e batc/ report %eneration mode.
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Flexense Ltd.
O"tionsB
+save=/t2l=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es file classification results to an 12ML report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS./tml and sa6e a report file in t/e userCs /ome director".
+save=csv=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es file classification results to an ;xcel $S: file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.cs6 and sa6e a report file in t/e userCs /ome director".
+save=te9t=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es file classification results to a text report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.txt and sa6e a report file in t/e userCs /ome director".
+save="d(=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es file classification results to a 7DF report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.pdf and sa6e a report file in t/e userCs /ome director".
+save=92l=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is option sa6es file classification results to an ?ML report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKRdateSKRtimeS.xml and sa6e a report file in t/e userCs /ome director". +e9clude=dir ;A9clude Director% 1< D ... ;A9clude Director% 7< E 2/is option specifies t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be excluded from t/e file classification operation. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. +wor ers ;Nu25er o( Processin- 1/reads< 2/is parameter sets t/e number of workin% t/reads to process files. DiskBoss is optimi ed for Multi+$ore and Multi+$7U computers and capable of distributin% t/e workload to an unlimited number of $7Us. B" default< DiskBoss processes files wit/ one workin% t/read. +5atc/ ;nables t/e batc/ report %eneration mode. 4n t/e batc/ report %eneration mode DiskBoss sa6es an indi6idual report file for eac/ input disk< director" or network s/are. +v 2/is command s/ows t/e productBs maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion< re6ision and build date.
+/el" 2/is command s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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Flexense Ltd.
) Du"licate &iles &inder

).1 Detectin- Du"licates in a Dis or Director%
4n order to detect duplicate files in one or more disks or directories< select t/e reAuired directories in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator and press t/e NDuplicatesB button located on t/e main toolbar. DiskBoss will scan t/e selected files and directories and displa" a dialo% s/owin% t/e list of detected duplicate file sets.
For eac/ duplicate file set< DiskBoss s/ows t/e name of t/e ori%inal file< t/e number of duplicate files in t/e set< t/e si e of eac/ file in t/e set< t/e amount of wasted disk space and t/e currentl" selected duplicates remo6al action. 4n order to see all duplicate files related to a set< click on t/e set item in t/e set list.
2/e duplicate set dialo% s/ows all duplicate files related to t/e set and allows one to select t/e ori%inal file< t/e duplicate files and t/e duplicates remo6al action. 4n order to select a file as t/e ori%inal< select t/e file item< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e NSet as ,ri%inal FileB menu item. 4n order to see more information about a file< Gust click on t/e file item in t/e file list. ,nce finis/ed selectin% t/e duplicate files< use t/e remo6al actions combo box located in t/e bottom+left corner of t/e dialo% to select an appropriate duplicates remo6al action.
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Flexense Ltd.
).2
!electin- Du"licate &iles *e2oval $ctions
2/e DiskBossC duplicate files finder allows one to delete duplicate files< mo6e duplicates to anot/er director" or replace duplicates wit/ links pointin% to t/e ori%inal file in eac/ specific set of duplicate files. 4n order to select a specific duplicates remo6al action for one or more sets of duplicate files< select t/e sets in t/e set list< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select an appropriate duplicate files remo6al action. 4arnin-B 2/ere are man" duplicate files in t/e 3indows s"stem director"< w/ic/ are important for proper operation of t/e operatin% s"stem. *emo6al of duplicate files located in t/e 3indows s"stem director" ma" permanentl" dama%e t/e operatin% s"stem and render t/e computer completel" non+functional.
B" default< DiskBoss selects t/e oldest file in eac/ set as t/e ori%inal file and all ot/er files in t/e set as duplicates. 4n order to c/an%e t/at< select one or more sets< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e NSelect ,ldest Files as DuplicatesB menu item. !lternati6el"< open t/e set dialo%< select an" arbitrar" file in t/e set as t/e ori%inal file< select an appropriate duplicates remo6al action t/at s/ould be executed for t/is specific set and select one or more duplicate files in t/e set t/at t/e remo6al action s/ould be applied to.
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A9ecutin- Du"licate &iles *e2oval $ctions
,nce finis/ed selectin% duplicates and remo6al actions< press t/e N7re6iewB button to see t/e duplicate files remo6al actions pre6iew dialo%. 2/e duplicates remo6al actions pre6iew dialo% s/ows t/e selected duplicate files and remo6al actions t/at will be executed and allows one to re6iew and manuall" confirm eac/ specific action before execution. 2/e operatin% s"stem and ot/er s"stem applications ma" /a6e a lar%e number of duplicate files located in 6arious s"stem directories. 2/ese duplicate files ma" be 6er" important for proper operation of t/e operatin% s"stem and ot/er s"stem applications and it is /i%/l" dan%erous to remo6e t/ese duplicate files. 2o be on t/e safe side< use t/e duplicates remo6al actions onl" for "our own documents< music files< 6ideos< etc.
4n order to execute t/e selected duplicates remo6al actions< press t/e N;xecuteB button located in t/e bottom+ri%/t corner of t/e N7re6iewB dialo%. DiskBoss will process t/e selected duplicate files and execute t/e specified duplicates remo6al actions.
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Flexense Ltd.
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Usin- &ile &ilters and 'ate-ories
2/e DiskBossC duplicate files finder allows one to cate%ori e and filter duplicate files b" t/e file extension< cate%or"< si e< user name< etc. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to appl" multiple file filters< displa" specific t"pes of duplicate files and appl" duplicate files remo6al actions to or export reports s/owin% filtered files onl".
4n order to set one or more file filters< select an appropriate t"pe of file cate%ories in t/e cate%ories combo box< select one or more file filters in t/e filters 6iew< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N!ppl" Selected FiltersB menu item.
3it/ acti6e file filters< DiskBoss s/ows duplicate files matc/in% t/e selected filters< exports reports s/owin% matc/in% files onl" and si%nificantl" simplifies selection of duplicates remo6al actions for specific file t"pes or file cate%ories. 4n order to clear t/e selected file filters< Gust press t/e N$learB button located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e cate%ories selector.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!/owin- Du"licate &iles Pie '/arts
2/e duplicate files finder allows one to displa" c/arts s/owin% t/e amount of wasted disk space and t/e number of duplicate files per extension< file t"pe< file si e< user name< etc. 4n order to open t/e c/arts dialo%< press t/e N$/artsB button located on t/e dialo%Bs toolbar.
2/e c/arts dialo% displa"s information for t/e displa"ed duplicate files and t/e currentl" selected cate%ories of duplicate files. 4n order to displa" a c/art for anot/er cate%or" of duplicates< select an appropriate cate%or" in t/e cate%ories combo box and t/en open t/e c/arts dialo%.
2/e c/arts dialo% allows one cop" t/e displa"ed c/art ima%e to t/e clipboard makin% it 6er" eas" to inte%rate DiskBoss c/arts into userBs reports and presentations. Finall"< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to customi e t/e information displa"ed on t/e c/artBs status bar.
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Flexense Ltd.
).6
!avin- Du"licate &iles *e"orts
DiskBoss allows one to sa6e lists of detected duplicate files to 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to sa6e DiskBossC nati6e reports< w/ic/ preser6e all information about eac/ specific duplicate files detection operation and ma" be imported to an S5L database usin% DiskBoss Ultimate.
4n order to sa6e a report file< press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e dialo%Bs toolbar< select an appropriate report format< enter t/e report file name and press t/e NSa6eB button. ,ptionall"< limit t/e report to a specific number of duplicate file sets andDor select t/e NSa6e $ompressed *eportB option to sa6e a compressed report file.
! t"pical report file includes information about t/e date and time of t/e duplicate files detection operation< t/e name of t/e /ost computer t/e operation was performed on< a list of top 1- file cate%ories accordin% to t/e currentl" selected cate%ories mode followed b" t/e list of duplicate file sets detected in t/e processed disks and directories. For eac/ set of duplicate files< DiskBoss s/ows t/e name of t/e ori%inal file< t/e number of duplicate files in t/e set and t/e amount of wasted disk space.
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Flexense Ltd.
)..
42 professionals and enterprises are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to submit reports listin% duplicate files detected on multiple stora%e s"stems< ser6ers and desktop computers to a centrali ed S5L database enablin% s"stem and stora%e administrators to %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into amounts of duplicate files and wasted disk space across t/e entire enterprise.
4n order to submit a report to an S5L database< press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e dialo%Bs toolbar< select t/e NS5L DatabaseB report format and press t/e NSa6eB button. Before exportin% a report to an S5L database< t/e user needs to open t/e options dialo%< enable t/e ,DB$ interface and specif" t/e name of t/e ,DB$ data source< t/e database user name and password to use for database export operations.
For eac/ report in t/e database< DiskBoss s/ows t/e report date and time< t/e name of t/e /ost computer t/e operation was performed on< disks and directories t/at were processed< t/e total amount of disk space and t/e number of files t/at were processed and t/e report title. 4n order to open a report< Gust click on t/e report item in t/e report list.
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Flexense Ltd.
).0
$nal%#in- Du"licate &iles Per User
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to anal" e duplicate files owned b" multiple users and detected on one or more ser6ers or desktop computers and displa" c/arts s/owin% t/e amount of wasted disk space and t/e number of duplicate files per user.
I2"ortantB B" default< processin% and displa" of user names is disabled. 4n order to enable t/is capabilit"< open t/e options dialo% and enable t/is option.
4n order to anal" e duplicate files per user< connect DiskBoss Ultimate to an S5L Database and submit reports containin% duplicates owned b" multiple users to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit". ,nce reports are in t/e database< open t/e NDatabaseB dialo% and press t/e NUsersB button to open t/e NUsers StatisticsB dialo%.
dis 5oss +du"licates +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase
2/e simplest wa" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers or desktop computers is to use t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" to detect duplicate files on all reAuired /osts t/rou%/ t/e network. 4n order to simplif" submission of reports to t/e S5L database< t/e command line utilit" ma" be executed on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e S5L database is installed on. 4n t/is case< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares to be processed and t/e /ost name to be set for eac/ report.
dis 5oss +du"licates +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=re"ort ;&ile Na2e<
!not/er option is to execute t/e command line utilit" on eac/ specific /ost< sa6e duplicate files reports and later submit report files from all /osts to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. 4n t/is case< t/ere is no need to set t/e /ost name< w/ic/ will be set automaticall" to t/e name of t/e /ost t/e command line utilit" is executed on.
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Flexense Ltd.
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$nal%#in- Du"licate &iles Per 3ost
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to submit duplicate files reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers into a centrali ed S5L database< anal" e reports and displa" 6arious t"pes of c/arts s/owin% t/e amount of duplicate disk space and t/e number of duplicates per /ost allowin% one to %ain an in+dept/ 6isibilit" into amounts of duplicate files across t/e entire enterprise.
4n order to anal" e reports from multiple /osts< t/e user needs to connect DiskBoss to an S5L Database< perform duplicate files searc/ on multiple /osts usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" and submit reports from all /osts to t/e S5L database. ,nce reports from all /osts are in t/e database< open t/e NDatabaseB dialo% and press t/e N1ostsB button to open t/e N1osts StatisticsB dialo%.
dis 5oss +du"licates +dir >>server>s/are +/ost ;3ost Na2e< +save=to=data5ase
2/e simplest wa" to submit reports from multiple ser6ers or desktop computers is to use t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" to detect duplicate files on all reAuired /osts t/rou%/ t/e network. 4n order to simplif" submission of reports to t/e S5L database< t/e command line utilit" ma" be executed on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e S5L database is installed on. 4n t/is case< t/e user needs to specif" one or more network s/ares to be processed and t/e /ost name to be set for eac/ report.
dis 5oss +du"licates +dir ;8ocal Director%< +save=re"ort ;&ile Na2e<
!not/er option is to execute t/e command line utilit" on eac/ specific /ost< sa6e duplicate files reports and later submit report files from all /osts to t/e S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. 4n t/is case< t/ere is no need to set t/e /ost name< w/ic/ will be set automaticall" to t/e name of t/e /ost t/e command line utilit" is executed on.
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Flexense Ltd.
).10
Detectin- Du"licates in !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to perform disk anal"sis and file mana%ement operations on files matc/in% user+specified criteria. 4n order to be able focus of specific t"pes of duplicate files< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define one or more file matc/in% rules specif"in% files t/at s/ould be processed b" t/e DiskBossC duplicate file finder. Files not matc/in% t/e specified rules< will be Gust skipped from t/e duplicate files detection process.
4n order to add one or more file matc/in% rules to a duplicate files detection operation< open t/e operation dialo%< select t/e rules tab and press t/e N!ddB button located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e dialo%. ,nce finis/ed addin% file matc/in% rules< select an appropriate rules lo%ic and press t/e NSa6eB button.
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$dvanced Du"licate &iles Detection O"tions
2/e DiskBossC duplicate files finder pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced options allowin% one to customi e duplicate files detection operations for user+specific /ardware and stora%e confi%urations. 2/e N>eneralB tab allows one to control t/e file si%nature t"pe< t/e file scannin% mode< t/e maximum number of duplicate file sets to displa" in t/e results dialo% and t/e file filter< w/ic/ ma" be used to limit t/e operation to specific files usin% a file name pattern.
2/e N7erformanceB tab pro6ides t/e abilit" to intentionall" slow down t/e duplicate files detection process in order to minimi e t/e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems. 2/e N;xcludeB tab allows one to define one or more subdirectories to be excluded from t/e duplicate files detection process.
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Flexense Ltd.
).12
Usin- $uto2atic Du"licate &iles *e2oval $ctions
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to automaticall" execute one or more duplicate files remo6al actions for files matc/in% user+specified rules. 4n order to define one or more automatic duplicates remo6al actions< open t/e operation dialo%< select t/e N!ctionsB tab and press t/e N!ddB button.
,n t/e N!ctionB dialo% select t/e ori%inal file detection mode< an appropriate duplicates remo6al action and specif" one or more file matc/in% rules definin% files t/e action s/ould be applied to. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will process detected duplicate files< appl" t/e specified file matc/in% rules< detect t/e ori%inal file and execute t/e duplicates remo6al actions for files matc/in% t/e specified rules and policies.
B" default< DiskBoss executes automatic duplicates remo6al actions in t/e N!uto+SelectB mode< w/ic/ selects t/e specified actions and displa"s t/e duplicates remo6al actions pre6iew dialo% allowin% one to re6iew and manuall" confirm eac/ specific action. !fter testin% t/e duplicate file detection operation in t/e pre6iew mode< c/an%e t/e actions mode to N;xecuteB to automaticall" execute t/e specified duplicates remo6al actions wit/out s/owin% t/e actions pre6iew dialo%.
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Flexense Ltd.
Finall"< 42 administrators are pro6ided wit/ t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" allowin% one to execute automatic duplicate files detection and remo6al operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts< periodicall" remo6e duplicates from ser6ers and enterprise stora%e s"stem and inte%rate DiskBossC duplicate files detection capabilities wit/ ot/er products and solutions.
2/e DiskBoss command line utilit" is a6ailable in DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er and it is capable of executin% user+defined duplicate files detection and remo6al commands defined in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application andDor written in t/e DiskBossC ?ML format.
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User+De(ined Du"licate &iles Detection 'o22ands
,ne of t/e most powerful and flexible capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom duplicate files detection and remo6al operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ Duplicate Files Searc/ $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop.
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Flexense Ltd.
).14
Detectin- Du"licate &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides a command line utilit" allowin% one to execute duplicate files detection and remo6al operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts. 2/e command line tool is located in t/e F;ProductDir<>5inG director". 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B dis 5oss +du"licates +dir ;In"ut Director% 1< D ... ;In"ut Director% 7< ;O"tions< E Para2etersB +dir ; Director% 1< D ... ; Director% 7< +(ile ;&ile 1< H ;&ile 2< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of input directories or files to process. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories and file names containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. O"tionsB +si-nature=t%"e ;MD) I !3$1 I !3$2)6< 2/is parameter sets t/e t"pe of al%orit/m used to calculate si%natures of files. B" default< DiskBoss uses t/e S1!2.0 al%orit/m. +e9clude=dir ;A9clude Director% 1< D ... ;A9clude Director% 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be excluded from processin%. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. +(ilter ;&ile&ilter< 2/is parameter sets t/e director" searc/ filter Edefault M.MF. +wor ers ;4or in-1/read'ount< 2/is parameter sets t/e number of workin% t/reads to process files. DiskBoss is optimi ed for Multi+$ore and Multi+$7U computers and is capable of distributin% t/e workload to an unlimited number of $7Us. B" default< DiskBoss processes files wit/ one workin% t/read. +2a9=du"=set ;Ma9Nu25erO(Du"licate!ets< 2/is parameter sets t/e maximum number of duplicate file sets to report about. B" default< DiskBoss will report about up to 1--- duplicate file sets sorted b" t/e amount of wasted stora%e space. +2in=wasted=s"ace ;Min4asted!tora-e!"ace< 2/is parameter sets t/e minimum amount of wasted stora%e space to report about. B" default< DiskBoss will report about duplicate file sets wastin% at least 1 MB"tes of stora%e space. +save=/t2l=re"ort I save=csv=re"ort I save=te9t=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is parameter sa6es a report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKduplicatesKRdateSKRtimeS./tml +v +/el" + 2/is command s/ows t/e productBs 6ersion< re6ision and build date. + 2/is command s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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Flexense Ltd.
6 *ule+,ased &ile Or-ani#in6.1 Or-ani#in- &iles in a Dis or Director%
DiskBoss is capable of automaticall" or%ani in% files accordin% to user+defined rules and policies. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define one or more conditional file mana%ement operations suc/ as file cop"< mo6e< delete< link< compress or a user+custom command and execute t/ese file mana%ement operations on files matc/in% user+specified rules based on t/e file name< extension< cate%or"< si e< user name< creation< last access or last modification time< text or binar" patterns< etc.
4n order to or%ani e files in a disk or director"< select t/e reAuired directories and files in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator and press t/e N,r%ani eB button located on t/e main toolbar. 7ress t/e N!ddB button to add one or more file or%ani in% commands and press t/e N7re6iewB button to see t/e file or%ani in% pre6iew dialo%.
B" default< DiskBoss or%ani es files wit/ pre6iew allowin% one to re6iew and manuall" confirm eac/ file or%ani in% action before execution. !fter re6iewin% file or%ani in% actions< press t/e N,r%ani eB button to execute all selected file or%ani in% actions. 2ested and 6erified file or%ani in% operations ma" be executed wit/out s/owin% t/e pre6iew dialo% usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< direct desktop s/ortcuts or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit".
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Flexense Ltd.
6.2
De(inin- &ile Or-ani#in- 'o22ands
DiskBoss allows one to add an unlimited number of conditional file or%ani in% actions into a sin%le file or%ani in% operation. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will scan t/e selected files and directories< e6aluate t/e specified file matc/in% rules and execute reAuired file mana%ement actions.
4n order to add a new file or%ani in% command< press t/e N!ddB button< select an appropriate file or%ani in% action and specif" one or more file matc/in% rules. Select a pre6iousl" defined command and press t/e N;ditB button to edit t/e selected file or%ani in% command. ,r press t/e NDeleteB button to delete t/e selected command. Use t/e pre6iew mode combo box to enable or disable t/e pre6iew dialo%.
2/e or%ani in% command dialo% pro6ides t/e abilit" to select an appropriate file or%ani in% action< specif" one or more file matc/in% rules and confi%ure additional action+specific ad6anced options. Durin% runtime< all t/e specified file or%ani in% actions will be e6aluated in t/e same order as displa"ed in t/e file or%ani in% commands 6iew. 2/e first matc/in% action will be executed and t/e remainin% actions will be Gust skipped from t/e or%ani in% process.
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Flexense Ltd.
6.3
Usin- &ile Matc/in- *ules
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of different t"pes of file matc/in% rules allowin% one to matc/ files b" t/e file name< extension< cate%or"< si e< attributes< text or binar" patterns< =7;> ;?4F ta%s< creation< last access and modification dates< etc.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to combine multiple file matc/in% rules and appl" lo%ical !8DD,* operators. Moreo6er< power computer users and 42 administrators can define /ierarc/ical file matc/in% rules capable of precisel" selectin% t/e exact file t"pe or %roups of files accordin% to user+specific needs.
4n order to add a nested list of rules< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e top le6el list of file matc/in% rules and select t/e N!dd 8ested *ule ListB menu item. ,n t/e nested rules dialo% add one or more file matc/in% rules and press t/e N,kB button.
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Flexense Ltd.
6.4
!electin- &ile Or-ani#in- $ctions
2/e DiskBossC file or%ani er allows one to cop"< mo6e< delete< link and compress files matc/in% user+defined rules. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute a custom command for files matc/in% t/e specified rules passin% t/e file name as an ar%ument.
Use t/e file or%ani in% action combo box to select one of t/e followin% file or%ani in% actionsJ 'o"% &iles 1o @ copies matc/in% files to t/e specified destination director" Move &iles 1o @ mo6es matc/in% files to t/e specified destination director" Delete &iles @ deletes matc/in% files< optionall" wipes data from t/e disk A9ecute 'o22and @ executes t/e specified custom command for matc/in% files Move and 8in 1o @ mo6es files and places links instead of ori%inal files 'o2"ress @ compresses matc/in% files in+place 'o2"ress and 'o"% 1o @ copies compressed files to t/e destination director" 'o2"ress and Move 1o @ mo6es compressed files to t/e destination director"
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Or-ani#in- &iles wit/ Preview
2/e DiskBossC file or%ani in% en%ine is capable of or%ani in% files in two modesJ wit/ pre6iew and wit/out pre6iew. 3/en t/e pre6iew mode is enabled< DiskBoss scans t/e selected files and directories< e6aluates t/e specified file matc/in% rules and displa"s a pre6iew dialo% s/owin% file or%ani in% actions t/at s/ould be executed allowin% one to re6iew and manuall" confirm eac/ specific file or%ani in% action.
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Flexense Ltd.
6.6
Or-ani#in- &iles wit/out Preview
2/e pre6iew mode is 6er" useful for testin% and 6erification purposes< but sometimes it ma" be reAuired to execute file or%ani in% operations full" automaticall" wit/out s/owin% t/e pre6iew dialo%. For example< automaticall" executed periodic file or%ani in% operations ma" be silentl" performed in t/e back%round usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" or DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and can execute file or%ani in% operations in a full"+automatic< unattended mode.
4n order to disable t/e pre6iew dialo% for a file or%ani in% operation< open t/e operation dialo%< c/an%e t/e pre6iew mode to N,r%ani e 3it/out 7re6iewB and press t/e NSa6eB button. 3it/out pre6iew< file matc/in% rules and e6aluated and actions executed on+t/e+fl"< w/ic/ si%nificantl" reduces memor" consumption w/en processin% lar%e file s"stems containin% millions of files.
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User+De(ined &ile Or-ani#in- 'o22ands
,ne of t/e most powerful and flexible capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom file or%ani in% operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ File ,r%ani in% $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop.
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Flexense Ltd.
6.0
Dra-+and+Dro" &iles into a &ile Or-ani#in- 'o22and
!not/er option to execute file or%ani in% commands is to dra%+and+drop files andDor directories into a file or%ani in% command item in t/e user+defined commands tool pane. 4n order to confi%ure a file or%ani in% command to accept dra%+and+drops< open t/e command dialo% and select t/e NUse ;xternal 4nputsB input mode.
8ow< select an" files andDor directories in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator and dra%+and+drop t/e selected files and directories into t/e file or%ani in% command in t/e user+defined commands tool pane. DiskBoss will process t/e selected files and directories and execute t/e specified file or%ani in% actions for matc/in% files.
6.9
Periodic A9ecution o( &ile Or-ani#in- 'o22ands
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to execute a file or%ani in% operation periodicall" at specific time inter6als. 2/e first option to do t/at is to confi%ure a periodic Gob in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application and select t/e reAuired file or%ani in% command to be executed periodicall". !not/er option is to use DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs as a ser6ice in t/e back%round and ma" be used to periodicall" execute file or%ani in% operations in a full" automatic< unattended mode.
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Flexense Ltd.
6.10
$uto2atic A9ecution o( &ile Or-ani#in- 'o22ands
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to monitor one or more disks or directories and automaticall" execute a file or%ani in% operation after a user+specified number of c/an%es is detected.
4n order to execute a file or%ani in% command usin% t/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor< create a new disk c/an%e monitorin% command< specif" one or more disks or directories t/at s/ould be monitored< select t/e N!ctionsB tab< specif" t/e number of disk c/an%es t/at s/ould tri%%er t/e file or%ani in% command and selected t/e name of t/e file or%ani in% command t/at s/ould be executed once t/e disk c/an%e monitor reac/es t/e specified number of c/an%es.
6.11
Or-ani#in- &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< power computer users and 42 administrators are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined file or%ani in% operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit"< w/ic/ is located in t/e NProductDir>5inB director".
4n order to execute a user+defined file or%ani in% command usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit"< open t/e command prompt window in t/e NProductDir>5inB director" and t"pe t/e followin% commandJ Ndis 5oss Ce9ecute ;'o22and Na2e<B. DiskBoss will execute t/e specified file or%ani in% command and displa" t/e total number of files and disk space in t/e specified disks and directories and t/e number of files t/at were actuall" processed.
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Flexense Ltd.
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$uto2aticJ *ule+,ased &ile Or-ani#in- Usin- Dis ,oss !erver
DiskBoss Ser6er is a ser6er+based 6ersion of DiskBoss< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of executin% file or%ani in% commands periodicall" at user+specified time inter6als or automaticall"< tri%%ered b" real+time disk acti6ities in one or more user+ desi%nated disks or directories. DiskBoss Ser6er ma" be mana%ed and confi%ured locall" or remotel" t/rou%/ t/e network usin% a freeware network client >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit".
2/e >U4 interface is 6er" similar to t/e standard DiskBoss >U4 application pro6idin% standard dialo%s for all t"pes of files mana%ement operations supported b" DiskBoss. 4n addition< DiskBoss allows one to export file or%ani in% commands defined and tested in t/e re%ular DiskBoss >U4 application to t/e ?ML format and import t/ese commands to DiskBoss Ser6er for automatic execution in t/e back%round. 4n order to create a file or%ani in% command in DiskBoss Ser6er< connect to t/e ser6er usin% t/e network client >U4 application< press t/e N!ddB button located on t/e main toolbar and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ File ,r%ani in% $ommandB menu item. ,n t/e command dialo%< specif" disks and directories t/at s/ould be processed and add one or more file or%ani in% actions t/at s/ould be executed.
4n t/e simplest case< create a new periodic Gob< confi%ure t/e time internal t/e Gob s/ould be executed at and set t/e periodic Gob to tri%%er t/e newl" created file or%ani in% command. 4n order to be able to execute t/e command full" automaticall"< set t/e command to execute wit/out t/e pre6iew dialo%. !lternati6el"< create a disk c/an%e monitorin% command and confi%ure t/e command to execute t/e file or%ani in% command e6er" ? file s"stem c/an%es.
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Flexense Ltd.
. *ule+,ased &ile !earc/

..1 !earc/in- &iles Usin- &ile Matc/in- *ules
DiskBoss pro6ides extensi6e file searc/ capabilities allowin% one to searc/ files b" t/e file name< extension< t"pe< location< si e< attributes< text and binar" patterns< creation< last access and modification dates< user name< =7;> ;?4F ta%s< etc. Users are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to use different t"pes of file matc/in% rules combined wit/ lo%ical operators to compose file searc/ Aueries capable of findin% files matc/in% multiple criteria.
2/e DiskBossC file searc/ capabilities are full" inte%rated wit/ ot/er product features allowin% one to perform disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection< file cop"< delete and disk c/an%e monitorin% operations on files matc/in% one or more user+defined rules. 4n order to start a file searc/ operation< Gust press t/e NSearc/B button located on t/e main toolbar< enter a file name pattern and press t/e NSearc/B button. 4f not/in% is selected in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator< t/e searc/ operation will be performed in t/e current location. !lternati6el"< DiskBoss will searc/ t/e selected disks and directories and displa" searc/ results.
2/e searc/ results dialo% displa"s files matc/in% t/e specified rules and allows one to export 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports and perform a number of file mana%ement operations suc/ as file cop"< mo6e or delete. For eac/ searc/ result< t/e results dialo% displa"s t/e file name< director"< t/e file si e and t/e last modification date. 4n order to see more information about a file< select t/e file in t/e result list< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e NFile 7ropertiesB menu item.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% 'ate-or%
DiskBoss is capable of automaticall" reco%ni in% more t/at 2.-- file t"pes and cate%ories or%ani ed into a lo%ical /ierarc/" of file classes and class %roups< makin% it 6er" eas" to searc/ for broad cate%ories of files suc/ as documents< music files< 6ideos< ima%es< etc. 4n order to searc/ for files b" t/e file t"pe select t/e NSearc/ Files $ate%ori ed !sB file matc/in% rule and press t/e NSelectB button to select a file cate%or".
File cate%ories and file classes are or%ani ed into a lo%ical /ierarc/" representin% specific file t"pes %rouped into a number of broad file cate%ories. DiskBoss includes a number of file classification plu%ins< w/ic/ pro6ide different t"pes of file cate%ories allowin% one to cate%ori e files b" t/e file t"pe< si e< creation< last access and modification dates< etc. 4n order to select a different file classification plu%in< use t/e plu%in combo box located on t/e top side of t/e file cate%ories dialo%.
4n order to open a file cate%or"< Gust click on t/e cate%or" item in t/e list. Select t/e reAuired file cate%or" or file class and press t/e NSelectB button to select t/e file cate%or" for t/e file matc/in% rule. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will matc/ files related to an" file class in t/e selected file cate%or" or t/e exact file class if t/e file matc/in% rule was set to matc/ an indi6idual file t"pe.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% &ile Na2e
4n order to searc/ files b" t/e file name< open t/e searc/ operation dialo%< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ t/e File 8ameB rule< select an appropriate file name comparison operator and enter a file name pattern strin% to compare file names wit/.
2/e file name comparison operator allows one to find files matc/in%< be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% t/e specified strin% pattern. 4n addition< ne%ati6e comparison operators are pro6ided as well. File name searc/es are case insensiti6e and t/e entered file name pattern strin% will matc/ bot/ low case and upper case letters.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% &ile A9tension
4n order to searc/ files b" t/e file extension< open t/e searc/ operation dialo%< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ t/e File ;xtensionB rule< select an appropriate file extension comparison operator and enter a file extension pattern strin% to compare file extensions wit/.
2/e file extension comparison operator allows one to find files matc/in%< be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% t/e specified strin% pattern. 4n addition< ne%ati6e comparison operators are pro6ided as well. File extension searc/es are case insensiti6e and t/e entered file extension pattern strin% will matc/ bot/ low case and upper case letters.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% &ile Pat/
4n order to searc/ files b" t/e director" name< open t/e searc/ operation dialo%< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ t/e Director" 8ameB rule< select an appropriate director" name comparison operator and enter a director" name pattern strin% to compare directories wit/.
2/e director" name comparison operator allows one to find directories matc/in%< be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% t/e specified strin% pattern. 4n addition< ne%ati6e comparison operators are pro6ided as well. Director" name searc/es are case insensiti6e and t/e entered director" name pattern strin% will matc/ bot/ low case and upper case letters.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% $ccessJ Modi(ication and 'reation Dates
DiskBoss pro6ides two sets of file matc/in% rules allowin% one to searc/ files b" t/e creation< last modification and last access dates. 2/e first set of rules matc/es files usin% absolute dates and t/e second set of file matc/in% rules matc/es files usin% relati6e time periods. !bsolute dates are preferable w/en t/e user needs to find all files t/at were created or modified durin% a specific calendar mont/ or "ear< w/ile relati6e time periods are more useful w/en someone needs to find files t/at were created or modified durin% t/e last ? da"s or T mont/s alwa"s %i6in% correct results as t/e time %oes on.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% *elative 1i2e Periods
Searc/in% files b" relati6e access< modification or creation times ma" be 6er" useful w/en t/e user does not know t/e exact period of time /e or s/e is lookin% for. !not/er ad6anta%e usin% relati6e time periods is t/e constant 6alidit" of searc/ Aueries< w/ic/ are keepin% up to date w/ile t/e time is %oin% on. For example< a searc/ Auer" confi%ured to find all files t/at were modified durin% t/e last mont/ is alwa"s 6alid independent of t/e current mont/.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% 1e9t Patterns
4n order to searc/ files b" a text strin% inside of files< open t/e searc/ operation dialo%< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files $ontainin% 2extB rule< select an appropriate text comparison operator and enter a text pattern strin% to searc/ inside of files.
2/e text pattern comparison operator allows one to find files containin% or not containin% t/e specified text pattern. 2ext searc/es are case insensiti6e and t/e entered text pattern strin% will matc/ bot/ low case and upper case letters.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% ,inar% Patterns
DiskBoss is capable of searc/in% files b" binar" patterns located or not located at specific positions inside of files. 4n order to add a binar" pattern searc/ rule< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files $ontainin% 1;? 7atternB rule< select an appropriate comparison operator< enter t/e 1;? pattern to searc/ for and specif" an absolute position inside of files t/e pattern s/ould be located on.
2/e 1;? pattern s/ould be specified as a strin% of upper case 1;? numbers delimited b" t/e space c/aracter wit/ eac/ number representin% a sin%le b"te of t/e pattern. Users needed to matc/ multiple binar" patterns located at different places in eac/ file ma" use multiple binar" file matc/in% rules wit/ eac/ one confi%ured to matc/ a sin%le pattern. Moreo6er< multiple /ierarc/ical binar" file matc/in% rules ma" be combined wit/ lo%ical operators allowin% one to compose sop/isticated< multi+le6el file searc/ Aueries capable of findin% t/e exact files t/e user is lookin% for.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles Usin- *e-ular A9"ressions
*e%ular expressions pro6ide a flexible and powerful wa" to matc/ text patterns in file names and directories. DiskBoss pro6ides *e%;x pattern matc/in% operators for t/e file name searc/ rule and t/e file pat/ searc/ rule.
4n order to searc/ files usin% a re%ular expression< select t/e CFile 8ameC file matc/in% rule< select t/e C*e%;xC pattern matc/in% operator and enter a re%ular expression t/at s/ould be matc/ed. For example< t/e CU.E=7>VBM7V78>FLC re%ular expression will matc/ all =7>< BM7 and 78> ima%e files.
*e%ular expressions ma" be combined wit/ ot/er t"pes of file matc/in% rules allowin% one to matc/ a 6er" specific set of files. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to matc/ files usin% re%ular expressions< DiskBoss allows one to exclude files usin% re%ular expressions. For example< in order to searc/ all pro%rams and executable files w/ile excludin% files located in t/e 3indows director"< use t/e re%ular expression CWEXY$JUU348D,3SFC applied to t/e CFull 7at/C file matc/in% rule.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% &ile !i#e
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to searc/ files b" t/e file si e. 4n order to add a file searc/ rule capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file si e< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ File Si eB rule< select an appropriate si e comparison operator and enter t/e file si e 6alue.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% &ile $ttri5utes
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to find files b" file attributes suc/ as read+onl"< /idden< s"stem< etc. 4n order to add a file searc/ rule capable of matc/in% files b" file attributes< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ File !ttributesB rule< select an appropriate comparison operator and press t/e NSelectB button to select t/e file attributes to look for.
,n t/e select dialo%< c/eck t/e reAuired file attributes and press t/e N,kB button. 3/en t/e rule is set to find files /a6in% t/e selected attributes< DiskBoss will matc/ files /a6in% an" of t/e selected file attributes. ,t/erwise< w/en t/e rule is set to find files /ot /a6in% t/e selected attributes< DiskBoss will matc/ files /a6in% none of t/e selected attributes
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% User Na2e
DiskBoss is capable of searc/in% files b" t/e user name. 4n order to add t/e user name file matc/in% rule< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ t/e User 8ameB rule< select an appropriate user name comparison operator and enter t/e user name pattern strin%.
2/e user name comparison operator allows one to find user names matc/in%< be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% t/e specified strin% pattern. 4n addition< ne%ati6e comparison operators are pro6ided as well. User name searc/es are case insensiti6e and t/e entered user name pattern strin% will matc/ bot/ low case and upper case letters.
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!earc/in- KPA6 I2a-es 5% A7I& 1a-s
DiskBoss pro6ides a =7;> ;?4F ta%s file matc/in% rule allowin% one to searc/ =7;> ima%es b" standard andDor custom =7;> ;?4F ta%s. 4n order to add a =7;> ;?4F ta%s matc/in% rule< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ =7;> 4ma%es wit/ ;?4F 2a%B rule< select t/e =7;> ;?4F ta% to matc/< select an appropriate comparison operator and enter t/e strin% 6alue to searc/ for.
4n addition to t/e abilit" to searc/ for standard ;?4F ta%s< users can customi e t/e list of supported ;?4F ta%s addin% user+specific custom ta%s to t/e product confi%uration. 4n order to customi e supported ;?4F ta%s< select a =7;> ima%e in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N;?4F :iewerB menu item. ,n t/e ;?4F 6iewer dialo%< press t/e N$ustomi eB button and use t/e N!ddB< N;ditB< NDeleteB buttons to customi e t/e supported =7;> ;?4F ta%s.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles 5% Na2e and Pat/ 8en-t/
8ot all software products are supportin% lon% file names and sometimes it ma" be reAuired to find files /a6in% lon% file names. 4n order to add suc/ a file matc/in% rule< press t/e N!ddB button< select t/e NSearc/ Files wit/ Full 8ame Len%t/B< select an appropriate comparison operator and enter t/e len%t/ of file name in c/aracters to searc/ for.
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Usin- 3ierarc/ical &ile Matc/in- *ules
8ested< /ierarc/ical file matc/in% rules ma" be 6er" useful w/en t/e user needs to find files related to multiple file cate%ories and one or more additional criteria suc/ as a specific file si e or modification date.
4n order to create a nested rule list< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e top le6el rule list and select t/e N!dd 8ested *ule ListB menu item. ,n t/e nested rules dialo%< add all t/e reAuired file matc/in% rules< select an appropriate lo%ical operator and press t/e N,kB button. 2/ere are no limits on t/e number of nested le6els and t/e user can create as man" nested le6els as reAuired.
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Flexense Ltd.
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'onditional &ile !earc/ $ctionsJ 'o22ands and Noti(ications

to execute user+defined commands< custom pro%rams< batc/ files andDor e+mail notifications w/en a user+specified number of files found in a file order to enable file searc/ actions< open t/e searc/ operation< select t/e actions and specif" t/e number of searc/ results t/at s/ould tri%%er t/e
DiskBoss allows one s/ell scripts or send searc/ operation. 4n N!ctionsB tab< enable selected actions.
4n order to specif" a user+defined file mana%ement command to be executed< c/eck t/e N;xecute User+Defined $ommandB c/eck box and select t/e reAuired user+defined file mana%ement command.
4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute a custom command< batc/ file or s/ell script w/en t/e file searc/ operation founds a user+specified number of files. Finall"< DiskBoss allows one to send ;+Mail notifications wit/ a list of files t/at were found b" t/e file searc/ operation. Before enablin% ;+Mail notifications< t/e user needs to open t/e options dialo%< enable ;+Mail notifications and specif" an SM27 ser6er name< user name and password to send ;+Mail notifications t/rou%/.
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Flexense Ltd.
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$dvanced &ile !earc/ O"tions
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced file searc/ options allowin% one to customi e and tune file searc/ operations for user+specific needs. 2/e N7erformanceB tab allows one to intentionall" slow+down file searc/ operations in order to minimi e t/e potential impact on runnin% production s"stems. 2/e N;xcludeB tab allows one to exclude one or more subdirectories from t/e searc/ process.
2/e N!d6ancedB tab pro6ides t/e abilit" to control t/e maximum number of searc/ results to displa"< t/e file scannin% mode< t/e default report title and enables automatic %eneration of 12ML< ?ML< text or ;xcel $S: reports.
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User+De(ined &ile !earc/ 'o22ands
,ne of t/e most powerful and flexible capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom file searc/ operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ File Searc/ $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!earc/in- &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide power computer users and 42 administrators wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined file searc/ operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit"< w/ic/ is located in t/e NProductDir>5inB director". 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B
dis 5oss Ce9ecute ;!earc/ 'o22and Na2e< 2/is command executes a user+defined file searc/ operation pre+confi%ured usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or imported from an ?ML file.
dis 5oss +searc/ Crules ;7M8 &ile Na2e< +dir ;Dir 1< ... D ;Dir 7< E D ;O"tions< E 2/is command executes ?ML searc/ Aueries defined accordin% to t/e DiskBoss ?ML+Based format usin% input directories and files specified in t/e command line. For detailed information about t/e ?ML format refer to t/e DiskBoss ?ML format specification.
Para2etersB +dir P4nput Director" 1Q R ... P4nput Director" ?Q +file PFile 1Q O PFile ?Q S 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of input directories to process. O"tionsB +save=/t2l=re"ort R *eportFile8ame S 2/is optional parameter instructs DiskBoss to sa6e a summar" report and t/e list of all searc/ results to an external 12ML file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKsearc/KRdateSKRtimeS./tml w/ere RdateS and RtimeS will be substituted b" current date and time accordin%l". +save=csv=re"ort R *eportFile8ame S 2/is optional parameter instructs DiskBoss to sa6e a summar" report and t/e list of all searc/ results to an ;xcel $S: file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKsearc/KRdateSKRtimeS.cs6 @ Gust like wit/ t/e 12ML+formatted file. +save=te9t=re"ort R *eportFile8ame S 2/is optional parameter instructs DiskBoss to sa6e a summar" report and t/e list of all searc/ results to a text report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKsearc/KRdateSKRtimeS.txt +(ile=scanner PseAuential or parallelQ Specifies t/e file scannin% modeJ seAuential or parallel. Use t/e parallel scannin% mode w/en processin% multiple input directories. +v 2/is command s/ows DiskBossC maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion and re6ision. +/el" 2/is command s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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Flexense Ltd.
0 *eal+1i2e Dis '/an-e Monitor

0.1 Monitorin- '/an-es in a Dis or Director%
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er include a real+time disk c/an%e monitor capable of monitorin% one or more disks and directories and detectin% file creations< modifications< deletes and attribute c/an%es. 2/e disk c/an%e monitor allows one to sa6e 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports< send ;+Mail notifications andDor execute user+defined file mana%ement commands or custom commands w/en a user+specified number of c/an%es is detected in a disk or director".
4n order to monitor one or more disks or directories< select t/e reAuired disks or directories in t/e DiskBossC file na6i%ator< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e NDisk $/an%e MonitorB menu item. ,n t/e monitor operation dialo%< select t/e t"pes of file s"stem c/an%es to monitor and press t/e NStartB button.
2/e disk c/an%e monitorin% results dialo% s/ows t/e detected file s"stem c/an%es and allows one to pause< resume or stop t/e disk c/an%e monitorin% operation. 4n addition< t/e disk c/an%e monitor allows one to cate%ori e and filter c/an%es b" t/e file t"pe< extension< c/an%e t"pe< user name< etc. Finall"< power computer users and 42 administrators are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to export 12ML< ?ML< text< $S: reports and submit reports to an S5L database.
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Flexense Ltd.
0.2
Usin- '/an-e &ilters and 'ate-ories
2/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor allows one to cate%ori e and filter detected file s"stem c/an%es b" t/e c/an%e t"pe< file t"pe< extension< file si e< user name< etc. Use t/e cate%ories combo box located on t/e left side of t/e cate%ories control bar to select an appropriate c/an%e cate%ori ation mode.
4n order to filter c/an%es usin% one or more c/an%e filters< select t/e reAuired c/an%e filters< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N!ppl" Selected FiltersB menu item. 2/e disk c/an%e monitor will update t/e c/an%e list and s/ow file s"stem c/an%es matc/in% t/e selected c/an%e filters.
$/an%e filters ma" be enabled w/en t/e disk c/an%e monitor is acti6e filterin% and displa"in% matc/in% file s"stem c/an%es in real+time. 4n order to reset acti6e file filters< Gust press t/e N$learB button located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e cate%ories control bar.
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Flexense Ltd.
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!avin- Dis
'/an-e Monitorin- *e"orts
2/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor allows one to export 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports. 4n order to export a report file press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e disk monitor results dialo%< enter a report title< select an appropriate report format< enter t/e maximum number of c/an%es to export< enter t/e report file name and press t/e NSa6eB button.
! t"pical report file includes a summar" table s/owin% t/e report date and time< t/e total number of file s"stem c/an%es t/at were detected< t/e number of c/an%es exported to t/e report< t/e c/an%e rate< t/e process time and t/e status of t/e c/an%e filter. 2/e c/an%e cate%ories table s/ows up to 1- top c/an%e cate%ories accordin% to t/e c/an%e cate%ori ation mode selected in t/e disk monitor results dialo%. 4f one or more c/an%e filters were selected in t/e disk monitor results dialo%< t/e selected filters will be /i%/li%/ted in t/e cate%ories table and t/e c/an%e list will s/ow c/an%es matc/in% t/e selected c/an%e filters.
2/e c/an%e list displa"s t/e detected file s"stem c/an%es. For eac/ c/an%e in t/e list< DiskBoss s/ows t/e date and time of t/e c/an%e< t/e c/an%e t"pe and t/e name of t/e c/an%ed file or director" includin% t/e full pat/.
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2/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor pro6ides 42 administrators wit/ t/e abilit" to submit disk c/an%e monitorin% reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers to a centrali ed S5L database allowin% one to keep critical files and directories under a strict super6ision. 4n order to submit a disk c/an%e monitorin% report into an S5L database< press t/e NSa6eB button located on t/e disk monitor results dialo%< select t/e NS5L DatabaseB report format and press t/e NSa6eB button.
Before exportin% reports to a database< t/e user needs to open t/e options dialo%< enable t/e ,DB$ database interface and specif" t/e ,DB$ data source name< t/e database user name and password to use to connect to t/e database.
2/e DiskBoss report database dialo% displa"s reports submitted to t/e database and s/ows t/e report date and time< t/e /ost name< t/e input directories t/at were processed< t/e total number of files and disk space and t/e report title. 4n order to open a report< Gust click on t/e report item in t/e report list.
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Monitorin- !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es or 'ate-ories
!cti6e production s"stems ma" /a6e a 6er" /i%/ rate of c/an%in% files resultin% in 6er" lon% disk c/an%e monitorin% reports si%nificantl" complicatin% identification of critical file s"stem c/an%es and resultin% in additional o6er/ead on runnin%< production s"stems.
4n order to minimi e t/e amount of unimportant file s"stem c/an%es in disk c/an%e monitorin% reports< open t/e disk monitor operation dialo% and add one or more file matc/in% rules specif"in% files t/at s/ould be monitored. Durin% runtime< t/e disk c/an%e monitor will e6aluate detected file s"stem c/an%es and Gust skip all files not matc/in% t/e specified rules.
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Dis
'/an-e Monitorin- $ctions and A+Mail Noti(ications
7ower computer users and 42 administrators are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to send ;+Mail notifications< sa6e reports< execute user+defined file mana%ement commands andDor execute custom commands w/en a disk c/an%e monitorin% operation reac/es a user+specified number of c/an%es.
4n order to enable ;+Mail notifications< open t/e disk monitor operation dialo%< specif" t/e number of c/an%es t/at s/ould tri%%er t/e ;+Mail notifications and specif" an e+mail address to send notifications to. Before enablin% ;+Mail notifications< t/e user needs to open t/e options dialo%< select t/e N;+MailB tab and specif" t/e SM27 ser6er name< t/e user name and password to use to send notifications.
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!electin- &ile !%ste2 Avents to Monitor
2/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor is capable of detectin% file creations< modifications< deletes< attribute c/an%es< etc. 4n order to customi e t/e list of monitored file s"stem e6ents< open t/e monitor operation dialo%< select t/e N>eneralB tab and select t/e file s"stem c/an%e e6ents t/at s/ould be monitored.
4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to enableDdisable monitorin% of subdirectories. 4f t/e disk c/an%e monitor is confi%ured to detect c/an%es in subdirectories< t/e list of detected file s"stem c/an%es will include all c/an%es startin% from t/e monitored disks and directories and endin% in t/e deepest subdirectories in t/e monitored file s"stem.
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'usto2i#in- Dis
'/an-e Monitor View
2/e disk c/an%e monitorin% dialo% allows one to customi e t/e c/an%e list and in addition to t/e standard columns displa" t/e si e and owner of created and c/an%ed files. 4n order to customi e t/e c/an%e 6iew< press t/e N:iewB button located on t/e dialo%Bs toolbar and select additional columns t/at s/ould be displa"ed.
2/e file si e and t/e owner ma" be displa"ed for c/an%ed and modified files< but not for deleted files because file s"stem notifications about deleted files are issued b" t/e operatin% s"stem after a file was actuall" deleted and t/ere is no wa" recei6e t/is information about not existin% files.
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1ri--erin- 'usto2 &ile Mana-e2ent O"erations
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to tri%%er custom file mana%ement operations after a user+specified number of file s"stem c/an%es is detected in one or more disks or directories. 2/is capabilit" ma" be 6er" effecti6el" used to tri%%er file s"nc/roni ation and rule+based file or%ani in% operations on acti6el" used disks and directories automaticall" keepin% files s"nc/roni ed andDor or%ani ed.
4n order to tri%%er a file s"nc/roni ation or file or%ani in% command from t/e disk c/an%e monitor< create a new disk c/an%e monitorin% operation< open t/e operation dialo%< select t/e N!ctionsB tab< enable disk c/an%e monitorin% actions< specif" t/e number of file s"stem c/an%es t/at s/ould tri%%er t/e command and select a user+defined file mana%ement command to be executed.
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User+De(ined Dis
'/an-e Monitorin- 'o22ands
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom disk c/an%e monitorin% operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ Disk $/an%e Monitorin% $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e desktop.
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Monitorin- Dis s Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a command line utilit" allowin% one to monitor one or more disks or directories from batc/ files and s/ell scripts. 2/e DiskBoss command line utilit" is located in t/e N;ProductDir<L5inG director". 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B dis 5oss +2onitor +dir ;Director% 1< D ... ;Director% 7< ;O"tions< E 2/is command monitors t/e specified disks or directories and displa"s detected file s"stem c/an%es on t/e standard output. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to export detected file s"stem c/an%es to 12ML< ?ML< text and ;xcel $S: reports. dis 5oss +e9ecute ;User+De(ined Dis Monitorin- 'o22and<
2/is command executes a user+defined disk c/an%e monitorin% command pre+confi%ured usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or imported from an ?ML file. Para2etersB +dir ;Director% 1< D ... ;Director% 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of input directories to process. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories and file names containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. O"tionsB +e9clude=dir ;A9clude Director% 1< D ... ;A9clude Director% 7< E 2/is parameter specifies t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be excluded from t/e disk c/an%e monitorin% process. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. +save=/t2l=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is optional parameter sa6es an 12ML report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKmonitorKRdateSKRtimeS./tml +save=csv=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is optional parameter sa6es an ;xcel $S: report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKmonitorKRdateSKRtimeS.cs6 +save=te9t=re"ort D *e"ort&ileNa2e E 2/is optional parameter sa6es a text report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name accordin% to t/e followin% templateJ diskbossKmonitorKRdateSKRtimeS.txt +v 2/is parameter s/ows t/e productBs maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion< re6ision and build date. +/el" 2/is parameter s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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0.12
Dis Pulse C Dedicated Dis
'/an-e Monitorin- !olution
4n addition to t/e disk c/an%e monitor a6ailable in DiskBoss< Flexense pro6ides a muc/ more powerful< dedicated disk c/an%e monitorin% solution< named Disk7ulse< w/ic/ includes a ser6er+based product 6ersion and a database ser6er capable of collectin% disk c/an%e monitorin% reports from multiple ser6ers and desktop computers.
2/e Disk7ulse disk c/an%e monitorin% solution consists of t/e followin% two componentsJ Disk7ulse Ser6er and Disk7ulse DB Ser6er. 4n a t"pical confi%uration< Disk7ulse Ser6er runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice on production ser6ers< monitors one or more disks and directories and submits disk c/an%e monitorin% reports to Disk7ulse DB Ser6er t/rou%/ t/e network.
Disk7ulse DB Ser6er recei6es disk c/an%e monitorin% reports from multiple production ser6ers and desktop computers< submits all incomin% reports to an S5L database< applies report anal"sis rules and sends ;+Mail notifications w/en critical issues are detected. For more information about Disk7ulse refer toJ /ttpJDDwww.diskpulse.com
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9 &ile Inte-rit% Monitor

9.1 &ile Inte-rit% Monitor Overview
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a built+in file inte%rit" monitor allowin% one to sa6e di%ital si%natures of critical s"stem files and t/en periodicall" monitor t/e inte%rit" of critical s"stem files< detect unaut/ori ed c/an%es< export 12ML< text< ;xcel $S: or ?ML reports and send ;+Mail notifications.
2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to specif" one or more disks or directories to be monitored< select w/ic/ t"pes of files s/ould be monitored< t"pes of c/an%es t/at s/ould be detected and optionall" sa6e reports< send ;+Mail notifications or execute custom commands w/en a user+specified number of c/an%es is detected.
4n addition to t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss pro6ides a command line utilit" allowin% one to 6erif" t/e inte%rit" of critical s"stem files< sa6e reports and send ;+Mail notifications from s/ell scripts and batc/ files. Finall"< DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice< allows one to continuousl" monitor t/e inte%rit" of s"stem files in critical ser6ers and 8!S stora%e s"stem.
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Flexense Ltd.
9.2
!avin- !i-natures o( 'ritical !%ste2 &iles
2/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor 6erifies t/e inte%rit" of critical file s"stem files b" comparin% a reference file s"stem state wit/ t/e current file s"stem state includin% 6erification of di%ital si%natures of critical s"stem files< creation and last modification dates< attributes< file owners/ip information< etc. 4n order to be able to perform t/e 6erification process< t/e user needs to create a file inte%rit" monitorin% command< specif" disks or directories t/at s/ould be monitored< t"pes of files t/at s/ould be monitored and t"pes of c/an%es t/at s/ould be detected.
First of all< letCs create a new file inte%rit" monitorin% command. ,n t/e user+defined commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane< select t/e C!dd 8ewC menu item and select t/e CFile 4nte%rit" Monitorin% $ommandC menu item. ,n t/e command name dialo%< enter a uniAue command name and press t/e C,kC button.
4f "ou need to monitor t/e s"stem disk on a critical ser6er< add t/e C3indowsC director" and t/e C7ro%ram FilesC director". 4n addition< on a 0)+Bit ser6er< add t/e C7ro%ram Files Ex&0FC director". ,nce finis/ed addin% input directories< press t/e C8extC button.
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,n t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% options dialo%< select t/e C>eneralC tab and selectDunselect t"pes of c/an%es t/at s/ould be detected. B" default< t/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor detects all t"pes of c/an%es and usuall" t/ere is no need to c/an%e t/e default confi%uration.
8ow< select t/e C*ulesC tab and add one or more file matc/in% rules specif"in% t"pes of files t/at s/ould be monitored. 4f no rules are added on t/is tab< t/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor will 6erif" all t"pes of files. 4f one or more file matc/in% rules are specified< t/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor< will 6erif" files matc/in% t/e specified rules and skip all ot/er t"pes of files.
4n t/e simplest case< Gust add a sin%le file matc/in% rule named C7ro%rams< ;xtensions and Script FilesC< w/ic/ will matc/ all t"pes of pro%rams< executable files< DLL libraries< batc/ files< 6arious t"pes of scripts< etc. For a more ad6anced confi%uration< consider addin% 3indows confi%uration files and securit" files. 4n order to simplif" t/e confi%uration process< DiskBoss pro6ides a lo%icall" or%ani ed /ierarc/" of file t"pes allowin% one to easil" select reAuired file cate%ories. 4n total< DiskBoss is capable of automaticall" reco%ni in% more t/an 2<.-- file t"pes and cate%ories makin% it 6er" eas" to select t/e t"pes of files w/ic/ s/ould be monitored. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will cate%ori e and classif" file detected in t/e input disks and directories< 6erif" files matc/in% t/e specified rules and report all t/e detected file s"stem c/an%es.
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,nce finis/ed addin% file matc/in% rules< press t/e CSa6eC button to sa6e t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% command. ;ac/ time a file inte%rit" monitorin% command is sa6ed< DiskBoss will s/ow a confirmation messa%e askin% t/e user to confirm w/et/er t/e commandCs settin%s and t/e file s"stem state s/ould be updated or t/e user wis/ to sa6e Gust t/e commandCs confi%uration settin%s wit/out updatin% t/e file s"stem state file.
4n %eneral< if t/e user /as c/an%ed input disks or directories< file matc/in% rules or exclude directories< t/e file s"stem state s/ould be updated and t/e user needs to press t/e CTesC button. ,n t/e ot/er /and< if t/e user /as modified t"pes of c/an%es t/at s/ould be detected andDor actions t/at s/ould be executed w/en one or more c/an%es are detected< t/ere is no need to update t/e file s"stem state file and t/e user can press t/e C8oC button.
Durin% t/e file s"stem state update process< DiskBoss will displa" t/e process dialo% s/owin% t/e amount of processed disk space< t/e number of processed files and t/e current status. 4f "ou need to temporar" pause t/e operation< press t/e C7auseC button. 7ress t/e C$ontinueC button< to resume t/e update operation. 3ait for t/e file s"stem state update process to complete and once t/e operation is finis/ed< press t/e C$loseC button.
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9.3
Veri(%in- 'ritical !%ste2 &iles
4n order to manuall" 6erif" critical s"stem files< Gust click on t/e reAuired file inte%rit" monitorin% command in t/e user+defined commands tool pane. !not/er option is to create a desktop s/ortcut for t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% command and to execute t/e command directl" from t/e 3indows desktop.
Durin% t/e 6erification process t/e process dialo% s/ows t/e 6erification status< t/e number of 6erified files< t/e number of detected c/an%es< t/e 6erification performance and t/e process time. 4n order to temporar" pause t/e 6erification process< press t/e C7auseC button. 7ress t/e C$ontinueC button to resume a pre6iousl" paused 6erification operation.
4f one or more file s"stem c/an%es will be detected< t/e file inte%rit" monitor will displa" t/e c/an%e list dialo% s/owin% all t/e detected file s"stem c/an%es and allowin% one to re6iew detected file s"stem c/an%es and export reports. For eac/ detected file s"stem c/an%e< t/e file inte%rit" monitor displa"s t/e full name of t/e c/an%ed file and a c/an%e description explainin% w/at exactl" /as been c/an%ed in eac/ specific file.
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9.4
A9"ortin- *e"ort &iles
2/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor allows one to export 12ML< text< ;xcel $S: and ?ML report files. 4n order to export a report file< open t/e c/an%e list dialo%< press t/e CSa6eC button and select an appropriate report format.
DiskBoss will open t/e sa6e report dialo% allowin% one to select a destination director" and enter t/e report file name. ! t"pical file inte%rit" monitorin% report includes a report title< a summar" section s/owin% %eneral information and a list of detected file s"stem c/an%es. For eac/ detected file s"stem c/an%e< DiskBoss s/ows t/e full name of t/e c/an%ed file and a description explainin% w/at exactl" /as been c/an%ed in eac/ specific file.
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Flexense Ltd.
9.)
!avin- Detected '/an-es in !:8 Data5ase
2/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor allows one to sa6e detected file s"stem c/an%es in an S5L database t/rou%/ t/e ,DB$ database interface. 4n order to enable database export capabilities< open t/e options dialo%< select t/e CDatabaseC tab< enable t/e C,DB$C interface and specif" an ,DB$ data source name< user name and password t/at s/ould be used to connect to t/e database.
,nce finis/ed confi%urin% t/e ,DB$ interface< press t/e C:erif"C button to make sure t/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor is capable of connectin% to t/e database usin% t/e specified ,DB$ database interface. 4n order to manuall" sa6e detected file s"stem c/an%es to t/e database< open t/e c/an%e list dialo%< press t/e CSa6eC button and select t/e CS5L DatabaseC menu item.
4n order to see reports sa6ed in t/e database< Gust press t/e CDatabaseC button located on t/e main toolbar. 2/e top part of t/e database dialo% pro6ides a number of report filters allowin% one to filter reports b" t/e report t"pe< title< /ost name< etc. 4n order to open a report< Gust click on a report item in t/e reports 6iew. 2/e database dialo% allows one to exportDimport reports fromDto t/e database. Select one or more reports< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e C;xport *eportsC menu item to export t/e selected reports. 7ress t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e reports 6iew and select t/e C4mport *eportsC menu item to import reports to t/e database.
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9.6
Periodic Veri(ication o( 'ritical !%ste2 &iles
2/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor allows one to periodicall" 6erif" critical s"stem files< automaticall" detect unaut/ori ed c/an%es< %enerate reports< send ;+Mail notifications andDor execute custom actions. 4n order to execute a file inte%rit" monitorin% command periodicall"< open t/e periodic Gobs dialo% and press t/e C!ddC button to add a new periodic Gob.
,n t/e Gob dialo%< select t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% command t/at s/ould be executed and specif" t/e reAuired time inter6al. !ccordin% to t/e selected time inter6al< t/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor will execute t/e specified command< 6erif" critical s"stem files< detect c/an%es and optionall" %enerate reports< send ;+Mail notifications andDor execute custom commands< scripts or batc/ files.
I2"ortantB 9eep in mind t/at w/en usin% periodic file inte%rit" monitorin% commands in DiskBoss Ultimate< t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application s/ould be runnin%. For continuousl" runnin% mission critical ser6ers< it is more appropriate to use Dis ,oss !erver< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of automaticall" 6erif"in% critical s"stem files< %enerate reports and send ;+Mail notifications e6en w/en no one is lo%%ed in.
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9..
&ile Inte-rit% Monitorin- $ctions
2/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor pro6ides t/e abilit" to automaticall" sa6e reports< submit reports to an S5L database< send error messa%es to t/e s"stem e6ent lo% andDor send ;+Mail notifications w/en a user+specified number of file s"stem c/an%es are detected. 4n order to add one or more file inte%rit" monitorin% actions< open t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% options dialo%< select t/e C!ctionsC tab and press t/e C!ddC button.
,n t/e action dialo%< enter t/e number of file s"stem c/an%es t/at s/ould tri%%er t/e action< select an appropriate action t"pe and enter an action 6alue. For all t"pes of report files< t/e action 6alue s/ould be set to an existin% director" w/ere to sa6e report files or a full file name if all reports s/ould be sa6ed to t/e same file.
For ;+Mail notifications< t/e action 6alue s/ould be set to t/e destination e+mail address. 4n addition< in order to be able to send ;+Mail notifications< t/e user needs to open t/e options dialo%< enable ;+Mail notifications and specif" an SM27 ser6er to use to send ;+Mail notifications. For s"stem e6ent lo% actions< t/e action 6alue s/ould specif" a textual messa%e t/at s/ould be send to t/e s"stem e6ent lo%. For user+defined commands and custom commands< t/e action 6alue s/ould specif" t/e name of t/e command to be executed.
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9.0
Usin- &ile Inte-rit% Monitor 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< t/e DiskBoss file inte%rit" monitor ma" be controlled usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit"< w/ic/ is located in t/e F;ProductDir<L5inG director". 2/e DiskBoss command line utilit" allows one to execute file inte%rit" monitorin% commands< sa6e reports< export detected c/an%es to an S5L database< send ;+Mail notifications< etc. 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B dis 5oss +(i2=u"date ;User+De(ined &ile Inte-rit% Monitorin- 'o22and< 2/is command scans t/e file s"stem and updates t/e file s"stem state file. dis 5oss +(i2=veri(% ;User+De(ined &ile Inte-rit% Monitorin- 'o22and< 2/is command 6erifies critical s"stem files< displa"s detected file s"stem c/an%es and optionall" sa6es reports< exports detected c/an%es to an S5L database< sends ;+Mail notifications andDor executes custom actions< batc/ files or scripts. O"tionsB +save=/t2l=re"ort D *e"ort &ile Na2e or Director% E 2/is optional parameter sa6es detected file s"stem c/an%es to an 12ML report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report to t/e userCs /ome director". +save=csv=re"ort D*e"ort &ile Na2e or Director% E 2/is optional parameter sa6es detected file s"stem c/an%es to an ;xcel $S: report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report to t/e userCs /ome director". +save=te9t=re"ort D*e"ort &ile Na2e or Director% E 2/is optional parameter sa6es detected file s"stem c/an%es to a text report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report to t/e userCs /ome director". +save=92l=re"ort D*e"ort &ile Na2e or Director% E 2/is optional parameter sa6es detected file s"stem c/an%es to an ?ML report file. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report to t/e userCs /ome director". +save= re"ort D*e"ort &ile Na2e or Director% E 2/is optional parameter sa6es detected file s"stem c/an%es to a report file in t/e DiskBoss nati6e report format. 4f no file name is specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report to t/e userCs /ome director". +save=to=data5ase 2/is optional parameter sa6es detected file s"stem c/an%es to an S5L database accordin% to t/e ,DB$ interface confi%ured in t/e options dialo%. +v 2/is parameter s/ows t/e productBs maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion< re6ision and build date. +/el" 2/is parameter s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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9.9
Usin- Dis ,oss !erver to Monitor 'ritical !ervers
DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice< is capable of operatin% in a full" automatic mode< periodicall" 6erif"in% critical s"stem files< %eneratin% reports< sendin% ;+Mail notifications andDor executin% user custom commands< scripts or batc/ files. DiskBoss Ser6er ma" be controlled locall" or t/rou%/ t/e network usin% t/e DiskBoss client >U4 application or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit".
4n order to confi%ure file inte%rit" monitorin% operations< connect to DiskBoss Ser6er usin% t/e client >U4 application< add a file inte%rit" monitorin% command and confi%ure a periodic Gob to execute t/e file inte%rit" monitorin% operation at specific time inter6als.
4n addition to t/e abilit" to periodicall" 6erif" critical s"stem files< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ an option to setup a real+time disk c/an%e monitorin% operation< w/ic/ ma" automaticall" tri%%er 6erification of critical s"stem files in real+time w/en a user+specified number of c/an%es is detected in t/e s"stem disk or t/e 3indows s"stem director". DiskBoss Ser6er is capable of operatin% in a full" automated mode< wit/out an" user inter6ention< continuousl" monitorin% t/e s"stem disk< detectin% file s"stem c/an%es< sa6in% reports and sendin% ;+Mail notifications e6en w/en no one is lo%%ed in allowin% one to use it on mission critical ser6ers reAuirin% a /i%/ le6el of protection and securit".
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10 3i-/+!"eed &ile !%nc/roni#ation

10.1 !%nc/roni#in- a Pair o( Directories
DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced file s"nc/roni ation capabilities allowin% one to s"nc/roni e files between local disks< directories< network s/ares< 8!S stora%e de6ices and enterprise stora%e s"stems. 2/e DiskBossC file s"nc/roni ation en%ine is capable of s"nc/roni in% files usin% multiple one+wa" and two+wa" file s"nc/roni ation modes< pro6ides performance tunin% options< periodic and real+time file s"nc/roni ation capabilities and allows one to s"nc/roni e specific file t"pes and cate%ories.
4n order to s"nc/roni e a pair of directories< press t/e NS"ncB button located on t/e main toolbar< enter t/e source and destination directories and press t/e N7re6iewB button. DiskBoss will scan t/e specified source and destination directories< compare files between t/e source and destination directories and s/ow a list of file s"nc/roni ation actions t/at s/ould be performed.
,n t/e file s"nc/roni ation pre6iew dialo%< re6iew s"nc actions< selectDunselect actions t/at s/ould be performed and press t/e NS"ncB button to execute t/e selected file s"nc/roni ation actions. ,ptionall"< press t/e N,ptionsB button to control ad6anced file s"nc/roni ation options or press t/e N;xportB button to sa6e file s"nc/roni ation actions to an 12ML< ?ML< text or ;xcel $S: report. 2/e DiskBossC file s"nc/roni ation en%ine is especiall" optimi ed for modern /ardware and stora%e de6ices and is capable of effecti6el" utili in% *!4D stora%e de6ices< multi+coreDmulti+$7U s"stems and >i%abit networks deli6erin% maximum possible performance.
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10.2
!electin- &ile !%nc/roni#ation Mode
Dependin% on specific needs< it ma" be reAuired to perform different t"pes of file s"nc/roni ation operations. For example< sometimes users ma" be interested in keepin% all files in t/e destination director" e6en w/en some of t/em were deleted from t/e source director". !not/er option is to perform two+wa" accumulation and update keepin% bot/ directories completel" identical. DiskBoss pro6ides ei%/t different one+wa" and two+wa" file s"nc/roni ation modes allowin% one to perform different t"pes of file s"nc/roni ation operations accordin% to user+specific needs and reAuirements.
4n order to c/an%e t/e file s"nc/roni ation mode for a file s"nc/roni ation command< open t/e file s"nc/roni ation command dialo%< select t/e C>eneralC tab and select one of t/e followin% file s"nc/roni ation modesJ !%nc/roni#e Destination Director% Eone+wa"F + !ll c/an%es made in t/e source director" will be propa%ated to t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from t/e destination director". !ll files c/an%ed or deleted in t/e destination director" will be restored usin% files from t/e source director". 8o c/an%es will be made in t/e source director". !fter t/e file s"nc/roni ation process is complete bot/ locations will be identical. U"date Destination Director% Eone+wa"F + 8ewl" created and modified source files will be copied to t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored usin% files from t/e source director". 8ewl" created and modified destination files will be kept in place. 8o c/an%es will be made in t/e source director". $ccu2ulate and U"date &iles in Destination Eone+wa"F + 8ewl" created and modified source files will be copied to t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored usin% files from t/e source director". 8ewl" created and modified destination files will be kept in place. 8o files will be deleted from t/e destination director". 8o c/an%es will be made in t/e source director". 1wo+4a% &ile !%nc/roni#ation + 8ewl" created and modified files will be s"nc/roni ed in bot/ directions. Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored from t/e source director". $/an%es ma" be made in bot/ locations. !fter t/e file s"nc/roni ation process is complete bot/ locations will be identical. 1wo+4a% $ccu2ulation and U"date + 8ewl" created and modified files will be updated in bot/ directions. Files deleted from one location will be restored from t/e second location. $/an%es ma" be made in bot/ locations. !fter t/e file s"nc/roni ation process is complete bot/ locations will be identical.
2/e last t/ree file s"nc/roni ation modes are identical to t/e first t/ree modes< but t/e last t/ree modes are sa6in% compressed files in t/e destination director".
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10.3
!%nc/roni#in- &iles wit/ Preview
File s"nc/roni ation wit/ pre6iew is 6er" useful pro6idin% t/e user wit/ a clear picture about w/at files will be s"nc/roni ed. B" default< DiskBoss s"nc/roni es directories wit/ pre6iew< but t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to disable t/e pre6iew mode and s"nc/roni e all t/e reAuired files on+t/e+fl" wit/out s/owin% t/e pre6iew dialo%.
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!%nc/roni#in- &iles wit/out Preview
Sometimes< w/en t/e user needs to s"nc/roni e lar%e directories or disks containin% man" t/ousands of files< file s"nc/roni ation wit/ pre6iew ma" be ineffecti6e or completel" inappropriate especiall" due to t/e fact t/at none will /a6e t/e time to re6iew lists of file s"nc/roni ation actions containin% /u%e amounts of items. Moreo6er< unattended file s"nc/roni ation operations performed periodicall" at specific time inter6als or tri%%ered b" a disk c/an%e monitor< s/ould be performed full" automaticall" wit/out reAuirin% an" user inter6ention.
4n order to disable t/e pre6iew dialo% for a file s"nc/roni ation operation< open t/e operation dialo% and set t/e process mode combo box to NS"nc 3it/out 7re6iewB. 2/e stream file s"nc/roni ation more is especiall" desi%ned for file s"stems containin% /u%e amounts of files and is capable of s"nc/roni in% lar%e directories< disks and 8!S stora%e de6ices 6er" fast and effecti6el". 4n addition< t/e stream file s"nc/roni ation mode is ideal for automated< periodic file s"nc/roni ation operations performed in t/e back%round wit/out an" user inter6ention.
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!%nc/roni#in- !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es or 'ate-ories
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide power computer users and 42 administrators wit/ t/e abilit" to s"nc/roni e specific file t"pes or file cate%ories usin% one or more flexible file matc/in% rules. For example< t/e user ma" specif" to s"nc/roni e documents and di%ital ima%es wit/ t/e file si e more t/an 2 MB.
4n order to add one or more file matc/in% rules< open t/e file s"nc/roni ation command dialo%< select t/e C*ulesC tab and press t/e C!ddC button. ,n t/e C*ulesC dialo% select an appropriate rule t"pe and specif" all t/e reAuired parameters. Durin% file s"nc/roni ation< DiskBoss will scan t/e entered source and destination directories and appl" t/e specified file matc/in% rules to all t/e existin% files. Files not matc/in% t/e specified rules will be Gust skipped from t/e file s"nc/roni ation process.
10.6
A9cludin- One or More !u5directories
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to exclude one or more subdirectories from t/e file s"nc/roni ation process. For example< if "ou need to s"nc/roni e two directories excludin% one or two special subdirectories< "ou ma" specif" t/e top le6el directories as t/e source and destination directories and add t/e subdirectories t/at s/ould be skipped to t/e exclude list.
4n order to add one or more directories to t/e exclude list< open t/e file s"nc/roni ation command dialo%< select t/e C;xcludeC tab and press t/e C!ddC button. 9eep in mind t/at exclude directories are case sensiti6e and s/ould be specified wit/ t/e same case as stored on t/e disk. !ll files and subdirectories located in t/e specified exclude directories will be excluded from t/e file s"nc/roni ation process. Select an exclude director" and press t/e CDeleteC button< to remo6e t/e selected director" from t/e exclude list.
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&ile !%nc/roni#ation Per(or2ance 1unin- O"tions
4n order to increase file s"nc/roni ation performance< DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced computer users and 42 professionals wit/ t/e abilit" to s"nc/roni e files usin% multiple file s"nc/roni ation streams. Multi+Stream file s"nc/roni ation si%nificantl" impro6es file s"nc/roni ation performance w/en s"nc/roni in% lar%e amounts of files between multiple disks< 8!S stora%e de6ices or enterprise stora%e s"stems.
4n order to enable multi+stream file s"nc/roni ation for a s"nc command< open t/e command dialo%< select t/e C7erformanceC tab and set an appropriate number of file s"nc/roni ation streams. 2ake into account t/at multi+stream file s"nc/roni ation is optimi ed for multi+disk< *!4D and networked confi%urations and it is not recommended to use it w/en s"nc/roni in% directories located on t/e same p/"sical disk. 4n addition< users reAuired to s"nc/roni e files on runnin%< production s"stems are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute file s"nc/roni ation commands slowl" t/us minimi in% t/e performance impact on runnin% applications. 4n order to c/an%e t/e speed of a file s"nc/roni ation command< select an appropriate performance mode in t/e C7erformance ModeC combo box.
10.0
User+De(ined &ile !%nc/roni#ation 'o22ands
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure custom file s"nc/roni ation operations as user+defined commands and execute suc/ commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts.
User+defined commands ma" be mana%ed and executed t/rou%/ t/e commands dialo% or t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to add a new command t/rou%/ t/e commands pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e pane and select t/e N!dd 8ew @ File S"nc/roni ation $ommandB menu item. 4n order to execute a pre6iousl" sa6ed command< Gust click on t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane or create a direct desktop s/ortcut on t/e desktop.
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10.9
Periodic &ile !%nc/roni#ation
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to execute a file s"nc/roni ation operation periodicall" at specific time inter6als. 2/e first option to do t/at is to confi%ure a periodic Gob in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application and select t/e reAuired file s"nc/roni ation command to be executed periodicall". !not/er option is to use DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs as a ser6ice in t/e back%round and ma" be used to periodicall" execute file s"nc/roni ation operations in a full" automatic< unattended mode.
4n order to add a new periodic Gob< select t/e N2ools @ Mana%e 7eriodic =obsB menu item and press t/e N!ddB button. ,n t/e periodic Gob dialo%< select t/e file s"nc/roni ation command t/at s/ould be executed and specif" t/e time period.
10.10 *eal+1i2e &ile !%nc/roni#ation

DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e abilit" to monitor one or more disks or directories and automaticall" execute a file s"nc/roni ation operation after a user+specified number of c/an%es is detected.
4n order to execute a file s"nc/roni ation command usin% t/e DiskBossC disk c/an%e monitor< create a new disk c/an%e monitorin% command< specif" one or more disks or directories t/at s/ould be monitored< select t/e N!ctionsB tab< specif" t/e number of disk c/an%es t/at s/ould tri%%er t/e file s"nc/roni ation command and selected t/e name of t/e file s"nc/roni ation command t/at s/ould be executed once t/e disk c/an%e monitor reac/es t/e specified number of c/an%es.
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10.11 !%nc/roni#in- &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a command line utilit" allowin% one to execute file s"nc/roni ation commands form batc/ files and s/ell scripts. 2/e command line utilit" is located in t/e F;ProductDir<L5inG director".
'o22and 8ine !%nta9B
dis 5oss +s%nc +source ;!ource Director%< +dest ;Dest Director%< 2/is command s"nc/roni es files between directories< local disks or network s/ares. dis 5oss Ce9ecute ;&ile !%nc/roni#ation 'o22and< 2/is command executes t/e specified user+defined file s"nc/roni ation command pre+ confi%ured usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application or imported from an ?ML file.
Para2etersB +source PSource Director"Q 2/is parameter specifies t/e source director" for file s"nc/roni ation. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories and file names containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. +dest PDestination Director"Q 2/is parameter specifies t/e destination director" for file s"nc/roni ation. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories and file names containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted.
O"tionsB +s%nc=2ode PSD V SUD V S!D V S23 V S2!Q !D + Sets t/e s"nc+destination file s"nc/roni ation mode EDefaultF !ll c/an%es made in t/e source director" will be propa%ated to destination. Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from destination. !ll files c/an%ed or deleted in destination will be restored from source. !UD + Sets t/e update+destination file s"nc/roni ation mode 8ewl" created and modified source files will be copied to destination. Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from destination. Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored from source. !$D + Sets t/e accumulate+destination file s"nc/roni ation mode 8ewl" created and modified source files will be copied to destination. Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored from source. 8ewl" created and modified destination files will be kept in place. !14 + Sets t/e two+wa" file s"nc/roni ation mode 8ewl" created and modified files will be s"nc/roni ed in bot/ directions. Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from destination. Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored from source.
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!1$ + Sets t/e two+wa" accumulate file s"nc/roni ation mode 8ewl" created and modified files will be updated in bot/ directions. Files deleted in one location will be restored from t/e second location. !fter finis/in% t/e s"nc/roni ation process bot/ locations will be identical. +strea2s PStream$ountQ 2/is parameter specifies t/e number of simultaneous file s"nc/roni ation streams. +(ile=dela% Pdela" in millisecondsQ 2/is parameter sets t/e file dela" to t/e specified 6alue in milliseconds. Use t/is option w/en "ou need to slowl" s"nc/roni e files to or from a bus" production s"stem in order to minimi e t/e potential performance de%radation. +5loc =dela% Pdela" in millisecondsQ 2/is parameter sets t/e block dela" to t/e specified 6alue in milliseconds. Use t/is option w/en "ou need to slowl" s"nc/roni e files to or from a bus" production s"stem in order to minimi e t/e potential performance de%radation. +co"%=dacl 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC access control lists ED!$LF. +co"%=sacl 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC securit" control lists ES!$LF. +co"%=owner 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC userD%roup information. +v 2/is command s/ows t/e productBs maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion< re6ision and build date. +/el" 2/is command s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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10.12 !%nc,ree#e C Dedicated &ile !%nc/roni#ation !olution

4n addition to t/e file s"nc/roni ation capabilities a6ailable in DiskBoss< Flexense de6elops a dedicated file s"nc/roni ation solution< named S"ncBree e< w/ic/ pro6ides multiple< ad6anced file s"nc/roni ation features includin% periodic s"nc/roni ation< multi+wa" file s"nc/roni ation< real+time file s"nc/roni ation< tertiar" destination directories and muc/ more.
Users are pro6ided wit/ multiple product 6ersions ran%in% from an eas"+to+use< free 6ersion to an ad6anced ser6er+based product 6ersion< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of s"nc/roni in% a number of disks< network s/ares or 8!S stora%e de6ices in a full" automatic and unattended mode.
! number of S"ncBree e ser6ers ma" be mana%ed t/rou%/ t/e network usin% a free< network client >U4 application capable of confi%urin% and controllin% file s"nc/roni ation operations across t/e entire network. 4n addition< 42 administrators are pro6ided wit/ a command line utilit" allowin% one to control file s"nc/roni ation operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts enablin% inte%rations of file s"nc/roni ation capabilities into ot/er products and solutions. For more information about S"ncBree e refer toJ /ttpJDDwww.s"ncbree e.com
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11 &ault+1olerant &ile 'o"% and Data Mi-ration

11.1 'o"%in- &iles Usin- Dis ,oss 6UI $""lication
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced multi+stream file cop" and rule+based data mi%ration capabilities allowin% one to cop" 6ast amounts of files fast< efficientl" and reliabl". DiskBoss allows one to cop" files includin% access control lists E!$LsF< securit" attributes< owners/ip information< timestamps and file attributes. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ a lar%e number of flexible cop" performance tunin% and fault tolerance options allowin% one to cop" data at 6arious speeds< reco6er failed cop" operations and minimi e t/e potential impact on runnin% production s"stems.
4n order to start a simple file cop" operation< select one or more files or directories< press t/e standard N$trl+$B ke"board seAuence< na6i%ate to t/e destination location and press t/e N$trl+:B ke"board seAuence. 4f "ou wis/ to perform a re%ular cop" operation usin% default parameters< Gust press t/e N$op"B button and wait for t/e operation to complete. Durin% t/e cop" process< DiskBoss will displa" t/e cop" pro%ress dialo% s/owin% t/e total number of copied files< t/e total amount of copied stora%e space and t/e cop" performance.
$op"in% 6ast amounts of data ma" reAuire si%nificant amounts of time. Sometimes< in order to perform an ur%ent operation< one ma" need to temporar" pause a lon%+runnin% data mi%ration operation. 7ress t/e N7auseB button to temporar" suspend an on%oin% file cop" operation and press t/e N$ontinueB button to resume t/e operation. 7ress t/e NStopB button to cancel an on%oin% file cop" operation.
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3/en cop"in% files fromDto protected operatin% s"stem directories or runnin% production s"stems< some cop" operations ma" fail due to one or more files locked b" t/e operatin% s"stem or ot/er runnin% applications. B" default< DiskBoss lo%s non+critical errors in t/e operation lo%< w/ic/ is accessible b" pressin% t/e N;rrorsB button< and continues t/e file cop" operation. 4n addition< DiskBoss 7rofessional and DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ide t/e user wit/ ad6anced fault+tolerance and reco6er" options allowin% one to retr" failed cop" operations after a desi%nated period of time.
FreAuentl" used file cop" or data mi%ration operations ma" be customi ed for user+specific needs< pre+confi%ured as user+defined commands and executed in a sin%le mouse click usin% DiskBossC main >U4 application or direct desktop s/ortcuts. 4n addition< DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a command line tool allowin% one to execute user+defined file cop" commands from batc/ files and s/ell scripts or sc/edule periodic file cop" operations usin% a %eneral purpose command sc/eduler.
11.2
'o"%in- !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es or 'ate-ories
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to cop" or mo6e files matc/in% one or more user+specific criteria. For example< for backup purposes< t/e user ma" wit/ to cop" documents t/at were modified durin% t/e last mont/ or an" ot/er user+specific criteria.
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to cop" files matc/in% one or more user+defined criteria. 4n order to add one or more file matc/in% rules< open t/e cop" command dialo%< select t/e N*ulesB tab and press t/e C!ddC button. Select an existin% file matc/in% rule and press t/e CDeleteC button to remo6e t/e selected file matc/in% rule. 4f no rules are specified< DiskBoss will cop" all files in t/e specified source disks and directories.
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11.3
$dvanced &ile 'o"% and Data Mi-ration O"tions
4n order to open t/e ad6anced cop" and data mi%ration options dialo%< press t/e N!d6anced ,ptionsB button located on t/e cop" dialo%. 2/e options dialo% consists of t/e N>eneralB tab< t/e N*ulesB tab< t/e N7erformanceB tab and t/e N;rror 1andlin%B tab.
2/e N6eneralB tab allows one to control t/e followin% parametersJ Overwrite Mode @ t/e o6erwrite mode ma" be set to one of t/e followin% 6aluesJ o6erwrite and continue< o6erwrite if t/e source file is newer< skip< and %enerate a uniAue file name. 'o"% D$'8 @ t/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to cop" discrete access control lists ED!$LF from source files to destination files. 2ake into account t/at t/is option reAuires administrati6e pri6ile%es. 2/is specific option is not a6ailable in DiskBoss ;xpress. 'o"% !$'8 @ t/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to cop" securit" control lists ES!$LF from source files to destination files. 2ake into account t/at t/is option reAuires administrati6e pri6ile%es. 2/is specific option is not a6ailable in DiskBoss ;xpress. 'o"% UserL6rou" @ t/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to cop" file owners/ip information from source files to destination files. 2ake into account t/at t/is option reAuires administrati6e pri6ile%es. 2/is specific option is not a6ailable in DiskBoss ;xpress. 'o"% 1i2esta2" @ t/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to cop" file access< creation and modification times from source files to destination files. 'o"% $ttri5utes @ t/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to cop" file attributes from source files to destination files. 4f t/is parameter is not set< all files will be created wit/ default attributes. !/ow Pro-ress @ t/is parameter allows one to enableDdisable t/e pro%ress bar on t/e cop" process dialo%. Disablin% t/e pro%ress bar w/en cop"in% lar%e amounts of files will result in better performance and si%nificantl" s/orter cop" times. Veri(% $(ter 'o"% @ t/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to 6erif" eac/ file after completin% t/e cop" operation. 3/en t/is parameter is set< DiskBoss will reread eac/ copied file and 6erif" t/at t/e destination file is identical to t/e source file. 2ake into account t/at t/is option will si%nificantl" decrease t/e cop" performance and increase t/e o6erall cop" time.
2/e NPer(or2anceB tab pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to optimi e file cop" and data mi%ration operations for user+specific stora%e confi%urations and performance reAuirements. DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of cop"in% files usin% multiple< simultaneous data streams. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss anal" es copied files and applies different sc/edulin% policies for different t"pes of files t/us maximi in% t/e cop" performance and minimi in% t/e cop" time. 4n order to speed up t/e file cop" process< use multiple cop" streams w/en cop"in% files located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra".
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'o"%in- &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a command line tool allowin% one to perform file cop" and mo6e operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts. 2/e DiskBoss command line tool is located in t/e F;ProductDir<L5inG director". 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B
dis 5oss +co"% Cdir ;!ource 1< D ... ;!ource 7< E Cdest ;Destination< D ;O"tions< E dis 5oss +2ove Cdir ;!ource 1< D ... ;!ource 7< E Cdest ;Destination< D ;O"tions< E
Para2etersB Cdir ;!ource< +dest ;Destination Director%< !t least one source file or director" and a destination director" s/ould be specified. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories and file names containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted.
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+veri(% 2/is parameter instructs DiskBoss to 6erif" eac/ file after cop". +strea2s PStream$ountQ 2/is parameter specifies t/e number of simultaneous file cop" streams. +(ile=scanner PseAuential or parallelQ 2/is parameter specifies t/e file scannin% modeJ seAuential or parallel. Use t/e parallel scannin% mode w/en cop"in% multiple input directories located on a *!4D arra" or multiple disk dri6es. +(ile=dela% Pdela" in millisecondsQ 2/is parameter instructs t/e DiskBossC cop" en%ine to insert a dela" of ? ms. after eac/ copied file. Use t/is option w/en "ou need to slowl" cop" data to or from a bus" production s"stem in order to minimi e t/e potential performance de%radation. +5loc =dela% Pdela" in millisecondsQ 2/is parameter instructs t/e DiskBossC cop" en%ine to insert a dela" of ? ms. after eac/ data block. Use t/is option w/en "ou need to slowl" cop" data to or from a bus" production s"stem in order to minimi e t/e potential performance de%radation. +retr%=count P*etr"$ountQ 2/is parameter instructs t/e DiskBossC cop" en%ine to retr" failed cop" operations. Use t/is option w/en cop"in% data o6er an unreliable network connection or w/en some source files ma" be locked durin% t/e cop" operation. +retr%=dela% Pretr" dela" in secondsQ 2/is parameter specifies t/e time dela" between cop" retr" operations.
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2/is parameter specifies t/e maximum number of pendin% retr" operations. +overwrite=2ode P,6erwriteModeQ 2/is parameter specifies t/e file o6erwrite modeJ o6erwrite< o6erwriteKifKnewer or skip. +co"%=dacl 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC access control lists ED!$LF. +co"%=sacl 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC securit" control lists ES!$LF. +co"%=owner 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC userD%roup information. +co"%=ti2e 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC last accessDwriteDcreation times. +co"%=attr 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC read+onl"Ds"stemD/idden attributes. +co"%=all 2/is parameter instructs to cop" filesC !$L< owners/ip< times and attributes. +v 2/is command s/ows t/e productBs maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion< re6ision and build date. +/el" 2/is command s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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12 &ile Delete and Data 4i"in- O"erations

12.1 Deletin- &iles Usin- Dis ,oss 6UI a""lication
DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced bulk file delete and data wipin% operations allowin% one to securel" wipe confidential information< sc/edule periodic file delete operations or automaticall" tri%%er polic"+based file delete operations accordin% to user+specified rules w/ile sa6in% file delete lo%s or exportin% lists of deleted files to an S5L database.
Users reAuired to securel" wipe confidential information are pro6ided wit/ a lar%e number of different data wipin% al%orit/ms ran%in% from a simple< sin%le+pass wipe to a powerful #+pass< D,D .22-.22+M compliant data wipin% al%orit/m. 4n addition< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to appl" different t"pes of delete operations for different t"pes of files. For example< all t"pes of documents and ima%e files ma" be securel" wiped w/ile all ot/er t"pes of files Gust deleted.
;nterprise customers and 42 professions are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to implement full" automated file retention policies usin% rule+based periodic file delete operations preconfi%ured to delete files based on file creation< last modification andDor last access dates. Finall"< DiskBoss Ser6er can be used to automaticall" enforce 7$4 and 1477! compliance policies and perform file mana%ement operations on specific t"pes of files and directories matc/in% user+ specified rules.
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12.2
&ile Delete and Data 4i"in- O"tions
4n order to open t/e ad6anced file delete and data wipin% options dialo%< press t/e N!d6anced ,ptionsB button located on t/e file delete dialo%. 2/e delete options dialo% consists of t/e N>eneralB tab< C!d6ancedC tab< N*ulesB tab and t/e N;xcludeB tab. 2/e M6eneralM tab pro6ides t/e abilit" to control t/e file scannin% mode< t/e performance mode< t/e number of processin% t/reads and a number of additional ad6anced file delete options explained later in t/is document.
&ile !cannin- Mode @ DiskBoss is capable of deletin% files located in multiple directoriesDdisks in parallel t/us impro6in% t/e speed of t/e file delete process on multi+$7UDmulti+core s"stems. Select t/e C7arallelC file scannin% mode if "ou wis/ to delete files in all input directories simultaneousl". Per(or2ance Mode @ Sometimes< in order to minimi e a potential performance impact on runnin% applications< it ma" be reAuired to intentionall" slow down a lon% runnin% file delete or data wipin% operation. 2/e C7erformance ModeC option allows one to set an appropriate performance le6el for t/e file delete operation. Processin- 1/reads + DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+core and multi+$7U ser6ers and can use a number of $7Us to effecti6el" delete millions of files located on one or more ser6ers or stora%e s"stems. 2/e C7rocessin% 2/readsC option allows one to set t/e number of $7Us or $7U+cores to use for t/e file delete operation. Delete In"ut &ile 8ists + DiskBoss can delete files listed in user+specified text files wit/ a full file name Eincludin% a full pat/F per line. 4n order to confi%ure a file delete operation to delete files listed in one or more text files< set t/e C*ead 4nputs From FilesC mode on t/e delete command inputs dialo%. 4n t/is mode< DiskBoss will read t/e specified text files and delete files listed in t/e user+pro6ided text files. Select t/is option< in order to automaticall" delete t/e input text files after eac/ delete operation. $lwa%s Delete A2"t% Directories + DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to perform rule+ based file delete operations and delete files matc/in% one or more user+specified rules and policies. 4n t/e rule+based file delete mode< DiskBoss will delete onl" files matc/in% user+specified rules w/ile keepin% all directories in place. Select t/is option< in order to alwa"s delete empt" directories in t/e rule+based file delete mode.
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2/e M$dvancedM tab pro6ides t/e abilit" to control a number of ad6anced file delete options includin% t/e data wipin% mode< delete file lo%s< delete file lo%s mode< delete files lo%s /istor"< and delete files lo%s director".
4i"e Data &ro2 Dis + DiskBoss allows one to securel" wipe confidential information from t/e disk usin% a lar%e number of different data wipin% al%orit/ms ran%in% from a simple< sin%le+pass data wipe to a sop/isticated #+pass D,D compliant .22-.22+M data wipin% al%orit/m. 4n order to enable data wipin% for a file delete operation< select t/is option and select an appropriate data wipin% al%orit/m. !ave Delete 8o- &iles + DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to sa6e full file delete lo%s to plain text files< ;xcel $S: files or an S5L database 6ia t/e ,DB$ database interface. 4n order to enable delete file lo%s< select t/is option< select an appropriate delete lo% format Etext< $S: or S5L databaseF and specif" a lo% files director" or an S5L database table name prefix for t/e S5L database lo%s format. 4n addition< for t/e S5L database delete file lo%s< t/e user needs to confi%ure t/e ,DB$ database interface to use to sa6e file delete lo%s to t/e S5L database. 8o- &iles Mode + Use t/is option to sa6e an indi6idual lo% for eac/ file delete operation< consolidated /ourl" lo%s< consolidated dail" lo%s or consolidated mont/l" lo%s for all executed file delete operations. 8o- &iles 3istor% + Use t/is option to specif" t/e number of delete files lo%s to keep in t/e lo% files director" or in t/e S5L database. For example< if t/e lo% files mode is set to C$onsolidated Dail" Lo% FilesC and t/e lo%s /istor" is set to 1-< DiskBoss will keep in t/e lo%s director" delete file lo%s for t/e last 1- da"s. For t/e S5L database delete lo%s< DiskBoss will keep in t/e database delete lo% tables for t/e last 1- da"s. 8o- &iles Director% + Use t/is option to specif" a director" to sa6e delete lo% files. For eac/ lo% file< DiskBoss will %enerate a uniAue file name wit/ t/e date and time of eac/ file delete operation. !:8 1a5le Pre(i9 + 2/is option is displa"ed w/en t/e delete file lo%s format is set to t/e S5L database. Use t/is option to specif" an S5L table name prefix to sa6e file delete lo%s to t/e S5L database. For eac/ S5L database table< DiskBoss will %enerate a uniAue table name< w/ic/ will include t/e specified table name prefix and t/e date and time of eac/ file delete operation.
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12.3
Deletin- !"eci(ic &ile 1%"es or &ile 'ate-ories
2/e C*ulesC tab pro6ides t/e abilit" to delete files matc/in% one or more user+specified rules. For example< in order to delete all t"pes of documents t/at were last accessed more t/an ' "ears a%o< select t/e C*ulesC tab< press t/e C!ddC button and add a rule matc/in% files cate%ori ed as CDocuments< Books and 1elp FilesC and t/en press t/e C!ddC button a%ain and add a rule matc/in% files t/at were last accessed more t/an ' "ears a%o.
DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of different t"pes of file matc/in% rules allowin% one to precisel" select w/ic/ files to delete. 4n addition< DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice< ma" be used to sc/edule periodic rule+based file delete operations to be executed at user+specified time inter6als or at a specific time of da" on selected da"s of week allowin% one to implement automatic< rule+based retention policies reAuired for Sarbanes@,xle"< 1477! and 7$4 compliance purposes.
12.4
A9cludin- Directories &ro2 &ile Delete O"erations
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to exclude one or more subdirectories from a rule+based file delete operation. 4n order to exclude a director" from a file delete operation< open t/e ad6anced file delete options dialo%< select t/e C;xcludeC tab and add one or more directories to be excluded from t/e file delete process.
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User+De(ined &ile Delete and Data 4i"in- O"erations
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure ad6anced file delete operations as user+defined commands and t/en execute t/ese commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss $U4 application. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute pre+confi%ured file delete operations usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" or sc/edule periodic file delete operations usin% DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and allows one to implement full" automated file delete and data wipin% operations.
4n order to add a new user+defined file delete operation< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e C$ommandsC pane< select t/e C!dd 8ew + File Delete $ommandC menu item and enter a uniAue file delete command name. ,n t/e command inputs dialo%< specif" one or more directories or files to delete and press t/e C8extC button.
4n order to execute a user+defined file delete command< Gust double+click on t/e command item in t/e C$ommandsC pane. !not/er option is to create a desktop s/ortcut for t/e file delete operation and t/en click on t/e s/ortcut to execute t/e file delete operation wit/out startin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. Finall"< in order to execute t/e file delete operation usin% t/e command line utilit"< t"pe t/e followin% commandJ dis 5oss +e9ecute ;'o22and Na2e<.
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12.6
!avin- Delete &ile 8o-s
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to sa6e full delete file lo%s to t/e pain text format or t/e ;xcel $S: format. 4n order to enable lo%s for a file delete operation< open t/e ad6anced file delete options dialo%< select t/e C!d6ancedC tab< enable t/e CSa6e Delete Lo% FilesC option< select an appropriate lo% file format and specif" a director" w/ere to sa6e all lo% files.
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e followin% lo% file modesJ Individual 8o- &ile &or Aac/ Delete O"eration + in t/is mode DiskBoss will sa6e an indi6idual lo% file for eac/ file delete operation wit/ t/e lo% file name containin% t/e exact date and time of eac/ file delete operation. 'onsolidated 3ourl% 8o- &iles + in t/is mode DiskBoss will sa6e consolidated /ourl" lo% files for t/e last ? /ours accordin% to t/e specified lo% files /istor". 'onsolidated Dail% 8o- &iles + in t/is mode DiskBoss will sa6e consolidated dail" lo% files for t/e last ? da"s accordin% to t/e specified lo% files /istor". 'onsolidated Mont/l% 8o- &iles + in t/is mode DiskBoss will sa6e consolidated mont/l" lo% files for t/e last ? mont/s accordin% to t/e specified lo% files /istor".
!ccordin% to t/e selected lo% files format< lo% files mode and t/e lo%s /istor"< DiskBoss will keep a /istor" of lo% files in t/e specified lo%s director" wit/ eac/ lo% file containin% a date< time< status and a full file name for eac/ deleted file.
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A9"ortin- Delete &ile 8o-s to !:8 Data5ase
$orporate customers and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to export full delete file lo%s to a centrali ed S5L database. 4n order to enable S5L database lo%s for a file delete operation< open t/e ad6anced file delete options dialo%< select t/e C!d6ancedC tab< enable t/e CSa6e Delete Lo% FilesC option< select t/e S5L database lo%s format and specif" an S5L table name prefix. 4n addition< open t/e C,ptionsC dialo% and confi%ure an ,DB$ data source to use to export delete file lo%s to t/e S5L database.
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e followin% S5L database lo% modesJ Individual 8o- 1a5le &or Aac/ Delete O"eration + in t/is mode DiskBoss will create an indi6idual S5L database table for eac/ file delete operation wit/ t/e table name containin% t/e specified table name prefix and an exact date and time of t/e delete operation. 'onsolidated 3ourl% Data5ase 8o- 1a5les + in t/is mode DiskBoss will keep consolidated /ourl" S5L database tables for t/e last ? /ours accordin% to t/e specified delete file lo%s /istor". 'onsolidated Dail% Data5ase 8o- 1a5les + in t/is mode DiskBoss will keep consolidated dail" S5L database tables for t/e last ? da"s accordin% to t/e specified delete file lo%s /istor". 'onsolidated Mont/l% Data5ase 8o- 1a5les + in t/is mode DiskBoss will keep consolidated mont/l" S5L database tables for t/e last ? mont/s accordin% to t/e specified delete file lo%s /istor".
!ccordin% to t/e selected delete file lo%s mode and t/e lo%s /istor"< DiskBoss will keep a /istor" of S5L database tables wit/ eac/ S5L database table containin% a date< time< status and a full file name for eac/ deleted file.
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12.0
Deletin- &iles 8isted in User+!"eci(ied 1e9t &iles
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to delete files listed in user+specified text files allowin% one to perform full" automated or periodic bulk file delete operations. DiskBoss can read file names from user+specified text files and delete all files listed in one or more text files or in all text files located in a director".
4n order to confi%ure DiskBoss to delete files listed in user+specified text files< create a user+ defined file delete command< select t/e C*ead 4nputs From FilesC mode and add one or more directories or text files to t/e input list. 2/e specified text files s/ould contain full names of files or directories to be deleted wit/ a sin%le name per line. Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will read t/e specified text files and delete all files listed in t/e text files. !not/er option is to specif" a director" w/ic/ ma" contain a number of text files wit/ lists of files to be deleted. 4n t/is case< DiskBoss will parse t/e director"< read all text files located in t/e director" and delete all files listed in t/e text files.
DiskBoss allows one to perform bulk file delete operations periodicall" accordin% to a user+ specified time inter6al. 4n order to perform a user+defined file delete operation periodicall"< create a new periodic Gob and select t/e user+defined file delete command to be executed accordin% to t/e specified time inter6al.
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4n addition< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to automaticall" execute a user+defined file delete command w/en one or more text files wit/ lists of files to be deleted are created in t/e specified inputs director". 4n order to enable automatic execution of file deleted operations< add a disk c/an%e monitorin% command< confi%ure t/e real+time disk c/an%e monitor to monitor t/e director" wit/ t/e text files listin% files to be deleted< enable actions for t/e real+ time disk c/an%e monitor and select t/e user+defined delete command to be executed after eac/ newl" created text file.
Durin% runtime< DiskBoss will continuousl" monitor t/e confi%ured director"< detect newl" created text files< read file names from t/ese files and delete all listed files. Finall"< in order to automaticall" delete text files wit/ lists of files after eac/ delete operation< open t/e user+ defined file delete command< open t/e C,ptionsC dialo%< select t/e C>eneralC tab and enable t/e CDelete 4nput File ListsC option.
Full" automated bulk file delete operations< performed wit/out an" user inter6ention< ma" be confi%ured usin% DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs as a ser6ice in t/e back%round< and is capable of continuousl" monitorin% a director" for newl" created text files and automaticall" delete all files listed in t/e created text files. ,nce DiskBoss Ser6er is full" confi%ured< t/e user Gust needs to cop" one or more text files to t/e specified director" and DiskBoss Ser6er will automaticall" perform all file delete operations in t/e back%round.
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12.9
Deletin- &iles Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 'o22and 8ine Utilit%
4n addition to t/e >U4 application< DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ide a command line tool allowin% one to perform file delete operations from batc/ files and s/ell scripts. 2/e DiskBoss command line tool is located in t/e F;ProductDir<L5inG director". 'o22and 8ine !%nta9B
dis 5oss +delete ;In"ut 1< D ... ;In"ut 7< ;O"tions< E 2/is command deletes t/e specified files and directories.
dis 5oss Ce9ecute ;User+De(ined &ile Delete 'o22and< 2/is command executes t/e specified user+defined file delete command.
Para2etersB +delete PFile or Director"Q !t least one file or director" s/ould be specified. 4n order to ensure proper parsin% of command line ar%uments< directories and file names containin% space c/aracters s/ould be double Auoted. O"tionsB +wi"e 2/is parameter instructs to wipe data from t/e disk. +con(ir2 ;xplicitl" confirms delete operation. +wor ers P2/read$ountQ 2/is parameter specifies t/e number of workin% t/reads. +v 2/is parameter s/ows t/e productBs maGor 6ersion< minor 6ersion< re6ision and build date. +/el" 2/is parameter s/ows t/e command line usa%e information.
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13.1
&ile $ttri5ute '/an-er
'/an-in- &ile $ttri5utes Usin- t/e Dis ,oss 6UI $""lication
DiskBoss includes a bulk file attribute c/an%er allowin% one to process one or more disks or directories and c/an%e file attributes< creation dates< last modification dates and last access dates. 2/e bulk file attributes c/an%es pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced options allowin% one to process specific t"pes of files< perform multiple operations durin% a sin%le scan t/rou%/ t/e file s"stem< exclude directories from t/e scannin% process< etc.
2/e bulk file attribute c/an%er is optimi ed for modern multi+core and multi+$7U ser6ers and can scan directories and process files usin% a number of $7U or $7U cores accordin% to user+ specific needs and reAuirements. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ ad6anced parallel director" scannin% capabilities allowin% one to process files and c/an%e file attributes andDor file timestamps for millions of files 6er" effecti6el".
4n order to start a simple c/an%e file attributes operation< select one or more directories or files in t/e DiskBoss file na6i%ator and press t/e C!ttributesC button located on t/e main toolbar. ,n t/e CSetC tab select file attributes t/at s/ould be set< on t/e C*esetC tab select file attributes t/at s/ould be reset< on t/e CDateC tab select timestamps t/at s/ould be modified and press t/e CStartC button. DiskBoss will scan t/e selected directories and all subdirectories and c/an%e selected file attributes and file creation< last modification and last access timestamps.
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13.2
$dvanced '/an-e &ile $ttri5utes O"tions
2/e DiskBoss bulk file attributes c/an%er pro6ides a number of ad6anced c/an%e file attributes options allowin% one to customi e c/an%e file attributes operations for user+specific needs and reAuirements.
Process Mode + t/is option pro6ides t/e abilit" to c/an%e file attributes for files onl"< directories onl" or for files and directories. &ile !cannin- Mode + DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+core and multi+$7U ser6ers and is capable of scannin% files and directories in parallel usin% multiple $7Us. Use t/is option to select t/e C7arallelC or CSeAuentialC file scannin% mode. Per(or2ance Mode + 4n order to minimi e a potential performance impact on runnin% production applications< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to intentionall" slow down lon%+ runnin% c/an%e file attributes operations< w/ic/ ma" be useful w/en c/an%in% attributes for millions of files on acti6e production ser6ers and stora%e s"stems. Processin- 1/reads + Use t/is option to set t/e number of processin% t/reads to be used for t/e c/an%e file attributes operation.
13.3
'/an-in- $ttri5utes (or !"eci(ic 1%"es o( &iles
DiskBoss allows one to c/an%e file attributes andDor file timestamps for files matc/in% user+ specified rules. For example< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to c/an%e file attributes for all t"pes of ima%es wit/ t/e file si e more t/an ? MB. Multiple different t"pes of file matc/in% rules ma" be used to precisel" select files to be processed.
4n order to add one or more file matc/in% rules to a c/an%e file attributes operation< select t/e C*ulesC tab< press t/e C!ddC button< select a rule t"pe and enter all reAuired parameters. Durin% t/e file s"stem scannin% process< DiskBoss will select files usin% t/e specified file matc/in% rules and c/an%e file attributes andDor timestamps for files matc/in% t/e specified rules.
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13.4
A9cludin- Directories (ro2 '/an-e &ile $ttri5utes Process
Sometimes< it ma" be reAuired to exclude one or more subdirectories from a c/an%e file attributes operation. 4n order to exclude one or more directories< open t/e c/an%e file attributes dialo%< select t/e C;xcludeC tab and add directories t/at s/ould be excluded from t/e c/an%e file attributes process.
4n addition< ad6anced users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ a number of exclude directories macro commands allowin% one to exclude multiple directories usin% a sin%le macro command. N,A6IN! ;1e9t !trin-< + excludes directories be%innin% wit/ t/e specified strin%. N'ON1$IN! ;1e9t !trin-< + excludes directories containin% t/e specified strin%. NAND! ;1e9t !trin-< + excludes all directories endin% wit/ t/e specified strin%. N*A6A7 ;*e-ular A9"ression< + excludes directories matc/in% t/e specified re%ular expression.
For example< t/e exclude macro command CL$,82!48S 2emporar" FilesC will exclude all directories wit/ C2emporar" FilesC at an" place in t/e full director" pat/ and t/e exclude macro command CL*;>;? U.E2M7V2;M7FLC will exclude directories endin% wit/ C.2M7C or C.2;M7C.
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User+De(ined '/an-e &ile $ttri5utes 'o22ands
,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure ad6anced c/an%e file attributes operations as user+defined commands and t/en execute t/ese commands in a sin%le mouse click usin% t/e DiskBoss $U4 application. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute pre+confi%ured c/an%e file attributes operations usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" or sc/edule periodic c/an%e file attributes operations usin% DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and allows one to implement full" automated c/an%e file attributes operations.
4n order to add a new user+defined c/an%e file attributes operation< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e C$ommandsC pane< select t/e C!dd 8ew + $/an%e File !ttributes $ommandC menu item and enter a uniAue command name. ,n t/e command inputs dialo%< specif" one or more directories or files to process and press t/e C8extC button.
4n order to execute a user+defined c/an%e file attributes command< Gust double+click on t/e command item in t/e C$ommandsC pane. !not/er option is to create a desktop s/ortcut for t/e c/an%e file attributes operation and t/en click on t/e s/ortcut to execute t/e c/an%e file attributes operation wit/out startin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. Finall"< in order to execute t/e c/an%e file attributes operation usin% t/e command line utilit"< t"pe t/e followin% commandJ dis 5oss +e9ecute ;'o22and Na2e<.
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14.1 &ile Mana-e2ent and Navi-ation
DiskBoss is inte%rated around a uniAue file na6i%ator pro6idin% file t"pe colorin%< a customi able detailed 6iew< a t/umbnail 6iew< user+selectable tool panes< file s"stem location bookmarks and ad6anced file filters. 2/e DiskBossC built+in file na6i%ator allows one to execute an" reAuired operation in a sin%le mouse click. =ust select one or more files< directories or disks and press a command button on t/e main toolbar to start t/e file classification< stora%e utili ation anal"sis< data mi%ration or duplicate files identification process.
2/e DiskBossC built+in file na6i%ator pro6ides t/e followin% file 6iew modesJ t/e list 6iew mode< t/e icon 6iew mode< t/e detailed 6iew mode and t/e t/umbnail 6iew mode. 4n t/e t/umbnail 6iew mode< DiskBoss supports t/e followin% ima%e formatsJ =7;>< >4F< 78>< BM7< 24FF< 7BM< 7>M< 77M< ?BM< and ?7M. 4n t/e detailed 6iew mode< DiskBoss allows one to customi e columns< define user+specific file t"pes and edit t/e displa" st"le for eac/ of t/em. For example< files /a6in% t/e extension C;?;C ma" be displa"ed as C7ro%ramsC usin% a bold font on t/e "ellow back%round. !ll customi ations are sa6ed in t/e user confi%uration file and ma" be exported for backup purposes or transferred to anot/er computer b" usin% t/e DiskBossC confi%uration exportDimport capabilities. 4n addition< t/e detailed 6iew mode pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to sort files b" t/e file name< t"pe< si e< creation time< last modification time or last access time. 4n order to sort files< Gust click on an appropriate column /eader. 3/en t/e user clicks on a column /eader for t/e first time< all t/e files are sorted in t/e ascendin% order. 2o sort files in t/e descendin% order< click on t/e same column /eader for t/e second time.
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14.2
Dis ,oss 6UI 8a%outs
4n order to impro6e >U4 usabilit" and facilitate specific file mana%ement tasks< t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application pro6ides four user+selectable >U4 la"outs. 7ress t/e N8a%outsB button to switc/ t/e >U4 application to t/e next >U4 la"out. 2/e first >U4 la"out places tool panes on t/e bottom side of t/e file 6iew.
2/e second >U4 la"out places tool panes on t/e left side of t/e file 6iew. 2/e t/ird >U4 la"out places tool panes on t/e ri%/t side of t/e file 6iew. Finall"< t/e fourt/ >U4 la"out places t/e first tool pane on t/e ri%/t side of t/e file 6iew and t/e second tool pane on t/e bottom side of t/e file 6iew.
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14.3
User+De(ined 'o22ands
DiskBoss is a powerful and flexible product pro6idin% a lar%e number of features< capabilities and confi%uration options allowin% one to perform man" different file and stora%e mana%ement operations. 4n order to simplif" mana%ement and execution of freAuentl" used operations< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to add user+defined commands. !ll maGor product features suc/ as file searc/< classification< or%ani in%< s"nc/roni ation< cop"< mo6e< delete< stora%e utili ation anal"sis< duplicate files searc/ and disk monitorin% ma" be added as user+defined commands and pre+confi%ured for user+specific needs and custom /ardware confi%urations.
4n order to add and a new command< select t/e Nuser+defined commandsB tool pane< click t/e ri%/t mouse button< select t/e N!ddB menu and select t/e reAuired command t"pe. !ll command t"pes reAuire t/e user to specif" one or more directories or files to be processed. 4n addition< dependin% on t/e command t"pe< command+specific dialo% will be displa"ed and t/e user will be pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to control all t/e command+specific options. ,nce added< a user+defined command will be sa6ed in t/e DiskBoss userBs confi%uration and displa"ed in t/e user+defined commands tool pane. 4n order to mana%e user+defined commands< select t/e NUser+Defined $ommandsB tool pane< select t/e reAuired command< click t/e ri%/t mouse button and select one of t/e followin% operationsJ Adit 'o22and @ use t/is feature to edit a pre6iousl" created user+defined command. Dependin% on t/e command t"pe< DiskBoss will s/ow all t/e reAuired dialo% and t/e user will be pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to control all t/e command+specific options. A9ecute 'o22and @ use t/is feature to execute t/e selected user+defined command. !lternati6el"< Gust click on a command in t/e user+defined commands list. 'reate Des to" !/ortcut @ use t/is feature to create direct desktop s/ortcuts for freAuentl" used commands. $ommands started usin% desktop s/ortcuts are executed wit/out t/e DiskBoss >U4 application. For example< after clickin% on a desktop s/ortcut pointin% to a user+defined searc/ command< t/e user will see t/e searc/ dialo% onl" and not t/e full DiskBoss >U4 application. *ena2e 'o22and @ use t/is feature to rename an existin% user+defined command. DiskBoss will s/ow an entr" dialo% and t/e user will be pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to specif" a new command name. Move 'o22and U" @ use t/is feature to mo6e freAuentl" used commands to t/e be%innin% on t/e command list. Move 'o22and Down @ use t/is feature to mo6e less freAuentl" user commands to t/e end of t/e command list. Delete 'o22and @ use t/is feature to delete unused commands.
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4n addition< DiskBoss allows one to write user+defined commands usin% an open ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML+Based format pro6ides support for all features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application and allows one to import custom user+defined commands to t/e product confi%uration. Finall"< DiskBoss Ultimate allows one to execute ?ML+Based user+ defined command on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool. !n" user+defined command ma" be executed in t/ree different wa"sJ in DiskBossC main >U4 application< as a standalone >U4 tool and usin% DiskBossC command line tools. 4n order to execute a user+defined command in DiskBossC main >U4 application< select t/e user+defined commands tool pane and click on t/e command item in t/e commands list. DiskBoss will load t/e user+defined command and execute it in t/e main >U4 application s/owin% all t/e reAuired >U4 windows and dialo%s accordin% to t/e information sa6ed in t/e user+defined command.
! more effecti6e wa" to execute freAuentl" used commands is to add command s/ortcuts to t/e 3indows desktop. 4n order to do t/at< select t/e user+defined commands tool pane< press t/e ri%/t mouse button o6er t/e reAuired command and select t/e N!dd Desktop S/ortcutB menu item. DiskBoss will create a desktop s/ortcut wit/ t/e same file name as t/e commandBs name. 4n order to execute suc/ a command< Gust click on t/e command s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop. 3/en executin% user+defined commands usin% desktop s/ortcuts< DiskBoss will open a command+specific process dialo% t/at will perform all t/e reAuired operations and terminate after t/e user will press t/e N$loseB button.
$dvanced 'o22ands Mana-e2ent DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ an ad6anced user+defined commands >U4 mana%ement interface allowin% one to mana%e and execute user+defined commands more effecti6el". 2o open ad6anced user+defined commands mana%ement dialo%< select t/e menu Z2ools @ Mana%e $ommands[. 4n addition to t/e features a6ailable in t/e user+defined commands tool pane< t/e commands mana%ement dialo% pro6ides commands searc/ and filters< user+defined command cop"< command importDexport capabilities and user+defined command s/ortcuts. For eac/ user+defined command< t/e commands mana%ement dialo% displa"s t/e command name< a user+selected command s/ortcut and t/e command t"pe. 4n order to find a specific user+defined command< enter all or a part of t/e command name in t/e searc/ entr" and press t/e NSearc/B button. !lternati6el"< select a specific command t"pe in t/e command filter to s/ow commands of a specific t"pe onl". For example< select t/e N:iew Searc/ $ommandsB filter to see searc/ commands onl". 2/e command t"pe filter ma" be user in conGunction wit/ t/e command searc/ capabilit". 4n order to reset searc/ results and t/e command t"pe filter< press t/e N$learB button and t/e command mana%ement dialo% will s/ow all t/e defined commands.
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4n order to add a new user+defined command< press t/e N!ddB button and select an appropriate command t"pe. ,n t/e command inputs dialo% add one or more directories or files t/at s/ould be processed and press t/e N8extB button. ! t"pical command dialo% s/ows command specific features and options dependin% on t/e selected command t"pe. For detailed information about /ow to use a specific command refer to an appropriate section in t/e DiskBoss product manual. Select a user+defined command and press t/e N;ditB button to edit t/e selected user+defined command. Select one or more user+defined commands and press t/e NDeleteB button to delete all t/e selected commands. Select a user+defined command and press t/e NUpB or NDownB buttons to c/an%e t/e position of a command in t/e command list. Use t/is feature to mo6e more freAuentl" used commands to t/e be%innin% of t/e command list. !ll c/an%es made in user+defined commands will take effect in bot/ command mana%ement interfaces + t/e user+ defined commands mana%ement dialo% and t/e user+defined commands tool pane. Sometimes< w/en "ou /a6e a workin% user+defined command and need to create a sli%/tl" modified or customi ed 6ersion of t/e command< it will be 6er" /elpful to cop" t/e existin% command and make all t/e reAuired c/an%es in t/e commandBs cop". 4n order to cop" a user+ defined command< select t/e command item< press t/e N$op"B button and enter a new command name. DiskBoss will create a new command< cop" all t/e settin% and options from t/e ori%inal command and sa6e t/e new command to t/e userBs confi%uration file. !not/er useful feature is t/e abilit" to importDexport user+defined commands toDfrom different DiskBoss installations. 4n order to export one or more user+defined commands< select all t/e reAuired command items< press t/e ri%/t mouse button< select t/e N;xport $ommandsB menu item and select a destination director" w/ere all t/e selected commands s/ould be exported to. 4n order to import pre6iousl" exported commands< press t/e ri%/t mouse button< select t/e N4mport $ommandsB menu item and select all t/e command files t/at s/ould be imported. 2ake into account t/at t/ese features are a6ailable in DiskBoss Ultimate onl" and t/ere is no abilit" to importDexport commands toDfrom DiskBoss ;xpress or DiskBoss 7rofessional. 4n order to execute a user+defined command directl" from t/e commands mana%ement dialo%< select t/e command item and press t/e N;xecuteB button. DiskBoss will load t/e user+defined command and execute it in t/e main >U4 application s/owin% all t/e reAuirin% >U4 windows and dialo%s accordin% to t/e information sa6ed in t/e user+defined command. 4n order to create a desktop s/ortcut for a command< select t/e command item< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N$reate Desktop S/ortcutB menu item. DiskBoss will create a desktop s/ortcut wit/ t/e same file name as t/e commandBs name. 4n order to execute suc/ a command< Gust click on t/e command s/ortcut on t/e 3indows desktop. Finall"< DiskBoss Ultimate allows one to associate custom ke"board s/ortcuts wit/ user+ defined commands. 4n order to set a ke"board s/ortcut for a user+defined command< select t/e command item in t/e command list< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e NSet 9e"board S/ortcutB menu item. ,n t/e N$ustomi e 9e"board S/ortcutB dialo% select an a6ailable ke"board seAuence and press t/e N,kB button. 8ow< "ou can execute t/e user+ defined command b" pressin% t/e selected ke"board s/ortcut. 4n addition to t/e >U4 application< t/e DiskBoss Ultimate edition pro6ides a command line tool allowin% one to use all features of DiskBoss from an ,S s/ell window. 2/e DiskBoss command line tool pro6ides power users and s"stem administrators wit/ t/e abilit" to automate t/e file mana%ement operations and to inte%rate DiskBoss features into batc/ files and s/ell scripts. 2/e DiskBoss command line tool is located in P7roductDirQDbin director".
dis 5oss.e9e +e9ecute P$ommand 8ameQ or P?ML File 8ameQ
2/is command executes user+defined commands usin% input directories< files and all confi%uration options sa6ed in t/e specified user+defined command. 4n addition< DiskBoss Ultimate allows one to directl" execute user+defined commands written accordin% to t/e DiskBoss ?ML+Based format. For detailed information about t/e ?ML format refer to t/e section 1' in t/is document.
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14.4
$uto2atic !election o( In"ut Dis s Usin- Macro 'o22ands
8ormall"< DiskBoss disk anal"sis and file searc/ commands process a pre+defined set of input disks< directories andDor network s/ares< but sometimes it ma" be reAuired to d"namicall" select disks to be anal" ed dependin% on t/e confi%uration of t/e anal" ed /ost computer. For example< letCs assume t/at t/e user needs to anal" e a number of internal /ard disks and a number of external /ard dri6es wit/ external /ard disk dri6es sometimes connected and sometimes not dependin% on eac/ specific situation. 4n suc/ cases< it is not possible to pre+ confi%ure an anal"sis operation to process a pre+defined set of input disks and suc/ operations s/ould be confi%ured d"namicall" accordin% to t/e current confi%uration of t/e /ost computer.
4n order to enable d"namic confi%uration of disk space anal"sis< file classification and file searc/ operations< DiskBoss pro6ides a number of macro commands allowin% one to automaticall" select w/ic/ disks to process accordin% to t/e current confi%uration of t/e /ost computer. 2/e followin% macro commands ma" be added instead of input directories to disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection and file searc/ commandsJ N$88=8O'$8=DI!?! + t/is macro command inserts all internal /ard disks to t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be processed. N$88=A71A*N$8=DI!?! + t/is macro command inserts all external /ard disks to t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be processed. N$88=NA14O*?=DI!?! + t/is macro command inserts all mapped network dri6es to t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be processed. N$DD=NA14O*?=!3$*A! ;3ost Na2e or IP $ddress< + t/is macro command inserts all network s/ares accessible in a ser6er or 8!S stora%e de6ice identified b" t/e specified /ost name or 47 address. N$DD=DI!?=8$,A8 ;8a5el< + t/is macro command inserts all disks containin% t/e specified disk label to t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be processed. NDA8=DI!?=8$,A8 ;8a5el< + t/is macro command remo6es all disks containin% t/e specified disk label from t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be processed. For example< t/is macro command ma" be used wit/ t/e L!LLKL,$!LKD4S9S macro to remo6e t/e s"stem disk or ot/er special disks t/at s/ould be excluded from t/e anal"sis operation. NDA8=DI!?=8A11A* ;8etter< + t/is macro command remo6es t/e specified disk letter from t/e list of directories t/at s/ould be processed. For example< t/is macro command ma" be used wit/ t/e L!LLKL,$!LKD4S9S macro to remo6e t/e s"stem disk from t/e anal"sis operation.
4n addition< t/ese macro commands ma" be used to pre+confi%ure disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection andDor file searc/ commands to be executed on a number of different ser6ers w/en eac/ ser6er /as a different set of /ard disks to be anal" ed. ! set of disk anal"sis commands ma" be pre+confi%ured and tested on a sin%le ser6er and t/en broadcasted to a number of DiskBoss Ser6ers t/rou%/ t/e network usin% t/e DiskBoss Ser6er confi%uration s"nc feature.
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A9cludin- Directories &ro2 $nal%sis and &ile Mana-e2ent O"erations
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to exclude one or more directories from disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations. 4n order to confi%ure exclude directories< open t/e anal"sis or file mana%ement command confi%uration dialo%< press t/e C,ptionsC button< select t/e C;xcludeC tab and add one or more directories to exclude.
4n t/e simplest case< Gust add a full director" pat/ to exclude from t/e anal"sis or file mana%ement operation. 4n addition< ad6anced users are pro6ided wit/ a number of exclude directories macro commands allowin% one to exclude multiple directories usin% a sin%le macro command. DiskBoss pro6ides t/e followin% exclude directories macro commandsJ N,A6IN! ;1e9t !trin-< + t/is macro command excludes all directories be%innin% wit/ t/e specified text strin%. N'ON1$IN! ;1e9t !trin-< + t/is macro command excludes all directories containin% t/e specified text strin%. NAND! ;1e9t !trin-< + t/is macro command excludes directories endin% wit/ t/e specified text strin%. N*A6A7 ;*e-ular A9"ression< + t/is macro command excludes all directories matc/in% t/e specified re%ular expression.
For example< t/e exclude macro command CL$,82!48S 2emporar" FilesC will exclude all directories wit/ C2emporar" FilesC at an" place in t/e full director" pat/ and t/e exclude macro command CL*;>;? U.E2M7V2;M7FLC will exclude all directories endin% wit/ C.2M7C or C.2;M7C.
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Mana-e2ent
DiskBoss allows one to execute multiple file mana%ement operations simultaneousl". Multiple simultaneous file mana%ement operations ma" be started< stopped< paused or resumed accordin% to userBs specific needs. For example< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to suspend a lon% runnin% operation< execute an ur%ent task and after t/at resume t/e pre6iousl" paused lon% runnin% operation. 3/en startin% multiple file mana%ement operations< DiskBoss allows one to submit all tasks to t/e tasks Aueue or execute all tasks simultaneousl".
7ress< t/e NSubmitB button to add t/e new operation to t/e task Aueue. 4n t/is case all started operations will be executed seAuentiall"< one after one wit/out interferin% wit/ eac/ ot/er. 4f "ou wis/ to execute multiple operations on numerous disks or stora%e de6ices simultaneousl"< press t/e NStart 8owB button. 2/e N2asksB button Elocated on t/e main toolbarF allows one to access t/e task mana%ement dialo%< w/ic/ pro6ides a number of task mana%ement capabilities. Select one or more runnin% tasks and press t/e N7auseB button to pause all t/e selected tasks. Select one or more pre6iousl" paused tasks and press t/e N$ontinueB button to resume all t/e selected tasks. Select one or more runnin% Eor pausedF tasks and press t/e NStopB button to cancel all t/e selected tasks. $lick on a task item in t/e tasks 6iew to open t/e taskBs status dialo%. 4f t/e task /as been completed< DiskBoss will open t/e results dialo%.
4n addition to t/e abilit" to startDstop multiple tasks< DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to d"namicall" control t/e speed of an" runnin% operation t/us allowin% one to slow down or speed+up lon% runnin% operations accordin% to specific needs. Select a runnin% task< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e N7erformanceB menu item to set a custom performance mode for t/e selected task. 2/e same ma" be ac/ie6ed usin% t/e NSpeedB button located on all t"pes of process dialo%s.
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!c/edule Periodic $nal%sis and &ile Mana-e2ent O"erations
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to execute disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations periodicall" at specific time inter6als< weekl" or mont/l" sc/edules< etc. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define an unlimited number of periodic Gobs wit/ eac/ one confi%ured to execute one or more disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement commands.
;ac/ periodic Gob can be started b" multiple /ourl"< dail"< weekl" andDor mont/l" tri%%ers wit/ different sc/edules for eac/ tri%%er allowin% one to execute disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations at different times dependin% on t/e week da"< mont/ da"< etc. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute multiple disk space anal"sis andDor file mana%ement operations in eac/ periodic Gob.
B" default< DiskBoss executes multiple commands specified in a periodic Gob seAuentiall" one after one. 4n order to anal" e files located on multiple p/"sical disks or multiple se6ers or 8!S stora%e de6ices more effecti6el"< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to execute multiple disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement operations in parallel.
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4n order to add a periodic Gob tri%%er< press t/e C!ddC button located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e periodic Gob tri%%ers 6iew. DiskBoss pro6ides t/e followin% fi6e t"pes of periodic Gob tri%%ersJ periodic< dail"< weekl"< mont/l" and a sin%le time tri%%er.
2/e re%ular periodic Gob tri%%er starts selected disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement commands accordin% to t/e selected time inter6al< w/ic/ ma" be specified in minutes or /ours. 2/e dail" periodic Gob tri%%er starts selected commands e6er" da" exactl" at t/e specified time.
2/e weekl" periodic Gob tri%%er starts commands accordin% to t/e selected week da"s and t/e specified time of t/e da". LetCs assume t/at a backup operation s/ould be executed e6er" Monda" at 12am and e6er" 2uesda" at 2am. 4n t/is case< t/e user can add two periodic Gob tri%%ers wit/ t/e first one confi%ured to start t/e backup operation e6er" Monda" at 12am and t/e second tri%%er confi%ured to start t/e backup operation e6er" 2uesda" at 2am. 2/e mont/l" periodic Gob tri%%er pro6ides t/e abilit" to execute disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement commands on specific mont/ da"s. Finall"< t/e sin%le time periodic Gob tri%%er allows one to sc/edule execution of disk space anal"sis andDor file mana%ement operations on an exact date and time. !n arbitrar" number of tri%%ers ma" be combined in a sin%le periodic Gob allowin% one to precisel" control /ow and w/en to execute automated disk space anal"sis andDor file mana%ement operations. 7eriodic Gobs a6ailable in DiskBoss 7ro and DiskBoss Ultimate are executed in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application and in order to work properl" t/e >U4 application s/ould be continuousl" runnin%. !not/er option is to use DiskBoss Ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of executin% multiple periodic disk space anal"sis andDor file mana%ement operations e6en w/en no one is lo%%ed in.
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14.0
!ound Noti(ications
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to pla" notification sounds w/en a file mana%ement operation is started< completed or failed. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to enable< disable or customi e all t"pes of sound notifications.
4n order to open t/e C8otification SoundsC dialo%< select t/e C2ools + 8otification SoundsC menu item. 2/e C8otifications SoundsC dialo% s/ows all t/e a6ailable sound notifications and allows one to enable or disable specific sound notifications.
4n order to select a custom notification sound file< click on a notification sound item in t/e sounds list and select a custom 3!: file. 4n order to pla" a notification sound< select t/e reAuired notification sound in t/e sounds list and press t/e C7la"C button.
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14.9
,uilt+In Dis
!M$*1 Viewer
DiskBoss pro6ides a built+in disk SM!*2 6iewer allowin% one to 6iew t/e /ealt/ status of p/"sical /ard disks installed in t/e computer. 4n order to open t/e disk SM!*2 6iewer< press t/e NSM!*2B button located on t/e main toolbar. 2/e disk SM!*2 6iewer s/ows t/e disk model name< t/e firmware 6ersion< t/e disk serial number and t/e list of supported SM!*2 attributes for t/e currentl" selected p/"sical disk.
4f multiple p/"sical disks are installed in t/e computer< use t/e disk selector combo box< located on t/e bottom side of t/e SM!*2 6iewer< to c/an%e t/e currentl" displa"ed disk. 4f one or more critical SM!*2 attributes are out of 6alid ran%es< t/e attributes will be marked wit/ "ellow Ewarnin%F icons or red EerrorF icons dependin% on t/e status and meanin% of eac/ specific SM!*2 attribute.
4n order to sa6e t/e disk SM!*2 information to a report file< press t/e NSa6eB button and specif" a report file name. 4n order to open a pre6iousl" sa6ed disk SM!*2 report< press t/e NLoadB button and select t/e report file to load.
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14.10 ,uilt+In 3A7 Aditor

DiskBoss includes a built+in 1;? editor allowin% one to 6iew files and edit file data in t/e 1;? and text modes. 2/e 1;? editor pro6ides t/e abilit" to 6iew and edit /u%e files w/ile usin% a 6er" small amount of s"stem memor" t/us allowin% one to work wit/ lar%e D:D ima%e files and 6irtual mac/ine disk ima%e files sometimes reac/in% tens and /undreds of >i%ab"tes per file. 3/en a file lar%er t/an ) >i%ab"tes is opened< t/e 1;? editor switc/es to t/e 0)+Bit position displa" mode.
2/e DiskBoss 1;? editor pro6ides t/e abilit" to browse a file usin% na6i%ation buttons located on t/e ri%/t side of t/e window< Gump to a specific position in t/e file< searc/ for binar" or text patterns in t/e file and edit data in t/e binar" or text modes.
4n order to searc/ for a binar" pattern< press t/e NSearc/B button< enter t/e pattern as a series of b"tes wit/ eac/ b"te represented b" two 1;? c/aracters. B" default< t/e 1;? editor will start searc/in% from t/e current file position to t/e end of t/e file. 4f reAuired< c/an%e t/e startDstop file positions on t/e searc/ dialo%. 4n order to searc/ for a text strin%< c/an%e t/e searc/ mode to N2extB and enter a text strin% to searc/.
4n order to c/an%e one or more data b"tes in t/e file< select t/e data b"tes in t/e 1;? displa" and press t/e N;ditB button. 4n order to edit a text strin%< select t/e text strin% in t/e text displa" and press t/e N;ditB button.
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14.11 ,uilt+In Dis
'leaner
!ll web browsers and man" popular online applications are usin% t/e local /ard disk to cac/e web pa%es< ima%es and 6ideo files. 4nformation from 6isited web sites is stored in "our 3eb browserBs cac/e< wastin% "our stora%e space and compromisin% "our pri6ac". 4n %eneral< it is a %ood practice to cleanup "our disk once a mont/. DiskBoss includes a built+in disk cleaner allowin% one to cleanup t/e disk and reclaim t/e wasted stora%e space.
7ress t/e N$leanupB button to launc/ t/e DiskBossC built+in disk cleaner. DiskBoss will scan t/e s"stem /ard dri6e and s/ow t/e user all detected cac/e< /istor" and temporar" files. Durin% t/e initial scannin% process< DiskBoss Gust scans t/e disk and disco6ers w/at files ma" be safel" deleted. !fter finis/in% t/e scannin% process< DiskBoss indicates all detected file cate%ories and pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to select t/e file cate%ories t/at s/ould be cleaned+up. B" default< DiskBossC built+in disk cleaner selects 4nternet cac/e files< 4nterned /istor" and temporar" files to be deleted. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to select one of t/e followin% automatic cleanup modesJ NSafeB< N8ormalB and N!llB. 4n t/e safe mode< DiskBoss will cleanup 4nternet cac/e and 4nternet /istor" files onl". 4n t/e normal mode< DiskBoss will delete 4nternet cac/e files< 4nternet /istor" file< temporar" files and deleted files. 4n t/e N!llB cleanup mode< DiskBoss will delete files related to all cate%ories includin% 4nternet cookies. !lternati6el"< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to select specific file cate%ories manuall". Select an" number of file cate%ories and press t/e N$leanupB button. DiskBoss will delete all t/e selected file cate%ories and free+up t/e wasted stora%e space.
14.12 User+!electa5le 1ool Panes

2/e bottom part of t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application includes two user+selectable tool panes. ;ac/ of t/em ma" be selected to displa" bookmarks< file filters< user+defined commands< t/e local disks status 6iew or t/e s"stem status 6iew. &ile &ilters + More and more files are stored in modern computers. ! simple 3indows+based computer wit/ a number of software products ma" include .-<--- + 1--<--- files. More ad6anced computer users and professionals ma" /a6e as muc/ as 1--<--- + 2--<--- files in t/eir personal computers. !lmost e6er"one /as tried to find a file in a director" t/at contains a couple of t/ousand files. !lt/ou%/ it is possible to searc/ for a file b" pressin% on t/e ke" representin% t/e first letter in t/e file name< sometimes it is still difficult to find t/e reAuired file in a file+crowded director".
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!not/er issue t/at bot/ers ad6anced computer users is /ow to perform 6arious file mana%ement operations on a number of files in a director" selected accordin% to a specific criteria. Usin% t/e current 6ersion of t/e 3indows ;xplorer t/e user will need to select all t/e reAuired files manuall"< w/ic/ ma" be a reall" tedious task if "ou need to deal wit/ /undreds of files.
2o /elp users to deal wit/ lar%e amounts of files in directories< DiskBoss introduces ad6anced files filterin% capabilities. For eac/ opened director"< DiskBoss anal" es existin% files and automaticall" builds a list of filters allowin% one to select a specific file t"pe to be displa"ed. 2/e filters 6iew is located in t/e bottom+ri%/t corner of t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. For eac/ file t"pe in t/e current director"< DiskBoss displa"s t/e number of files and t/e total stora%e space consumed b" all files related to t/e file t"pe. 4n order to see files related to a specific file t"pe< Gust select t/e reAuired filter in t/e filter 6iew. 2o reset t/e current 6iew and to see all files in t/e current director"< select t/e CS/ow !llC item in t/e filter 6iew. ,oo 2ar s + ,6ertime disks are %ettin% lar%er and lar%er and we are storin% more and more files< documents< son%s and mo6ies. Some computers are eAuipped wit/ multiple /ard dri6es and man" re%ular computer users are be%innin% to use network dri6es to s/are files between computers on t/e /ome network. Business needs are muc/ more demandin% reAuirin% computer professionals to desi%n complex file /ierarc/ies and director" structures for specific business needs. 3e /a6e are now in a situation w/ere we need to remember muc/ information about t/e location of 6arious pro%rams< documents< reports< son%s< 6ideos< etc. 2/e DiskBossC built+in file na6i%ator includes a simple and flexible solution allowin% one to sa6e an unlimited number of file s"stem locations in a dedicated bookmarks 6iew and to switc/ between t/em in a sin%le mouse click.
2o add a new file s"stem bookmark< browse to t/e reAuired director" and press t/e CBookmarkC button on t/e main >U4 toolbar. ,n t/e add bookmark dialo% specif" a uniAue bookmark name and press t/e C,kC button. 2/e bookmarks 6iew is located in t/e bottom+left corner of t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. Durin% installation< DiskBoss automaticall" adds bookmarks for C$omputer 1omeC< CM" DocumentsC and all local /ard dri6es installed in t/e computer. 2o Gump to a pre6iousl" bookmarked director"< Gust select a bookmark name in t/e bookmark 6iew. Dis 8ist + 2/e local disks status 6iew lists all t/e local disks as defined in t/e ,S confi%uration. For eac/ disk DiskBoss displa"s t/e dri6e letter< t/e total disk si e and t/e amount of free stora%e space. $lick on a disk item to see more detailed information about t/e disk. !%ste2 !tatus + 2/e s"stem status 6iew s/ows a summar" s"stem status includin% t/e current $7U usa%e< t/e s"stem memor" status and t/e s"stem disk status.
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14.13 Dis ,oss O"tions

Select t/e N1ools C Dis ,oss O"tionsB menu item to open t/e options dialo%.
2/e N6eneralB tab allows one to control t/e followin% optionsJ !/ow Main 1ool5ar @ ;nablesDDisables t/e main toolbar !/ow Navi-ation ,ar @ ;nablesDDisables t/e na6i%ation bar !/ow DirectoriesG ,uttons on Navi-ation ,ar @ ;nablesDDisables directoriesB buttons on t/e na6i%ation bar !/ow Delete 'on(ir2ation Dialo- + select t/is option to s/ow delete confirmation dialo%. 'lose !uccess(ull% 'o2"leted O"erations @ select t/is option to automaticall" close successfull" completed file cop"< mo6e and delete operations. $uto2aticall% '/ec &or Product U"dates @ select t/is option to instruct DiskBoss to automaticall" c/eck for a6ailable product updates. Use Internal I2a-e Viewer @ select t/is option to use t/e DiskBossC built+in ima%e 6iewer as t/e default ima%e 6iewer. 'o"% &ile $ttri5utes @ select t/is option to enable default cop"in% file attributes for all file cop" and mo6e operations. 'o"% &ile 1i2esta2"s @ select t/is option to enable default cop"in% file timestamps for all file cop" and mo6e operations.
2/e N!/ortcutsB tab pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to customi e ke"board s/ortcuts. $lick on a s/ortcut item to edit t/e currentl" assi%ned ke" seAuence. 7ress t/e NDefault S/ortcuts[ button to reset all ke"board s/ortcuts to default 6alues.
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2/e CA+MailC tab allows one to define an e+mail account to be used for sendin% e+mail notifications. 4n order to enable e+mail notifications< select t/e C;nable ;+Mail 8otificationsC c/eckbox and enter account details. 4n t/e CSM27 Ser6er 8ameC entr" specif" t/e /ost name of t/e SM27 ser6er t/at s/ould be used to send notifications< enter an appropriate user name< password and specif" a source e+mail address to be used as t/e NFromB e+mail address for DiskBoss e+mails. 4n order to test t/e specified email account< click on t/e C:erif" ;+Mail accountC button.
2/e CData5aseC tab allows one to confi%ure an ,DB$ data source to use to export disk space anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files< file searc/ and disk c/an%e monitorin% reports to an S5L database. 4n order to enable database exports< specif" t/e ,DB$ data source name< user name and password to use to connect to t/e S5L database.
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2/e C*e"ortsC tab allows one to keep a user+specified number of reports in t/e reports director" or t/e reports S5L database w/ile automaticall" deletin% old reports and freein% up t/e disk space. 2/ese features are especiall" useful for full" automated disk space anal"sis< file classification< file searc/ or disk c/an%e monitorin% operations w/en t/e user needs to keep a /istor" of report files in a reports director" or a /istor" of reports in an S5L database.
B" default< DiskBoss keeps all reports in t/e reports director" or t/e S5L database. 4n order to enable automatic report mana%ement< open t/e C,ptionsC dialo%< select t/e C*eportsC tab and c/an%e t/e C*eport FilesC or C*eport DatabaseC options to appropriate 6alues. 2/e C*e"ort &ilesC option is applicable to 12ML< text< ;xcel $S:< ?ML and DiskBoss nati6e reports sa6ed to a reports director" or to t/e userCs /ome director" usin% t/e DiskBoss ser6er or t/e command line utilit". !fter sa6in% eac/ new report< DiskBoss will c/eck if t/ere are too man" reports of t/e same t"pe E12ML< ?ML< $S:< etc.F in t/e reports director" and delete old reports accordin% to t/e user+specified confi%uration. 2/e C*e"ort Data5aseC option is applicable to reports submitted to an S5L database usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< t/e DiskBoss ser6er or t/e DiskBoss command line utilit". !fter sa6in% eac/ new report to t/e database< DiskBoss will c/eck if t/ere are too man" reports from t/e same /ost computer< for t/e same set of disks or directories and delete old reports accordin% to t/e user+specified confi%uration. For example< if reports from two different ser6ers are submitted to t/e same S5L database< DiskBoss will keep in t/e database ? last reports for eac/ ser6er. 2/e C&ile 'ate-oriesC option allows one to enableDdisable exportin% of file cate%ories to 12ML< text< ;xcel $S: and ?ML reports. Second+le6el file cate%ories are a6ailable w/en reports are sa6ed usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application manuall". !utomaticall" %enerated reports or reports sa6ed usin% t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" alwa"s sa6ed wit/out file cate%ories. 3/en t/e CFile $ate%oriesC option is enabled< DiskBoss >U4 application will sa6e second+le6el file cate%ories to 12ML< text< ;xcel $S: and ?ML reports. 2/e C'o2"ressed *e"ortsC option allows one to sa6e automaticall" %enerated 12ML< text< ;xcel $S: and ?ML reports as compressed arc/i6e files.
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2/e N$dvancedB tab pro6ides t/e followin% confi%uration optionsJ
Ma9i2u2 1as s @ !ccordin% to t/e selected 6alue< DiskBoss will sa6e results for ? last operations Esuc/ as searc/< classif"< anal" e< etc.F. For detailed information about task mana%ement capabilities refer to t/e N2ask Mana%ementB section in t/is document. Ma9i2u2 Arrors @ use t/is option to set t/e maximum number of errors for all file mana%ement operations. 4f a file mana%ement operation suc/ as cop"< mo6e< delete< s"nc/roni e will reac/ t/e specified maximum number of errors< t/e operation will be aborted. Ma9i2u2 'onsecutive Arrors @ use t/is option to set t/e maximum number of consecuti6e errors for all file mana%ement operations. 4f a file mana%ement operation suc/ as cop"< mo6e< delete< s"nc/roni e will reac/ t/e specified maximum number of consecuti6e errors< t/e operation will be aborted. Data Director% @ use t/is option to set t/e director" w/ere DiskBoss s/ould sa6e t/e user %enerated data suc/ as user+defined commands and file s"stem si%natures. !ave Arrors 8o-s In @ enable t/is option and specif" an existin% director" to automaticall" sa6e all error lo%s to t/e specified director". !ave 1as s 8o-s In + enable t/is options and specif" an existin% director" to automaticall" sa6e tasks lo%s to t/e specified director". Pro9% 'on(i-uration + 7eriodicall"< DiskBoss connects to t/e productCs web site and c/ecks for a6ailable product updates. 4f DiskBoss is installed on a computer connected to t/e 4nternet t/rou%/ an 1227 prox"< use t/e prox" confi%uration options to set a custom 1227 prox" confi%uration.
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14.14 *e-isterin- Product

Licenses for DiskBoss 7ro< DiskBoss Ultimate< DiskBoss Ser6er< discounted license packs and 6arious license bundles ma" be purc/ased on t/e followin% pa%eJ /ttpJDDwww.diskboss.comDpurc/ase./tml !fter finis/in% t/e purc/ase process< wait for t/e followin% two e+mail messa%esJ t/e first one wit/ a receipt for "our pa"ment and t/e second one wit/ an unlock ke". 4f "ou will not recei6e "our unlock ke" wit/in 2) /ours< please c/eck "our spam box for e+mail messa%es ori%inatin% from su""ortO(le9ense.co2 and if it is nor /ere contact our support team.
!fter "ou will recei6e "our unlock ke"< start t/e DiskBoss >U4 application and press t/e C*e%isterC button located in t/e top+ri%/t corner of t/e window. ,n t/e re%ister dialo%< enter "our name and t/e recei6ed unlock ke" and press t/e C*e%isterC button to finis/ t/e re%istration procedure.
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1) Dis ,oss !erver

1).1 Dis ,oss !erver Overview
DiskBoss Ser6er is a ser6er+based product 6ersion< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice and is capable of executin% all t"pes of disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement operations in a full" automatic and unattended mode.
DiskBoss Ser6er ma" be mana%ed and confi%ured locall" or t/rou%/ t/e network usin% a freeware network client >U4 application< t/e DiskBoss command line utilit" or t/e DiskBoss Ser6er pro%rammin% !74< w/ic/ ma" be used to inte%rate DiskBossC disk anal"sis and file mana%ement capabilities into ot/er products and solutions.
2/e DiskBoss $lient >U4 application is 6er" similar to t/e main DiskBoss >U4 application pro6idin% standard dialo%s for all t"pes of files mana%ement operations supported b" DiskBoss. 2/e client >U4 application allows one to connect to a DiskBoss ser6er locall" or t/rou%/ t/e network< add< edit or delete disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement commands< control runnin% operations and mana%e t/e ser6er confi%uration options. 4n addition< t/e client >U4 application pro6ides t/e abilit" to export disk space anal"sis commands defined and tested in t/e re%ular DiskBoss >U4 application to t/e ?ML format and import t/ese commands to DiskBoss Ser6er for automatic execution in t/e back%round.
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Mana-in- Dis ,oss !erver 'o22ands
DiskBoss Ser6er pro6ides a lar%e number of disk anal"sis and file mana%ement operations includin% disk space utili ation anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files detection and remo6al< file searc/< file or%ani in%< file s"nc/roni ation< file cop"< file delete< disk c/an%e monitorin% and file inte%rit" monitorin%. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to pre+confi%ure a number of disk space anal"sis andDor file mana%ement operations as user+defined commands and t/en execute t/ese commands manuall"< sc/edule periodic execution of one of more commands or tri%%er disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement operations automaticall" based on user+specified conditions andDor detected file s"stem acti6ities.
4n order to add a user+defined disk space anal"sis or file mana%ement command< press t/e C!ddC button located on t/e main toolbar< select a command t"pe< enter a uniAue command name< enter one or more disks< directories or network s/ares to process and press t/e CSa6eC button.
;ac/ t"pe of disk anal"sis or file mana%ement operation pro6ides itCs own set of ad6anced options allowin% one to confi%ure and customi e eac/ specific command for user+specific needs. 4n order to confi%ure a user+defined command< select t/e command< press t/e ri%/t mouse button and select t/e C;dit $ommandC menu item.
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!%nc 'on(i-uration ,etween Multi"le Dis ,oss !ervers
DiskBoss pro6ides t/e abilit" to s"nc user+defined disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement commands< periodic Gobs and confi%uration options from an" DiskBoss 6ersion to a number of DiskBoss Ser6ers t/rou%/ t/e network. 2/e feature is pro6ided in t/e DiskBoss desktop application and t/e DiskBoss Ser6er client >U4 application. 4n order to open t/e DiskBoss ser6er confi%uration s"nc dialo%< select t/e menu C2ools + S"nc Ser6er $onfi%urationC in t/e DiskBoss desktop application or t/e DiskBoss client >U4 application. 2/e ser6er confi%uration s"nc dialo% s/ows all confi%ured disk space anal"sis and file mana%ement commands< periodic Gobs< a number of %eneral ser6er confi%uration options and pro6ides t/e abilit" to select confi%uration items t/at s/ould be s"nc/roni ed.
4n addition< DiskBoss allows one to delete unknown commands andDor periodic Gobs from t/e confi%uration of tar%et DiskBoss ser6ers. ,nce finis/ed selectin% confi%uration items to s"nc/roni e< press t/e CS"ncC button.
,n t/e DiskBoss Ser6er connect dialo%< enter one or more /ost names or 47 addresses to s"nc t/e ser6er confi%uration to and press t/e C$onnectC button. DiskBoss will connect to eac/ of t/e specified DiskBoss ser6ers< s"nc t/e selected confi%uration items and delete unknown commands andDor periodic Gobs if reAuired.
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'on(i-urin- Dis ,oss !erver to $ccess N$! !tora-e Devices
B" default< t/e DiskBoss ser6ice is confi%ured to run under t/e local s"stem account< w/ic/ is %ood to access files and directories located on local disks. ,n t/e ot/er /and< t/e local s"stem account does not /a6e permissions to access files and directories located on network s/ares and 8!S stora%e de6ices.
4n order to enable t/e DiskBoss ser6ice to process files located on network s/ares and 8!S stora%e de6ices< t/e ser6ice s/ould be confi%ured to run under a user account< w/ic/ /as permissions to access files and directories located on t/e reAuired network s/ares. 2/e confi%uration is 6er" simple and ma" be performed wit/in a couple of seconds usin% t/e followin% step+b"+step %uideJ 1. 2. '. ). .. ,pen t/e 3indows control panel and click on t/e C!dministrati6e 2oolsC utilit". ,pen t/e Ser6ices control center and find /ere t/e CDiskBoss Ser6erC ser6ice. ,pen t/e C DiskBoss Ser6erC ser6ice< select t/e C>eneralC tab and stop t/e ser6ice. Select t/e CLo% ,nC tab and specif" a user account and password to use for t/e ser6ice. Select t/e C>eneralC tab and start t/e C DiskBoss Ser6erC ser6ice.
8ow< t/e DiskBoss ser6ice will run under t/e specified user account and will /a6e exactl" t/e same permissions as t/e specified user account w/en accessin% network s/ares and 8!S stora%e de6ices.
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!ettin- 'usto2 'ontrol PortJ User Na2e and Password
2/e DiskBoss client >U4 application allows one to c/an%e t/e default ser6er control port< user name and password. 4n order to c/an%e t/e default ser6er lo%in< open t/e client >U4 application< connect to a ser6er< press t/e C,ptionsC button located on t/e main toolbar and select t/e CSer6erC tab.
;nter a custom user name andDor password and press t/e CSa6eC button. 4n order to c/an%e t/e default ser6er control port< enter a custom 2$7D47 port< press t/e CSa6eC button and restart t/e DiskBoss ser6ice to appl" c/an%es. 4n order to be able to connect to a DiskBoss ser6er usin% a custom user name andDor password< press t/e C$onnectC button located on t/e main toolbar and enter a user name andDor password to use to connect to t/e ser6er.
4n order to specif" a custom user name< password andDor ser6er control port for t/e DiskBoss command line utilit"< use t/e C+userC< C+passwordC and C+portC command line options for all ser6er+related commands.
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Dis ,oss !erver Pro-ra22in- $PI
2/e DiskBoss Ser6er SD9 is bundled wit/ t/e standard DiskBoss Ser6er and DiskBoss 8etwork installations and it is located in t/e C;Product Dir<>sd C director". 2/e SD9 includes a $D$II DLL librar" allowin% one to control one or more DiskBoss Ser6ers< a $D$II include file definin% t/e DiskBoss Ser6er pro%rammin% !74 and a number of example applications Eincludin% t/e full source codeF s/owin% /ow to use all maGor functions and capabilities of t/e DiskBoss Ser6er pro%rammin% !74. 2/e DiskBoss Ser6er !74 DLL librar"< $D$II include files and source code examples can be freel" redistributed to an" 'rd parties< bundled wit/ an" software products and inte%rated into an" kinds of softwareD/ardware 42 solutions wit/out an" limitations. ;ac/ instance of DiskBoss Ser6er installed on a p/"sical or 6irtual /ost computer and controlled b" t/e DiskBoss Ser6er !74 s/ould be re%istered wit/ an indi6idual license and t/ere is no option to s/are a sin%le license between multiple ser6er installations or mi%rate a license from one ser6er installation to anot/er. 2/e DiskBoss Ser6er !74 librar" allows one to control a sin%le DiskBoss Ser6er on t/e same /ost w/ere t/e client application is runnin% on or multiple DiskBoss ser6ers runnin% on a number of /osts connected to t/e same local network.
4n a sin%le+/ost setup< t/e DiskBoss !74 librar" connects locall" to t/e DiskBoss ser6er< w/ic/ runs in t/e back%round as a ser6ice. 2/e DiskBoss !74 librar" pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to confi%ure t/e ser6er< setup user+defined file mana%ement commands< control file mana%ement operations and sa6e results to file reports or an S5L database. 4n a multi+/ost confi%uration< t/e DiskBoss !74 librar" connects to one or more DiskBoss Ser6ers t/rou%/ t/e network allowin% one to confi%ure< mana%e and control multiple DiskBoss ser6ers usin% a sin%le client application.
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16.1 Overview
DiskBoss extensi6el" uses 6arious t"pes of file matc/in% rules for all t/e supported file mana%ement operations ran%in% from basic file searc/ to ad6anced file classification and stora%e utili ation anal"sis. 4n %eneral< file matc/in% rules define t/e set of files on w/ic/ a file mana%ement operation s/ould be performed. For example< in file s"nc/roni ation< file cop"< file delete and ot/er operations< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to process files matc/in% user+defined criteria. 2/ese user+defined criteria ma" be specified usin% t/e ?ML format explained in t/is document.
16.2 *ules 8ist

2/e rules list is t/e most fundamental element of t/e ?ML format and it is widel" used in file searc/< file classification and ot/er file mana%ement operations. ! rule list ma" contain one or more file matc/in% rules. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc.< w/ic/ are explained in details in subseAuent sections of t/is document. Durin% t/e file matc/in% process< file matc/in% rules are e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e rules list. Prules lo%ic\B,*BQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q Pr2Q*ule DataPDr2Q O Pr7Q*ule DataPDr7Q PDrulesQ *ules 8o-icB 8o-ic $ND EDefaultF Descri"tion 4f t/e rules lo%ic is set to N!8DB< t/e rules list matc/es a file w/en all t/e specified rules e6aluated to 2*U;. *ules are e6aluated until a first F!LS; e6aluation< after w/ic/< all t/e remainin% file matc/in% rules are dismissed. 4f t/e rules lo%ic is set to N,*B< t/e rules list matc/es a file w/en an" of t/e specified rules e6aluated to 2*U;. *ules are e6aluated until a first 2*U; e6aluation< after w/ic/< all t/e remainin% file matc/in% rules are skipped.
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16.3 Nested *ules

Sometimes< it ma" be necessar" to matc/ files accordin% to multiple criteria wit/ nested lo%ical operations. For example< it ma" be reAuired to or%ani e or anal" e all documents and ima%e files t/at were modified durin% t/e last mont/. 4n t/is case< we need to define a composite rules list w/ere t/e top le6el list will contain a rule matc/in% files t/at were modified durin% t/e last mont/ and a nested rules list containin% rules matc/in% documents and ima%e files. Prules lo%ic\B!8DBQ Pr1Q*ule matc/in% file modified durin% t/is mont/PDr1Q O Prules lo%ic\B,*BQ Pr2Q*ule matc/in% all t"pes of document filesPDr2Q Pr3Q*ule matc/in% all t"pes of ima%e filesPDr3Q PDrulesQ PDrulesQ
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16.4
&ile Matc/in- *ules
16.4.1 &ile A9tension 2/e Ne9tensionB rule allows one to matc/ files b" a specific pattern in t/e file extension. 2/e rule accepts up to & extension patterns for eac/ declaration. B" default< t/e Ne9tensionB rule matc/es all files /a6in% one of t/e specified file extensions. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es all files wit/ t/e file extension matc/in% none of t/e specified extension patterns. 4n addition to t/e ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced pattern matc/in% operators allowin% one to matc/ files wit/ extensions be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% specific extension patterns.
&or2atB Pe9tension op\B,peratorBQext1 ext2 O ext?PDe9tensionQ
O"eratorsB
O"erator A: EDefaultF NA '! N' ,4 N, A4 N!
Descri"tion Matc/es files /a6in% one of t/e specified extensions. Matc/es files /a6in% none of t/e specified extensions. Matc/es files wit/ extensions containin% one of t/e specified strin%s. Matc/es files wit/ extensions containin% none of t/e specified strin%s. Matc/es files wit/ extensions be%innin% wit/ one of t/e specified strin%s. Matc/es files wit/ extensions be%innin% wit/ none of t/e specified strin%s. Matc/es files wit/ extensions endin% wit/ one of t/e specified strin%s. Matc/es files wit/ extensions endin% wit/ none of t/e specified strin%s.
A9a2"lesB
*ule PextensionQmp% mp' mpe%PDextensionQ Pextension op\CB3CQmpPDextensionQ
Descri"tion Matc/es all files wit/ extensionsJ NM7>B< NM7'B and NM7;>B Matc/es all files wit/ extensions be%innin% wit/J NM7B Matc/es all files except files wit/ extensionsJ NM7>B and NM7'B. Matc/es all files containin% pattern N12MB in filesB extensions includin% N12MB< N12MLB< NS12MLB< etc.
Pextension op\B8;BQmp% mp'PDextensionQ Pextension op\B$SBQ/tmPDextensionQ
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.2 &ile Na2e and Pat/ DiskBoss pro6ides a number of file matc/in% rules allowin% one to matc/ files b" a specific text pattern in t/e file name< file pat/< full file name Efile name includin% full pat/F and file name onl" Ewit/out extension and pat/F. B" default< all name rules will matc/ files /a6in% t/e specified text pattern in t/e selected part of t/e file name. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/ese rules will matc/ files wit/ file names different from t/e specified text pattern. 4n addition to t/e ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced pattern matc/in% operators allowin% one to matc/ files wit/ names be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% specific text patterns. &or2atB P*uleNa2e op\B,peratorBQ2ext 7atternPD*uleNa2eQ *ulesB *ule N$MA P$13 &U88N$MA DI*N$MA N$MAON8@ O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA '! N' ,4 N, A4 N! Descri"tion Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name identical to t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name different from t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name containin% t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name not containin% t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name be%innin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name not be%innin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name endin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e file name not endin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Descri"tion $ompares t/e file name wit/ t/e specified text pattern $ompares t/e file pat/ Epat/ wit/out t/e file nameF wit/ t/e specified pattern. $ompares t/e full file name Efile name and pat/F wit/ t/e specified pattern. $ompares t/e name of t/e director" Ewit/out pat/F wit/ t/e specified pattern. $ompares t/e file name onl" Ewit/out pat/ and extensionF.
A9a2"lesB *ule PnameQreadme.txtPDnameQ Descri"tion Matc/es all *;!DM;.2?2
files
wit/
t/e
file
nameJ
Pname op\CB3CQreadmePDnameQ
Pname op\B8;BQreadmePDnameQ Pname op\B$SBQreportPDnameQ Ppat/Q$JUPDpat/Q Pfullname op\CB3CQcJUreadmePDfullname Q
Matc/es all files wit/ t/e file name be%innin% wit/ N*;!DM;B includin%J *;!DM;< *;!DM;.2?2< *;!DM;.D,$< etc. Matc/es all files except files wit/ t/e file nameJ *;!DM; Matc/es all files containin% t/e text pattern N*;7,*2B in t/e file name. Matc/es files located in t/e root director" of disk N$JUB. Matc/es files wit/ t/e full file name be%innin% wit/J N$JU*;!DM;B
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.3 &ile !i#e 2/e Nsi#eB rule allows one to matc/ files b" a specific file si e. B" default< t/e Nsi#eB rule matc/es all files /a6in% t/e specified file si e. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es all files wit/ t/e file si e different from t/e specified 6alue. 4n addition to t/e basic ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced operators allowin% one to matc/ files wit/ t/e file si e less t/an< less or eAual< more t/an< more or eAual to t/e specified 6alue. Finall"< t/ere are two ran%e+based operators capable of matc/in% files /a6in% t/e file si e wit/in or outside of a specific ran%e. ,asic &or2atB Psi#e op\B,peratorBQSi e ModifierE:alueFPDsi#eQ *an-e &or2atB Psi#e op\B*an%e ,peratorBQSi e ModifierEFrom :alue O 2o :alueFPDsi#eQ
O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA 61 6A 81 8A Descri"tion Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files
wit/ wit/ wit/ wit/ wit/ wit/
t/e t/e t/e t/e t/e t/e
file file file file file file
si si si si si si
e e e e e e
eAual to t/e specified 6alue. different from t/e specified 6alue. %reater t/an t/e specified 6alue. %reater or eAual to t/e specified 6alue. less t/an t/e specified 6alue. less or eAual to t/e specified 6alue.
*an-e O"eratorsB O"erator IN NI !i#e Modi(iersB Modi(ier ,%tes ?,%tes M,%tes 6,%tes A9a2"lesB *ule Psi eQB"tesE1-2)FPDsi eQ Psi e op\CL2CQB"tesE1-2)FPDsi eQ Psi e op\C>2CQMB"tesE1-FPDsi eQ Descri"tion Matc/es files wit/ t/e file si e 1-2) b"tes Matc/es files wit/ t/e file si e less t/an 1-2) B"tes Matc/es files wit/ t/e file si e %reater t/an 1- MB"tes Matc/es files wit/ t/e file si e from 1 to 1-MB"tes. Matc/es ero+len%t/ files. Matc/es non+ ero+len%t/ files. Descri"tion 2/e file si e 6alue 2/e file si e 6alue 2/e file si e 6alue 2/e file si e 6alue Descri"tion Matc/es files /a6in% t/e file si e wit/in t/e specified ran%e Matc/es files /a6in% t/e file si e outside of t/e specified ran%e
or or or or
ran%e ran%e ran%e ran%e
is is is is
specified specified specified specified
in in in in
B"tes. 9ilob"tes. Me%ab"tes. >i%ab"tes.
Psi e op\B48BQMB"tesE1O1--FPDsi eQ
Psi e op\B;5BQB"tesE-FPDsi eQ Psi e op\B8;BQB"tesE-FPDsi eQ
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.4 &ile 1i2e DiskBoss pro6ides a number of file matc/in% rules allowin% one to matc/ files b" a specific file creation< last modification or last access time. B" default< all time rules will matc/ files /a6in% t/e specified time 6alue in t/e selected file time. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/ese rules will matc/ files wit/ t/e selected file time different from t/e specified time 6alue. 4n addition to t/e basic ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced operators allowin% one to matc/ files wit/ t/e file time less t/an< less or eAual< more t/an< more or eAual to t/e specified time 6alue. Finall"< t/ere are two ran%e+based operators capable of matc/in% files /a6in% t/e selected file time wit/in or outside of a specific time ran%e. ,asic &or2atB P*uleNa2e op\B,peratorBQ2ime ModifierE 2ime :alue FPD*uleNa2eQ *an-e &or2atB P*uleNa2e op\B,peratorBQ2ime ModifierE From O 2o FPD*uleNa2eQ
*ulesB *ule '1IMA M1IMA $1IMA O"eratorsB O"erator A: NA 61 6A 81 8A Descri"tion Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Descri"tion $ompares t/e file creation time wit/ t/e specified time 6alue. $ompares t/e file last modification time wit/ t/e specified time 6alue. $ompares t/e file last access time wit/ t/e specified time 6alue.
time time time time time time
*an-e O"eratorsB O"erator IN NI Descri"tion Matc/es files /a6in% t/e selected file time wit/in t/e specified ran%e Matc/es files /a6in% t/e selected file time outside of t/e specified ran%e
1i2e Modi(iersB Modi(ier Da%s 4ee s Mont/s @ears A9a2"lesB *ule Patime op\C>2CQ3eeksE2FPDatimeQ Pctime op\BL;BQMont/sE'FPDctimeQ Pmtime op\B48BQTearsE1O.FPDmtimeQ Descri"tion Matc/es files last accessed more t/an 2 weeks Matc/es files created durin% t/e last ' mont/s Matc/es files last modified from 1 to . "ears Descri"tion 2/e file time 6alue 2/e file time 6alue 2/e file time 6alue 2/e file time 6alue
or or or or
ran%e ran%e ran%e ran%e
is is is is
specified specified specified specified
in in in in
da"s. weeks. mont/s. "ears.
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.) &ile Date 4n addition to t/e relati6e time+based file matc/in% rules< DiskBoss pro6ides a set of rules allowin% one to matc/ files b" absolute creation< last modification or access dates. B" default< all date rules matc/ files /a6in% t/e specified date 6alue in t/e selected file date. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/ese rules will matc/ files wit/ t/e selected file date different from t/e specified date 6alue. 4n addition to t/e basic ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced operators allowin% one to matc/ files wit/ t/e file date less t/an< less or eAual< more t/an< more or eAual to t/e specified date 6alue. Finall"< t/ere are two ran%e+based operators capable of matc/in% files /a6in% t/e selected file date wit/in or outside of a specific date ran%e. ,asic &or2atB P*uleNa2e op\B,peratorBQ!bsolute DatePD*uleNa2eQ *an-e &or2atB P*uleNa2e op\B,peratorBQFrom !bsolute Date O 2o !bsolute DatePD*uleNa2eQ
*ulesB *ule 'D$1A MD$1A $D$1A O"eratorsB O"erator A: NA 61 6A 81 8A Descri"tion Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Matc/es files Descri"tion $ompares t/e file creation date wit/ t/e specified date 6alue. $ompares t/e file last modification date wit/ t/e specified date 6alue. $ompares t/e file last access date wit/ t/e specified date 6alue.
date date date date date date
*an-e O"eratorsB O"erator IN NI Descri"tion Matc/es files /a6in% t/e selected file date wit/in t/e specified ran%e Matc/es files /a6in% t/e selected file date outside of t/e specified ran%e
$5solute Date &or2atB !bsolute dates s/ould be specified in t/e followin% formatJ TTTTDMMDDD A9a2"lesB *ule
PadateQ2--(D-'D-1PDadateQ Pcdate op\BL2BQ2--(D-'D-1PDcdateQ Pmdate op\B48BQ2--(D-2D-1O2--(D-'D-1PDmdateQ
Descri"tion
Matc/es files last accessed on 1+Mar+2--( Matc/es files created before 1+Mar+2--( Matc/es files last modified from 1+Feb+2--( to 1+Mar+2--(
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.6 1e9t Patterns 2/e Nte9tB rule allows one to matc/ files containin% or not containin% a specific text pattern. B" default< t/e Nte9tB rule matc/es all files containin% t/e specified text pattern. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8$B Enot containF< t/e rule matc/es files not containin% t/e specified text pattern.
&or2atB
Pte9t op\B,peratorBQ2ext 7atternPDte9tQ
O"eratorsB
O"erator '! EDefaultF N'
Descri"tion Matc/es files containin% t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files not containin% t/e specified text pattern.
A9a2"lesB
*ule PtextQ1a6e a >ood Da"PDtextQ Ptext op\B8$BQ1a6e a >ood Da"PDtextQ
Descri"tion Matc/es file containin% t/e specified text. Matc/es files not containin% t/e specified text.
Prules lo%ic\B,*BQ PtextQ7attern 1PDtextQ PtextQ7attern 2PDtextQ PDrulesQ
Matc/es files containin% N7attern 1B or N7attern 2B.
Prules lo%ic\B!8DBQ Ptext op\B$SBQ7attern 1PDtextQ Ptext op\B8$BQ7attern 2PDtextQ PDrulesQ
Matc/es files containin% N7attern 1B< but containin% N7attern 2B.
not
!"ecial 'asesB 1. 4f t/e operator is set to N$SB and t/e file si e is s/orter t/an t/e specified text pattern< t/e rule e6aluates to F!LS; wit/out c/eckin% t/e text pattern. 2. 4f t/e operator is set to N8$B and t/e file si e is s/orter t/an t/e specified text pattern< t/e rule e6aluates to 2*U; wit/out c/eckin% t/e text pattern.
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.. ,inar% Patterns 2/e N"atternB rule allows one to matc/ files containin% or not containin% a specific binar" pattern at a user+specified position. B" default< t/e N"atternB rule matc/es all files /a6in% t/e specified binar" pattern at t/e specified position. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es files not containin% t/e specified binar" pattern at t/e specified position.
&or2atB P"attern op\B,peratorB pos\B7ositionBQBinar" 7atternPD"atternQ O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA Descri"tion Matc/es files containin% t/e specified pattern at t/e specified position. Matc/es files not containin% t/e specified pattern at t/e specified position.
PositionB 2/e position attribute specifies t/e absolute position from t/e be%innin% of t/e file w/ere t/e specified binar" pattern s/ould be found. 4f not specified< DiskBoss will searc/ for t/e specified binar" pattern at t/e position -.
,inar% PatternB 2/e binar" pattern s/ould be specified as one or more two+s"mbol 1;? tokens delimited b" t/e space c/aracter wit/ eac/ token representin% a sin%le b"te of data. 2/e len%t/ of t/e binar" pattern is determined b" t/e amount of t/e specified 1;? tokens. For example< NFF F; FD F;B represents a four+b"te binar" pattern. 2/e N"atternB rule is capable of matc/in% binar" patterns of up to 2.. b"tes lon%.
A9a2"lesB *ule Ppattern pos\B12BQFF F; FD F$PDpatternQ PpatternQ)D .!PDpatternQ Ppattern op\B8;BQ)D .!PDpatternQ Descri"tion Matc/es files containin% t/e pattern NFF F; FD F;B at t/e position 12 Matc/es files containin% t/e pattern N)D .!B at t/e position Matc/es files not containin% t/e pattern N)D .!B at t/e position Matc/es files containin% t/e pattern N)D .!B at t/e position 1 and t/e pattern N.! )DB at t/e position 0.
Prules lo%ic\B!8DBQ Ppattern pos\B1BQ)D .!PDpatternQ Ppattern pos\B0BQ.! )DPDpatternQ PDrulesQ
!"ecial 'asesB 1. 4f t/e operator is set to N;5B and after settin% t/e position t/e remainin% file si e is s/orter t/an t/e len%t/ of t/e specified binar" pattern< t/e rule e6aluates to F!LS; wit/out c/eckin% t/e binar" pattern. 2. 4f t/e operator is set to N8;B and after settin% t/e position t/e remainin% file si e is s/orter t/an t/e len%t/ of t/e specified binar" pattern< t/e rule e6aluates to 2*U; wit/out c/eckin% t/e binar" pattern.
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.0 &ile 'ate-or% 2/e Ncate-or%B rule matc/es files related to a specific file cate%or" or file class in a file classification plu%in. 4f t/e user /as specified an indi6idual file class< t/e Ncate-or%B rule will matc/ all files related to t/e specified file class. 4f t/e user /as specified a class %roup< t/e Ncate-or%B rule will matc/ all files related to an" file class in t/e specified class %roup includin% all classes in all sub%roups. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es files not related to t/e specified class %roup or file class. &or2atB Pcate-or% op\B,peratorBQ P"lu-inQFile $lassification 7lu%in 8amePD"lu-inQ P-rou"QFull >roup 8amePD-rou"Q PclassQ,ptional $lass 8amePDclassQ Pdis"la%Q,ptional Displa" Strin%PDdis"la%Q PDcate-or%Q O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA Descri"tion Matc/es files related to t/e specified file cate%or". Matc/es files not related to t/e specified file cate%or".
E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
Ale2entsB Ale2ent Plu-in Descri"tion 2/e N"lu-inB element specifies t/e name of t/e file classification plu%in t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file matc/in% process. 2/e specified file classification plu%in s/ould be re%istered in t/e product confi%uration. 4f t/e specified file classification plu%in does not exist or not 6alid< t/e w/ole operation will be aborted. 2/e N-rou"B element specifies t/e name of t/e class %roup t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file matc/in% process. 4f t/e user /as specified a class %roup and not specified a file class< t/e Ncate-or%B rule will matc/ all files related to an" file class in t/e specified class %roup includin% all classes in all sub%roups. Sub%roups s/ould be specified includin% full names of all parent %roups delimited b" t/e NDB c/aracter. 2/e NclassB element is an optional element allowin% one to specif" t/e name of an indi6idual file class t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file matc/in% process. 4f t/e user /as specified a file class< t/e Ncate-or%B rule will matc/ files related to t/is specific class onl". 2/e Ndis"la%B element is an optional element allowin% one to specif" a s/ort textual description of t/e cate%or" to be displa"ed in t/e DiskBoss >U4 application instead of t/e full %roupDclass name. 4f not specified< DiskBoss will construct a default displa" name automaticall".
6rou"
'lass
Dis"la%
A9a2"lesB *ule Pcate%or"Q Pplu%inQDefault File 1ierarc/"PDplu%inQ P%roupQMusic and !udio FilesPD%roupQ PDcate%or"Q Descri"tion Matc/es all files related to t/e NMusic and !udio FilesB %roup in t/e NDefault File 1ierarc/"B file classification plu%in.
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.9 KPA6 A7I& 1a-s DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to perform operations on =7;> ima%es b" one or more standard or custom ;?4F ta%s. B" default< t/e ;?4F+based file matc/in% rule matc/ =7;> ima%es /a6in% t/e specified text pattern in t/e selected ;?4F ta%. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule will matc/ =7;> ima%es wit/ t/e selected ;?4F ta% different from t/e specified text pattern. 4n addition to t/e ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced pattern matc/in% operators allowin% one to matc/ =7;> ima%es wit/ ;?4F ta%s be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% specific text patterns.
&or2atB Pe9i( op\B,peratorB ta%\B;?4F 2a% 4DBQ2ext 7atternPDe9i(Q
A7I& 1a- IDB 2/e ;?4F ta% 4D s/ould be specified as a 1;? number wit/out t/e leadin% N-xB prefix. DiskBoss allows one to matc/ files b" an" standard or custom ;?4F ta% 4D.
O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA '! N' ,4 N, A4 N! Descri"tion Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% identical to t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% different from t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% containin% t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% not containin% t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% be%innin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% not be%innin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% endin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% not endin% wit/ t/e specified text pattern.
A9a2"lesB
*ule
Pexif ta%\B1-FBQ849,8 $,*7,*!24,8PDexifQ
Descri"tion
Matc/es =7;> ima%es wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% N1-FB E$amera :endorF set to N849,8 $,*7,*!24,8B. Matc/es =7;> ima%es wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% N11-B E$amera ModelF be%innin% wit/ N849,8B. Matc/es =7;> ima%es wit/ t/e ;?4F ta% N!--2B E4ma%e 3idt/F not set to 1-2).
Pexif op\CB3C ta%\B11-BQ849,8PDexifQ
Pexif op\B8;B ta%\B!--2BQ1-2)PDexifQ
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.10
4indows &ile $ttri5utes
2/e NattrB rule allows one to matc/ files b" one or more of 3indows file attributes. B" default< t/e NattrB rule matc/es files /a6in% all of t/e specified file attributes. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es files wit/ none of t/e specified 3indows file attributes. &or2atB Pattr op\B,peratorBQ!ttribute ListPDattrQ
O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA
;5< 8; Descri"tion Matc/es files /a6in% all t/e specified 3indows file attributes. Matc/es files /a6in% none of t/e specified 3indows file attributes.
$ttri5ute 8istB 2/e attribute list ma" include one or more of t/e followin% 3indows file attributesJ !*$14:;< $,M7*;SS;D< ;8$*T72;D< 14DD;8< 8,*M!L< ,FFL48;< *;!D,8LT< *;7!*S;+7,482< S7!*S;+F4L;< STS2;M< 2;M7,*!*T. For detailed information about meanin% of eac/ specific file attribute refer to t/e 3indows /elp.
A9a2"lesB *ule PattrQSTS2;M 14DD;8PDattrQ Pattr op\B8;BQSTS2;MPDattrQ Descri"tion Matc/es s"stem and /idden files. Matc/es non+s"stem files.
Prules lo%ic\B!8DBQ Pattr op\B;5BQ14DD;8PDattrQ Pattr op\B8;BQSTS2;MPDattrQ PDrulesQ
Matc/es /idden< but not s"stem files.
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.11
UNI7 &ile Per2issions
2/e N"er2B rule allows one to matc/ files b" U84? file access permissions. B" default< t/e N"er2B rule matc/es files /a6in% all t/e specified file permissions. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es files wit/ not matc/in% file permissions. &or2atB P"er2 op\B,peratorBQ7ermissionsPD"er2Q
O"eratorsB O"erator A: EDefaultF NA
;5< 8; Descri"tion Matc/es files /a6in% t/e specified U84? file permissions. Matc/es files not /a6in% t/e specified U84? file permissions.
Per2issionsB File permissions s/ould be specified as t/ree octal E-+#F di%its specif"in% user< %roup and ot/er permissions respecti6el". For more detailed information about U84? file permissions refer to U84? or Linux operatin% s"stem manuals. A9a2"lesB *ule PpermQ###PDpermQ Descri"tion Matc/es files wit/ read< write and execute permissions enabled for t/e user< %roup and ot/er. Matc/es files wit/ file permissions different from ###.
Pperm op\B8;BQ###PDpermQ
Prules lo%ic\B,*BQ PpermQ###PDpermQ PpermQ000PDpermQ PDrulesQ
Matc/es files wit/ file permissions set to ### or 000.
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Flexense Ltd.
16.4.12
User Na2e
2/e NuserB rule allows one to matc/ files b" t/e user name. B" default< t/e NuserB rule matc/es all files /a6in% t/e specified user name. 4f t/e rule operator is set to N8;B Enot eAualF< t/e rule matc/es all files wit/ t/e user name different from t/e specified 6alue. 4n addition to t/e ;5D8; operators< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ numerous ad6anced pattern matc/in% operators allowin% one to matc/ files wit/ t/e user name be%innin% wit/< endin% wit/ or containin% specific text patterns.
&or2atB Puser op\B,peratorBQUser 8amePDuserQ
O"eratorsB
O"erator A: EDefaultF NA '! N' ,4 N, A4 N!
Descri"tion Matc/es files owned b" t/e specified user. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name different from t/e specified pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name containin% t/e specified pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name containin% none of t/e specified patterns. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name be%innin% wit/ t/e specified pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name not be%innin% wit/ t/e specified pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name endin% wit/ t/e specified pattern. Matc/es files wit/ t/e user name not endin% wit/ t/e specified pattern.
A9a2"lesB
*ule PuserQ!dmisistratorPDuserQ Puser op\CB3CQ!dminPDuserQ
Descri"tion Matc/es all files owned b" user N!dministratorB Matc/es all files related to user names be%innin% wit/ N!dminB Matc/es all files not owned b" NrootB. Matc/es all files wit/ containin% pattern N!dminB t/e user name
Puser op\B8;BQrootPDuserQ Puser op\B$SBQ!dminPDuserQ
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&ile 'lassi(ication Plu-ins
16.).1 Overview DiskBoss is capable of scannin% disks< network s/ares and enterprise stora%e s"stems< classif"in% all t/e existin% files and or%ani in% t/em into a cate%ori ed file /ierarc/". File classification and cate%ori ation operations are performed usin% file classification plu%ins. B" default< DiskBoss comes wit/ t/e NDefault File 1ierarc/"B file classification plu%in and pro6ides numerous additional file classification plu%ins t/at ma" be installed from t/e DiskBoss plu%ins ser6er. 4n addition to file classification plu%ins pro6ided b" Flexense< DiskBoss allows one to add custom file classification plu%ins especiall" desi%ned for user+specific needs and reAuirements. 2/is section explains /ow to write custom DiskBoss file classification plu%ins usin% an ?ML+ Based format. 7roperl" written ?ML classification plu%ins ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration and used in 6arious file mana%ement operations includin% file classification< file searc/< file s"nc/roni ation< stora%e utili ation anal"sis< etc. 16.).2 !tructure ! file classification plu%in consists of t/ree distinct sectionsJ t/e plu%in info section< t/e class list section and t/e %roup list section. 2/e plu%in info section includes information about t/e plu%in 6ersion< t/e reAuired DiskBoss 6ersion< t/e plu%in protection status and an optional aut/or name. &or2atB P"lu-in name\B7lu%in 8ameBQ
PY++ 7lu%in 4nfo ++Q PversionQ7lu%in :ersionPDversionQ Pdis 5ossQ*eAuired DiskBoss :ersionPDdis 5ossQ P"rotectedQ7rotection StatusPD"rotectedQ Paut/orQModule !ut/orPDaut/orQ P2atc/QMaximum Matc/ $ountPD2atc/Q
PY++ $lass List ++Q Pclass1Q$lass DataPDclass1Q O Pclass7Q$lass DataPDclass7Q
PY++ >roup List ++Q P-rou"1Q>roup DataPD-rou"1Q O P-rou"7Q>roup DataPD-rou"7Q
PD"lu-inQ
2/e class list s/ould include declarations for one or more file classes specif"in% file matc/in% rules t/at s/ould be used in order to detect eac/ specific file class. 2/e %roup list s/ould include declarations for one or more class %roups specif"in% references to all file classes related to eac/ specific class %roup. 4n order to be re%istered in t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration< eac/ file classification plu%in s/ould /a6e a uniAue plu%in name. Use t/e Nna2eB attribute in t/e N"lu-inB element to specif" a uniAue file classification plu%in name.
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16.).3 Plu-in In(o O"erator Version Descri"tion 2/e NversionB element specifies t/e 6ersion of t/e file classification plu%in. DiskBoss uses t/e plu%in 6ersion to s/ow t/e plu%in status in t/e plu%ins mana%ement dialo%. 2/e plu%in 6ersion s/ould be specified in t/e format N?.T.]B Etree decimal numbers delimited b" t/e N.B $/aracterF w/ere ? represents t/e maGor 6ersion< T represents t/e minor 6ersion and ] represents t/e re6ision of t/e file classification plu%in. 2/e Ndis 5ossB element specifies t/e minimal 6ersion of DiskBoss reAuired for t/is specific file classification plu%in. 2/e DiskBoss 6ersion s/ould be specified in t/e format N?.T.]B Etree decimal numbers delimited b" t/e N.B $/aracterF w/ere ? represents t/e maGor 6ersion< T represents t/e minor 6ersion and ] represents t/e re6ision of t/e reAuired 6ersion of DiskBoss. 2/e N"rotectedB element specifies t/e plu%in protection status. 2/e protection status ma" be set to NT;SB Edefault is NT;SBF or N8,B. 4f t/e protection status is set to NT;SB< DiskBoss will pre6ent t/e file classification plu%in from bein% exported to an" of t/e supported file formats. 4f t/e protection status is set to N8,B< DiskBoss will allow export of t/e plu%in to all t/e supported file formats. 2/e Naut/orB element is an optional element allowin% one to specif" t/e plu%inBs aut/or name Edefault is NFlexenseBF. 2/e plu%inBs aut/or ma" be specified as a free+format text strin% up to 2.. c/aracters lon%. 2/e N2atc/B element is an optional element Edefault 6alue is 1F allowin% one to specif" t/e maximum number of matc/es for eac/ file durin% t/e file classification process. Sometimes< it ma" be useful to cate%ori e eac/ file to more t/an one file class. 2/is parameter controls t/e maximum number of classes eac/ file ma" be related to.
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Protected
$ut/or
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16.).4 'lass 8ist ;ac/ file classification plu%in s/ould define one or more file classes specif"in% file matc/in% rules t/at will be used to detect eac/ specific file class. ;ac/ file class in t/e class list s/ould /a6e a uniAue class name. Durin% t/e file classification process< DiskBoss will pass eac/ file t/rou%/ t/e class list and e6aluate file matc/in% rules specified in eac/ specific file class. &or2atB Pclass name\B$lass 8ame 1BQ PrulesQ PY++ File Matc/in% *ules ++Q PDrulesQ PDclassQ O Pclass name\B$lass 8ame ?BQ PrulesQ PY++ File Matc/in% *ules ++Q PDrulesQ PDclassQ File classes are e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are defined in t/e class list. 2/e maximum matc/ count parameter Edescribed in t/e plu%in info sectionF controls t/e maximum number of matc/es allowed for eac/ file. 4f t/e parameter is set to 1 EdefaultF< DiskBoss will process eac/ file until a first matc/in% class and skip all remainin% classes in t/e class list.
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16.).) 'lass De(inition ;ac/ file class s/ould specif" one or more file matc/in% rules t/at will be used durin% t/e file classification process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e class definition. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. &or2atB Pclass name\B$lass 8ameBQ Prules lo%ic\BorBQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q Pr2Q*ule DataPDr2Q O Pr7Q*ule DataPDr7Q PDrulesQ PDclassQ
16.).6 Nested *ules Sometimes< it ma" be necessar" to matc/ files accordin% to multiple criteria wit/ nested lo%ical operations. For example< it ma" be reAuired to or%ani e or anal" e all documents and ima%e files t/at were modified durin% t/e last mont/. 4n t/is case< we need to define a composite rule list w/ere t/e top le6el list will contain a rule matc/in% files t/at were modified durin% t/e last mont/ and t/e nested rule list will contain rules matc/in% documents or ima%e files. A9a2"leB Pclass name\B$lass 8ameBQ Prules lo%ic\B!8DBQ Pr1Q*ule matc/in% file modified durin% t/is mont/PDr1Q O Prules lo%ic\B,*BQ Pr2Q*ule matc/in% all t"pes of document filesPDr2Q Pr3Q*ule matc/in% all t"pes of ima%e filesPDr3Q PDrulesQ PDrulesQ PDclassQ DiskBoss allows one to p/"sicall" reor%ani e data on t/e disk accordin% to t/e lo%ical /ierarc/" defined b" a file classification plu%in. Durin% t/is operation< DiskBoss builds a /ierarc/" of directories accordin% to t/e /ierarc/" of class %roups and file classes as it is defined in t/e selected file classification plu%in. 4n order to use t/is specific capabilit"< t/e c/aracter set used for %roup and class names s/ould be limited to c/aracters allowed for file names on t/e tar%et file s"stem. Due to t/is reason t/e followin% c/aracters are not allowed to be used in %roup and class namesJ NDB< NUB< NJB< NMB< NXB< NQB< NPB< NVB.
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16.).. 'lass 6rou"s ;ac/ file classification plu%in s/ould define one or more class %roups wit/ references to one or more file classes related to eac/ specific class %roup. ;ac/ class %roup s/ould /a6e a uniAue %roup name in t/e %roup list. &or2atB P-rou" name\B>roup 8ame 1BQ PclassQ$lass 8ame 1PDclassQ O PclassQ$lass 8ame 2PDclassQ PD-rou"Q O P-rou" name\B>roup 8ame ?BQ PclassQ$lass 8ame 'PDclassQ O PclassQ$lass 8ame )PDclassQ PD-rou"Q
16.).0 Nested 6rou"s 2/e %roup list ma" be or%ani ed into a lo%ical /ierarc/" wit/ an unlimited number of nested class %roups. 2/e /ierarc/" of class %roups is used b" DiskBoss to displa" file classification results and perform file mana%ement operations on file classification results. &or2atB P-rou" name\C2op Le6el >roupCQ P-rou" name\B8ested >roup 1BQ PclassQ$lass 8ame 1PDclassQ PclassQ$lass 8ame 2PDclassQ O PclassQ$lass 8ame ?PDclassQ PD-rou"Q P-rou" name\B8ested >roup 2BQ PclassQ$lass 8ame 1PDclassQ PclassQ$lass 8ame 2PDclassQ O PclassQ$lass 8ame TPDclassQ PD-rou"Q PD-rou"Q
DiskBoss allows one to p/"sicall" reor%ani e data on t/e disk accordin% to t/e lo%ical /ierarc/" defined b" a file classification plu%in. Durin% t/is operation< DiskBoss builds a /ierarc/" of directories accordin% to t/e /ierarc/" of class %roups and file classes as it is defined in t/e selected file classification plu%in. 4n order to use t/is specific capabilit"< t/e c/aracter set used for %roup and class names s/ould be limited to c/aracters allowed for file names on t/e tar%et file s"stem. Due to t/is reason t/e followin% c/aracters are not allowed to be used in %roup and class namesJ NDB< NUB< NJB< NMB< NXB< NQB< NPB< NVB.
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16.).9 A9a2"le &ile 'lassi(ication Plu-in Finall"< letBs write an example file classification plu%in capable of cate%ori in% Microsoft office documents< text files< ima%e files and 7/otos/op %rap/ics files into a simple< two+%roup file /ierarc/". A9a2"le Plu-inB P"lu-in name\BM" File $lassification 7lu%inBQ PY++ 7lu%in 4nfo ++Q PversionQ1.-.-PDversionQ Pdis 5ossQ'.-.-PDdis 5ossQ PY++ $lass List ++Q Pclass name\B2ext FilesBQ PrulesQ Pe9tensionQ2?2PDe9tensionQ PrulesQ PDclassQ Pclass name\BMicrosoft ,ffice FilesBQ PrulesQ Pe9tensionQD,$ 772 ?LSPDe9tensionQ PrulesQ PDclassQ Pclass name\B4ma%e FilesBQ PrulesQ Pe9tensionQ=7> BM7 78>PDe9tensionQ PrulesQ PDclassQ Pclass name\B7/otos/op >rap/ic FilesBQ PrulesQ Pe9tensionQ7SD 7DDPDe9tensionQ PrulesQ PDclassQ
PY++ >roup List ++Q P-rou" name\B2ext Files and DocumentsBQ PclassQ2ext FilesPDclassQ PclassQMicrosoft ,ffice FilesPDclassQ PD-rou"Q P-rou" name\B>rap/ic FilesBQ PclassQ4ma%e FilesPDclassQ PclassQ 7/otos/op >rap/ic FilesPDclassQ PD-rou"Q PD"lu-inQ
2/e plu%in info section defines t/e plu%in 6ersion and t/e minimum reAuired DiskBoss 6ersion. 2/e class list defines four file classes wit/ file matc/in% rules detectin% eac/ specific file t"pe b" t/e file extension. 2/e %roup list or%ani es all t/e defined file classes into two class %roups.
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16.6
User+De(ined 'o22ands
DiskBoss is a powerful and flexible product pro6idin% a lar%e number of features< capabilities and confi%uration options allowin% one to perform man" different file and stora%e mana%ement operations. 4n order to simplif" mana%ement and execution of freAuentl" used operations< DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to add user+defined commands. !ll maGor product features suc/ as file searc/< classification< or%ani in%< s"nc/roni ation< cop"< mo6e< delete< stora%e utili ation anal"sis< duplicate files searc/ and disk monitorin% ma" be added as user+defined commands and pre+confi%ured for user+specific needs and custom /ardware confi%urations. 4n addition to t/e user+defined commands mana%ement capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to write user+defined commands in an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML+Based format< w/ic/ is explained in t/is section< pro6ides t/e user wit/ full control o6er all t/e features a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. 7roperl" written ?ML user+defined commands ma" be imported to t/e DiskBossC product confi%uration or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool< w/ic/ is a6ailable in DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er.
A9a2"le 'o22and P1B ;searc/ name\BSearc/ $ommand 8ameBQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDJUPDdirQ PdirQFJUPDdirQ PDin"utsQ Prules lo%ic\B!8DBQ Pe9tensionQ=7> BM7 78> PDe9tensionQ Psi#e op\B>2BQMB"tesE1-FPDsi#eQ PDrulesQ PDsearc/Q 2/e first example command will searc/ for =7>< BM7 and 78> ima%e files wit/ t/e file si e %reater t/an 1- MB"tes on disks NDJUB and NFJUB.
A9a2"le 'o22and P2B Pclassi(% name\C$lassif" $ommand 8ameCQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDJUPDdirQ PdirQFJUPDdirQ PDin"utsQ P"lu-inQDefault File 1ierarc/"PD"lu-inQ Pre"ort t"pe\C12MLCQ PtitleQM" $lassification *eportPDtitleQ Psave+toQ$JUclassificationKreport./tmlPDsave+toQ PDre"ortQ PDclassi(%Q 2/e second example command will classif" disks NDJUB and NFJUB and sa6e a file classification report to t/e file N$JUclassificationKreport./tmlB. ;ac/ specific command t"pe /as its own set of parameters and options< w/ic/ are explained in details in subseAuent sections of t/is document.
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16.6.1 &ile !earc/ DiskBoss pro6ides powerful and flexible file searc/ capabilities allowin% one to searc/ files usin% multiple searc/ criteria includin% t/e file name< file t"pe< file si e< accessDmodificationDcreation times< text or binar" patterns< etc. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define composite searc/ Aueries usin% multiple searc/ rules and appl" t/e !8DD,* lo%ical operators. FreAuentl" used Aueries ma" be sa6ed as user+defined commands and executed in a sin%le mouse click. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define searc/ Aueries usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" searc/ Aueries usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e searc/ features a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application includin% all t"pes of file matc/in% rules< nested rules< lo%ical operators< etc. File searc/ Aueries defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB Psearc/ name\B$ommand 8ameBQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O PdirQDirector" 8ame ?PDdirQ P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O P(ileQFile 8ame ?PD(ileQ PDin"utsQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O Pr7Q*ule DataPDr7Q PDrulesQ P(ile+na2eQFile 8ame FilterPD(ile+na2eQ P2a9+resultQMax Searc/ *esultPD2a9+resultQ Pscannin-QFile Scannin% ModePDscannin-Q Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ PD"rocessQ Pre"ort t"pe\B*eport 2"peBQ PtitleQ$ustom *eport 2itlePDtitleQ Psave+toQ*eport File 8amePDsave+toQ PDre"ortQ Pactions results\C8umber of Searc/ *esultsCQ Puser+co22andQUser $ommandPDuser+co22andQ Pcusto2+co22andQ $ommandPDcusto2+co22andQ Pe2ailQ;+Mail !ddressPDe2ailQ PDactionsQ Pe9cludeQ PdirQ;xclude Director" 1PDdirQ O PDe9cludeQ PDsearc/Q E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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'o22and In"uts 2/e inputs list s/ould specif" all t/e directories and files t/at s/ould be processed. ;ac/ director" or file in t/e input list s/ould include a full pat/ name. Dependin% on t/e file scannin% mode< all t/e specified directories will be processed seAuentiall" Eone after oneF or in parallel. !"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list. &ile Matc/in- *ules 2/e list of file matc/in% rules s/ould specif" one or more rules t/at will be used durin% t/e file searc/ process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter (ile+na2e Descri"tion 2/e N(ile+na2eG element allows one to specif" a file name pattern to searc/ for instead of specif"in% file matc/in% rules. For example< set t/e file name pattern to NM.pdfB to find all 7DF documents. 2/e N2a9+resultB element controls t/e maximum number of searc/ results for t/e searc/ command. B" default< DiskBoss finis/es t/e searc/ process after first 1--- searc/ results. DiskBoss is capable of scannin% multiple disks or directories in parallel t/us impro6in% t/e speed of t/e file searc/ process on multi+$7UDmulti+core s"stems. 2/e Nscannin-B element allows one to control t/e file scannin% mode. Set t/e scannin% mode to CP$*$88A8C if "ou wis/ to scan all input disks and directories simultaneousl". 2/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined commands usin% ke"board s/ortcuts. Use t/e Ns/ortcutB element to specif" a ke"board s/ortcut for t/e command.
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scannin-
s/ortcut
Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter strea2s Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e file searc/ process< use multiple processin% streams w/en scannin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e file searc/ process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuires t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F.
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$uto2atic *e"ort 6eneration E,ptionalF 2/e Nre"ortB element instructs DiskBoss to automaticall" sa6e results to a report file. 2/e Nt%"eB attribute ma" be set to N31M8B< N1A71B or N'!VB. !n optional NtitleB element ma" be used to set a custom report title. 4f t/e Nsave+toB element is not specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report into t/e userBs /ome director". 4f t/e specified Nsave+toB 6alue represents an existin% director"< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e report into t/e specified director". 4n all ot/er cases< DiskBoss will sa6e t/e report usin% t/e Nsave+toB 6alue as an absolute file name.
!earc/ $ctions 2/e NactionsB element allows one to execute 6arious t"pes of actions if t/e searc/ operation reac/es t/e specified number of searc/ results. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to execute a user+defined command< a custom command or send an e+mail notification. Para2eter results user+co22and Descri"tion 2/is parameter specifies t/e number of searc/ results t/at will tri%%er execution of t/e specified searc/ actions. 2/is element specifies t/e name of a user+defined command t/at s/ould be executed if t/e searc/ operation reac/es t/e specified number of searc/ results. 2/is element specifies t/e name of a custom command< s/ell script or batc/ file t/at s/ould be executed if t/e searc/ operation reac/es t/e specified number of searc/ results. 2/is element specifies t/e e+mail address t/at s/ould be used to send an ;+Mail notification if t/e searc/ operation reac/es t/e specified number of searc/ results.
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16.6.2 &ile 'lassi(ication DiskBoss is capable of scannin% disks< network s/ares and enterprise stora%e s"stems< classif"in% all t/e existin% files and or%ani in% t/em into a cate%ori ed file /ierarc/". DiskBoss automaticall" reco%ni es more t/an 2--- file t"pes and allows one to browse or export t/e cate%ori ed file /ierarc/"< perform 6arious actions on specific files or file %roups and p/"sicall" reor%ani e existin% files accordin% to a user+defined list of rules and policies. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define file classification commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" file classification commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e file classification features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. File classification commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB Pclassi(% name\B$ommand 8ameBQ P"lu-inQFile $lassification 7lu%in 8amePD"lu-inQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O PDin"utsQ Paction t"pe\B!ction 2"peBQ!ction :aluePDactionQ P(ilterQFile Scannin% FilterPD(ilterQ Pscannin-QFile Scannin% ModePDscannin-Q Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O PDrulesQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ Pco"%Q$op" ,ptionsPDco"%Q Pveri(%Q:erification ModePDveri(%Q PD"rocessQ Pre"ort t"pe\B*eport 2"peBQ PtitleQ$ustom *eport 2itlePDtitleQ Psave+toQ*eport File 8amePDsave+toQ PDre"ortQ Pe9cludeQ PdirQ;xclude Director" 1PDdirQ O PDe9cludeQ PDclassi(%Q 'o22and In"uts 2/e inputs list s/ould specif" all t/e directories and files t/at s/ould be processed. ;ac/ director" or file in t/e input list s/ould include a full pat/ name. Dependin% on t/e file scannin% mode< all t/e specified directories will be processed seAuentiall" Eone after oneF or in parallel. E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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!"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+ defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list. &ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e file classification process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file classification process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter action Descri"tion 2/e NactionB element allows one to specif" an automatic file classification action t/at s/ould be performed instead of displa"in% file classification results. 2/e Nt%"eB attribute ma" be set to one of t/e followin% 6aluesJ N8IN?B< N'OP@B< NMOVAB< NMOVA+$ND+8IN?B or NA7A'U1AB. For detailed information about all action t"pes and 6alues refer to t/e DiskBoss product manual. 2/e N(ilterG element allows one to specif" a file name filter instead of specif"in% file matc/in% rules. For example< set t/e file name filter to NM.pdfB to process all 7DF documents. DiskBoss is capable of scannin% multiple disks or directories in parallel t/us impro6in% t/e speed of t/e file classification process on multi+$7UDmulti+core s"stems. 2/e Nscannin-B element allows one to control t/e file scannin% mode. Set t/e scannin% mode to CP$*$88A8C if "ou wis/ to scan all input disks and directories simultaneousl".
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Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter strea2s Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e file classification process< use multiple processin% streams w/en scannin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e file classification process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F.
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16.6.3 !tora-e Utili#ation $nal%sis ,6ertime< disks on /ome computers and enterprise stora%e s"stems collect outdated files wastin% stora%e space and makin% it difficult to find t/e reAuired information. DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced stora%e utili ation anal"sis capabilities allowin% one to anal" e one or more local disks or network s/ares< identif" abnormal stora%e utili ation patterns and automaticall" execute EDiskBoss UltimateF user+defined actions. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define stora%e anal"sis commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" stora%e anal"sis commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e stora%e anal"sis features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. Stora%e anal"sis commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB Panal%#e name\B$ommand 8ameBQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O PDin"utsQ Pactions mode\B!ctions ModeBQ E,ptionalF PactionQ P(or mode\CMC op\C,C 6alue\C:C units\CUCQ$onditionPD(orQ Pdo mode\CMCQ!ctionPDdoQ PDactionQ O PDactionsQ P(ilterQFile Scannin% FilterPD(ilterQ Pscannin-QFile Scannin% ModePDscannin-Q Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O PDrulesQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ PD"rocessQ Pre"ort t"pe\B*eport 2"peBQ PtitleQ$ustom *eport 2itlePDtitleQ Psave+toQ*eport File 8amePDsave+toQ PDre"ortQ Pe9cludeQ PdirQ;xclude Director" 1PDdirQ O PDe9cludeQ PDanal%#eQ 'o22and In"uts 2/e inputs list s/ould specif" all t/e directories and files t/at s/ould be processed. ;ac/ director" or file in t/e input list s/ould include a full pat/ name. Dependin% on t/e file scannin% mode< all t/e specified directories will be processed seAuentiall" Eone after oneF or in parallel. E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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!"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list. &ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e stora%e anal"sis process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e stora%e anal"sis process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter (ilter Descri"tion 2/e N(ilterG element allows one to specif" a file name filter instead of specif"in% file matc/in% rules. For example< set t/e file name filter to NM.pdfB to process all 7DF documents. DiskBoss is capable of scannin% multiple disks or directories in parallel t/us impro6in% t/e speed of t/e stora%e anal"sis process on multi+$7UDmulti+core s"stems. 2/e Nscannin-B element allows one to control t/e file scannin% mode. Set t/e scannin% mode to CP$*$88A8C if "ou wis/ to scan all input disks and directories simultaneousl". 2/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined commands usin% ke"board s/ortcuts. Use t/e Ns/ortcutB element to specif" a ke"board s/ortcut for t/e command.
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Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter strea2s Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e stora%e anal"sis process< use multiple processin% streams w/en scannin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e stora%e anal"sis process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F.
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!tora-e $nal%sis $ctions E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate allows one to define one or more conditional actions capable of detectin% user+specified stora%e utili ation patterns< executin% automatic actions and sendin% e+mail notifications. 2/e N2odeB attribute ma" be set to NP*AVIA4B or NA7A'U1AB. 4n t/e NP*AVIA4B mode< t/e command will displa" t/e stora%e anal"sis results and a list of actions t/at were tri%%ered. 4n t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< t/e user will be pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to manuall" select actions t/at s/ould be executed. 4n t/e NA7A'U1AB mode< DiskBoss will automaticall" execute all t/e tri%%ered actions wit/out s/owin% stora%e anal"sis results. 2/e actions list ma" include one or more conditional actions specif"in% conditions to detect and actions to execute for eac/ director" meetin% t/e specified condition. 2/e N(orB element allows one to specif" a condition t/at s/ould be detected. Use t/e N2odeB attribute to set t/e condition mode to one of t/e followin% 6aluesJ Mode AID ADU DI* Descri"tion 4nstructs to e6aluate t/e condition for eac/ input director". 4nstructs to e6aluate t/e condition for eac/ director" under t/e director" specified as t/e 6alue in t/e N(orB element. 4nstructs to e6aluate t/e condition for t/e director" specified as t/e 6alue in t/e N(orB element.
Use t/e No"B attribute to set t/e condition operator to one of t/e followin% 6aluesJ O"erator A: 61 81 Descri"tion 2ri%%ers action w/en t/e e6aluated 6alue eAual to t/e condition 6alue. 2ri%%ers action w/en t/e e6aluated 6alue %reater t/an t/e condition 6alue. 2ri%%ers action w/en t/e e6aluated 6alue less t/an t/e condition 6alue.
Use t/e NvalueB attribute to set t/e condition 6alue. 2/e condition 6alue< w/ic/ s/ould be specified as a decimal inte%er< will be e6aluated accordin% to t/e specified mode and operator. Use t/e NunitsB attribute to set one of t/e followin% condition units. Value &I8A! M,@1A! 6,@1A! 1,@1A! M!P$'A 6!P$'A 1!P$'A P!P$'A Descri"tion 2/e condition 2/e condition 2/e condition 2/e condition 2/e condition 2/e condition 2/e condition 2/e condition
6alue 6alue 6alue 6alue 6alue 6alue 6alue 6alue
specifies specifies specifies specifies specifies specifies specifies specifies
a number of files. an amount of used space in MB"tes. an amount of used space in >B"tes. an amount of used space in 2B"tes. an amount of free space in MB"tes. an amount of free space in >B"tes. an amount of free space in 2B"tes. an amount of free space in percents.
Use t/e NdoB element to specif" one of t/e followin% actions t/at s/ould be executedJ Mode AM$I8+31M8 AM$I8+1A71 U!A*+'MD 'U!1OM+'MD *APO*1+31M8 *APO*1+1A71 *APO*1+'!V Descri"tion Send an 12ML e+mail notification to t/e specified e+mail address. Send a text e+mail notification to t/e specified e+mail address. ;xecute t/e specified user+defined command. ;xecute t/e specified custom command. Sa6e an 12ML stora%e anal"sis report to t/e specified file. Sa6e a text stora%e anal"sis report to t/e specified file. Sa6e a $S: stora%e anal"sis report to t/e specified file.
Dependin% on t/e specified action t"pe< t/e NdoB elementBs 6alue will be used as an e+mail address< a command name or a report file name. For detailed information about all features related to stora%e anal"sis conditional actions refer to t/e DiskBoss product manual.
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16.6.4 Du"licate &iles !earc/ DiskBossC built+in duplicate files finder pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced features and capabilities allowin% one to identif" and cleanup duplicate files on personal computers and enterprise stora%e s"stems. 4n addition< power users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ polic"+based duplicate files detection and remo6al capabilities EDiskBoss Ultimate onl"F allowin% one to define custom duplicate files detection and remo6al commands and execute t/em in a full" unattended< automatic mode. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define duplicate files searc/ commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" duplicate files searc/ commands usin% an ?ML+ Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e duplicate files searc/ features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. Duplicate files searc/ commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+ defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB Pdu"licates name\B$ommand 8ameBQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O PDin"utsQ Pactions mode\B!ctions ModeBQ PactionQ!ction 1PDactionQ O PactionQ!ction ?PDactionQ PDactionsQ Psi-natureQSi%nature 2"pePDsi-natureQ PsetsQMax Duplicate File SetsPDsetsQ P(ilterQFile Scannin% FilterPD(ilterQ Pscannin-QFile Scannin% ModePDscannin-Q Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O PDrulesQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ PD"rocessQ Pe9cludeQ PdirQ;xclude Director" 1PDdirQ O PDe9cludeQ PDdu"licatesQ 'o22and In"uts 2/e inputs list s/ould specif" all t/e directories and files t/at s/ould be processed. ;ac/ director" or file in t/e input list s/ould include a full pat/ name. Dependin% on t/e file scannin% mode< all t/e specified directories will be processed seAuentiall" Eone after oneF or in parallel. E,ptionalF
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!"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list. &ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e duplicates searc/ process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e duplicates searc/ process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter si-nature Descri"tion 2/e Nsi-natureB element allows one to set one of t/e followin% duplicate files searc/ al%orit/msJ MD.< S1!1 or S1!2.0 EdefaultF. 2/e S1!2.0 al%orit/m is t/e most reliable one and it is used b" default. 2/e MD. and S1!1 al%orit/ms are si%nificantl" faster< but less reliable. 2/e NsetsB element pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to control t/e maximum number of duplicate file sets Edefault is 1---F reported b" DiskBoss. !fter finis/in% t/e searc/ process< DiskBoss will sort all t/e detected duplicate file sets b" t/e amount of t/e wasted stora%e space and displa" t/e top ? duplicate file sets as specified b" t/is parameter 2/e N(ilterG element allows one to specif" a file name filter instead of specif"in% file matc/in% rules. For example< set t/e file name filter to NM.pdfB to process all 7DF documents. DiskBoss is capable of scannin% multiple disks or directories in parallel t/us impro6in% t/e speed of t/e duplicates searc/ process on multi+$7UDmulti+core s"stems. 2/e Nscannin-B element allows one to control t/e file scannin% mode. Set t/e scannin% mode to CP$*$88A8C if "ou wis/ to scan all input disks and directories simultaneousl". 2/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined commands usin% ke"board s/ortcuts. Use t/e Ns/ortcutB element to specif" a ke"board s/ortcut for t/e command.
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Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter strea2s Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e duplicates searc/ process< use multiple processin% streams w/en scannin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e duplicates searc/ process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F.
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Du"licate &iles *e2oval $ctions E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to predefine one or more automatic duplicates detection and remo6al actions. ;ac/ action ma" contain a number of rules specif"in% /ow to detect t/e ori%inal file in eac/ duplicate file set and w/at action to perform if t/e ori%inal was successfull" detected. &or2atB Pactions mode\B!ctions ModeBQ PactionQ Pori-inal mode\Bori%inal modeBQori%inal 6aluePDori-inalQ PrulesQ Pr1<*ule DataPDr1Q O Pr7<*ule DataPDr7Q PDrulesQ PdoQ!ctionPDdoQ PDactionQ O PactionQ!ction ?PDactionQ PDactionsQ E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
Use t/e N2odeB attribute to set t/e actions mode to one of t/e followin% 6aluesJ N!A8A'1B or NA7A'U1AB. 4n t/e N!A8A'1B actions mode< DiskBoss will e6aluate duplicate files and tr" to detect t/e ori%inal file in eac/ set of duplicate files accordin% to t/e specified ori%inal detection rules and policies. !ctions containin% t/e ori%inal file detection rules will be e6aluated one after one in t/e order as t/e" specified in t/e actions list. 4f a duplicate file will matc/ rules defined in an action< t/e duplicate file will be set as t/e ori%inal and t/e matc/in% action will be set as t/e acti6e action for t/e duplicate set. 2/e NA7A'U1AB mode is t/e most ad6anced duplicates detection and remo6al mo6e< w/ic/ is intended for automatic execution of actions matc/in% one or more duplicate file sets. Durin% t/e searc/ process< DiskBoss will e6aluate all duplicate files and set matc/in% actions. !fter finis/in% t/e searc/ process< DiskBoss will automaticall" execute all actions t/at were set and remo6e all duplicate files usin% policies defined in eac/ specific action. 2/e Nori-inalB element controls t/e ori%inal file detection mode. 4f t/e N2odeB attribute is set to NM1IMAB< t/e ori%inal file 6alue s/ould be set to NO8DA!1B or NNA4A!1B and in t/is case t/e ori%inal file will be set to t/e oldest or t/e newest file respecti6el". 4f t/e N2odeB attribute is set to NDI*B< t/e ori%inal 6alue s/ould specif" a director" w/ere ori%inal files s/ould be located in. 2/e NrulesB element is an optional element< w/ic/ ma" be used to limit t/e duplicates remo6al action to specific file t"pes accordin% to t/e specified file matc/in% rules. For detailed information about file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. Use t/e NdoB element to specif" t/e action t/at s/ould be performed Eor selectedF for duplicate file sets wit/ successfull" detected ori%inal files. 2/e NdoB element ma" be specified usin% one of t/e followin% formatsJ $ction PdoQL489PDdoQ PdoQD;L;2;PDdoQ Pdo mode\BM,:;+2,BQDirector"PDdoQ Descri"tion *eplaces all duplicate files wit/ links to ori%inals. Deletes all duplicate files. Mo6es all duplicate files to t/e specified director".
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16.6.) &ile !%nc/roni#ation DiskBoss pro6ides ad6anced file s"nc/roni ation capabilities allowin% one to s"nc/roni e files between directories< local disks and network s/ares. 2/e DiskBossC built+in file s"nc/roni ation en%ine offers numerous one+wa" and two+wa" file s"nc/roni ation modes< rule+based file matc/in% capabilities and ad6anced performance tunin% options. FreAuentl" used file s"nc/roni ation operations ma" be pre+confi%ured as user+defined commands and executed in a sin%le mouse click. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define file s"nc/roni ation commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" file s"nc/roni ation commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e file s"nc/roni ation features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. File s"nc/roni ation commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+ defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB Ps%nc name\C$ommand 8ameCQ PsourceQSource Director"PDsourceQ PdestQDestination Director"PDdestQ P2odeQS"nc/roni ation ModePD2odeQ PrecursiveQ*ecursi6e ModePDrecursiveQ P"reviewQ7re6iew ModePD"reviewQ Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O PDrulesQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ Pco"%Q$op" ,ptionsPDco"%Q PD"rocessQ Pe9cludeQ PdirQ;xclude Director" 1PDdirQ O PDe9cludeQ PDs%ncQ Mandator% Para2eters Para2eter source dest Descri"tion Use t/e NsourceB element to specif" t/e source director" for t/e file s"nc/roni ation command. Use t/e NdestB element to specif" t/e destination director" for t/e file s"nc/roni ation command. E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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&ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e file s"nc/roni ation process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file s"nc/roni ation process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document.
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Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter 2ode Descri"tion 2/e N2odeB element allows one to set one of t/e followin% s"nc modesJ !D ES"nc/roni e Destination Director"< one+wa"< default modeF + !ll c/an%es made in t/e source director" will be propa%ated to t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from t/e destination director". !ll files c/an%ed or deleted in t/e destination director" will be restored usin% files from t/e source director". 8o c/an%es will be made in t/e source director". !fter t/e file s"nc/roni ation process is complete bot/ locations will be identical. !UD EUpdate Destination Director"< one+wa"F + 8ewl" created and modified source files will be copied to t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored usin% files from t/e source director". 8ewl" created and modified destination files will be kept in place. 8o c/an%es will be made in t/e source director". !$D E!ccumulate and Update Files in Destination< one+wa"F + 8ewl" created and modified source files will be copied to t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored usin% files from t/e source director". 8ewl" created and modified destination files will be kept in place. 8o files will be deleted from t/e destination director". 8o c/an%es will be made in t/e source director". !14 E2wo+3a" File S"nc/roni ationF + 8ewl" created and modified files will be s"nc/roni ed in bot/ directions. Files deleted from t/e source director" will be deleted from t/e destination director". Files deleted from t/e destination director" will be restored from t/e source director". $/an%es ma" be made in bot/ locations. !fter t/e file s"nc/roni ation process is complete bot/ locations will be identical. !1$ E2wo+3a" !ccumulation and UpdateF + 8ewl" created and modified files will be updated in bot/ directions. Files deleted from one location will be restored from t/e second location. $/an%es ma" be made in bot/ locations. !fter t/e file s"nc/roni ation process is complete bot/ locations will be identical.
recursive "review s/ortcut
2/e NrecursiveB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e NrecursiveB element is set to N@A!B EdefaultF< DiskBoss will s"nc/roni e directories recursi6el" includin% all subdirectories. 2/e N"reviewB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e N"reviewB element is set to N@A!B EdefaultF< DiskBoss will s/ow t/e file s"nc/roni ation pre6iew dialo% allowin% one to manuall" select or unselect files t/at s/ould be s"nc/roni ed. 2/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined commands usin% ke"board s/ortcuts. Use t/e Ns/ortcutB element to specif" a ke"board s/ortcut for t/e command.
Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter strea2s Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e file s"nc/roni ation process< use multiple processin% streams w/en s"nc/roni in% directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e file s"nc/roni ation process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F. 2/e Nco"%B element ma" specif" one or more of t/e followin% cop" fla%sJ $11* @ 4nstructs to cop" file attributes D$'8 @ 4nstructs to cop" discrete access control lists ED!$LF !$'8 @ 4nstructs to cop" securit" control lists ES!$LF O4NA* @ 4nstructs to cop" userD%roup owners/ip information
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16.6.6 &ile Or-ani#inDiskBossC file or%ani in% capabilities allow one to perform 6arious file mana%ement operations on files matc/in% user+defined criteria. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to specif" one or more file matc/in% rules and define w/at action s/ould be performed on all t/e matc/in% files. Multiple file or%ani in% operations ma" be performed durin% a sin%le pass t/rou%/ t/e entire file s"stem. For example< t/e user ma" backup recentl" modified documents< arc/i6e unused music files and cleanup temporar" files durin% a sin%le pass trou%/ one or more file s"stems containin% millions of files. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define file or%ani in% commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" file or%ani in% commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e file or%ani in% features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. File or%ani in% commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB Por-ani#e name\C$ommand 8ameCQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O PDin"utsQ Paction name\C!ction 8ame 1Q PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O Pr7Q*ule DataPDr7Q PDrulesQ PdoQ!ctionPDdoQ P"rocessQ Pco"%Q$op" ,ptionsPDco"%Q Pveri(%Q:erification ModePDveri(%Q PD"rocessQ PDactionQ O Paction name\B!ction 8ame ?BQ!ction DataPDactionQ P"reviewQ7re6iew ModePD"reviewQ Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ P"ro-ressQ7ro%ress ModePD"ro-ressQ Pretr%+countQ?PDretr%+countQ Pretr%+dela%Q?PDretr%+dela%Q PD"rocessQ PDor-ani#eQ E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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'o22and In"uts 2/e inputs list s/ould specif" all t/e directories and files t/at s/ould be processed. ;ac/ director" or file in t/e input list s/ould include a full pat/ name. Dependin% on t/e file scannin% mode< all t/e specified directories will be processed seAuentiall" Eone after oneF or in parallel.
!"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list.
&ile Matc/in- *ules ;ac/ file or%ani in% action s/ould include a list of file matc/in% rules specif"in% files t/at s/ould be processed. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document.
$ctions Use t/e NdoB element to specif" t/e action t/at s/ould be performed for all files matc/in% t/e specified file matc/in% rules. 2/e NdoB element ma" be specified usin% one of t/e followin% formatsJ
$ction Pdo mode\B$,7T+2,BQDirector"PDdoQ Pdo mode\BM,:;+2,BQDirector"PDdoQ Pdo mode\BM,:;+!8D+L489BQDirPDdoQ
PdoQD;L;2;PDdoQ
Descri"tion $opies files matc/in% t/e specified file matc/in% rules to t/e specified director". Mo6es files matc/in% t/e specified file matc/in% rules to t/e specified director". Mo6es files matc/in% t/e specified file matc/in% rules to t/e specified director" and creates links pointin% to t/e mo6ed files in t/e destination director". Deletes all files matc/in% t/e specified file matc/in% rules.
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6lo5al Process O"tions E,ptionalF
Para2eter strea2s
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"ro-ress
retr%+count retr%+dela%
Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e file or%ani in% process< use multiple processin% streams w/en processin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e file or%ani in% process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F. 2/e N"ro-ressB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e N"ro-ressB element is set to N@A!B< DiskBoss will displa" a pro%ress bar on t/e operation process dialo%. 4n order to optimi e t/e file or%ani in% performance w/en processin% lar%e amounts of files< it ma" be si%nificantl" more efficient to disable t/e pro%ress bar. 2/e Nretr%+countB element allows one to specif" t/e number of retries s/ould be made on locked source files for cop"Dmo6e operations. 2/e Nretr%+dela%B element allows one to specif" a retr" dela" t/at s/ould be made between retries to cop"Dmo6e locked source files.
$ction Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter co"% Descri"tion 2/e Nco"%B element ma" specif" one or more of t/e followin% cop" fla%sJ $11* @ 4nstructs to cop" file attributes D$'8 @ 4nstructs to cop" discrete access control lists ED!$LF !$'8 @ 4nstructs to cop" securit" control lists ES!$LF O4NA* @ 4nstructs to cop" userD%roup owners/ip information 1IMA @ 4nstructs to cop" file timestamps 2/e Nveri(%B element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB EdefaultF. 4f t/e Nveri(%B element is set to N@A!B< DiskBoss will 6erif" eac/ copied or mo6ed file.
veri(%
Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter "review Descri"tion 2/e N"reviewB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e N"reviewB element is set to N@A!B EdefaultF< DiskBoss will s/ow t/e file or%ani in% pre6iew dialo% allowin% one to manuall" select or unselect actions t/at s/ould be performed. 2/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined commands usin% ke"board s/ortcuts. Use t/e Ns/ortcutB element to specif" a ke"board s/ortcut for t/e command.
s/ortcut
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16.6.. &ile 'o"% DiskBoss pro6ides a lar%e number of ad6anced multi+stream file cop" and rule+based data mi%ration capabilities allowin% one to cop" 6ast amounts of files fast< efficientl" and reliabl". DiskBoss allows one to cop" files includin% access control lists E!$LsF< securit" attributes< owners/ip information< timestamps and file attributes. 2/e user is pro6ided wit/ a lar%e number of flexible cop" performance tunin% and fault tolerance options allowin% one to cop" data at 6arious speeds< reco6er failed cop" operations and minimi e t/e potential impact on runnin% production s"stems. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define file cop" commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" file cop" commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e file cop" features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. File cop" commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF. &or2atB
Pco"% name\C$ommand 8ameCQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O PDin"uts< PdestQDestination Director"PDdestQ Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O PDrulesQ P"rocessQ P"ro-ressQ7ro%ress ModePD"ro-ressQ PoverwriteQ,6erwrite ModePDoverwriteQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ Pco"%<$op" ,ptionsPDco"%Q Pretr%+countQ1PDretr%+countQ Pretr%+ti2eoutQ02PDretr%+ti2eoutQ Pveri(%Q:erification ModePDveri(%Q PD"rocessQ PDco"%Q E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
! file mo6e command ma" be defined b" usin% t/e N2oveB command t"pe instead of t/e Nco"%B command t"pe. !ll ot/er parameters and options are completel" identical.
P2ove name\B$ommand 8ameBQ PY++ $ommand Data ++Q PD2oveQ
Mandator% Para2eters Para2eter

dest
Descri"tion
Use t/e NdestB element to specif" a destination director" for t/e cop" command.
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!"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list. &ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e file cop" process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file cop" process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. Overwrite Mode E,ptionalF Mode
$884$@! !?IP 6AN+N$MA I&+NA4A*
Descri"tion
!lwa"s o6erwrites files alread" existin% in t/e destination director". Skips files alread" existin% in t/e destination director". !ppends a uniAue file suffix and copies to t/e destination director". ,6erwrites if t/e source file is newer t/an t/e destination file.
Process O"tions E,ptionalF Para2eter

strea2s
Descri"tion
DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e cop" process< use multiple processin% streams w/en processin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e cop" process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F. 2/e N"ro-ressB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e N"ro-ressB element is set to N@A!B< DiskBoss will displa" a pro%ress bar on t/e operation process dialo%. 4n order to optimi e t/e file cop" performance w/en processin% lar%e amounts of files< it ma" be si%nificantl" more efficient to disable t/e pro%ress bar. 2/e Nretr%+countB element allows one to specif" t/e number of retries s/ould be made on locked source files for cop"Dmo6e operations. 2/e Nretr%+dela%B element allows one to specif" a retr" dela" t/at s/ould be made between retries to cop"Dmo6e locked source files. 2/e Nco"%B element ma" specif" one or more of t/e followin% cop" fla%sJ $11* @ 4nstructs to cop" file attributes D$'8 @ 4nstructs to cop" discrete access control lists ED!$LF !$'8 @ 4nstructs to cop" securit" control lists ES!$LF O4NA* @ 4nstructs to cop" userD%roup owners/ip information 1IMA @ 4nstructs to cop" file timestamps 2/e Nveri(%B element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB EdefaultF. 4f t/e Nveri(%B element is set to N@A!B< DiskBoss will 6erif" eac/ copied or mo6ed file.
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16.6.0 &ile Delete DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ a lar%e number of flexible file delete capabilities allowin% one to delete /u%e amounts of files 6er" fast and effecti6el". 4n addition< power computer users and 42 professionals are pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to optimi e performance of delete operations for user+specific stora%e confi%urations and performance reAuirements. Finall"< users reAuired to p/"sicall" destro" confidential or classified information are pro6ided wit/ numerous multi+ pass data wipin% capabilities ran%in% from a simple sin%le+pass wipe to a powerful< #+7ass D,D .22-.22+M compliant EDiskBoss UltimateF data wipin% al%orit/m. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define file delete commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" file delete commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e file delete features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. File delete commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+ t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool EDiskBoss UltimateF.
&or2atB Pdelete name\C$ommand 8ameCQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O PdirQDirector" 8ame ?PDdirQ P(ileQFile 8ame 1PD(ileQ O P(ileQFile 8ame ?PD(ileQ PDin"utsQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O Pr7Q*ule DataPDr7Q PDrulesQ P"rocessQ Pstrea2sQ8umber of 7rocess StreamsPDstrea2sQ Ps"eed file+dela"\B?B block+dela"\BTBQModePDs"eedQ P"ro-ressQ7ro%ress Mode PD"ro-ressQ Pwi"eQ3ipe ModePDwi"eQ PD"rocessQ E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list.
&ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF
DiskBoss Ultimate pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e file delete process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e file delete process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document.
Process O"tions E,ptionalF
Para2eter strea2s
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Descri"tion DiskBoss is optimi ed for multi+coreDmulti+$7U computers and ad6anced *!4D stora%e s"stems and capable of scannin% multiple file s"stems in parallel. 4n order to speed up t/e delete process< use multiple processin% streams w/en processin% input directories located on multiple p/"sical /ard disks or a *!4D disk arra". 4n order to minimi e potential performance impact on runnin% production s"stems< DiskBoss allows one to intentionall" slow down t/e delete process. !ccordin% to "our specific needs< set t/e process speed mode to N&U88B< NMADIUMB< N8O4B or NM$NU$8B. 2/e NM$NU$8B performance mode reAuired t/e N(ile+dela%B and N5loc +dela%B parameters to be specified Ems.F. 2/e N"ro-ressB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e N"ro-ressB element is set to N@A!B< DiskBoss will displa" a pro%ress bar on t/e operation process dialo%. 4n order to optimi e t/e file delete performance w/en processin% lar%e amounts of files< it ma" be si%nificantl" more efficient to disable t/e pro%ress bar. 2/e Nwi"eB element ma" be set to one of t/e followin% 6aluesJ QA*O+1 @ wipes data usin% a sin%le+pass< ero pattern al%orit/m $81+2 @ wipes data usin% a two+pass< alternatin%+pattern al%orit/m $81+3 @ wipes data usin% a t/ree+pass< alternatin%+pattern al%orit/m $81+4 @ wipes data usin% a four+pass< alternatin%+pattern al%orit/m $81+) @ wipes data usin% a fi6e+pass< alternatin% al%orit/m DOD+. @ wipes data usin% a se6en+pass< D,D .22-.22+M compliant al%orit/m ,!+. @ wipes data usin% a se6en+pass< Bruce Sc/neierCs al%orit/m 6M!+3) @ wipes data usin% a '.+pass< >utmannCs Maximum Securit" al%orit/m
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16.6.9 Dis
Monitorin-
DiskBoss Ultimate includes a built+in disk monitor capable of detectin% file creations< modifications< attribute c/an%es and deletions in real+time. 2/e real+time disk monitor pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to monitor one or more disks< directories or network s/ares and detect all c/an%es made in t/e monitored file s"stems. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to specif" conditional real+time actions capable of executin% DiskBossC user+ defined commands< custom commands< scripts or batc/ files. 4n addition to t/e abilit" to define disk monitorin% commands usin% t/e DiskBoss >U4 application< DiskBoss allows one to specif" disk monitorin% commands usin% an ?ML+Based format. 2/e ?ML format pro6ides support for all t/e disk monitorin% features and capabilities a6ailable in t/e DiskBoss main >U4 application. Disk monitorin% commands defined in t/e ?ML format ma" be imported into t/e DiskBoss product confi%uration as user+defined commands or executed on+t/e+fl" usin% t/e DiskBoss command line tool. &or2atB P2onitor name\C$ommand 8ameCQ Pin"utsQ PdirQDirector" 8ame 1PDdirQ O PDin"utsQ PdetectQ$/an%e 2"pesPDdetectQ PrecursiveQ"esPDrecursiveQ Ps/ortcutQ9e"board S/ortcutPDs/ortcutQ PrulesQ Pr1Q*ule DataPDr1Q O PDrulesQ Pactions c/an%es\C$/an%e $ountCQ Pre"ort t"pe\B*eport 2"peBQ PtitleQ$ustom *eport 2itlePDtitleQ Psave+toQ*eport File 8amePDsave+toQ PDre"ortQ Puser+co22andQ$ommand PDuser+co22andQ Pcusto2+co22andQ$ommand PDcusto2+co22andQ Pe2ailQ;+Mail !ddressPDe2ailQ PDactionsQ PD2onitorQ Mandator% Para2etersB Para2eter detect Descri"tion Use t/e NdetectB element to specif" c/an%es t/at s/ould be detectedJ &N$MA @ detect file name c/an%es DN$MA @ detect director" name c/an%es $11* @ detect file and director" attribute c/an%es !IQA @ detect file si e c/an%es $1IMA @ detect file access time c/an%es '1IMA @ detect file creation time c/an%es M1IMA @ detect file modification time c/an%es !A'U*I1@ @ detect file securit" attributes c/an%es E,ptionalF E,ptionalF E,ptionalF
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'o22and In"uts 2/e inputs list s/ould specif" all t/e directories t/at s/ould be monitored. ;ac/ director" in t/e input list s/ould include a full pat/ name. !"ecial In"ut Modes 4n addition to t/e abilit" to process explicitl" specified inputs< t/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides two special input modes allowin% one to process external parameters or t/e current director" instead of t/e inputs list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e inputs mode set to t/e external+parameters mode are acceptin% dra%+and+drop operations into t/e command item in t/e commands tool pane. 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e external+parameters mode< specif" Pin"utsQUS;*+7!*!MSPDin"utsQ instead of t/e re%ular input list. User+defined commands wit/ t/e input mode set to t/e current+director" mode are processin% t/e file na6i%atorBs current director". 4n order to set a user+defined command to t/e current+ director" inputs mode< specif" Pin"utsQ$U**;82+D4*PDin"utsQ instead of t/e input list. Miscellaneous Para2eters E,ptionalF Para2eter recursive Descri"tion 2/e NrecursiveB element ma" be set to N@A!B or NNOB. 4f t/e NrecursiveB element is set to N@A!B EdefaultF< DiskBoss will monitor directories recursi6el" includin% all subdirectories. 2/e DiskBoss >U4 application pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to execute user+defined commands usin% ke"board s/ortcuts. Use t/e Ns/ortcutB element to specif" a ke"board s/ortcut for t/e command.
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&ile Matc/in- *ules E,ptionalF DiskBoss pro6ides t/e user wit/ t/e abilit" to limit t/e disk monitorin% process to files matc/in% user+defined criteria. !n optional list of file matc/in% rules ma" specif" one or more rules t/at s/ould be used durin% t/e disk monitorin% process. !ll t/e specified file matc/in% rules will be e6aluated in t/e same order as t/e" are specified in t/e user+defined command. DiskBoss supports a lar%e number of 6arious t"pes of rules capable of matc/in% files b" t/e file extension< name< pat/< si e< time< content< etc. For detailed information about all t/e supported t"pes of file matc/in% rules refer to an appropriate section in t/is document. $ctions E,ptionalF ,ne of t/e most powerful capabilities of t/e DiskBossC real+time disk monitor is t/e abilit" to perform user+defined actions eac/ time t/e disk monitor reac/es a user+specified number of c/an%es. Specif" one or more actions and set t/e Nc/an-esB attribute to t/e reAuired number of c/an%es. ;ac/ specified action ma" sa6e a c/an%e report< execute a user+defined command andDor execute a custom command. 2/e Nre"ortB element instructs DiskBoss to automaticall" sa6e c/an%es to a report file. 2/e Nt%"eB attribute ma" be set to N31M8B< N1A71B or N'!VB. !n optional NtitleB element ma" be used to set a custom report title. 4f t/e Nsave+toB element is not specified< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e t/e report into t/e userBs /ome director". 4f t/e specified Nsave+toB 6alue represents an existin% director"< DiskBoss will automaticall" %enerate a file name and sa6e report into t/e specified director". 4n all ot/er cases< DiskBoss will sa6e t/e report usin% t/e Nsave+toB 6alue as an absolute file name. Use t/e Nuser+co22andB element to specif" t/e name of a user+defined command t/at s/ould be executed eac/ time t/e monitorin% command reac/es t/e specified number of c/an%es. Use t/e Ncusto2+co22andB element to specif" t/e name of an executable or a batc/ file t/at s/ould be executed. 2/e Ne2ailB element allows one to specif" an ;+Mail address to send notifications to w/en t/e monitorin% operation will reac/ t/e specified number of c/an%es.
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1..1 Installin- M%!:8 Data5ase
DiskBoss Ultimate and DiskBoss Ser6er are capable of sa6in% disk space usa%e anal"sis< file classification< duplicate files< disk c/an%e monitorin% reports in an S5L database. *eports ma" be sa6ed manuall" or automaticall" usin% t/e DiskBoss periodic Gobs< DiskBoss Ser6er or t/e command line utilit" periodicall" executed b" t/e 3indows built+in task sc/eduler. 4n order to confi%ure DiskBoss to use t/e M"S5L database< t/e user needs to install t/e followin% two componentsJ t/e M"S5L Ser6er and t/e M"S5L ,DB$ connector. First of all< letBs install t/e M"S5L Ser6er. Download t/e latest 6ersion of t/e M"S5L Ser6er from t/e M"S5L web site and start t/e setup pro%ram. ,n t/e setup t"pe pa%e< select t/e N2"picalB setup t"pe and press t/e N8extB button. B" default< t/e setup will install t/e M"S5L ser6er and a command line utilit"< w/ic/ will be used to confi%ure t/e M"S5L ser6er.
,n t/e next setup pa%e< select t/e N$onfi%ure t/e M"S5L Ser6er nowB option and press t/e NFinis/B button. 2/e setup pro%ram will open a M"S5L confi%uration wi ard allowin% one to confi%ure basic ser6er settin%s.
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,n t/e next setup pa%e< select t/e NDetailed $onfi%urationB option and press t/e N8extB button. 2/e detailed confi%uration mode is reAuired to confi%ure t/e M"S5L ser6er for maximum database performance.
,n t/e next pa%e< select t/e NSer6er Mac/ineB option< w/ic/ is t/e most balanced confi%uration for t"pical DiskBoss workloads. 4f t/e ser6er is intended to process lar%e 6olumes of reports and is dedicated for DiskBoss< select t/e NDedicated Ser6erB confi%uration option.
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,n t/e next pa%e< select t/e N8on+2ransactional DatabaseB option. DiskBoss does not perform concurrent insert or modif" operations on t/e database and a transactional database is not reAuired. Moreo6er< confi%urin% t/e M"S5L ser6er as a non+transactional database will si%nificantl" impro6e t/e performance of database import operations.
,n t/e next pa%e< select t/e NManual Settin%B option and set t/e number of concurrent database connections to .< w/ic/ is t/e optimal number for t"pical DiskBoss installations.
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,n t/e next pa%e< enable 2$7D47 networkin% and if t/e ser6er will be accessed from ot/er computers on t/e network< add a firewall exception for t/e M"S5L ser6er port. 4n %eneral< a sin%le M"S5L ser6er ma" be used to collect reports from multiple DiskBoss installations usin% remote ,DB$ connections.
,n t/e next pa%e select an appropriate c/aracter set. B" default< DiskBoss uses t/e U2F+& c/aracter set to store names of files and directories< but if t/ere is no need to process Unicode file names< t/is option ma" be set to t/e standard Latin1 c/aracter set.
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,n t/e next pa%e< select t/e N4nstall as 3indows Ser6iceB option and select t/e N4nclude Bin Director" in 3indows 7!21B option. 2/e 7!21 option will enable execution of t/e M"S5L command line utilit" from an" location.
,n t/e next pa%e< select t/e NModif" Securit" Settin%sB option and specif" a root password for t/e M"S5L ser6er< w/ic/ later will be used to confi%ure re%ular M"S5L users.
2/atBs all. 7ress t/e N8extB button to finis/ t/e installation procedure.
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2/e M"S5L database pro6ides t/e Nm"sAlB command line utilit"< w/ic/ ma" be used to confi%ure t/e database and t/e user account to be used b" DiskBoss.
4n order to confi%ure t/e M"S5L database< open t/e command prompt window and t"pe t/e followin% commandJ 2%sRl Cu root C"
2/is command will start t/e Nm"sAlB command line utilit" and lo%in to t/e M"S5L ser6er wit/ root permissions. 2/e user will be asked to pro6ide t/e root password< w/ic/ was specified durin% t/e M"S5L ser6er installation procedure. ,nce lo%%ed in< t/e user needs to create a database t/at will be used b" DiskBoss to store disk space anal"sis reports. 4n order to do t/at< t"pe t/e followin% commandJ create data5ase dis 5ossS
8ow< add a user account t/at will be used b" DiskBoss to submit reports to t/e database. Sin%le Auotes are reAuired and s/ould be specified exactl" as displa"ed. create user Fdis 5ossGOGlocal/ostG identi(ied 5% F"asswordGS
8ow< %rant permissions to t/e user account usin% t/e followin% commandJ -rant all "rivile-es on T.T to Fdis 5ossGOGlocal/ostGS
Finall"< flus/ user pri6ile%es usin% t/e followin% command. (lus/ "rivile-esS
2/atBs all. 8ow t/e M"S5L ser6er is full" confi%ured. 4n order to disconnect from t/e M"S5L database< Gust t"pe NRuitB in t/e command window.
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DiskBoss connects to t/e M"S5L database t/rou%/ t/e ,DB$ interface. Download an appropriate 6ersion of t/e M"S5L ,DB$ connector from t/e M"S5L web site and execute t/e setup pro%ram. 2/ere are no critical confi%uration options in t/e M"S5L ,DB$ connector installation procedure and t/e user can Gust press t/e N8extB button until t/e last pa%e keepin% t/e default confi%uration options.
!fter finis/ed installin% M"S5L ,DB$ $onnector< open t/e 3indows control panel and select N!dministrati6e 2ools @ Data Sources E,DB$FB. ,n t/e ,DB$ !dministrator window< select t/e NS"stem DS8B tab and press t/e N!ddB button. ,n t/e next pa%e< select t/e NM"S5L ,DB$ Dri6erB and press t/e NFinis/B button.
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,n t/e next pa%e< enter a new data source name< w/ic/ will be used b" DiskBoss to connect to t/e database. Specif" t/e name of t/e /ost w/ere t/e M"S5L ser6er is runnin% on and enter t/e M"S5L user name and password t/at s/ould be used b" DiskBoss to connect to t/e database. Finall"< select t/e name of t/e database t/at s/ould be used to store disk space anal"sis reports. !fter finis/ed specif"in% all t/e reAuired information< press t/e N2estB button to c/eck t/e database connection.
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4n order to confi%ure DiskBoss to use t/e installed M"S5L database< open t/e options dialo% and select t/e NDatabaseB tab. ;nable t/e ,DB$ interface and enter t/e name of t/e ,DB$ data source< t/e database user name and password t/at were specified for t/e ,DB$ data source. Finall"< press t/e N:erif"B button to c/eck t/e DiskBoss database connection.
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!u""orted O"eratin- !%ste2s
!u""orted 32+,it O"eratin- !%ste2s 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 2--?7 :ista # & Ser6er 2--' Ser6er 2--& Ser6er 2-12
!u""orted 64+,it O"eratin- !%ste2s 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows 3indows ?7 0)+Bit :ista 0)+Bit # 0)+Bit & 0)+Bit Ser6er 2--' 0)+Bit Ser6er 2--& 0)+Bit Ser6er 2-12 0)+Bit
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Mini2al !%ste2 *eRuire2ents 1 >1 or better $7U .12 MB of s"stem memor" 2. MB of free disk space
*eco22ended !%ste2 *eRuire2ents 2 >1 dual+core or better $7U 1 >B of s"stem memor" 2. MB of free disk space
Ulti2ate !%ste2 *eRuire2ents 2 >1 Auad+core or better $7U 2 >B or more of s"stem memor" >i%abit ;t/ernet or Fibre $/annel link to t/e stora%e de6ice 2. MB of free disk space
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De(ault ?e%5oard !/ortcuts
!ll ke"board s/ortcuts are full" customi able and ma" be c/an%ed on t/e DiskBoss options dialo%. 4n addition< t/e user is pro6ided wit/ t/e abilit" to define custom ke"board s/ortcuts for file s"stem location bookmarks and Gump to an" director" in a sin%le ke" press. ?e%5oard !/ortcut
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$lears current selection Selects t/e first item in t/e main 6iew Selects t/e last item in t/e main 6iew Selects t/e pre6ious item in t/e main 6iew Selects t/e next item in t/e main 6iew ,pens director" or file ,pens online /elp 8a6i%ates to t/e $omputer 1ome Starts searc/ Starts file or%ani in% Starts file classification Starts stora%e utili ation anal"sis Starts duplicate files searc/ Starts disk clean+up operation Starts $op"+2o operation Starts Mo6e+2o operation ,pens !d6anced $ommands Mana%ement Dialo% EUltimate ,nl"F Selects all items in t/e main 6iew 8a6i%ates to t/e parent location E>o UpF Bookmarks t/e current location ,pens a terminal window $opies t/e current selection $uts t/e current selection Starts a cop" or mo6e operation E!fter $2*L W $ or $2*L W ?F ,pen Selected File 3it/ O ,pen t/e file properties dialo% *efres/ t/e current 6iew *ename t/e currentl" selected file or director" Starts delete operation
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