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    Major Features

    Version 4.3

    Mar 2014

    [email protected]

    Flexense Ltd.

    DiskBossDATA MANAGEMENT

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    (n addition to t$e DiskBoss &'( application, ( and stora"e administrators are pro*ided wit$t$e DiskBoss command line utilit, w$ic$ can be used to execute all tpes of analsis and filemana"ement operations from batc$ files and s$ell scripts. $e command line utilit pro*idesan extensi*e set of command line options allowin" one to execute *arious tpes of disk space

    analsis, file snc$roni#ation, data mi"ration and bulk file delete operations pre!confi"ured foruser!custom needs and $ardware confi"urations.

    Finall, ( professionals and enterprise customers are pro*ided wit$ DiskBoss 0er*er 9 aser*er!based product *ersion, w$ic$ runs in t$e back"round as a ser*ice and is capable ofperformin" all tpe of disk space analsis and file mana"ement operations in a full automaticand unattended mode accordin" to a user!specified sc$edule.

    DiskBoss 0er*er can be controlled locall or t$rou"$ t$e network usin" t$e DiskBoss client &'(application or t$e command line utilit. DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ides t$e abilit to pre!confi"ure*arious tpes of disk space analsis and:or polic!based file mana"ement operations, sc$edule

    periodic jobs, sa*e analsis reports into a number of different formats, export analsis results

    to an 03L database, periodicall snc$roni#e disks, directories and network s$ares andmonitor critical disks and directories for unaut$ori#ed c$an"es.

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    Disk Space Usae !na"#sis

    DiskBoss pro*ides ad*anced disk space usa"e analsis capabilities allowin" one to anal#e oneor more local disks, network s$ares or 5%0 stora"e de*ices and easil identif directories andfiles $oldin" si"nificant amounts of t$e disk space, "enerate *arious tpes of pie c$arts andsa*e disk space analsis reports.

    $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to browse files and directories sorted b t$e used diskspace, cate"ori#e and filter analsis results b t$e file extension, file tpe, file si#e, creation,modification and last access date, user name, etc. and easil identif disk space usa"e

    $otspots. (n addition, DiskBoss allows one to perform file mana"ement operations on analsisresults, "enerate pie c$arts and export disk space usa"e reports into a number of standardformats suc$ as +ML, -DF, ML, xcel /0 and %0/(( text.

    Finall, ( and stora"e administrators are pro*ided wit$ extensi*e 03L database inte"rationcapabilities allowin" one to submit disk space analsis reports from a number of ser*ers and

    5%0 stora"e de*ices to a centrali#ed 03L database and perform ad*anced disk space usa"e$istor trend analsis operations, anal#e disk space usa"e per ser*er and:or per user.

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    Dup"icate Fi"es Searc' and $"eanup

    DiskBoss includes a built!in duplicate files finder, w$ic$ pro*ides a lar"e number of ad*ancedfeatures and capabilities allowin" one to searc$ and cleanup duplicate files in ser*ers, 5%0stora"e de*ices and enterprise stora"e sstems. $e DiskBoss duplicate files finder allows oneto searc$ duplicate files, "enerate *arious tpes of pie c$arts, sa*e reports, delete duplicate

    files, replace duplicate files wit$ links and mo*e compressed duplicate files to anot$er location.

    $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to cate"ori#e and filter duplicate files b t$e file tpe,

    extension, cate"or, file si#e, user name, creation, modification and last access date, etc.allowin" one to precisel focus on specific tpes of duplicate files or "roups of duplicate files.

    Moreo*er, DiskBoss allows one to "enerate pie c$arts and sa*e reports to a number ofstandard formats includin" +ML, -DF, ML, text and xcel /0.

    ( and stora"e administrators are pro*ided wit$ polic!based duplicate files searc$ andremo*al capabilities allowin" one to define automatic duplicate files searc$ and cleanuppolicies, w$ic$ can be executed in a full automatic mode usin" DiskBoss 0er*er or t$e

    command line utilit. Finall, enterprise customers are pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to submitreports from multiple ser*ers and 5%0 stora"e de*ices to a centrali#ed 03L database allowin"one to anal#e duplicate files per ser*er and per user across t$e entire enterprise.

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    !na"#&in Fi"es in Servers and (!S Storae Devices

    DiskBoss allows one to anal#e disk space, classif files, detect duplicate files and searc$ filesin all network s$ares of one or more ser*ers or 5%0 stora"e de*ices. (n order to anal#e oneor more ser*ers, open an analsis operation dialo", press t$e %dd button located on t$e ri"$tside of t$e list of analsis locations, select t$e 0er*ers or 5%0 De*ices mode and enter one or

    more $ost names or (- addresses separated b t$e semicolon AC c$aracter.

    DiskBoss will scan t$e network and s$ow a list of network s$ares detected in t$e specified

    ser*ers and 5%0 stora"e de*ices allowin" one to select one or more network s$ares t$ats$ould be processed. (n order to be able to use t$is feature, t$e user needs to $a*epermissions to access network s$ares.

    $e network s$ares scannin" operation ma be performed multiple times for different ser*ersand 5%0 stora"e de*ices and an unlimited number of network s$ares from different ser*ersma be added to t$e analsis operation. Durin" runtime, DiskBoss will process all t$e specifiednetwork s$ares in parallel usin" all /-'s and:or /-'!cores a*ailable in t$e $ost computer

    DiskBoss is runnin" on.

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    !na"#&in Fi"es in !"" Servers on t'e (etwork

    %not$er option is to anal#e, classif and or searc$ files in all ser*ers and:or 5%0 stora"ede*ices a*ailable on t$e network. (n order to anal#e all ser*ers on t$e network, open ananalsis operation dialo", press t$e %dd button located on t$e ri"$t side of t$e list of analsislocations, select t$e %ll 0er*ers on t$e 5etwork mode and press t$e 6k button.

    DiskBoss will scan t$e network and s$ow a list of ser*ers and 5%0 stora"e de*ices detected ont$e network. 0elect one or more ser*ers or 5%0 stora"e de*ices to anal#e in and press t$e

    6k button.

    DiskBoss will scan t$e selected ser*ers and s$ow a list of network s$ares detected in t$eser*ers and 5%0 stora"e de*ices allowin" one to select one or more network s$ares t$ats$ould be processed. Durin" runtime, DiskBoss will process t$e selected network s$ares inparallel usin" all /-'s a*ailable in t$e $ost computer DiskBoss is runnin" on. (n order to beable to use t$is feature, t$e user needs to $a*e permissions to access network s$ares.

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    Savin )rap'ica" PDF Su**ar# +eports

    DiskBoss 0er*er allows one to perform multiple tpes of disk space analsis, file classificationand duplicate files searc$ operations on a number of ser*ers and 5%0 stora"e de*ices, submitall analsis reports to a centrali#ed reports database and t$en "enerate summar reportscontainin" *arious tpes of pie c$arts and $istor line c$arts for all anal#ed ser*ers and 5%0

    stora"e de*ices in a sin"le "rap$ical -DF report file.

    (n order to "enerate a summar -DF report file, connect to t$e DiskBoss ser*er usin" t$eclient &'( application, perform one or more analsis, file classification or duplicate files searc$operations, press t$e 4eports button located on t$e main toolbar, select a number of diskspace analsis, file classification or duplicate files searc$ reports, press t$e 0ummar button,select tpes of c$arts to include in t$e summar report and press t$e 0a*e button.

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    +u"e,-ased Fi"e Searc'

    DiskBoss pro*ides powerful and flexible file searc$ capabilities allowin" one to searc$ filesusin" multiple file searc$ criteria includin" t$e file name, file extension, file tpe, file si#e, lastaccess, modification and creation dates, text or binar patterns, file attributes, user name,-& (F ta"s, etc. $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to define composite file searc$

    command usin" multiple tpes of searc$ rules combined wit$ t$e %5D:64 lo"ical operators.

    6ne of t$e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t$e inte"ration of t$e rule!based searc$features in almost all tpes of analsis and file mana"ement operations. For example, disk

    space analsis, duplicate files detection, file classification, file cop and file delete operationsma be performed on files matc$in" one or more user!specified rules and policies.

    'sers are pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to displa file searc$ results, sa*e +ML, -DF, ML, textand xcel /0 reports and perform file mana"ement operations on file searc$ results. (naddition, DiskBoss allows one to send e!mail notifications and:or execute custom actions w$en

    a searc$ operation reac$es a user!specified number of searc$ results. Finall, ( and stora"eadministrators are pro*ided wit$ ad*anced 03L database inte"ration capabilities allowin" oneto submit file searc$ reports into a centrali#ed 03L database.

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    i',Speed Fi"e S#nc'roni&ation

    DiskBoss pro*ides ad*anced file snc$roni#ation capabilities allowin" one to snc$roni#e filesbetween disk, directories, network s$ares and 5%0 stora"e de*ices. $e DiskBossG built!in filesnc$roni#ation en"ine offers a number of one!wa and two!wa file snc$roni#ation modes,t$e abilit to snc$roni#e specific tpes of files, file compression capabilities and ad*anced

    performance tunin" options.

    B default, file snc$roni#ation commands are executed in t$e pre*iew mode, w$ic$ pro*idest$e user wit$ t$e abilit to re*iew and manuall confirm eac$ specific file snc$roni#ation

    action. 6nce a file snc command is tested and *erified, t$e user can confi"ure t$e commandto run in a full automatic, unattended stream file snc$roni#ation mode. $e stream filesnc$roni#ation mode performs all file snc$roni#ation actions on!t$e!fl, wit$out s$owin" t$e

    pre*iew dialo" and t$erefore it is muc$ faster and optimi#ed to snc$roni#e $u"e file sstemscontainin" millions of files.

    Fre)uentl used file snc$roni#ation operations ma be pre!confi"ured as user!defined filesnc$roni#ation commands, optimi#ed for custom $ardware and stora"e confi"urations andexecuted in a sin"le mouse click. (n addition, t$e DiskBoss command line utilit ma be usedto execute DiskBoss file snc$roni#ation commands from s$ell scripts and batc$ files. Finall,DiskBoss 0er*er allows one to sc$edule periodic file snc operations or tri""er file sncoperations in real!time after a user!specified number of file sstem c$an"es.

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    Fau"t,/o"erant Fi"e $op# and Data Miration

    DiskBoss pro*ides a lar"e number of ad*anced fault!tolerant file cop and polic!based datami"ration capabilities allowin" one to cop *ast numbers of files fast, efficientl and reliabl.DiskBoss allows one to cop files includin" access control lists A%/LsC, securit attributes,owners$ip information, timestamps and file attributes.

    $e user is pro*ided wit$ a lar"e number of flexible file cop performance optimi#ation optionsand fault tolerance capabilities allowin" one to cop data at *arious speeds, reco*er failedcop operations and minimi#e t$e potential impact on runnin" production sstems. $eDiskBoss file cop en"ine is especiall optimi#ed for modern $ardware platforms and iscapable of effecti*el utili#in" powerful 4%(D controllers, multi!/-':multi!core ser*ers and

    &i"abit t$ernet networks.

    6ne of t$e most powerful capabilities of t$e DiskBoss file cop en"ine is t$e inte"ration wit$file matc$in" rules allowin" one to cop specific tpes of files or file "roups selected usin" oneor more user!specified rules. For example, t$e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to cop acate"or of files wit$ t$e file si#e lar"er t$at a specific *alue t$at were last modified durin" aspecific period of time.

    (n addition, DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ides t$e user wit$ t$e abilit to perform file cop operations

    periodicall at specific time inter*als 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. Finall, ( and stora"eadministrators are pro*ided wit$ t$e DiskBoss command line utilit, w$ic$ is capable of

    executin" user!defined file cop commands from s$ell scripts and batc$ files and allowin" oneto inte"rate t$e DiskBoss file cop and data mi"ration capabilities into 8rd part products andcustom solutions.

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    Fi"e De"ete and Data ipin Operations

    DiskBoss pro*ides bulk file delete and secure data wipin" operations allowin" one to effecti*eldelete $u"e numbers of files, securel wipe confidential information, sc$edule periodic filedelete operations and perform polic!based file delete operations accordin" to user!specifiedrules w$ile sa*in" file delete lo"s or exportin" lists of deleted files to an 03L database.

    'sers re)uired to securel wipe confidential information are pro*ided wit$ a lar"e number ofdifferent data wipin" al"orit$ms ran"in" from a simple, sin"le!pass wipe to a powerful ?!pass,D6D

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    !uto*ated Po"ic#,-ased Fi"e Manae*ent

    DiskBoss pro*ides a ric$ and powerful set of automated, polic!based file mana"ementcapabilities allowin" one to cop, mo*e, delete, compress, link, etc. files or "roups of filesmatc$in" user!specified rules and policies based on t$e file name, file tpe, extension,location, last access date, modification date, creation date, binar and text patterns, file si#e,

    file attributes, user name, -& (F ta"s, etc.

    $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to define one or more file mana"ement operations to beexecuted and specif one or more file matc$in" rules definin" files or tpes of files t$e filemana"ement operations s$ould be performed on. Durin" runtime, DiskBoss will scan inputdisks, directories and network s$ares, select files usin" file matc$in" rules and perform t$especified file mana"ement operations on files matc$in" t$e rules.

    (n order to ensure proper operation of automated file mana"ement operations, DiskBosspro*ides an eas!to!use pre*iew mode allowin" one to re*iew and manuall confirm eac$specific file mana"ement operation. 6nce tested and *alidated in t$e pre*iew mode, filemana"ement operations ma be confi"ured to run in a full!automatic and unattended mode,

    sc$eduled to be executed periodicall, tri""ered b c$an"es in a disk or director or executedfrom a s$ell script or a batc$ file usin" t$e DiskBoss command line utilit.

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    Fi"e nterit# Monitor

    DiskBoss 'ltimate and DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ide a file inte"rit monitor allowin" one to sa*edi"ital si"natures of critical sstem files and t$en periodicall monitor t$e inte"rit of criticalsstem files, detect unaut$ori#ed c$an"es, sa*e +ML, -DF, text, xcel /0 and ML reportsand send !Mail notifications.

    $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to specif one or more disks or directories to bemonitored, select w$ic$ tpes of files s$ould be monitored, tpes of c$an"es t$at s$ould bedetected and optionall sa*e reports, send !Mail notifications or execute custom commandsw$en a user!specified number of c$an"es is detected.

    (n addition to t$e file inte"rit monitorin" capabilities a*ailable in t$e DiskBoss &'(application, DiskBoss pro*ides a command line utilit allowin" one to *erif t$e inte"rit ofcritical sstem files, sa*e reports and send !Mail notifications from s$ell scripts and batc$files. Finall, DiskBoss 0er*er, w$ic$ runs in t$e back"round as a ser*ice, allows one toperiodicall monitor t$e inte"rit of sstem files in critical ser*ers and 5%0 stora"e de*ices.

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    -u"k Fi"e !ttriute $'aner

    DiskBoss includes a bulk file attribute c$an"er allowin" one to process one or more disks ordirectories and c$an"e file attributes, creation dates, last modification dates and last accessdates. $e bulk file attributes c$an"es pro*ides a lar"e number of ad*anced options allowin"one to process specific tpes of files, perform multiple operations durin" a sin"le scan t$rou"$

    t$e file sstem, exclude directories from t$e scannin" process, etc.

    DiskBoss allows one to c$an"e file attributes and:or file timestamps for files matc$in" user!specified rules. For example, t$e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to c$an"e file attributes for

    all tpes of ima"es wit$ t$e file si#e more t$an MB. Multiple different tpes of file matc$in"rules ma be used to precisel select files to be processed.

    $e bulk file attribute c$an"er is optimi#ed for modern multi!core and multi!/-' ser*ers andcan scan directories and process files usin" a number of /-' or /-' cores accordin" to user!specific needs and re)uirements. (n addition, t$e user is pro*ided wit$ ad*anced paralleldirector scannin" capabilities allowin" one to process files and c$an"e file attributes and:orfile timestamps for millions of files *er effecti*el.

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    Periodic !na"#sis and Fi"e Manae*ent Operations

    DiskBoss pro*ides t$e abilit to execute disk space analsis and file mana"ement operationsperiodicall at specific time inter*als, weekl or mont$l sc$edules, etc. $e user is pro*idedwit$ t$e abilit to define an unlimited number of periodic jobs wit$ eac$ one confi"ured toexecute one or more disk space analsis or file mana"ement commands.

    ac$ periodic job can be started b multiple $ourl, dail, weekl and:or mont$l tri""ers wit$different sc$edules for eac$ tri""er allowin" one to execute disk space analsis and file

    mana"ement operations at different times dependin" on t$e week da, mont$ da, etc. (naddition, t$e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to execute multiple disk space analsis and:orfile mana"ement operations in eac$ periodic job.

    B default, DiskBoss executes multiple commands specified in a periodic job se)uentiall oneafter one. (n some situations, w$en processin" or anal#in" files located on multiple p$sicaldisks or multiple se*ers or 5%0 stora"e de*ices, it ma be more effecti*e to execute multiple

    disk space analsis or file mana"ement operations in parallel.

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    User,De%ined $o**ands

    DiskBoss is a powerful and flexible product pro*idin" a lar"e number of features, capabilitiesand confi"uration options allowin" one to perform man tpes of different disk space analsisand file mana"ement operations. (n order to simplif mana"ement and execution of fre)uentlused operations, DiskBoss pro*ides t$e user wit$ t$e abilit to add user!defined disk space

    analsis and file mana"ement commands pre!confi"ured for user!specific $ardware andstora"e confi"urations.

    %ll tpes of disk analsis and file mana"ement operations suc$ as disk space analsis, fileclassification, duplicate files detection, file or"ani#in", file searc$, file snc$roni#ation, cop,mo*e, delete and disk c$an"e monitorin" ma be sa*ed as user!defined commands, pre!confi"ured for user!specific needs and custom $ardware confi"urations and executed in asin"le click usin" t$e main &'( application or t$e DiskBoss command line utilit.

    $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to create direct desktop s$ortcuts for user!defined filemana"ement commands and execute an command directl from t$e 7indows desktopwit$out startin" t$e DiskBoss main &'( application.

    Moreo*er, DiskBoss allows one to desi"n user!defined disk analsis and file mana"ement

    commands usin" an open and eas!to!use ML!Based format, w$ic$ ma be imported into t$eDiskBoss &'( application or executed b t$e command line utilit. -re!confi"ured and tested

    disk analsis and file mana"ement commands ma be easil and safel executed on multipleser*ers and desktop computers minimi#in" risks or potential operator!related errors.

    6ne of t$e most powerful capabilities of DiskBoss is t$e inte"ration of different tpes of user!defined disk space analsis and file mana"ement commands, w$ic$ pro*ides t$e user wit$ t$eabilit to combine multiple operations in order to full automate fre)uentl performed and

    time consumin" operations. For example, a disk space analsis operation confi"ured to detectlar"e amounts of old, unused files ma automaticall tri""er a rule!based file mana"ementoperation, w$ic$ will arc$i*e, mo*e or delete t$ese specific files.

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    S5 Dataase nteration

    DiskBoss 'ltimate and DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ide t$e abilit to submit disk space analsis, fileclassification, duplicate files, disk c$an"e monitorin" and file searc$ results into a centrali#ed03L database t$rou"$ t$e 6DB/ interface.

    (n order to connect DiskBoss to an 03L database, open t$e options dialo", select t$eDatabase tab and specif an 6DB/ data source, user name and password. 6nce finis$edspecifin" t$e re)uired information, press t$e erif button to c$eck t$e database

    connection.

    Disk space analsis, file classification, duplicate files detection, disk c$an"e monitorin" and filesearc$ results ma be sa*ed into an 03L database in a *er similar wa. ust press t$e 0a*ebutton on t$e results dialo" and select t$e 03L Database report format.

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    !dvanced Disk Space !na"#sis $apai"ities

    ( and stora"e administrators are pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to submit disk space analsis, fileclassification and duplicate files reports from multiple ser*ers and desktop computers to acentrali#ed 03L database, displa c$arts s$owin" t$e used disk space, file cate"ories andduplicate files per user or per $ost and "ain an in!dept$ *isibilit into w$at tpes 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.

    $e users analsis dialo" pro*ides t$e abilit to displa t$e used disk space, file cate"oriesand duplicate files per user. $e dialo" allows one to select tpes of operations, file cate"ories

    and file sstem locations to anal#e, customi#e usersG displa names, edit t$e c$artGs title andfooter and finall cop t$e c$art ima"e to t$e clipboard allowin" one to easil inte"rateDiskBossG c$arts into user!custom reports and presentations.

    $e $osts analsis dialo" allows one to displa c$arts s$owin" t$e disk space usa"e, file

    cate"ories and duplicate files per $ost. $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to select tpes ofdisk analsis operations, file cate"ories and file sstem locations to anal#e, customi#e $ostsGdispla names, edit c$artGs title and footer and finall cop t$e c$art ima"e to t$e clipboard.

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    Disk Space Usae istor# $'arts

    DiskBoss 'ltimate and DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ide t$e user wit$ t$e abilit to displa $istorc$arts s$owin" $ow t$e total disk space usa"e, a user!selected file cate"or or t$e number ofduplicate files are c$an"in" o*er time in one or more ser*ers or desktop computers.

    (n order to displa a $istor c$art, sa*e a series of reports to an 03L database, open t$e 03L

    reports dialo" and press t$e +istor button. % series of reports ma be exported to an 03Ldatabase manuall usin" t$e DiskBoss &'( application or automaticall usin" t$e DiskBoss0er*er or t$e command line utilit.

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    $e DiskBoss command line utilit allows one to anal#e, classif and cate"ori#e files in one ormore disks or directories and sa*e a report to an 03L database. (n order to "enerate reportsfor multiple ser*ers or desktop computers t$rou"$ t$e network, t$e user needs to specif oneor more network s$ares t$at s$ould be processed usin" t$e '5/ notation and set an

    appropriate $ost name for eac$ report sa*ed to t$e database.

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    Finall, DiskBoss 0er*er ma to confi"ured to periodicall anal#e disk space utili#ation,classif files or detect duplicate files in one or more ser*ers or desktop computers, sa*ereports to a centrali#ed 03L database and "enerate $istor c$arts s$owin" $ow t$e used diskspace and t$e number of fi les in a user!selected file cate"or are c$an"in" o*er time.

    $e $istor c$arts dialo" displas t$e list of a*ailable c$arts, t$e list of $ost computers w$eret$e c$arts were "enerated on and extended statistical information for eac$ c$art. $e user is

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    DiskBoss 'ltimate and DiskBoss 0er*er allow one to sa*e disk space usa"e reports frommultiple ser*ers, desktop and:or laptop computers to a central 03L database and t$en anal#edisk space usa"e per director across t$e entire enterprise.

    (n order to perform t$e directories analsis, anal#e disk space usa"e in one or more ser*ers

    and:or 5%0 stora"e de*ices, submit all disk space analsis reports to an 03L database, open

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    are located on t$e network.

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    DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ides a software de*elopment kit A0DHC and a /:/II pro"rammin" %-(librar allowin" one to control a sin"le DiskBoss 0er*er on t$e same $ost w$ere t$e clientapplication is runnin" on or multiple DiskBoss ser*ers runnin" on a number of $osts connectedto t$e same local network.

    (n a sin"le!$ost setup, t$e DiskBoss %-( librar connects locall to t$e DiskBoss ser*er, w$ic$

    runs in t$e back"round as a ser*ice. $e DiskBoss %-( librar pro*ides t$e user wit$ t$e abilitto confi"ure t$e ser*er, setup user!defined file mana"ement commands, control file

    mana"ement operations and sa*e results to file reports or an 03L database.

    (n a multi!$ost confi"uration, t$e DiskBoss %-( librar connects to one or more DiskBoss0er*ers t$rou"$ t$e network allowin" one to confi"ure, mana"e and control multiple DiskBoss

    ser*ers usin" a sin"le client application. For more information about t$e DiskBoss 0er*ersoftware de*elopment kit A0DHC and pro"rammin" %-( refer toJ

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