7.3 NCPTOP Quick Reference

You can monitor NCP Server connections, communications, volumes, and diagnostics by using NCPTOP. NCPTOP is an interactive, real-time reporting utility that looks like the NetWare Monitor utility It is part of the novell-ncpserv RPM.

After NCP Server has been installed, you can start NCPTOP by entering ncptop at a terminal console on the Linux server. Different statistic monitoring functions of NCPTOP can be accessed by using the function keys, or you can tab through the reports. The purpose of each function key and its options are displayed within the NCPTOP utility. Table 7-9 provides an overview of tasks available.

Table 7-9 NCPTOP Reports

Function Key

Report

Description

F2

General

Displays a general communications report for NCP Server. See Figure 7-1 for an example report.

F3

Volume

Lists NCP volumes, and allows you to get the following details for a volume:

  • Status

  • Mount Point

  • Shadow Mount Point

  • Capacity

  • Cached Files

  • Cached Folders

  • Trustee Count

See Figure 7-2 for an example report.

F4

Connection

Lists the current connections, and allows you to get details for each connection. See Figure 7-3 for an example report.

F5

Diagnostics

Lists further diagnostic options. See Figure 7-4 for an example report.

F6

Parameters

Displays the current settings for the NCPCON set parameters. See Figure 7-5 for an example report.

For information about the parameters, see the Section A.2, NCPCON SET Parameters.

F7

Version

Reports the versions of the NCP Server software components. See Figure 7-6 for an example report.

Figure 7-1 General Communications Report in NCPTOP

Figure 7-2 NCP Volumes Report in NCPTOP

Figure 7-3 Current Connections Report in NCPTOP

Figure 7-4 Diagnostic Report in NCPTOP

Figure 7-5 NCP Server Parameters Report in NCPTOP

Figure 7-6 NCP Server Components Versions Report in NCPTOP