DiskBoss Major Features

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DiskBoss Major Features Flexense Ltd.

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Major Features

Version 4.6

May 2014

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Flexense Ltd.

DiskBossDATA MANAGEMENT


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Product Overview

DiskBoss is an automated, polic!based data mana"ement solution allowin" one to anal#edisks, directories and network s$ares, classif and cate"ori#e files, searc$ and cleanupduplicate files, perform automated file mana"ement operations accordin" to user!defined rulesand policies, snc$roni#e disks, directories and network s$ares, perform bulk file delete and

secure data wipin" operations, detect unaut$ori#ed c$an"es in files and directories, etc.

%ll disk space analsis and file mana"ement operations are inte"rated into a centrali#ed and

eas!to!use &'( application allowin" one pre!confi"ure analsis and file mana"ement

operations as user!defined commands and execute an re)uired command in a sin"le mouseclick usin" t$e DiskBoss &'( application or direct desktop s$ortcuts.

DiskBoss allows one to "enerate *arious tpes of pie c$arts and sa*e +ML, -DF, xcel /0,text and ML reports for all tpes of disk space analsis operations. $e user is pro*ided wit$t$e abilit to cate"ori#e and filter analsis and file classification results and perform filemana"ement operations on cate"ories of files.

( administrators are pro*ided wit$ extensi*e 03L database inte"ration capabilities allowin"one to submit disk space analsis, file classification, duplicate files searc$ and disk c$an"emonitorin" reports into an 03L database. 4eports from multiple ser*ers and 5%0 stora"ede*ices ma be submitted to a centrali#ed 03L database allowin" one to displa c$artss$owin" t$e used disk space, file cate"ories and duplicate files per user or per ser*er and

pro*idin" an in!dept$ *isibilit into $ow t$e disk space is used, w$at tpes of files are storedand $ow muc$ space is wasted on duplicate files across t$e entire enterprise.

Disk 0pace %nalsis File /lassification and 6r"ani#in" Duplicate Files 0earc$ and /leanup Bulk File Delete and 0ecure Data 7ipin" %utomated, -olic!Based File Mana"ement 4eal!ime Disk /$an"e Monitorin" +i"$!0peed File 0nc$roni#ation 0ecure File /op 6perations

File (nte"rit Monitorin"


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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 sa!e "na#ysis

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#y&in! Fi#es in Servers and ("S Stora!e 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

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"na#y&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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)rap'ica# PDF Su**ary +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.

For eac$ disk space analsis, file classification and:or duplicate files searc$ report, DiskBoss0er*er ma "enerate pie c$arts s$owin" t$e disk space usa"e per file extension, t$e numberof files per file extension, t$e disk space usa"e per file cate"or and t$e number of files perfile cate"or. (n addition, if analsis "enerated reports were confi"ured to process and s$owfiles user names, t$e summar -DF report will include pie c$arts s$owin" t$e disk space usa"eper user and t$e number of files per user.

*er disk space analsis, file classification or duplicate files searc$ report "enerated bDiskBoss includes t$e creation date, last modification date and last access date for all anal#ed

files makin" it possible to "enerate $istor disk space usa"e line c$arts s$owin" $ow muc$disk space and $ow man files were created, last modified or last accessed durin" t$e last das accordin" to t$e time period specified on t$e summar report c$arts dialo".


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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 Sync'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. $e DiskBoss built!in filesnc$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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Secure Fi#e $opy Operations

DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ides secure file cop operations allowin" one to cop files from oneser*er to anot$er wit$out usin" network s$ares w$ile encrptin" transferred data blocks usin"t$e %0!2 encrption al"orit$m. $e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to encrpt and:orcompress transferred data blocks, transfer selected tpes of files or cate"ories of files, exclude

specific directories from t$e file cop operation and tune t$e performance of t$e file copprocess for user!specific needs and $ardware confi"urations.

(n order to perform a secure file cop operation, t$e user needs to install DiskBoss 0er*er ont$e destination ser*er and DiskBoss 'ltimate or DiskBoss 0er*er on t$e source ser*er. Foreac$ secure file cop operation, t$e user can specif an unlimited number of source directories

or files, t$e $ost name or an (- address of t$e destination DiskBoss 0er*er and a director ont$e destination ser*er to cop files to.

(n order to enable encrption and:or compression of transferred data blocks for a secure filecop operation, open t$e secure file cop command dialo", select t$e 6ptions tab and enableall t$e re)uired file transfer options. 7$en t$e user enables t$e %0!2 encrption al"orit$m,DiskBoss dnamicall "enerates a random encrption ke for eac$ transferred file. 7$en t$e

user enables t$e *erification of copied files, DiskBoss *erifies all transferred data blocks usin"t$e 0+%2 data si"nature al"orit$m.


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Fau#t,/o#erant Fi#e $opy and Data Mi!ration

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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+ea#,/i*e Disk $'an!e Monitor

DiskBoss 'ltimate and DiskBoss 0er*er include a real!time disk c$an"e monitor capable ofdetectin" file creations, modifications, attribute c$an"es and deletions. $e real!time diskc$an"e monitor pro*ides t$e user wit$ t$e abilit to monitor one or more disks or directories,detect all c$an"es made in t$e monitored file sstems, send !Mail notifications, sa*e +ML,

-DF, ML, text and xcel /0 reports, automaticall tri""er DiskBoss file mana"ementoperations and:or execute user!custom commands or batc$ files.

$e real!time disk c$an"e monitor allows one to monitor specific tpes of files or file "roupsusin" flexible file matc$in" rules. (n addition, t$e user is pro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to executeall tpes of DiskBoss user!defined commands as actions in a disk c$an"e monitorin"operation. For example, a user!defined file snc$roni#ation command ma be automaticall

tri""ered after eac$ c$an"es in a disk or director effecti*el pro*idin" real!time filesnc$roni#ation capabilities.

$e DiskBoss disk c$an"e monitor pro*ides second!le*el file cate"ories and filters allowin" oneto cate"ori#e and filter detected file sstem c$an"es b t$e file extension, file tpe, c$an"e

tpe, file owner, file si#e, etc. Finall, ( and stora"e administrators are pro*ided wit$ t$eabilit to submit disk c$an"e monitorin" reports into a centrali#ed 03L database.


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Fi#e nte!rity 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 "ttri3ute $'an!er

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#ysis and Fi#e Mana!e*ent Operations

DiskBoss 0er*er pro*ides t$e abilit to execute disk space analsis and file mana"ementoperations periodicall at specific time inter*als, weekl or mont$l sc$edules, etc. $e user ispro*ided wit$ t$e abilit to define an unlimited number of periodic jobs wit$ eac$ oneconfi"ured to execute 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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ser,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 Data3ase nte!ration

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#ysis $apa3i#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 sa!e istory $'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.

disk3oss ,ana#y&e ,dir 5oca# Directory7 ,save8to8data3ase

$e DiskBoss command line utilit allows one to anal#e, classif and cate"ori#e files in one ormore disks or directories and sa*e a report to an 03L database. (n order to "enerate reportsfor multiple ser*ers or desktop computers t$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.

disk3oss ,ana#y&e ,dir 99server9s'are ,'ost ost (a*e7 ,save8to8data3ase

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

pro*ided 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. (n addition, t$e c$arts dialo" allows one to c$an"e

t$e c$arts title and footer, export t$e c$arts ima"e to t$e clipboard makin" it *er eas tointe"rate DiskBoss $istor c$arts in users custom reports and presentations.


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"na#y&in! Disk Space sa!e Per Directory

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

t$e 03L database dialo", press t$e %nal#e button and select t$e Directories menu item.

$e directories analsis dialo" displas a list of top directories sorted b t$e used disk spaceand 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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