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2.5 Server Browser

Choosing Browse current server from the Maintenance menu of the server launcher opens a browser on the current state of the server, showing logged in users.

Figure 2. Server Browser.

Users in long transactions are shown with [only monitor] next to their names. By selecting a user you can see the current state of that user on the right. Pressing Logout will logout the selected user. Communication Gate shows the details of the communication protocol being used between the selected client and the server: this can be either socket or file communication — socket communication is generally noticeable faster.

Pressing Connections will open a window with two lists, the first showing users connected to the repository via the socket gate protocol, the second those via the file gate protocol: users in long transactions are not shown, as they have no current connection to the repository. The popup menu in each list allows you to browse the selected user’s connection, or disconnect it.

Figure 3. Connection Administrator.

Browsing a connection opens a Communication Gate Administrator for that connection, where you can see the details of the connection. Pressing Release will release that communication gate, useful if a gate remains open when a user is in fact no longer logged in, e.g. if his client has crashed.

Figure 4. Communication Gate Administrator.


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