DiskSorter File Classification

Flexense Ltd.

DiskSorter
FILE CLASSIFICATION

User Manual

Version 6.0
Jan 2014

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Product Overview................................................................................................3 DiskSorter Product Versions ............................................................................... Usin! Deskto" Versions ......................................................................................6
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.& 3.) 3. 3.# 3.% 3.3 3.1( 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.1& 3.1) 3.1 3.1# 3.1% 3.13 3.2( 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.2& 3.2) 3.2 3.2# 3.2% 3.23 3.3( 3.31 3.32 Product Installation Procedure............................................................................................. Classif!in" Files in a Disk or Director! ..................................................................................# File Classification Plu"$ins...................................................................................................% File Classification Pie C'arts.............................................................................................. 1( *sin" File Cate"ories and File Filters .................................................................................. 11 *sin" +uilt$in File ,ana"ement -.erations ......................................................................... 13 /nal!0in" File Classification 1esults ................................................................................... 1) Sa2in" File Classification [Link]....................................................................................... 1 Customi0in" 45,L [Link] ............................................................................................... 1# [Link]" PDF [Link] ..................................................................................................... 1% [Link]" [Link] to an S7L Data8ase ............................................................................... 13 /nal!0in" [Link] from ,[Link] 4osts................................................................................ 2( /nal!0in" File Cate"ories Per *ser ..................................................................................... 21 File Classification 4istor! C'arts ........................................................................................ 22 /utomatic [Link] ,ana"ement ......................................................................................... 23 Classif!in" ,[Link] Disks or Directories.............................................................................. 2& Classif!in" 9etwork S'ares *sin" *9C Pat' 9ames ............................................................. 2& Classif!in" Files in -ne or ,ore Ser2ers ............................................................................. 2) Classif!in" Files in /ll Ser2ers on t'e 9etwork..................................................................... 2 Classif!in" [Link] File 5!.es or File :rou.s....................................................................... 2# /d2anced File Classification -.tions................................................................................... 2% File Classification Performance -.tions............................................................................... 23 /utomaticall! -r"ani0in" Files on t'e Disk.......................................................................... 32 6xcludin" Su8directories from File Classification Process....................................................... 33 ,ana"in" File Classification Plu"ins.................................................................................... 3& ;indows S'ell Inte"ration ................................................................................................ 3) Sound 9otifications.......................................................................................................... 3 Customi0in" DiskSorter :*I /..lication ............................................................................. 3# *sin" DiskSorter :*I La!outs ........................................................................................... 3% *sin" Command Line *tilit! .............................................................................................. 33 Product *.date Procedure ................................................................................................ &1 Product 1e"istration Procedure ......................................................................................... &2 DiskSorter Ser2er -2er2iew .............................................................................................. &3 Product Installation Procedure........................................................................................... && *sin" DiskSorter Ser2er Client :*I /..lication.................................................................... &) *sin" ;e8$+ased ,ana"ement Interface............................................................................ &% 7uick File Classification -.erations .................................................................................... &3 ,ana"in" File Classification Commands.............................................................................. )( File Classification 1esults.................................................................................................. )1 File Classification C'arts................................................................................................... )2 File Classification [Link] ................................................................................................. )3 /nal!0e Disk [Link] *sa"e Per 4ost ................................................................................... )) /nal!0e Disk [Link] *sa"e Per *ser ................................................................................... ) Periodic File Classification <o8s .......................................................................................... )# /nal!0in" File Classification 4istor! 5rends ......................................................................... )% File Classification 1ules .................................................................................................... )3 6xcludin" Directories from t'e File Classification Process ...................................................... ( *sin" DiskSorter Ser2er to /nal!0e 9etwork S'ares ............................................................ 1 Confi"urin" DiskSorter Ser2er ........................................................................................... 2 Confi"urin" Custom *ser 9ame and Password..................................................................... 2 Confi"urin" Custom Ser2er Ports ....................................................................................... 3 Confi"urin" 6$,ail 9otifications ......................................................................................... 3 Confi"urin" S7L Data8ase Inte"ration................................................................................ & DiskSorter Ser2er Command Line *tilit! ............................................................................. ) *.datin" DiskSorter Ser2er .............................................................................................. # 1e"isterin" DiskSorter Ser2er ........................................................................................... % DiskSorter Ser2er -6, =ersion ......................................................................................... 3 Installin" ,!S7L Data8ase ............................................................................................... #( Confi"urin" ,!S7L Data8ase ............................................................................................ #) Confi"urin" ,!S7L -D+C Data Source............................................................................... # Confi"urin" DiskSorter Data8ase Connection ...................................................................... ## Su..orted -.eratin" S!stems........................................................................................... #% S!stem 1e>uirements ...................................................................................................... #%

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DiskSorter File Classification

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Product Overview

DiskSorter is a .owerful file classification solution allowin" one to classif! files in disks? directories? network s'ares and 9/S stora"e de2ices? sa2e file classification [Link]? [Link] file classification results to an S7L data8ase? .erform ad2anced 'istor! trend anal!sis [Link] and [Link] t!.es of file mana"ement [Link] on cate"ories of files.

DiskSorter .ro2ides a num8er of 8uilt$in file classification .lu"ins ca.a8le of reco"ni0in" more t'an 3?((( t!.es of files and allowin" one to classif! files 8! t'e file t!.e? extension? user name? creation? last modification and last access dates? etc. *sers are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to "enerate 2arious t!.es of .ie c'arts? cate"ori0e and filter file classification results and sa2e file classification [Link] into a num8er of standard formats includin" 45,L? PDF? 6xcel CS=? @,L? text and t'e DiskSorter nati2e [Link] format.

I5 and stora"e administrators are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to su8mit file classification [Link] from [Link] ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices to a centrali0ed S7L data8ase and anal!0e disk [Link] usa"e 'istor! trends for one or more file cate"ories .er ser2er andAor .er user across t'e entire [Link].

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In addition to t'e deskto. :*I a..lication? DiskSorter *ltimate and DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ide a command line utilit! allowin" one to .erform file classification [Link]? sa2e 2arious t!.es of file classification [Link]? [Link] file classification results to an S7L data8ase and control one or more DiskSorter Ser2ers locall! or 2ia t'e network.

[Link] customers are .ro2ided wit' DiskSorter Ser2er? w'ic' runs in t'e 8ack"round as a ser2ice and allows one to .erform [Link]? .arallel file classification [Link]? sc'edule .eriodic file classification [Link] and .ro2ides ad2anced file classification ca.a8ilities o.timi0ed for ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices.

DiskSorter Ser2er ma! 8e controlled usin" a full$scale client :*I a..lication? w'ic' .ro2ides all features a2aila8le in t'e deskto. .roduct 2ersion and additional ca.a8ilities allowin" one to sc'edule .eriodic file classification [Link] and .erform [Link]$.arallel file classification [Link] on a num8er of ser2ers andAor 9/S stora"e de2ices. In addition to t'e client :*I a..lication? DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides a we8$8ased mana"ement interface allowin" one to control one or more DiskSorter Ser2ers usin" a re"ular we8 8rowser locall! or 2ia t'e network.

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DiskSorter Product Versions

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&eatures ,aximum 9um8er of Files ,aximum Stora"e [Link]! ,aximum [Link] Directories ,aximum 9um8er of Profiles Su..ort for *nicode File 9ames Su..ort for Lon" File 9ames Su..ort for *9C 9etwork Pat' 9ames +uilt$In File ,ana"ement -.erations Pie C'arts and +ars C'arts -.tion to Classif! [Link] File 5!.es 45,L? 5ext and 6xcel CS= [Link] Co.! /CLs and Securit! /ttri8utes ,ulti$5'readed File Classification +uilt$In Data ;[Link]" Ca.a8ilities Performance 5unin" -.tions D!namic [Link] Control /utomatic File -r"ani0in" Ca.a8ilities Custom File Classification Plu"ins S7L Data8ase Inte"ration File Cate"ories Per 4ost File Cate"ories Per *ser File Classification 4istor! C'arts Command Line *tilit! 1uns as a Ser2ice in t'e +ack"round Periodic File Classification -.erations DiskSorter Client :*I /..lication ;e8$+ased ,ana"ement Interface -6, Product =ersion (icense

D 5'e free .roduct 2ersion can 8e used for .ersonal .[Link] onl!. DD Product features? .rices and license terms are su8Eect to c'an"e wit'out notice.

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Product *nstallation Procedure

DiskSorter is a2aila8le as a free download on our we8 site and on a lar"e num8er of software directories from around t'e world. 5o 8e sure !ou are "ettin" t'e latest .roduct 2ersion c'eck 'ereF '[Link].'tml DiskSorter is [Link]! desi"ned to 8e as [Link] as .ossi8le. 5'e installation .rocedure is 2er! [Link]? re>uires no [Link] knowled"e and ma! 8e [Link] in less t'an 3( seconds. 5'ere is no need for an! additional software. <ust download t'e DiskSorter installation .acka"e? run t'e setu. .ro"ram and !ou are done.

-n t'e G;elcomeG screen .ress t'e G9extG 8utton. 1ead t'e end$user license a"reement and .ress t'e GI /"reeG 8utton if !ou a"ree wit' t'e license terms or t'e GCancelG 8utton to sto. t'e installation .rocess.

Select t'e destination director!? .ress t'e GInstallG 8utton and wait for t'e installation .rocess to [Link]. 5'atGs all !ou need to do to install t'e DiskSorter file classification utilit! on !our [Link].

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+lassi,-in! &iles in a Disk or Director-

In order to classif! files located in one or more disks? directories or network s'ares? .ress t'e GClassif!G 8utton located on t'e main tool8ar? add directories or network s'ares t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed? select an a..[Link] file classification .lu"$in and .ress t'e GClassif!G 8utton.

[Link]" on t'e num8er of files t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed? t'e file classification .rocess ma! take from a [Link] of seconds for t'ousands of files to a few minutes for lar"e file s!stems containin" millions of files. Durin" t'e file classification .rocess? DiskSorter will [Link]! t'e file classification results .re2iew? t'e total num8er of .rocessed files and t'e total amount of .rocessed disk [Link]. -nce t'e file classification .rocess is [Link]? DiskSorter will [Link]! a 'ierarc'! of file classes and cate"ories sorted 8! t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link]. For eac' file class or file cate"or!? DiskSorter will s'ow t'e name of t'e cate"or!? t'e total num8er of files in t'e file cate"or! and all su8cate"ories and t'e total amount of t'e disk [Link] used 8! all files in t'e file cate"or! and all su8cate"ories.

In order to [Link]! a .ie c'art s'owin" t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link] .er file cate"or!? .ress t'e GC'artsG 8utton located on t'e main tool8ar. In order to [Link] a file cate"or!? click on t'e cate"or! item in t'e main file classification results 2iew. Select one or more cate"ories? classes andAor files and .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton to .erform a file mana"ement [Link] on t'e selected items. For [Link]? select a file cate"or!? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e GCo.! 5oG menu item to co.! all files related to t'e selected cate"or! to a director!.

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&ile +lassi,ication Plu!.ins

DiskSorter classifies files usin" a num8er of 8uilt$in file classification .lu"$ins ca.a8le of reco"ni0in" more t'an 3?((( t!.es of files. 5'e default file classification .lu"$in cate"ori0es files into a lo"ical 'ierarc'! of file t!.es sorted 8! t'e amount of disk [Link] .er file cate"or!. In order to c'an"e t'e file classification .lu"$in used for a file classification [Link]? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo"? click on t'e file classification .lu"$ins com8o 8ox and select an a..[Link] file classification .lu"$in.

DiskSorter classifies files? s'ows file classification results? sa2es [Link] and allows one to .erform file mana"ement [Link] on cate"ories of files accordin" to t'e currentl! selected file classification .lu"$in. For [Link]? t'e extension$8ased file classification .lu"$in 8uilds a 'ierarc'! of file extensions and s'ows t'e used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of file for eac' file extension. /ll file classification [Link] will s'ow a list of file extensions and file mana"ement [Link] will 8e .erformed on one or more selected file extensions.

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/not'er useful file classification .lu"$in is t'e modification date file classification .lu"$in? w'ic' 8uilds a 'ierarc'! of modification dates and s'ows t'e amount of disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files t'at were last modified durin" eac' [Link] .eriod of time. For date$8ased file classification .lu"ins? file classification [Link] will s'ow .eriods of time and file mana"ement [Link] will 8e .erformed on files t'at were last modified durin" a [Link] .eriod of time.

I5 and stora"e administrators ma! 8e interested to [Link]! t'e amount of used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er user name? w'ic' ma! 8e done usin" t'e user$8ased file classification .lu"$in. 5'e user$8ased file classification .lu"$in 8uilds a 'ierarc'! of user names and s'ows t'e amount of disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er user.

,oreo2er? t'e second$le2el file filters .ro2ide t'e a8ilit! to s'ow t'e disk [Link] usa"e and t'e num8er of files .er user for a [Link] t!.e of files or a file extension. For [Link]? classif! files usin" t'e user$8ased file classification .lu"$in? select t'e GClassif! +! 6xtensionG second$ le2el file filter and click on a file extension to [Link]! t'e amount of disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er user for t'e selected file extension.

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&ile +lassi,ication Pie +/arts

5'e DiskSorter file classification utilit! .ro2ides [Link] t!.es of .ie c'arts ca.a8le of s'owin" t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er class? cate"or!? extension? file t!.e? file si0e? user name? last access time? last modification time and creation time. In order to [Link] t'e c'arts dialo"? .ress t'e GC'artsG 8utton located on t'e main tool8ar.

+! default? t'e c'arts dialo" s'ows t'e used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er class for t'e currentl! [Link]!ed le2el in t'e class 'ierarc'! and t'e selected second$le2el file cate"or!. For [Link]? in order to [Link] a c'art s'owin" t'e used disk [Link] .er last modification time? select t'e GCate"ori0e 8! ,odification 5imeG second$le2el file cate"or! and [Link] t'e c'arts dialo".

In addition? t'e c'arts dialo" .ro2ides t'e user wit' t'e a8ilit! to co.! t'e [Link]!ed c'art ima"e to t'e cli.8oard allowin" one to easil! inte"rate DiskSorter c'arts into userGs documents and .resentations. In order to customi0e t'e c'artGs [Link]? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton and [Link]! a custom c'art date? time or title.

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Usin! &ile +ate!ories and &ile &ilters

In addition to t'e .rimar! file classification results? w'ic' are [Link]!ed in t'e to.$le2el 2iew? DiskSorter allows one cate"ori0e file classification results 8! t'e file extension? si0e? user name? creation? last modification and last access dates? etc. /fter finis'in" t'e file classification .rocess? DiskSorter .erforms automatic file cate"ori0ation and fills t'e 8ottom 2iew wit' t'e list of detected file cate"ories accordin" to t'e selected file cate"ori0ation mode.

+! default? DiskSorter cate"ori0es file classification results 8! t'e file extension and s'ows a list of file extensions sorted 8! t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link]. For eac' cate"or!? DiskSorter s'ows t'e num8er of files? t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link] and t'e .ercenta"e of t'e used disk [Link] relati2e to ot'er file cate"ories. *se t'e GCate"oriesG com8o 8ox to cate"ori0e files 8! t'e file si0e? user name? creation? last modification or last access dates.

5'e c'arts dialo" .ro2ides four different t!.es of c'arts includin"F t'e disk [Link] usa"e .er class? t'e num8er of files .er class? t'e disk [Link] usa"e .er cate"or! and t'e num8er of files .er cate"or!. 5'e disk [Link] usa"e .er cate"or! and t'e num8er of files .er cate"or! is [Link]!ed accordin" to t'e currentl! selected file cate"ori0ation mode. For [Link]? if t'e file cate"ori0ation mode is set to GCate"ori0e Files 8! ,odification DateG t'e c'arts dialo" will include two c'arts for t'e .rimar! file classification results and two c'arts for t'e second$le2el file cate"ories s'owin" t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files for different .eriods of time.

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-ne of t'e most .owerful features of DiskSorter is t'e a8ilit! to a..l! second$le2el file filters to file classification results. For [Link]? in order to see all files t'at were modified durin" t'e last two da!s? select t'e GCate"ori0e +! ,odification 5imeG file cate"ori0ation mode? select files t'at were modified !esterda! and toda!? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e G/..l! Selected FiltersG menu item.

DiskSorter will filter file classification results and s'ow a 'ierarc'! of files t'at were modified durin" t'e last two da!s. ;'en a file filter is acti2e? t'e .ie c'arts dialo" will [Link]! c'arts accordin" to t'e currentl! selected file filter.

,oreo2er? w'en a file filter is acti2e? 45,L? PDF? 6xcel CS= and text [Link] will include file cate"ories and files matc'in" t'e currentl! selected file filters allowin" one to "enerate different t!.es of files classification [Link] s'owin" disk [Link] usa"e .atterns from different .oints of 2iew.

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Usin! [Link] &ile Mana!e'ent O"erations

DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e user wit' a num8er of file mana"ement [Link] suc' as file co.!? mo2e? [Link] and delete? w'ic' ma! 8e .erformed on one or more selected file cate"ories. For [Link]? in order to co.! all t!.es of ima"e files to a director!? select t'e GIma"es and Picture FilesG cate"or! in t'e file classification results 2iew? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e GCo.! 5o Director!G menu item.

-n t'e file co.! dialo"? enter a destination director! to co.! files related to t'e selected file cate"ories and .ress t'e GStartG 8utton. DiskSorter will recreate t'e selected 'ierarc'! of file cate"ories in t'e destination director! and co.! all files related to t'e selected file cate"ories to a..[Link] su8directories in t'e destination director!.

In order to mo2e files related to a file cate"or! to anot'er location? select t'e file cate"or! in t'e file classification results 2iew? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e G,o2e 5o Director!G menu item. In addition? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to delete all files related to one or more selected file cate"ories. /not'er useful file mana"ement [Link] .ro2ided 8! DiskSorter is t'e a8ilit! to [Link] files related to one or more selected file cate"ories. DiskSorter uses t'e :H file [Link] met'od? w'ic' is a..lied to indi2idual files makin" it .ossi8le to selecti2el! [Link] [Link] t!.es of files? w'ic' are usin" a si"nificant amount of disk [Link]. In addition to t'e in$.lace file [Link] [Link]? DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to co.! and [Link] files in t'e destination director! and mo2e and [Link] files in t'e destination director!.

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Sometimes? it ma! 8e re>uired to .erform file mana"ement [Link] on "rou.s of files matc'in" [Link] user$[Link] criteria. For [Link]? letGs assume t'at t'e user needs to co.! all t!.es of documents t'at were modified !esterda! to anot'er director!. In order to .erform suc' an [Link]? classif! one or more disks or directories usin" t'e default file classification .lu"$in and select t'e GCate"ori0e +! ,odification 5imeG file cate"ori0ation mode.

-n t'e file cate"ories 2iew? select t'e GLast ,odified Cesterda!G item? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e G/..l! Selected FiltersG menu item. DiskSorter will filter file classification results and s'ow in t'e to.$le2el 2iew cate"ories of files t'at were modified !esterda!. 9ow? select t'e GDocumentsG file cate"or! in t'e file classification results 2iew? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e GCo.! 5o Director!G menu item.

;'en a file filter is acti2e? all file mana"ement [Link] suc' as file co.!? mo2e? [Link] andAor delete will 8e .erformed on files matc'in" t'e selected file filter. ,oreo2er? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to control ad2anced file co.!? file delete and data [Link]" [Link] for eac' [Link] file mana"ement [Link].

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#nal-1in! &ile +lassi,ication 2esults

5'e main cate"or! 2iew in t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication s'ows file classification results accordin" to t'e lo"ical 'ierarc'! of file cate"ories and classes as defined in t'e selected file classification .lu"$in. In addition? t'e DiskSorter file classification utilit! .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to anal!0e file classification results and s'ow were files related to one or more file cate"ories are .'!sicall! located in t'e disk and t'en [Link]! a 'ierarc'! of directories and files sorted 8! t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link].

,oreo2er? suc' an anal!sis ma! 8e .erformed on filtered file classification results s'owin" files matc'in" [Link] user$defined criteria. For [Link]? in order to see w'ere are located all documents t'at were last modified more t'en @ mont's a"o? a..l! an a..[Link] modification time file filter? select t'e GDocumentsG file cate"or!? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e G/nal!0eG menu item.

5'e anal!sis results dialo" s'ows a 'ierarc'! of directories and files sorted 8! t'e amount of t'e used stora"e [Link]. 5'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to .erform numerous file mana"ement [Link] includin" file co.!? mo2e and delete. In addition? DiskSorter allows one to [Link] t'e anal!sis results to t'e 45,L? PDF? 6xcel CS=? text and @,L formats.

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Savin! &ile +lassi,ication 2e"orts

DiskSorter Pro .ro2ides .ower [Link] users wit' t'e a8ilit! to [Link] file classification [Link] to t'e 45,L? 6xcel CS= and text formats. In order to [Link] a file classification [Link]? classif! one or more disks or directories and .ress t'e [Link] 8utton located on t'e main tool8ar.

-n t'e [Link] dialo" enter t'e [Link] title? [Link]! t'e file name to sa2e t'e [Link] to and select one of t'e followin" [Link] formatsF 45,L? 6xcel CS= or /SCII text. +! default? DiskSorter will sa2e a file classification [Link] for t'e currentl! [Link]!ed file cate"or! or class.

In order to [Link] a full [Link] containin" all cate"ories and file classes? select t'e GFull [Link] [Link] on t'e ri"'t side of t'e [Link] format selector. Bee. in mind t'at file classification [Link] for lar"e file s!stems containin" millions of files ma! 8e 2er! lar"e and difficult to [Link] usin" standard tools [Link]! w'en [Link] to t'e 45,L format. In order to reduce t'e si0e of t'e [Link]? .ress t'e G,ore -.tionsG 8utton to s'ow ad2anced [Link]" [Link] and limit t'e [Link] to a [Link] amount of nested le2els or files .er le2el.

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+usto'i1in! 56M( 2e"orts

I5 .rofessionals and s!stem administrators are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to customi0e 45,L [Link] "enerated 8! t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication and t'e command line file classification utilit!. In order to customi0e 45,L [Link]? [Link] t'e [Link] dialo"? select t'e G:eneralG ta8 and select t'e G*se Custom 45,L [Link] 4eader and FooterG [Link].

9ow? na2i"ate to t'e [Link] director!? [Link] t'e [Link]'eader.'tmlG andAor t'e [Link].'tmlG [Link] files usin" a standard text editor and [Link]! custom CSS st!les? lo"os? etc. to 8e used in DiskSorter file classification 45,L [Link].

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3.10 7$"ortin! PD& 2e"orts

DiskSorter Pro? DiskSorter *ltimate and DiskSorter Ser2er allow one to [Link] file classification results to PDF [Link]. In addition to t'e information a2aila8le in ot'er [Link] formats? DiskSorter PDF [Link] include .ie c'arts s'owin" t'e num8er of files and t'e used disk [Link] .er file cate"or! accordin" to t'e currentl! selected file cate"ori0ation mode. If one or more file filters are selected? t'e file cate"ories .ie c'arts are followed wit' t'e list of selected file filters and t'en finis'ed wit' t'e file classification results.

In order to [Link] a PDF [Link]? classif! files in one or more disks? directories or network s'ares and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton located on t'e main tool8ar. -n t'e sa2e [Link] dialo"? select t'e PDF [Link] format? enter a [Link] title? enter t'e name of t'e file to sa2e t'e [Link] to and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton. +! default? DiskSorter [Link] a s'ort [Link] s'owin" t'e currentl! 2iewed cate"or! wit' all files and u. to t'ree le2els of su8cate"ories. In order to [Link] a full file classification [Link]? w'ic' ma! result in a 2er! lon" PDF document for lar"e file s!stems? select t'e GFull [Link] [Link] mode.

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3.11 7$"ortin! 2e"orts to an S8( Data9ase

DiskSorter *ltimate .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to su8mit file classification [Link] into a centrali0ed S7L data8ase t'rou"' t'e -D+C data8ase interface. [Link] ma! 8e su8mitted to an S7L data8ase usin" t'e main :*I a..lication or t'e command line utilit!? w'ic' ma! 8e used to .erform .eriodic file classification [Link] on [Link] ser2ers or deskto. [Link] w'ile su8mittin" all [Link] to a centrali0ed S7L data8ase.

5'e [Link] data8ase dialo" [Link]!s [Link] t'at were su8mitted to t'e data8ase and allows one to searc' [Link] 8! t'e [Link] title? 'ost name? date or directories t'at were .rocessed. For eac' [Link] in t'e data8ase? DiskSorter [Link]!s t'e [Link] date? time? 'ost name? directories t'at were .rocessed? t'e amount of files and stora"e [Link] t'e [Link] refers to and t'e [Link] title. In order to [Link] a [Link]? Eust click on t'e [Link] item in t'e [Link] data8ase dialo".

In order to connect DiskSorter to an S7L data8ase? t'e user is re>uired to define an -D+C data source in t'e [Link] w'ere DiskSorter is installed on and to [Link]! t'e -D+C data source in t'e DiskSorter [Link] dialo". -.en t'e [Link] dialo"? select t'e GData8aseG ta8? ena8le t'e -D+C interface and [Link]! a 2alid user name and .assword to connect DiskSorter to an S7L data8ase. In order to [Link] a [Link] to an S7L data8ase? .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton on t'e results dialo" and select t'e GS7L Data8aseG format. In addition? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to use t'e command line utilit!? w'ic' is a2aila8le in DiskSorter *ltimate? to [Link] [Link] to an S7L data8ase.

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3.12 #nal-1in! 2e"orts ,ro' Multi"le 5osts

DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to su8mit file classification [Link] from [Link] ser2ers and deskto. [Link] into a centrali0ed S7L data8ase? anal!0e file classification [Link] and [Link]! 2arious t!.es of c'arts s'owin" file cate"ories and disk [Link] usa"e .er 'ost allowin" one to "ain an in$de.t' 2isi8ilit! into disk [Link] usa"e .atterns across t'e entire [Link].

In order to anal!0e [Link] from [Link] 'osts? t'e user needs to connect DiskSorter to an S7L Data8ase? .erform file classification on [Link] 'osts usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication or t'e DiskSorter command line utilit! and su8mit [Link] from all 'osts to t'e S7L data8ase. -nce [Link] from all 'osts are in t'e data8ase? [Link] t'e JData8aseK dialo" and .ress t'e J4ostsK 8utton to [Link] t'e J4osts StatisticsK dialo".

disksorter .classi,- .dir ::server:s/are ./ost ;5ost <a'e= .save>to>data9ase

5'e [Link] wa! to su8mit [Link] from [Link] ser2ers or deskto. [Link] is to use t'e DiskSorter command line utilit! to classif! files on all t'e re>uired 'osts t'rou"' t'e network. In order to [Link]! su8mission of [Link] to t'e S7L data8ase? t'e command line utilit! ma! 8e executed on t'e same 'ost w'ere t'e S7L data8ase is installed on. In t'is case? t'e user needs to [Link]! one or more network s'ares to 8e .rocessed and t'e 'ost name to 8e set for eac' [Link].

disksorter .classi,- .dir ;(ocal Director-= .save>re"ort ;&ile <a'e=

/not'er [Link] is to execute t'e command line utilit! on eac' [Link] 'ost? sa2e file classification [Link] and later su8mit [Link] files from all 'osts to t'e S7L data8ase usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication. In t'is case? t'ere is no need to set t'e 'ost name? w'ic' will 8e set automaticall! to t'e name of t'e 'ost t'e command line utilit! is executed on.

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3.13 #nal-1in! &ile +ate!ories Per User

DiskSorter allows one to su8mit file classification [Link] from [Link] ser2ers and deskto. [Link] into a centrali0ed S7L data8ase? anal!0e file classification [Link] and [Link]! 2arious t!.es of c'arts s'owin" file cate"ories and disk [Link] usa"e .er user.

*'"ortant? +! default? .rocessin" and [Link]! of user names is disa8led. In order to 8e a8le to see user names? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo"? select t'e G:eneralG ta8 and ena8le t'is [Link].

In order to anal!0e file cate"ories .er user? connect DiskSorter to an S7L Data8ase? .erform file classification on one or more 'osts usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication or t'e DiskSorter command line utilit! and su8mit [Link] from all 'osts to t'e S7L data8ase. -nce [Link] from all 'osts are in t'e data8ase? [Link] t'e JData8aseK dialo" and .ress t'e J*sersK 8utton to [Link] t'e J*sers StatisticsK dialo". disksorter .classi,- .dir ::server:s/are .save>to>data9ase .s/ow>users 5'e [Link] wa! to su8mit [Link] from [Link] ser2ers or deskto. [Link] is to use t'e DiskSorter command line utilit! to classif! files on all t'e re>uired 'osts t'rou"' t'e network. In order to [Link]! su8mission of [Link] to t'e S7L data8ase? t'e command line utilit! ma! 8e executed on t'e same 'ost w'ere t'e S7L data8ase is installed on. In t'is case? t'e user needs to [Link]! one or more network s'ares to 8e .rocessed and t'e 'ost name to 8e set for eac' [Link].

disksorter .classi,- .dir ;Director-= .save>re"ort ;&ile <a'e= .s/ow>users

/not'er [Link] is to execute t'e command line utilit! on eac' [Link] 'ost? sa2e file classification [Link] and later su8mit [Link] files from all 'osts to t'e S7L data8ase usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication. In t'is case? t'ere is no need to set t'e 'ost name? w'ic' will 8e set automaticall! to t'e name of t'e 'ost t'e command line utilit! is executed on.

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3.14 &ile +lassi,ication 5istor- +/arts

I5 and stora"e administrators are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to [Link]! 'istor! c'arts s'owin" 'ow t'e used disk [Link] and t'e num8er files in a user$selected file cate"or! or file class are c'an"in" o2er time in one or more ser2ers or deskto. [Link].

In order to [Link]! a 'istor! c'art? sa2e a series of [Link] to an S7L data8ase? [Link] t'e S7L [Link] dialo" and .ress t'e G4istor!G 8utton. / series of [Link] ma! 8e [Link] to an S7L data8ase manuall! usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication or automaticall! usin" t'e DiskSorter command line utilit!.

disksorter .classi,- .dir ;(ocal Director-= .save>to>data9ase

5'e DiskSorter command line utilit! allows one to classif! and cate"ori0e files in one or more disks or directories and sa2e a [Link] to an S7L data8ase. In order to "enerate [Link] for [Link] ser2ers or deskto. [Link] t'rou"' t'e network? t'e user needs to [Link]! one or more network s'ares t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed usin" t'e *9C notation and set an a..[Link] 'ost name for eac' [Link] sa2ed to t'e data8ase.

disksorter .classi,- .dir ::server:s/are ./ost ;5ost <a'e= .save>to>data9ase

Finall!? t'e command line utilit! ma! 8e used in conEunction wit' t'e standard ;indows task sc'eduler to .eriodicall! classif! files in one or more ser2ers or deskto. [Link]? sa2e [Link] to a centrali0ed S7L data8ase and "enerate 'istor! c'arts s'owin" 'ow t'e used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files in a user$selected file cate"or! are c'an"in" o2er time. 5'e 'istor! c'arts dialo" [Link]!s t'e list of a2aila8le c'arts? t'e list of 'ost [Link] w'ere t'e c'arts were "enerated on and extended statistical information for eac' c'art. 5'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to filter c'arts 8! t'e 'ost name? location? [Link] la8el? etc. allowin" one to select an a..[Link] 'istor! c'art. In addition? t'e c'arts dialo" allows one to c'an"e t'e c'artGs title and footer? [Link] t'e c'artGs ima"e to t'e cli.8oard makin" it 2er! eas! to inte"rate DiskSorter 'istor! c'arts in userGs custom [Link] and .resentations.

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3.1

#uto'atic 2e"ort Mana!e'ent

DiskSorter allows one to kee. a user$[Link] num8er of [Link] in t'e [Link] director! or t'e [Link] S7L data8ase w'ile automaticall! deletin" old [Link] and freein" u. t'e disk [Link]. 5'ese features are [Link]! useful for full! automated file classification [Link] w'en t'e user needs to kee. a 'istor! of [Link] files in a [Link] director! or a 'istor! of [Link] in an S7L data8ase.

+! default? DiskSorter kee.s last 1(( [Link] in t'e [Link] director! or t'e S7L data8ase. In order to ena8le automatic [Link] mana"ement? [Link] t'e [Link] dialo"? select t'e [Link] ta8 and c'an"e t'e [Link] FilesG or [Link] Data8aseG [Link] to a..[Link] 2alues. 5'e G@ee" in 2e"orts Director-G [Link] is a..lica8le to 45,L? PDF? text? 6xcel CS=? @,L and DiskSorter nati2e [Link] sa2ed to a [Link] director! or to t'e userGs 'ome director! usin" t'e DiskSorter command line utilit!. /fter sa2in" eac' new [Link] file? DiskSorter will c'eck if t'ere are too man! [Link] files of t'e same t!.e L45,L? PDF? @,L? CS=? etc.M in t'e [Link] director! and delete old [Link] accordin" to t'e user$[Link] confi"uration. 5'e G@ee" in S8( Data9aseG [Link] is a..lica8le to [Link] su8mitted to an S7L data8ase usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication or t'e DiskSorter command line utilit!. /fter sa2in" eac' new [Link] to t'e S7L data8ase? DiskSorter will c'eck if t'ere are too man! [Link] from t'e same 'ost [Link]? for t'e same set of disks or directories and delete old [Link] accordin" to t'e user$[Link] confi"uration. For [Link]? if [Link] from two different ser2ers are su8mitted to t'e same S7L data8ase? DiskSorter will kee. in t'e data8ase t'e last @ [Link] for eac' ser2er. 5'e G7$cel +SV 2e"orts Deli'iterG [Link] allows one to customi0e t'e field delimiter c'aracter used in 6xcel CS= [Link]. 5'e comma c'aracter normall! used as t'e CS= [Link] field delimiter is a 2alid file name c'aracter and t'erefore file names containin" t'e comma c'aracter will [Link] [Link] fields in 6xcel datas'eets. In order to .[Link]! [Link] file names containin" t'e comma c'aracter to an 6xcel datas'eet? t'e CS= [Link] delimiter c'aracter s'ould 8e c'an"ed to t'e 5a8 c'aracter? w'ic' cannot 8e used in file names. 5'e GSave &ile +ate!oriesG [Link] allows one to ena8leAdisa8le [Link]" of file cate"ories to 45,L? PDF? text? 6xcel CS= and @,L [Link]. Second$le2el file cate"ories are a2aila8le w'en [Link] are sa2ed usin" t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication manuall!. /utomaticall! "enerated [Link] or [Link] sa2ed usin" t'e DiskSorter command line utilit! are alwa!s sa2ed wit'out file cate"ories. ;'en t'e GSa2e File Cate"oriesG [Link] is ena8led? DiskSorter :*I a..lication will sa2e second$le2el file cate"ories to 45,L? PDF? text? 6xcel CS= and @,L [Link]. 5'e GSave +o'"ressed 2e"ort &ilesG [Link] allows one to sa2e automaticall! "enerated 45,L? text? 6xcel CS= and @,L [Link] as :H [Link] arc'i2e files.

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3.16 +lassi,-in! Multi"le Disks or Directories

DiskSorter is ca.a8le of classif!in" files in a num8er of disks? directories or network s'ares simultaneousl!. In order to classif! files in [Link] locations? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo"? .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton located on t'e ri"'t side of t'e list of file classification locations and add all t'e disks? directories andAor network s'ares t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed.

Durin" runtime? DiskSorter will .rocess t'e [Link] disks? directories and network s'ares in .arallel usin" a num8er of CP*s andAor CP*$cores accordin" to t'e confi"uration [Link] on t'e ad2anced file classification [Link] dialo".

3.1% +lassi,-in! <etwork S/ares Usin! U<+ Pat/ <a'es

In order to [Link]! t'e file classification .rocess for networked [Link] andAor 9/S stora"e de2ices? DiskSorter allows one to [Link]! directories t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed usin" *9C .at' names wit'out mountin" eac' network s'are as a local disk.

;'en workin" wit' *9C .at' names? it is [Link] to kee. in mind t'at all file mana"ement [Link] suc' as co.!? mo2e and delete will 8e .erformed usin" *9C .at' names and t'e user s'ould 'a2e a..[Link] .ermissions on eac' [Link] network s'are andAor 9/S stora"e de2ice.

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3.13 +lassi,-in! &iles in One or More Servers

DiskSorter allows one to classif! files in all network s'ares of one or more ser2ers or 9/S stora"e de2ices on t'e network. In order to classif! files in one or more ser2ers? [Link] t'e file classification dialo"? .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton located on t'e ri"'t side of t'e list of file classification locations? select t'e GSer2ers or 9/S De2icesG mode and enter one or more 'ost names or IP addresses [Link] 8! t'e semicolon LNM c'aracter.

DiskSorter will scan t'e network and s'ow a list of network s'ares detected in t'e [Link] ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices allowin" one to select one or more network s'ares t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed. In order to 8e a8le to use t'is feature? t'e user needs to 'a2e .ermissions to access network s'ares.

5'e network s'ares scannin" [Link] ma! 8e .erformed [Link] times for different ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices and an unlimited num8er of network s'ares from different ser2ers ma! 8e added to t'e file classification [Link]. Durin" runtime? DiskSorter will classif! files in all t'e [Link] network s'ares in .arallel usin" all CP*s andAor CP*$cores a2aila8le in t'e 'ost [Link] DiskSorter is runnin" on.

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3.14 +lassi,-in! &iles in #ll Servers on t/e <etwork

/not'er [Link] is to classif! and cate"ori0e files in all ser2ers andAor 9/S stora"e de2ices a2aila8le on t'e network. In order to classif! files in all ser2ers on t'e network? [Link] t'e file classification dialo"? .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton located on t'e ri"'t side of t'e list of file classification locations? select t'e G/ll Ser2ers on t'e 9etworkG mode and .ress t'e G-kG 8utton.

DiskSorter will scan t'e network and s'ow a list of ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices detected on t'e network. Select one or more ser2ers or 9/S stora"e de2ices to classif! in and .ress t'e G-kG 8utton.

DiskSorter will scan t'e selected ser2ers and s'ow a list of network s'ares detected in t'e ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices allowin" one to select one or more network s'ares t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed. Durin" runtime? DiskSorter will .rocess t'e selected network s'ares in .arallel usin" all CP*s a2aila8le in t'e 'ost [Link] DiskSorter is runnin" on. In order to 8e a8le to use t'is feature? t'e user needs to 'a2e .ermissions to access network s'ares.

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3.20 +lassi,-in! S"eci,ic &ile 6-"es or &ile Arou"s

DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e user wit' t'e a8ilit! to classif! [Link] t!.es of files or file "rou.s accordin" to t'e [Link] file matc'in" rules. For [Link]? t'e user ma! classif! files wit' t'e file si0e more t'an 1( ,+ t'at were last modified durin" a [Link] .eriod of time.

In order to add one or more file matc'in" rules? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo"? select t'e G1ulesG ta8 and .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton. -n t'e G1ulesG dialo" select an a..[Link] rule t!.e and [Link]! all t'e re>uired .arameters.

Durin" t'e file classification .rocess? DiskSorter will .rocess [Link] directories and a..l! t'e [Link] file matc'in" rules to all t'e existin" files. Files not matc'in" t'e [Link] rules will 8e ski..ed from t'e file classification .rocess and t'e file classification results will contain t'e user$selected files onl!.

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3.21 #dvanced &ile +lassi,ication O"tions

+! default? DiskSorter .erforms file classification usin" "eneric settin"s? w'ic' s'ould 8e a..[Link] for most users. In addition? I5 and stora"e administrators are .ro2ided wit' a num8er of ad2anced confi"uration [Link] allowin" one to customi0e t'e file classification .rocess for user [Link] needs and 'ardware confi"urations.

In order to customi0e t'e file classification .rocess? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo" and .ress t'e [Link] 8utton. 5'e G:eneralG file classification [Link] ta8 allows one to control t'e default [Link] title? t'e maximum num8er of [Link] le2els? t'e maximum num8er of files .er class? t'e results sortin" mode and .ro2ides an [Link] to s'ow files user names.

5'e G/d2ancedG file classification [Link] ta8 .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to control t'e maximum num8er of .arallel director! scannin" t'reads? t'e num8er of .arallel file classification t'reads? t'e [Link] of t'e file classification .rocess and t'e disk [Link] countin" mode. In addition? t'e G/d2ancedG file classification [Link] ta8 allows one to automaticall! "enerate file classification [Link] in a user$[Link] director!.

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3.22 &ile +lassi,ication Per,or'ance O"tions

DiskSorter is o.timi0ed for modern multi$core and multi$CP* s!stems and is ca.a8le of .aralleli0in" t'e file classification .rocess to [Link] CP*s in order to increase t'e [Link] of file classification [Link]. DiskSorter .ro2ides a num8er of .erformance o.timi0ation [Link] allowin" one to control 'ow man! .arallel t'reads s'ould 8e used to scan directories and 'ow man! .arallel t'reads s'ould 8e used to classif! files.

In order to customi0e file classification .erformance [Link]? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo"? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton and select t'e G/d2ancedG ta8. 5'e G,ax Dir Scan 5'readsG [Link] sets t'e maximum num8er of .arallel t'reads to use to scan [Link] disks? directories andAor network s'ares. 5'is [Link] is [Link]! useful w'en .rocessin" a lar"e num8er of network s'ares allowin" one to miti"ate t'e network latenc! and slowl! [Link]" ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices. 5'e GProcessin" 5'readsG [Link] sets t'e num8er of .arallel file classification t'reads to use to classif! files.

/not'er [Link] 2er! si"nificantl! [Link]" t'e .erformance of file classification [Link] is t'e GS'ow Files *ser 9amesG [Link]? w'ic' is located on t'e G:eneralG ta8 of t'e file classification .rofile [Link] dialo". ;'en t'is [Link] is ena8led? DiskSorter in>uires user names for all .rocessed files and sa2es files user names in t'e file classification [Link] allowin" one to s'ow file classification statistics .er user. 5'e [Link] of in>uirin" a user name for a file is a relati2el! slow [Link] [Link]! w'en .erformed o2er t'e network and due to .erformance considerations t'is [Link] is disa8led 8! default. If t'e user needs to ena8le t'is [Link]? it is 'i"'l! recommended to confi"ure t'e file classification [Link] to use at least & .arallel file classification t'reads e2en on sin"le$core or dual$core s!stems.

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5'e .erformance of file classification [Link] 'i"'l! [Link] on t'e t!.e of t'e stora"e de2ice? t'e num8er of a2aila8le CP*s and t'e [Link] on t'e network for file classification [Link] .erformed o2er t'e network. For [Link]? w'en classif!in" files located on a local SSD disk Lwit'out in>uirin" files user namesM? t'e .erformance of file classification [Link] can reac' u. to )(?((( files .er second. /s it is s'ow on t'e [Link] .erformance "ra.'? t'e maximum file classification .erformance is reac'ed wit' & .arallel file classification t'reads.

-n t'e ot'er 'and? w'en t'e same file classification [Link] is .erformed wit' t'e GS'ow Files *ser 9amesG [Link] ena8led? t'e sin"le$CP* .erformance dro.s si"nificantl! from 31?)(( FilesASec to &?3(( FilesASec w'ile t'e multi$CP* .erformance continues to scale 2er! well u. to % .arallel file classifications t'reads and reac'es 23?((( FilesASec w'en all % CP*s are used to classif! files in .arallel.

/lmost t'e same le2el of multi$t'readed .erformance scalin" is [Link]!ed w'en classif!in" files wit' t'e [Link] to s'ow files user names ena8led on a s!stem wit' a small num8er of .'!sical CP* cores. In "eneral? t'e [Link] of in>uirin" a user name for a file does not re>uire an! CP* resources and for eac' .rocessed file DiskSorter Eust waits for t'e [Link]" s!stem to return a user name makin" it 'i"'l! scala8le to use a lar"e num8er of .arallel .rocessin" t'reads to in>uire user names for a num8er of files simultaneousl!.

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From t'e .erformance .oint of 2iew? classif!in" files located on [Link] network s'ares o2er t'e network is a sli"'tl! different [Link]? w'ic' [Link] on t'e num8er of .rocessed network s'ares? t'e [Link] and t'e latenc! of t'e network and t'e t!.e of .rocessed stora"e de2ices. For [Link]? w'en classif!in" files o2er a 'i"'$[Link]? low latenc! local network? t'e .erformance of file classification [Link] scales from ?2)( FilesASec for a sin"le network s'are classified usin" a sin"le CP* to 23?%(( FilesASec w'en & network s'ares are .rocessed simultaneousl! usin" % .arallel file classification t'reads.

In suc' a confi"uration? t'e .erformance of file classification [Link] 'i"'l! [Link] on t'e num8er of .arallel t'reads used to scan network s'ares and t'e num8er of .arallel t'reads used to classif! files. For 'i"'$[Link]? low latenc! networks? t'e num8er of .arallel t'reads used to scan directories s'ould 8e e>ual to t'e num8er of .arallel file classification t'reads. For slow? 'i"'$latenc! networks? it is .ossi8le to reac' a 'i"' file classification [Link] w'en classif!in" a lar"e num8er of network s'ares simultaneousl! and usin" a lar"e num8er of .arallel director! scannin" t'reads.

;'en t'e same file classification [Link] is .erformed wit' t'e [Link] to s'ow files user names ena8led? t'e .erformance of t'e file classification [Link] dro.s dramaticall! to Eust 1)( FilesASec for a sin"le$t'readed [Link] and scales u. to 1?13 FilesASec w'en files are classified usin" % .arallel file classification t'reads. In t'is case? t'e .erformance 8ottleneck is definitel! t'e [Link] of in>uirin" a user name for a file o2er t'e network and in order to increase t'e .erformance of suc' [Link] it is recommended to use a lar"e num8er of .arallel .rocessin" t'reads to in>uire user names for a num8er of files simultaneousl!.

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3.23 #uto'aticall- Or!ani1in! &iles on t/e Disk

In addition to t'e a8ilit! to classif! files? DiskSorter *ltimate and DiskSorter Ser2er allow one to .'!sicall! reor"ani0e files on t'e disk and 8uild a lo"ical file 'ierarc'! accordin" to t'e selected file classification .lu"$in. 5'e [Link] wa! to 8uild a file 'ierarc'! on t'e disk is to construct a lo"ical 'ierarc'! of directories [Link]" file cate"ories? su8cate"ories and file classes .[Link] wit' links .ointin" to files in t'e .rocessed file s!stem.

In order to 8uild a lo"ical 'ierarc'! of files on t'e disk? classif! one or more directories? select t'e re>uired file cate"ories in t'e cate"or! 2iew? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton? select t'e GLink Cate"oriesG menu item and enter t'e destination director! w'ere t'e file 'ierarc'! s'ould 8e constructed in. DiskSorter will reconstruct t'e file 'ierarc'! in t'e [Link] destination director! and .[Link] it wit' links .ointin" to files in t'e .rocessed file s!stem. 9ow? it will 8e .ossi8le to na2i"ate t'e lo"ical file 'ierarc'! usin" a re"ular file mana"er a..lication. +! default? DiskSorter Eust [Link]!s file classification results in t'e cate"or! 2iew allowin" t'e user to manuall! .erform file mana"ement [Link] on [Link] files or file cate"ories. Sometimes? users ma! need to automate t'e file classification .rocess and to .erform automatic file classification [Link]? on$t'e$fl!? wit'out s'owin" t'e file classification results.

DiskSorter *ltimate .ro2ides t'e followin" automatic file classification modesF +lassi,- and 0uild (inks 5ierarc/- *n $ select t'is [Link] and [Link]! a destination director! to construct an or"ani0ed 'ierarc'! of directories and .[Link] it wit' links to ori"inal files accordin" to file classification results. +lassi,- and +o"- &ile 5ierarc/- 6o $ selects t'is [Link] and [Link]! a destination director! to construct an or"ani0ed 'ierarc'! of directories and .[Link] it wit' [Link] of ori"inal files accordin" to file classification results. +lassi,- and Move &ile 5ierarc/- 6o $ select t'is [Link] and [Link]! a destination director! to construct an or"ani0ed 'ierarc'! of directories and mo2e all classified files into t'at 'ierarc'! accordin" to file classification results. Move &iles 6o and (ink Ori!inals $ select t'is [Link] and [Link]! a destination director! to construct an or"ani0ed 'ierarc'! of directories and mo2e all classified files into t'at 'ierarc'! accordin" to t'e selected file classification .lu"in w'ile [Link]" ori"inal files wit' links .ointin" to classified files in t'e [Link] destination director!. 7$ecute +usto' +o''and $ select t'is [Link] and [Link]! a custom command or a scri.t file to 8e executed for eac' classified file. For eac' classified file? DiskSorter will execute t'e [Link] custom command and .ass t'e full name of t'e file and t'e full class name as t'e first and t'e second command line ar"uments res.ecti2el!.

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3.24 7$cludin! Su9directories ,ro' &ile +lassi,ication Process

Sometimes? it ma! 8e re>uired to exclude one or more su8directories from t'e file classification .rocess. For [Link]? if !ou need to classif! files stored on a disk excludin" one or two [Link] directories? !ou ma! [Link]! t'e w'ole disk as an [Link] director! and add t'e directories t'at s'ould 8e ski..ed to t'e exclude list.

In order to add one or more directories to t'e exclude list? [Link] t'e file classification .rofile dialo"? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton? select t'e G6xcludeG ta8 and .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton. /ll files and su8directories located in t'e [Link] exclude director! will 8e excluded from t'e file classification .rocess. In addition? ad2anced users are .ro2ided wit' a num8er of exclude directories macro commands allowin" one to exclude [Link] directories usin" a sin"le macro command. DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e followin" exclude directories macro commandsF )07A*<S ;6e$t Strin!= $ t'is macro command excludes all directories 8e"innin" wit' t'e [Link] text strin". )+O<6#*<S ;6e$t Strin!= $ t'is macro command excludes all directories containin" t'e [Link] text strin". )7<DS ;6e$t Strin!= $ t'is macro command excludes all directories endin" wit' t'e [Link] text strin". )27A7B ;2e!ular 7$"ression= $ t'is macro command excludes directories matc'in" t'e [Link] re"ular [Link].

For [Link]? t'e exclude macro command GOC-95/I9S [Link]! FilesG will exclude all directories wit' [Link]! FilesG at an! .lace in t'e full director! .at' and t'e exclude macro command GO16:6@ P.L5,PQ56,PMOG will exclude directories endin" wit' G.5,PG or G.56,PG.

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3.2

Mana!in! &ile +lassi,ication Plu!ins

/ standard DiskSorter installation includes t'e GDefault File Classification Plu"$inG? w'ic' is ca.a8le of reco"ni0in" more t'an 3?((( of t'e most .[Link] file t!.es and formats and allows one to or"ani0e t'em into a lo"ical file 'ierarc'!. In addition? a num8er of ad2anced file classification .lu"$ins are a2aila8le for re"istered users of DiskSorter *ltimate and DiskSorter Ser2er.

Finall!? DiskSorter *ltimate allows one to add custom @,L file classification .lu"ins desi"ned accordin" to t'e DiskSorter @,L format [Link]. In order add a custom @,L .lu"$in? select menu G5ools $ ,ana"e Plu"ins ...G? .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton and select t'e @,L .lu"$in file t'at s'ould 8e added to t'e .roduct confi"uration.

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3.26 Cindows S/ell *nte!ration

DiskSorter .ro2ides ;indows s'ell inte"ration ca.a8ilities allowin" one to classif! files directl! from t'e ;indows [Link] a..lication. In order to classif! files in one or more disks or directories? select t'e re>uired disks or directories in t'e ;indows [Link] a..lication? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e GDiskSorter $ Classif! FilesG menu item.

In most cases? t'e ;indows s'ell extension is a 2er! useful feature? 8ut sometimes? w'en t'e user 'a2e too man! installed s'ell extensions? t'e ;indows context menu ma! 8ecome too cluttered. In order to remo2e t'e DiskSorter entr! from t'e ;indows context menu? [Link] t'e [Link] dialo"? select t'e G:eneralG ta8 and disa8le t'e ;indows s'ell extension.

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3.2% Sound <oti,ications

DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to .la! notification sounds w'en a file classification [Link] is started? [Link] or failed. In addition? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to ena8le? disa8le or customi0e all t!.es of sound notifications.

In order to [Link] t'e G9otification SoundsG dialo"? select t'e G5ools $ 9otification SoundsG menu item. 5'e G9otifications SoundsG dialo" s'ows all t'e a2aila8le sound notifications and allows one to ena8le or disa8le [Link] sound notifications.

In order to select a custom notification sound file? click on a notification sound item in t'e sounds list and select a custom ;/= file. In order to .la! a notification sound? select t'e re>uired notification sound in t'e sounds list and .ress t'e GPla!G 8utton.

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3.23 +usto'i1in! DiskSorter AU* #""lication

Select t'e G5ools $ /d2anced -.tionsG menu item to [Link] t'e [Link] dialo".

5'e GAeneralG ta8 allows one to control t'e followin" [Link] S'ow ,ain 5ool8ar $ 6na8lesADisa8les t'e main tool8ar /lwa!s S'ow Profile Dialo" +efore Start $ Instructs DiskSorter to alwa!s s'ow t'e .rofile dialo" 8efore startin" t'e file classification .rocess. /uto$Close Successfull! [Link] 5asks $ select t'is [Link] to automaticall! close t'e .rocess dialo" after finis'in" t'e file classification .rocess. /utomaticall! C'eck For Product *.dates $ select t'is [Link] to instruct DiskSorter to automaticall! c'eck for a2aila8le .roduct [Link]. S'ow Scannin" /ccess Denied 6rrors $ select t'is [Link] to see error messa"es w'en DiskSorter is .re2ented to scan files in a director!. Process S!stem Files $ select t'is [Link] to classif! s!stem files and directories. /8ort -.eration -n Critical 6rrors $ 8! default DiskSorter is tr!in" to .rocess as man! files as .ossi8le lo""in" non$fatal errors in a .rocess lo". Select t'is [Link] to instruct DiskSorter to a8ort [Link] w'en encounterin" a critical error.

5'e GS/ortcutsG ta8 .ro2ides t'e user wit' t'e a8ilit! to customi0e ke!8oard s'ortcuts. Click on a s'ortcut item to edit t'e currentl! assi"ned ke! se>uence. Press t'e GDefault S'ortcutsG 8utton to reset all ke!8oard s'ortcuts to default 2alues.

5'e GPro$-G ta8 .ro2ides t'e user wit' t'e a8ilit! to confi"ure t'e 455P .rox! settin"s. DiskSorter uses t'e 455P .rotocol in order to in>uire w'et'er t'ere is a new .roduct 2ersion a2aila8le on t'e we8 site.

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3.24 Usin! DiskSorter AU* (a-outs

In order to im.ro2e :*I usa8ilit!? t'e DiskSorter main :*I a..lication .ro2ides t'ree user$ selecta8le :*I la!outs. Press t'e GLa!outsG 8utton to switc' t'e :*I a..lication to t'e next :*I la!out.

5'e first LdefaultM :*I la!out [Link]!s lar"e tool8ar 8uttons wit' descri.ti2e text la8els under eac' 8utton and s'ows t'e directories entr! and t'e .rofiles com8o 8ox under t'e main tool8ar.

5'e second :*I la!out [Link]!s small tool8ar 8uttons wit' descri.ti2e text la8els 8eside eac' 8utton and s'ows t'e directories entr! and t'e .rofiles com8o 8ox under t'e main tool8ar. 5'e t'ird :*I la!out [Link]!s small tool8ar 8uttons wit'out descri.ti2e text la8els and s'ows t'e directories entr! and t'e .rofiles com8o 8ox as a sin"le tool8ar.

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3.30 Usin! +o''and (ine UtilitIn addition to t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication? DiskSorter *ltimate and DiskSorter Ser2er include a command line utilit! allowin" one to execute file classification [Link] from an -S s'ell window. 5'e DiskSorter command line utilit! .ro2ides I5 and stora"e administrators wit' t'e a8ilit! to inte"rate file classification ca.a8ilities into 8atc' files and s'ell [Link]. 5'e DiskSorter command line tool is located in t'e J;ProductDir=D9inK director!.

+o''and (ine S-nta$?

disksorter .e$ecute ;Pro,ile <a'e= 5'is command executes t'e [Link] file classification .rofile.

disksorter .classi,- .dir ;Director- 1= E ... Director- B F 5'is command classifies files in t'e [Link] directories? disks or network s'ares.

disksorter .classi,- .server ;5ost<a'e1G5ost<a'e2G5ost<a'eB= 5'is command classifies files in all network s'ares in t'e [Link] ser2ers andAor 9/S de2ices.

disksorter .classi,- .network 5'is command classifies files in all ser2ers andAor 9/S stora"e de2ices on t'e network.

disksorter .link ;Out"ut Director-= .dir ;Director- 1= E ... Director- B F 5'is command classifies t'e [Link] [Link] directories and 8uilds an 'ierarc'! of links in t'e [Link] director!.

disksorter .co"- ;Out"ut Director-= .dir ;Director- 1= E ... Director- B F 5'is command classifies t'e [Link] directories and [Link] files or"ani0ed accordin" to t'e selected file classification .lu"in to t'e [Link] director!.

disksorter .'ove ;Out"ut Director-= .dir ;Director- 1= E ... Director- B F 5'is command classifies t'e [Link] directories and mo2es files or"ani0ed accordin" to t'e selected file classification .lu"in to t'e [Link] director!.

disksorter .'ove>and>link ;Out"ut Director-= .dir ;Director- 1= E ... Director- B F 5'is command classifies t'e [Link] directories and mo2es files or"ani0ed accordin" to t'e selected file classification .lu"in to t'e [Link] director! [Link]" ori"inal files wit' links .ointin" to files located in t'e [Link] director!.

disksorter .co''and ;+o''and <a'e= .dir ;Director- 1= E ... Director- B F 5'is command classifies t'e [Link] directories and executes a custom command wit' t'e "[Link] name as an ar"ument for eac' classified file.

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Para'eters? .dir ;Director-= 5'is .arameter [Link] an [Link] director!? disk or a network s'are for t'e file classification command. In order to ensure .[Link] .arsin" of command line ar"uments? directories containin" [Link] c'aracters s'ould 8e dou8le >uoted. O"tions? .save>/t'l>re"ort E &ile <a'e F 5'is [Link] sa2es an 45,L file classification [Link] to t'e [Link] file. .save>te$t>re"ort E &ile <a'e F 5'is [Link] sa2es a text file classification [Link] to t'e [Link] file. .save>csv>re"ort E &ile <a'e F 5'is [Link] sa2es an 6xcel CS= file classification [Link] to t'e [Link] file. .save>$'l>re"ort E &ile <a'e F 5'is [Link] sa2es an @,L file classification [Link] to t'e [Link] file. .save>"d,>re"ort E &ile <a'e F 5'is [Link] sa2es a PDF file classification [Link] to t'e [Link] file. .save>re"ort E &ile <a'e F 5'is [Link] sa2es a file classification [Link] to t'e DiskSorter nati2e [Link] format. .save>to>data9ase 5'is [Link] sa2es a file classification [Link] to an S7L Data8ase t'rou"' t'e -D+C interface confi"ured on t'e DiskSorter :*I [Link] dialo". .title ;2e"ort 6itle= 5'is [Link] .arameter [Link] a custom [Link] title. .la9el ;2e"ort (a9el= 5'is [Link] .arameter [Link] a custom [Link] la8el. .levels ;2e"ort (evels= 5'is [Link] .arameter [Link] t'e num8er of class 'ierarc'! le2els to [Link] to t'e [Link]. .,iles>"er>class ;&iles Per +lass= 5'is [Link] .arameter [Link] t'e num8er of files .er class to [Link] to t'e [Link]. .s/ow>users $ 5'is [Link] ena8les .rocessin" and [Link]! of files user names. ."er, ;&U(( H M7D*UM H (OC= F*LL $ Full$[Link] file classification ,6DI*, $ ,edium$[Link] file classification L-; $ Low$[Link] file classification .scanners ;1 ... 16= . 5'is [Link] sets t'e maximum num8er of director! scannin" t'reads. .strea's ;1 ... 16= . 5'is [Link] [Link] t'e num8er of .arallel file classification t'reads. .D#+( . 5'is .arameter instructs to co.! filesG access control lists LD/CLM. .S#+( . 5'is .arameter instructs to co.! filesG securit! control lists LS/CLM. .OC<72 . 5'is .arameter instructs to co.! filesG userA"rou. information. .v . 5'is command s'ows t'e .roductKs maEor 2ersion? minor 2ersion? re2ision and 8uild date. ./el" . 5'is command s'ows t'e command line usa"e information.

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3.31 Product U"date Procedure

/lmost e2er! mont'? Flexense releases 8u"$fixes and .roduct [Link] for t'e DiskSorter file classification utilit!. 5'ese .roduct [Link] are [Link] to our we8 site and ma! 8e a..lied to an! installed .roduct 2ersion. 6ac' time DiskSorter is started? t'e [Link] mana"er c'ecks if t'ere is a new .roduct 2ersion a2aila8le. If t'ere is a new .roduct [Link] a2aila8le? t'e user will see an G*.dateG link in t'e ri"'t$most corner of t'e status 8ar.

In order to manuall! c'eck if t'e currentl! installed .roduct 2ersion is u.$to$date? select menu G4el. $ C'eck For *.dates ...G on t'e main menu 8ar. 5'e [Link] mana"er will connect to t'e [Link] ser2er and c'eck if t'ere is a newer 2ersion of t'e .roduct a2aila8le for download. If t'ere is a new .roduct 2ersion a2aila8le? t'e [Link] dialo" will s'ow t'e 2ersion of t'e new .roduct [Link] and t'e followin" two 8uttonsF t'e G1elease 9otesG 8utton and t'e GInstallG 8utton.

Press t'e G1elease 9otesG 8utton to see more information a8out new features and 8u"$fixes .ro2ided 8! t'e new .roduct 2ersion. Press t'e GInstallG 8utton to download and install t'e new .roduct 2ersion. /fter .ressin" t'e GInstallG 8utton? .lease wait w'ile t'e [Link] mana"er will download t'e new .roduct 2ersion to t'e local disk. 5'e [Link] .acka"e will 8e downloaded to a [Link]! director! on t'e s!stem dri2e and automaticall! deleted after t'e [Link] mana"er will finis' [Link]" t'e .roduct.

/fter download is [Link]? close all [Link] DiskSorter a..lications and .ress t'e G-kG 8utton w'en read!. If one or more DiskSorter a..lications will 8e [Link] durin" t'e [Link]? t'e [Link] will fail and t'e w'ole [Link] .rocess will need to 8e restarted from t'e 8e"innin". /fter finis'in" t'e [Link] .rocess? DiskSorter will s'ow a messa"e 8ox informin" a8out t'e successfull! [Link] [Link].

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3.32 Product 2e!istration Procedure

DiskSorter licenses and discounted license .acks ma! 8e .urc'ased on t'e followin" .a"eF '[Link]'ase.'tml /fter finis'in" t'e .urc'ase .rocess? wait for t'e followin" two e$mail messa"esF t'e first one wit' a recei.t for !our .a!ment and t'e second one wit' an unlock ke!. If !ou will not recei2e !our unlock ke! wit'in 2& 'ours? .lease c'eck !our [Link] 8ox for e$mail messa"es ori"inatin" from su""ortI,le$[Link]' and if it is nor 'ere contact our su..ort team.

/fter !ou will recei2e !our unlock ke!? start t'e DiskSorter :*I a..lication and .ress t'e G1e"isterG 8utton located in t'e to.$ri"'t corner of t'e window.

-n t'e re"ister dialo"? enter !our name and t'e recei2ed unlock ke! and .ress t'e G1e"isterG 8utton to finis' t'e re"istration .rocedure.

If t'e [Link] is not connected to t'e Internet? .ress t'e G,anual 1e"istrationG 8utton and follow t'e [Link]!ed manual .roduct re"istration instructions.

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Usin! DiskSorter Server

DiskSorter Server Overview

DiskSorter Ser2er is a ser2er$8ased .roduct 2ersion? w'ic' runs in t'e 8ack"round as a ser2ice and is ca.a8le of .erformin" [Link]? .arallel file classification [Link]? sa2e file classification [Link]? su8mit [Link] to a centrali0ed S7L data8ase? .erform ad2anced 'istor! trend anal!sis [Link]? etc.

DiskSorter Ser2er includes a full$scale client :*I a..lication .ro2idin" all features a2aila8le in t'e deskto. .roduct 2ersion and additional ca.a8ilities allowin" one to classif! files on [Link] ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices simultaneousl!? sc'edule .eriodic file classification [Link] and .erform ad2anced 'istor! trend anal!sis [Link] locall! or 2ia t'e network.

In addition to t'e client :*I a..lication? DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides a [Link] we8$8ased mana"ement interface allowin" one to confi"ure? control and mana"e t'e .roduct usin" a re"ular we8 8rowser locall! or 2ia t'e network. Finall!? DiskSorter Ser2er includes a command line utilit!? w'ic' ma! 8e used to control one or more DiskSorter Ser2ers locall! or 2ia t'e network? .erform file classification [Link] and sa2e file classification [Link] from 8atc' files and s'ell [Link].

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Product *nstallation Procedure

DiskSorter Ser2er is [Link]! desi"ned to 8e as [Link] as .ossi8le. 5'e .roduct does not re>uire an! t'ird$.art! software a..lications and ma! 8e installed and confi"ured wit'in a [Link] of minutes. / full! functional 3($da!s trial 2ersion of DiskSorter Ser2er ma! 8e downloaded from t'e followin" .a"eF '[Link].'tml.

5'e installation .acka"e is 2er! small? ),+ $ ,+ [Link]" on t'e tar"et [Link]" s!stem? and t'e .roduct re>uires Eust 2(,+ of t'e free disk [Link] on t'e tar"et ser2er. In order to install DiskSorter Ser2er? start t'e setu. .ro"ram? select a destination director! and .ress t'e G9extG 8utton.

-.tionall!? enter custom ser2er control andAor we8 access .orts. 5'e ser2er control .ort is used 8! t'e DiskSorter client :*I a..lication and t'e command line utilit! and t'e we8 access .ort is t'e .ort for t'e we8$8ased mana"ement interface allowin" one to control DiskSorter Ser2er usin" a standard we8 8rowser. If DiskSorter Ser2er s'ould 8e controlled remotel! t'rou"' t'e network? make sure one or 8ot' of t'ese .orts are [Link] in t'e ser2erGs firewall.

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Usin! DiskSorter Server +lient AU* #""lication

In order to .erform a [Link] file classification [Link] usin" t'e DiskSorter client :*I a..lication? .ress t'e GClassif!G 8utton located on t'e main tool8ar? add one or more disks? directories or network s'ares to classif!? select an a..[Link] file classification .lu"$in and .ress t'e GClassif!G 8utton.

In addition? t'e file classification command dialo" .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to searc' ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices on t'e network? identif! accessi8le network s'ares and classif! files in all ser2ers andAor 9/S stora"e de2ices on t'e network.

In order to searc' network s'ares in [Link] ser2ers or 9/S stora"e de2ices? .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton located on t'e ri"'t side of t'e list of [Link] directories? select t'e GSer2ers or 9/S De2icesG [Link] mode and [Link]! a list of 'ost names or IP addresses to searc' network s'ares in. In order to searc' network s'ares in all ser2ers and 9/S stora"e de2ices on t'e network? .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton and select t'e G/ll Ser2ers on t'e 9etworkG [Link] mode.

Durin" t'e file classification .rocess? DiskSorter will [Link]! t'e .ro"ress dialo" s'owin" t'e total num8er of .rocessed directories and files? t'e total amount of .rocessed disk [Link]? t'e .rocess time? t'e [Link] of t'e file classification [Link] and t'e num8er of file classification errors. In addition? t'e .ro"ress dialo" allows one to .auseAresume t'e file classification [Link] and d!namicall! c'an"e t'e [Link] of t'e file classification [Link].

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-nce t'e file classification .rocess is [Link]? DiskSorter will s'ow t'e file classification results dialo"? w'ic' will [Link]! to.$le2el file cate"ories and second$le2el su8$cate"ories sorted 8! t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link]. In order to [Link] a to.$le2el file cate"or!? Eust click on t'e to.$le2el cate"or! item in t'e file classification results 2iew.

5'e file classification results dialo" allows one to re2iew file classification results? sa2e file classification [Link] to a num8er of standard formats suc' as 45,L? PDF? 6xcel CS=? text? @,L and t'e nati2e DiskSorter [Link] format. In addition? DiskSorter .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to [Link] file classification results to an S7L data8ase and .erform ad2anced 'istor! trend anal!sis [Link] on series of file classification [Link] stored in an S7L data8ase. Finall!? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to .erform file mana"ement [Link] on files related to one or more selected cate"ories of files.

5'e 8ottom 2iew of t'e file classification results dialo" includes a list of second$le2el file cate"ories? w'ic' .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to cate"ori0e file classification results 8! t'e file extension? file si0e? user name? last access? modification and creation dates. In order to c'an"e t'e second$le2el file cate"ories? click on t'e file cate"ories com8o 8ox and select an a..[Link] results cate"ori0ation mode.

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-ne of t'e most .owerful ca.a8ilities of DiskSorter is t'e a8ilit! to cate"ori0e and filter file classification results 8! one or more second$le2el file cate"ories. For [Link]? lets assume t'at t'e user needs to see a 'ierarc'! of files t'at were last modified toda!. In t'is case? classif! a num8er of disks or directories usin" t'e default file classification .lu"$in? [Link] t'e file classification results dialo" and select t'e GCate"ori0e +! ,odification 5imeG results cate"ori0ation mode.

9ow? select t'e GLast ,odified 5oda!G file cate"or! in t'e second$le2el file cate"ories? .ress t'e ri"'t mouse 8utton and select t'e G/..l! Selected FiltersG menu item. DiskSorter will filter file classification results and [Link]! in t'e to.$le2el 2iew a file 'ierarc'! s'owin" files t'at were last modified toda!.

;'en a file filter is acti2e? all t!.es of file classification [Link]? .ie c'arts and file mana"ement [Link] are .erformed on files matc'in" t'e currentl! selected file filter. +! usin" different t!.es of second$le2el file cate"ories and file filters? t'e user can "enerate [Link] t!.es of file classification [Link] and .ie c'arts s'owin" t'e file classification results from a num8er of different .oints of 2iew.

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4.4

Usin! Ce9.0ased Mana!e'ent *nter,ace

In addition to t'e DiskSorter client :*I a..lication? DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides a we8$8ased mana"ement interface allowin" one to control one or more DiskSorter Ser2ers usin" a re"ular we8 8rowser locall! or 2ia t'e network. 5'e we8$8ased mana"ement interface .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to .erform file classification [Link]? re2iew file classification results? sa2e [Link]? sc'edule .eriodic file classification [Link] and .erform ad2anced 'istor! trend anal!sis [Link] on series of file classification [Link].

+! default? t'e we8$8ased mana"ement interface is disa8led and in order to ena8le t'e we8$ 8ased interface? connect to DiskSorter Ser2er usin" t'e DiskSorter client :*I a..lication? [Link] t'e [Link] dialo"? select t'e GSer2erG ta8? select t'e G6na8le ;e8 Ser2erG [Link] and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton.

9ow? [Link] a re"ular we8 8rowser? t!.e t'e 'ost name or an IP address of t'e ser2er in t'e address 8ar and lo"in to t'e DiskSorter we8$8ased mana"ement interface usin" t'e default Lad'inAad'inM user name and .assword. 5'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e s'ows t'e status of t'e ser2er and allows one to confi"ure file classification commands? setu. .eriodic file classification Eo8s and re2iew file classification [Link].

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8uick &ile +lassi,ication O"erations

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e followin" two file classification modesF t'e >uick file classification mode? w'ic' is an eas! to use mode for [Link] file classification [Link]? and t'e file classification commands mode? w'ic' .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to .re$confi"ure a num8er of customi0a8le file classification commands and allows one to control an extensi2e set of ad2anced features and confi"uration [Link].

In order to [Link] classif! files in one or more disk or directories usin" t'e >uick classification mode? .ress t'e GClassif!G 8utton located on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e and [Link]! disks? directories or network s'ares to classif!.

In t'e >uick file classification mode? DiskSorter Ser2er will automaticall! create a [Link] file classification command? classif! files in t'e [Link] disks and directories and [Link]! results. 6ac' >uick file classification command is sa2ed in t'e .roduct confi"uration file? [Link]!ed on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e and ma! 8e later executed a"ain or customi0ed to .erform a different t!.e of file classification [Link].

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4.6

Mana!in! &ile +lassi,ication +o''ands

DiskSorter Ser2er allows one to confi"ure [Link] file classification commands wit' eac' one ca.a8le of .rocessin" a num8er of disks? directories or network s'ares. In order to add a new file classification command? .ress t'e G/dd CommandG 8utton located on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e? [Link]! a uni>ue command name? enter one or more disks? directories or network s'ares to classif! and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton.

In addition? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to exclude one or more directories from t'e file classification .rocess? add one or more file matc'in" rules [Link]!in" w'ic' t!.es of files to classif! andAor add one or more file classification actions ca.a8le of sendin" 6$,ail notifications or automaticall! "eneratin" [Link] w'en one or more directories are matc'in" user$[Link] rules and conditions.

Finall!? users are .ro2ided wit' numerous ad2anced file classification [Link] allowin" one to set a custom [Link] title? confi"ure 'ow man! 'istor! [Link] to kee. for eac' file classification command? select file classification .erformance and file scannin" modes andAor automaticall! "enerate 45,L? PDF? @,L? 6xcel CS= or text file classification [Link] in a user$[Link] file or director!.

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&ile +lassi,ication 2esults

For eac' file classification [Link]? DiskSorter Ser2er sa2es an indi2idual file classification [Link]. In order to [Link] t'e last [Link]? Eust click on t'e re>uired file classification command link [Link]!ed on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e.

/ file classification [Link] s'ows file cate"ories sorted 8! t'e amount of t'e used disk [Link] accordin" to t'e file classification .lu"in used durin" t'e file classification [Link]. In order to [Link] a file cate"or!? Eust click on t'e cate"or! name. In order to "o to t'e .arent cate"or!? .ress t'e G*.G 8utton located in t'e 8ottom$left corner of t'e [Link] 2iew.

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to [Link] file classification [Link] to a num8er of standard formats suc' as 45,L? PDF? @,L? 6xcel CS= and text. In order to [Link] a [Link] to one of t'e standard formats? .ress t'e GSa2e [Link] 8utton.

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4.3

&ile +lassi,ication +/arts

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides [Link] t!.es of file classification c'arts allowin" one to [Link]! t'e amount of disk [Link] .er cate"or!? t'e .ercent of disk [Link] .er cate"or!? t'e num8er of files .er cate"or! and t'e .ercent of files .er cate"or!.

In order to c'an"e t'e currentl! [Link]!ed c'art? click on t'e c'art t!.e selector located under t'e c'art and select an a..[Link] t!.e of c'art. In eac' file classification [Link]? t'e c'art [Link]!s file cate"ories accordin" to t'e file classification .lu"in t'at was used for t'e file classification [Link].

File classification .lu"ins included in a default DiskSorter Ser2er installation are ca.a8le of cate"ori0in" files and [Link]!in" c'arts 8! t'e file t!.e? extension? user name? creation? last modification or last access dates? etc. In addition? ad2anced users are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to desi"n custom file classification .lu"ins usin" a [Link] @,L$8ased format.

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&ile +lassi,ication 2e"orts

For eac' file classification [Link]? DiskSorter Ser2er sa2es an indi2idual file classification [Link]. In order to [Link] t'e last [Link]? Eust click on t'e re>uired file classification command link [Link]!ed on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e. In order to 8rowse all [Link]? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton located on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e.

DiskSorter Ser2er allows one to filter file classification [Link] 8! t'e command name? 'ost name? date and [Link] directories. In order to filter file classification [Link]? select an a..[Link] filter located on t'e 8ottom side of t'e [Link] .a"e and t'en select a filter 2alue.

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;'en a [Link] filter is acti2e? DiskSorter Ser2er [Link]!s t'e num8er of filtered [Link] in t'e [Link] .a"e [Link] and s'ows [Link] matc'in" t'e selected [Link] filter in t'e [Link] 2iew. In order to reset t'e currentl! selected [Link] filter? select t'e GS'ow /llG filter 2alue in t'e [Link] filer located on t'e 8ottom side of t'e [Link] .a"e.

+! default? DiskSorter Ser2er kee.s a 'istor! of 1( last [Link] for eac' file classification command. [Link] are sa2ed in t'e [Link] director!? w'ic' ma! 8e confi"ured on t'e [Link] settin"s .a"e. In order to [Link] a file classification [Link] listed in t'e [Link] 2iew? click on t'e re>uired [Link] ID link.

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to [Link] file classification [Link] to a num8er of standard formats suc' as 45,L? PDF? @,L? 6xcel CS= and text. In order to [Link] a [Link] to one of t'e standard formats? .ress an a..[Link] GSa2eG 8utton located in t'e G5oolsG column.

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4.10 #nal-1e Disk S"ace Usa!e Per 5ost

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to s'ow t'e amount of used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er 'ost allowin" one to "ain an in$de.t' 2isi8ilit! into t'e disk [Link] usa"e statistics across t'e entire [Link]. In order to .erform t'e 'osts anal!sis? .ress t'e G=iew [Link] 8utton located on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e and t'en .ress t'e G/nal!0eG 8utton located on t'e [Link] .a"e.

In order to 8e a8le .erform t'e 'osts anal!sis? t'e user needs to confi"ure file classification commands to anal!0e one or more ser2ers andAor 9/S stora"e de2ices t'rou"' t'e network usin" *9C network names. In t'e [Link] case? confi"ure a sin"le file classification command for eac' network s'are t'at s'ould 8e anal!0ed.

/not'er [Link] is to .rocess [Link] s'ares usin" eac' command? 8ut in order to 8e a8le to .erform t'e 'osts anal!sis? all network s'ares .rocessed 8! a command s'ould 8e 'osted on t'e same ser2er. ,[Link] network s'ares [Link] in a file classification command s'ould 8e delimited 8! t'e semicolon LNM c'aracter.

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4.11 #nal-1e Disk S"ace Usa!e Per User

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to anal!0e files owned 8! [Link] users on one or more ser2ers? deskto. [Link] or 9/S stora"e de2ices and [Link]! c'arts s'owin" t'e amount of used disk [Link] and t'e num8er of files .er user. In order to .erform t'e users anal!sis? .ress t'e G=iew [Link] 8utton located on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e and t'en .ress t'e G/nal!0eG 8utton located on t'e [Link] .a"e.

In order to 8e a8le to .erform t'e users anal!sis? [Link] t'e GSettin"sG .a"e? click on t'e G/d2anced Ser2er -.tionsG link and ena8le t'e GProcess and S'ow Files *ser 9amesG [Link]. +! default? t'is [Link] is disa8led and? in order to 8e a8le to see user names? t'e [Link] s'ould 8e ena8led 8efore an! file classification [Link] sa2ed into t'e [Link] data8ase.

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4.12 Periodic &ile +lassi,ication Jo9s

DiskSorter Ser2er allows one to setu. a num8er of .eriodic file classification Eo8s wit' eac' one confi"ured to .erform one or more file classification commands at [Link] time inter2als. In order to add a .eriodic file classification Eo8? .ress t'e GPeriodic <o8sG 8utton located on t'e DiskSorter Ser2er 'ome .a"e and .ress t'e G/ddG 8utton.

-n t'e .eriodic Eo8 .a"e? enter a uni>ue .eriodic Eo8 name? [Link]! t'e time inter2al and select one or more file classification commands to execute. In order to reduce t'e CP* load and memor! usa"e on t'e 'ost? DiskSorter Ser2er .erforms selected file classification [Link] se>uentiall!? one after one w'ile sa2in" [Link] and executin" conditional file classification actions if re>uired.

In addition? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to intentionall! slow down file classification [Link]? in order to [Link]! eliminate .erformance [Link] on .roduction ser2ers. 5o slow down a file classification command? [Link] t'e command .a"e? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton? select t'e GLow [Link] .erformance mode and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton.

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4.13 #nal-1in! &ile +lassi,ication 5istor- 6rends

S!stem and stora"e administrators are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to anal!0e 'ow file classification results are c'an"in" o2er time. In order to 8e a8le to .erform t'e file classification 'istor! trend anal!sis? t'e user needs to setu. one or more .eriodic file classification commands or manuall! .erform [Link] file classification [Link] o2er time.

;it' [Link] file classification [Link] sa2ed in t'e [Link] data8ase? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton located on t'e main status .a"e? .ress t'e G/nal!0eG 8utton? select t'e G/nal!0e Disk [Link] *sa"e 4istor!G [Link] and .ress t'e G/nal!0eG 8utton. DiskSorter Ser2er will "enerate a list of c'arts $ one for eac' set of directories in eac' anal!0ed ser2er andAor 9/S stora"e de2ice.

5'e to.$left side of t'e 'istor! anal!sis .a"e s'ows t'e statistics for t'e currentl! selected 'istor! c'art. 5'e to.$ri"'t side s'ows t'e 'istor! line c'art accordin" to t'e currentl! selected c'art and c'art units. 5'e t'ree 8ottom$side .anes .ro2ide t'e a8ilit! to filter c'arts 8! t'e command name? .rocessed directories andAor t'e 'ost name of t'e ser2er or 9/S stora"e de2ice. In order to sa2e t'e currentl! [Link]!ed 'istor! c'art to a "ra.'ical PDF [Link]? .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton and t'en click on t'e [Link] file link to download t'e [Link] file.

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4.14 &ile +lassi,ication 2ules

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! classif! [Link] t!.es of files or file cate"ories usin" an extensi2e set of file matc'in" rules ca.a8le of matc'in" files 8! t'e file name? extension? director!? file t!.e? file si0e? creation? last modification or last access dates? etc. In order to add one or more file matc'in" rules to a file classification command? [Link] t'e re>uired command? .ress t'e G1ulesG 8utton and .ress t'e G/dd 1uleG 8utton.

-n t'e file matc'in" rule .a"e? select an a..[Link] rule t!.e? select an [Link]? enter a rule 2alue and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton. DiskSorter Ser2er allows one to add an unlimited num8er of file matc'in" rules to eac' file classification command and a..l! t'e L/9DM or L-1M lo"ical [Link]. For [Link]? t'e user is .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to classif! all t!.es of documents wit' t'e file si0e more t'an @ ,+ t'at were modified durin" t'e last mont'.

Finall!? DiskSorter Ser2er allows one to define multi$le2el? nested file matc'in" rules wit' different sets of rules and lo"ic [Link] on eac' le2el ca.a8le of .recisel! selectin" t'e su8set of files t'at s'ould 8e .rocessed.

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7$cludin! Directories ,ro' t/e &ile +lassi,ication Process

Sometimes? it ma! 8e re>uired to exclude one or more su8directories from t'e file classification .rocess. For [Link]? if !ou need to classif! files stored on a disk excludin" one or two [Link] directories? !ou ma! [Link]! t'e w'ole disk as an [Link] director! and add t'e directories t'at s'ould 8e ski..ed to t'e exclude list.

In order to add one or more directories to t'e exclude list? [Link] t'e file classification command confi"uration .a"e and add one or more directories to t'e exclude list [Link] 8! t'e semicolon LNM c'aracter. /ll files and su8directories located in t'e [Link] exclude directories will 8e excluded from t'e file classification .rocess. In addition? ad2anced users are .ro2ided wit' a num8er of exclude directories macro commands allowin" one to exclude [Link] directories usin" a sin"le macro command. DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e followin" exclude directories macro commandsF )07A*<S ;6e$t Strin!= $ t'is macro command excludes all directories 8e"innin" wit' t'e [Link] text strin". )+O<6#*<S ;6e$t Strin!= $ t'is macro command excludes all directories containin" t'e [Link] text strin". )7<DS ;6e$t Strin!= $ t'is macro command excludes all directories endin" wit' t'e [Link] text strin". )27A7B ;2e!ular 7$"ression= $ t'is macro command excludes directories matc'in" t'e [Link] re"ular [Link].

For [Link]? t'e exclude macro command GOC-95/I9S [Link]! FilesG will exclude all directories wit' [Link]! FilesG at an! .lace in t'e full director! .at' and t'e exclude macro command GO16:6@ P.L5,PQ56,PMOG will exclude directories endin" wit' G.5,PG or G.56,PG.

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4.16 Usin! DiskSorter Server to #nal-1e <etwork S/ares

+! default? t'e DiskSorter ser2ice is confi"ured to run under t'e local s!stem account? w'ic' is "ood to classif! files in local disks and directories. -n t'e ot'er 'and? t'e local s!stem account does not 'a2e .ermissions to access files in network s'ares and 9/S stora"e de2ices. In order to ena8le DiskSorter Ser2er to classif! files in network s'ares and 9/S stora"e de2ices? t'e DiskSorter ser2ice s'ould 8e confi"ured to run under a user account? w'ic' 'as .ermissions to access files and directories located on t'e re>uired network s'ares.

5'e confi"uration is 2er! [Link] and ma! 8e .erformed wit'in a [Link] of seconds usin" t'e followin" ste.$8!$ste. "uideF 1. 2. 3. &. ). -.en t'e ;indows control .anel and click on t'e G/dministrati2e 5oolsG utilit!. -.en t'e Ser2ices control center and find 'ere t'e GDisk Sorter Ser2erG ser2ice. -.en t'e G Disk Sorter Ser2erG ser2ice? select t'e G:eneralG ta8 and sto. t'e ser2ice. Select t'e GLo" -nG ta8 and [Link]! a user account to use for t'e ser2ice. Select t'e G:eneralG ta8 and start t'e G Disk Sorter Ser2erG ser2ice.

9ow? t'e DiskSorter ser2ice will run under t'e [Link] user account and will 'a2e exactl! t'e same .ermissions as t'e [Link] account w'en accessin" network s'ares and 9/S stora"e de2ices.

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4.1% +on,i!urin! DiskSorter Server

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides a 2ariet! of confi"uration [Link] allowin" one to easil! inte"rate t'e .roduct into a user$[Link] network en2ironment. In order to [Link] t'e main settin"s .a"e? click on t'e GSettin"sG link located on t'e to. menu 8ar.

4.13 +on,i!urin! +usto' User <a'e and Password

5'e DiskSorter Ser2er we8$8ased mana"ement console re>uires users to lo"in wit' a DiskSorter user name and .assword. 5'e default user name and .assword is set to ad'inAad'in. In addition? DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to set a custom user name andAor .assword for t'e DiskSorter we8$8ased mana"ement interface and t'e command line utilit!? w'ic' ma! 8e used to automate confi"uration and mana"ement tasks.

In order to set a custom user name and .assword? click on t'e GConfi"ure Ser2er Lo"inG link located on t'e main settin"s .a"e? enter a new user name and .assword and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton.

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4.14 +on,i!urin! +usto' Server Ports

DiskSorter Ser2er uses t'e 5CPAIP .ort 312) as t'e default ser2er control .ort and t'e 5CPAIP .ort %( as t'e default we8 access .ort. Sometimes? t'ese .orts ma! 8e in use 8! some ot'er software .roducts or s!stem ser2ices. If one or 8ot' of t'ese .orts are in use? DiskSorter Ser2er will 8e una8le to [Link] .[Link]! and t'e user needs to c'an"e t'e DiskSorter ser2er control .ort andAor we8 access .ort.

In order to set a custom ser2er control .ort andAor we8 access .ort? click on t'e GSetu. Ser2er PortsG link located on t'e main settin"s .a"e? select t'e G*se Custom PortG [Link] and enter a custom .ort num8er to use. If t'e DiskSorter ser2er s'ould 8e controlled t'rou"' t'e network? make sure t'e custom .orts are [Link] in t'e ser2erGs firewall.

4.20 +on,i!urin! [Link] <oti,ications

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to send 6$,ail notifications w'en a user$[Link] disk [Link] anal!sis rule is tri""ered for one or more disks or directories. In order to confi"ure an S,5P 6$,ail ser2er to use to send 6$,ail notifications? click on t'e GConfi"ure 6$,ail Ser2erG link located on t'e main settin"s .a"e? enter t'e S,5P ser2er 'ost name? S,5P ser2er .ort? S,5P user name? .assword and t'e source 6$,ail address to use to send 6$,ail notifications.

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4.21 +on,i!urin! S8( Data9ase *nte!ration

DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides t'e a8ilit! to sa2e file classification [Link] to an S7L data8ase allowin" one to kee. a 'istor! of [Link] for future re2iew and anal!sis. In order to ena8le S7L data8ase [Link]? [Link] t'e file classification command? .ress t'e [Link] 8utton? select t'e G/lwa!s Sa2eG c'eck8ox? select t'e S7L data8ase [Link] format and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton.

DiskSorter Ser2er [Link] S7L data8ase [Link] t'rou"' t'e -D+C data8ase interface? w'ic' s'ould 8e confi"ured to [Link] .[Link]!. In order to confi"ure t'e -D+C data8ase interface? click on t'e GConfi"ure S7L Data8aseG link located on t'e main settin"s .a"e? ena8le t'e -D+C data8ase interface? [Link]! t'e -D+C data source? -D+C user name and .assword to use to sa2e [Link] to t'e S7L data8ase.

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4.22 DiskSorter Server +o''and (ine UtilitIn addition to t'e we8$8ased mana"ement interface? DiskSorter Ser2er .ro2ides a command line utilit! allowin" one to control one or more DiskSorter Ser2ers locall! or 2ia t'e network. 5'e DiskSorter command line utilit! is located in ;ProductDir=D9in director!.

DiskSorter Server +o''and (ine S-nta$?

disksorter .server>s/ow>co''ands S'ows file classification commands confi"ured in DiskSorter Ser2er.

disksorter .server>start>co''and ;+o''and <a'e= Starts t'e [Link] file classification command.

disksorter .server>sto">co''and ;+o''and <a'e= Sto.s t'e [Link] file classification command.

disksorter .server>co''and>status ;+o''and <a'e= S'ows t'e current status of a file classification command.

disksorter .server>co''and>errors ;+o''and <a'e= S'ows .rocess errors for a file classification command.

disksorter .server>delete>co''and ;+o''and <a'e= Deletes t'e [Link] file classification command.

disksorter .server>e$"ort>re"orts .re"orts>dir ;Director-= [Link] file classification [Link] to t'e [Link] director!.

disksorter .server>i'"ort>re"orts .re"orts>dir ;Director-= [Link] file classification [Link] from t'e [Link] director!.

disksorter .server>status S'ows t'e current DiskSorter Ser2er status.

disksorter .server>de9u!>lo! S'ows t'e DiskSorter Ser2er de8u" lo".

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Miscellaneous +o''ands?

disksorter .v S'ows t'e .roduct maEor 2ersion? minor 2ersion? re2ision and 8uild date.

disksorter ./el" 5'is command s'ows t'e command line usa"e information.

+o''and (ine O"tions?

./ost ;5ost <a'e= [Link] t'e 'ost name or an IP address of DiskSorter Ser2er to connect to. If not [Link]? t'e command line utilit! will connect to t'e local 'ost. ."ort ;Port <u'9er= [Link] t'e 5CPAIP .ort to connect to. If not [Link]? t'e command line utilit! will connect to t'e default DiskSorter Ser2er 5CPAIP .ort 312). .user ;User <a'e= [Link] a user name to lo"in to DiskSorter Ser2er. If not [Link]? t'e command line utilit! will lo"in usin" t'e default Rad'inR user name. ."assword ;Password= [Link] a .assword to lo"in to DiskSorter Ser2er. If not [Link]? t'e command line utilit! will lo"in usin" t'e default Rad'inR .assword.

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4.23 U"datin! DiskSorter Server

Flexense de2elo.s DiskSorter Ser2er usin" a fast release c!cle wit' minor .roduct 2ersions? [Link] and 8u" fixes released almost e2er! mont' and maEor .roduct 2ersions released e2er! !ear. 9ew .roduct 2ersions and .roduct [Link] are .u8lis'ed on t'e .roduct we8 site and ma! 8e downloaded from t'e followin" .a"eF '[Link].'tml.

Due to t'e fact t'at t'e .roduct is [Link]! desi"ned for ser2ers runnin" in .roduction en2ironments w'ere sta8ilit! is a maEor decision factor? DiskSorter Ser2er [Link] s'ould 8e manuall! installed 8! t'e user. In order to [Link] an existin" .roduct installation? download t'e latest .roduct 2ersion and Eust start t'e setu. .ro"ram.

5'e DiskSorter Ser2er setu. .ro"ram will .[Link]! s'utdown t'e runnin" DiskSorter ser2ice? [Link] t'e .roduct and restart t'e DiskSorter ser2ice after finis'in" t'e [Link] .rocedure. /ll .roduct confi"uration files? sa2ed file classification commands? file classification [Link] and .roduct re"istration will remain 2alid and t'ere is not'in" to reconfi"ure or mana"e after t'e [Link].

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4.24 2e!isterin! DiskSorter Server

;it'in a [Link] of 'ours after .urc'asin" a .roduct license? t'e customer will recei2e two e$ mail messa"esF t'e first one confirmin" t'e .a!ment and t'e second one containin" an unlock ke!? w'ic' s'ould 8e used to re"ister t'e .roduct. If !ou will not recei2e !our unlock ke! wit'in 2& 'ours? .lease c'eck !our [Link] 8ox and if t'e unlock ke! is not in t'e [Link] 8ox contact our su..ort teamF su""ortI,le$[Link]'.

If t'e [Link] w'ere DiskSorter Ser2er is installed on is connected to t'e Internet? lo"in to t'e DiskSorter ser2er Ldefault user name and .asswordF ad'inAad'inM usin" a standard we8 8rowser? click on t'e G/8outG link located on t'e to. menu 8ar? .ress t'e G1e"isterG 8utton? enter !our name or !our [Link]! name? enter t'e recei2ed unlock ke! and .ress t'e G1e"isterG 8utton.

If t'e [Link] is not connected to t'e Internet? .ress t'e G,anual 1e"istrationG 8utton? [Link] t'e .roduct ID file and send t'e .roduct ID file to re![Link]' as an attac'ment. ;it'in a [Link] of 'ours? !ou will recei2e an unlock file? w'ic' s'ould 8e [Link] in order to finis' t'e re"istration .rocedure.

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4.2

DiskSorter Server O7M Version

Flexense .ro2ides s!stem inte"rators? 2alue$added distri8utors and I5 ser2ice .ro2iders wit' t'e a8ilit! to resell DiskSorter Ser2er andAor .ro2ide ser2ices 8ased on t'e .roduct under t'ird$.art! 8rand names. 1esellers and inte"rators are .ro2ided wit' t'e a8ilit! to c'an"e t'e .roduct name? t'e .roduct we8 site address? t'e .roduct 2endor name and t'e .roduct 2endor we8 site address.

In order to 8e a8le to set custom -6, .roduct and 2endor information? t'e user needs to re"ister t'e .roduct usin" a [Link] -6,$6na8led unlock ke!? w'ic' ma! 8e .urc'ased on t'e .roduct .urc'ase .a"e. -nce t'e .roduct is re"istered usin" an -6, unlock ke!? [Link] t'e G/8outG .a"e? .ress t'e GSet -6, InfoG 8utton? [Link]! !our custom -6, .roduct and 2endor information and .ress t'e GSa2eG 8utton.

Custom -6, .roduct and 2endor information will 8e [Link]!ed on all .a"es of t'e DiskSorter we8$8ased mana"ement interface? in all t!.es of [Link] "enerated 8! t'e .roduct and all notification 6$,ail messa"es sent 8! DiskSorter Ser2er.

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.1 *nstallin! M-S8( Data9ase

DiskSorter *ltimate is ca.a8le of sa2in" file classification [Link] in an S7L data8ase. [Link] ma! 8e sa2ed manuall! or automaticall! usin" t'e DiskSorter command line utilit! .eriodicall! executed 8! t'e ;indows 8uilt$in task sc'eduler. In order to confi"ure DiskSorter to use t'e ,!S7L data8ase? t'e user needs to install t'e followin" two [Link] t'e ,!S7L Ser2er and t'e ,!S7L -D+C connector. First of all? letKs install t'e ,!S7L Ser2er. Download t'e latest 2ersion of t'e ,!S7L ser2er from t'e ,!S7L we8 site and execute t'e setu. .ro"ram to start t'e installation .rocedure. -n t'e setu. t!.e .a"e? select t'e J5!.icalK setu. t!.e and .ress t'e J9extK 8utton. +! default? t'e setu. will install t'e ,!S7L ser2er and a command line utilit!? w'ic' will 8e used to confi"ure t'e ,!S7L ser2er.

-n t'e next setu. .a"e? select t'e JConfi"ure t'e ,!S7L Ser2er nowK [Link] and .ress t'e JFinis'K 8utton. 5'e setu. .ro"ram will [Link] a ,!S7L confi"uration wi0ard allowin" one to confi"ure 8asic ser2er settin"s.

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-n t'e next setu. .a"e? select t'e JDetailed Confi"urationK [Link] and .ress t'e J9extK 8utton. 5'e detailed confi"uration mode is re>uired to confi"ure t'e ,!S7L ser2er for maximum data8ase .erformance.

-n t'e next .a"e? select t'e JSer2er ,ac'ineK [Link]? w'ic' is t'e most 8alanced confi"uration for t!.ical DiskSorter workloads. If t'e ser2er is intended to .rocess lar"e 2olumes of [Link] and is dedicated for DiskSorter? select t'e JDedicated Ser2erK confi"uration [Link].

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-n t'e next .a"e? select t'e J9on$5ransactional Data8aseK [Link]. DiskSorter does not .erform concurrent insert or modif! [Link] on t'e data8ase and a transactional data8ase is not re>uired. ,oreo2er? confi"urin" t'e ,!S7L ser2er as a non$transactional data8ase will si"nificantl! im.ro2e t'e .erformance of data8ase [Link] [Link].

-n t'e next .a"e? select t'e J,anual Settin"K [Link] and set t'e num8er of concurrent data8ase connections to )? w'ic' is t'e [Link] num8er for t!.ical DiskSorter installations.

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-n t'e next .a"e? ena8le 5CPAIP networkin" and if t'e ser2er will 8e accessed from ot'er [Link] on t'e network? add a firewall [Link] for t'e ,!S7L ser2er .ort. In "eneral? a sin"le ,!S7L ser2er ma! 8e used to collect [Link] from [Link] DiskSorter installations usin" remote -D+C connections.

-n t'e next .a"e select an a..[Link] c'aracter set. +! default? DiskSorter uses t'e *5F$% c'aracter set to store names of files and directories? 8ut if t'ere is no need to .rocess *nicode file names? t'is [Link] ma! 8e set to t'e standard Latin1 c'aracter set.

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-n t'e next .a"e? select t'e JInstall as ;indows Ser2iceK [Link] and select t'e JInclude +in Director! in ;indows P/54K [Link]. 5'e P/54 [Link] will ena8le execution of t'e ,!S7L command line utilit! from an! location.

-n t'e next .a"e? select t'e J,odif! Securit! Settin"sK [Link] and [Link]! a root .assword for t'e ,!S7L ser2er? w'ic' later will 8e used to confi"ure re"ular ,!S7L users.

5'atKs all. Press t'e J9extK 8utton to finis' t'e installation .rocedure.

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+on,i!urin! M-S8( Data9ase

5'e ,!S7L data8ase .ro2ides t'e Jm!s>lK command line utilit!? w'ic' ma! 8e used to confi"ure t'e data8ase and t'e user account to 8e used 8! DiskSorter.

In order to confi"ure t'e ,!S7L data8ase? [Link] t'e command .rom.t window and t!.e t'e followin" commandF '-sJl Ku root K" 5'is command will start t'e Jm!s>lK command line utilit! and lo"in to t'e ,!S7L ser2er wit' root .ermissions. 5'e user will 8e asked to .ro2ide t'e root .assword? w'ic' was [Link] durin" t'e ,!S7L ser2er installation .rocedure. -nce lo""ed in? t'e user needs to create a data8ase t'at will 8e used 8! DiskSorter to store file classification [Link]. In order to do t'at? t!.e t'e followin" commandF

create data9ase disksorterG

9ow? add a user account t'at will 8e used 8! DiskSorter to su8mit [Link] to t'e data8ase. Sin"le >uotes are re>uired and s'ould 8e [Link] exactl! as [Link]!ed.

create user LdisksorterMIMlocal/ostM identi,ied 9- L"asswordMG

9ow? "rant .ermissions to t'e user account usin" t'e followin" commandF

!rant all "rivile!es on N.N to LdisksorterMIMlocal/ostMG

Finall!? flus' user .ri2ile"es usin" t'e followin" command.

,lus/ "rivile!esG

5'atKs all. 9ow t'e ,!S7L ser2er is full! confi"ured. In order to disconnect from t'e ,!S7L data8ase? Eust t!.e JJuitK in t'e command window.

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+on,i!urin! M-S8( OD0+ Data Source

DiskSorter connects to t'e ,!S7L data8ase t'rou"' t'e -D+C interface. Download an a..[Link] 2ersion of t'e ,!S7L -D+C connector from t'e ,!S7L we8 site and execute t'e setu. .ro"ram. 5'ere are no critical confi"uration [Link] in t'e ,!S7L -D+C connector installation .rocedure and t'e user can Eust .ress t'e J9extK 8utton until t'e last .a"e [Link]" t'e default confi"uration [Link].

/fter finis'ed installin" ,!S7L -D+C Connector? [Link] t'e ;indows control .anel and select J/dministrati2e 5ools Data Sources L-D+CMK. -n t'e -D+C /dministrator window? select t'e JS!stem DS9K ta8 and .ress t'e J/ddK 8utton. -n t'e next .a"e? select t'e J,!S7L -D+C Dri2erK and .ress t'e JFinis'K 8utton.

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-n t'e next .a"e? enter a new data source name? w'ic' will 8e used 8! DiskSorter to connect to t'e data8ase. [Link]! t'e name of t'e 'ost w'ere t'e ,!S7L ser2er is runnin" on and enter t'e ,!S7L user name and .assword t'at s'ould 8e used 8! DiskSorter to connect to t'e data8ase. Finall!? select t'e name of t'e data8ase t'at s'ould 8e used to store file classification [Link]. /fter finis'ed [Link]!in" all t'e re>uired information? .ress t'e J5estK 8utton to c'eck t'e data8ase connection.

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+on,i!urin! DiskSorter Data9ase +onnection

In order to confi"ure DiskSorter to use t'e installed ,!S7L data8ase? [Link] t'e [Link] dialo" and select t'e JData8aseK ta8. 6na8le t'e -D+C interface and enter t'e name of t'e -D+C data source? t'e data8ase user name and .assword t'at were [Link] for t'e -D+C data source. Finall!? .ress t'e J=erif!K 8utton to c'eck t'e DiskSorter data8ase connection.

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Su""orted O"eratin! S-ste's

32.0it O"eratin! S-ste's ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows 2((( @P =ista # % Ser2er 2((3 Ser2er 2((% Ser2er 2(12

64.0it O"eratin! S-ste's ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows ;indows @P &$+it =ista &$+it # &$+it % &$+it Ser2er 2((3 &$+it Ser2er 2((% &$+it Ser2er 2(12 &$+it

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S-ste' 2eJuire'ents

Mini'al S-ste' +on,i!uration Su..orted -.eratin" S!stem 1 :40 or 8etter CP* )12 ,+ of s!stem memor! 2) ,+ of free disk [Link]

2eco''ended S-ste' +on,i!uration Su..orted -.eratin" S!stem 2S :40 sin"le$core or dual$core CP* 1 :+ of s!stem memor! 2) ,+ of free disk [Link]

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