README: 06/19/97
I am currently(when I have spare time) working on a commercial version to be renamed "DISKTOOL-Pro" which will include many new enhancements including an RPC daemon to monitor disks from remote machines without the need to NFS mount them. I just need to iron out a couple of security issues and then it should be ready to hit the streets.
Keep those cards and letters coming!
Shaun Finn sfinn@thecore.com
VP, TechnoCore Communications, Inc.
Notes
Read the CHANGES file for a brief description of the latest changes
The MIN and MAX polling intervals can be adjusted by changing the values of MIN_POLL_INT and MAX_POLL_INT, respectively, in common.h
The "OK" and "Critical" colors can be adjusted by changing the value of OKCOLOR and CRITCOL, respectively, in common.h
Autocalc of spacing takes place if the spacing value is below 50(pixels). This can be adjusted by changing the value of MINSPACING in common.h
Description
`disktool' is an XView program to monitor up to 64 filesystems simultaneously and alert you when a particular filesystem is low on space. disktool is set-up to "un-iconify" when a filesystem it is monitoring has reached its' user-definable "critical threshold". A unix command can also be initiated when this threshold is reached. The command and un-iconifying can be repeated every so many polls, configurable from the cmdline or from the Properties pop-up. The properties pop-up is obtained by selecting any gauge with the right mouse button. The middle mouse button has also been mapped to force a filesystem poll to update the displayed data.
`disktool' is a good sysadmin tool for monitoring diskfull situations to avoid datafile corruption.
This program is Copyright(c)1993-97 Shaun Finn sfinn@thecore.com but please feel free to e-mail me any suggestions for improvements or bugs.
Compilation
A makefile has been supplied that works under SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.x, HP-UX and FreeBSD using the XView3.x libraries. There are some configurable options, well marked, at the top of the Makefile for OS configuration. A copy has also been supplied (Makefile.orig) in case you modify the original and you haven't got a clue where you started (I've done this).
Installation
Move `disktool' to where you normally keep your binaries and move disktool.man to where you normally keep your man pages.