8.3 Monitoring NCP Server by Using NCPTOP

You can monitor NCP Server connections, communications, volumes, and diagnostics using NCPTOP (ncptop(8)), an interactive, real-time reporting utility.

  1. Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.

  2. At the terminal console prompt, enter

    ncptop

  3. Press the function keys to view reports:

    Function Key

    Reports

    Description

    F2

    General

    Displays a general communications report for NCP Server.

    F3

    Volume

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

    • Status

    • Mount Point

    • Shadow Mount Point

    • Capacity

    • Cached Files

    • Cached Folders

    • Trustee Count

    F4

    Connection

    Lists the current connections, and allows you to get details for each connection.

    F5

    Diagnostics

    Lists further diagnostic options.

    F6

    Parameters

    Displays the current settings for the NCPCON set parameters. For more information about the parameters, see the Section A.2, NCPCON SET Parameters.

    F7

    Version

    Reports the versions of the NCP Server software components.