NETWORK INSTALLATIONS

 

The network installation of Hurrtrak is “network unaware”.. i.e., the system does not know it is running on a network. The server install puts all of the application’s executables and data onto its system while the workstation install installs the necessary windows components and defines the server executables as shortcuts. The only exception is the street database which is installed on both server and workstation.

 

Performance Considerations: 

There are 3 significant application performance considerations when running the software on a network.

 

1.    Polling Interval - Normal polling interval (new data, alerts, etc) occur every 8 seconds.  With the network installation we install a special timerint.dat file that changes this interval to 50 seconds.  This is to reduce frequent I/O to the server.

 

2.    Local Streetdata – We highly recommend that you install the mapping data locally on your PC.  This is done via a full workstation installation.  If you are upgrading a 2008 workstation, and did not install the streetdata locally during the 2007 install, we suggest you do a 2008 new workstation install (winstall) rather than an update (wupdate).

 

3.    Map Selection Tab  - If you do not install the mapping files on the workstations hard drive (#2 above), and find the variable mapping performance unacceptable, we suggest that you only use the standard tracking charts and avoid the “variable” map function.


 

Network Considerations & Directory Structure

The following diagrams describe how the network administrator should set up the authorities on the network directories.  This model assumes that the "signon required" field is set ON in the System setup (SYSTEM) program.

 

Directory Structure and authorities:

 

SYSOP

Directory

/APPLRead

/APPL/dataCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/databaseCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/database/userRead, Update

/APPL/demRead, Update

/APPL/maps1400Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/maps1024Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/maps640Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/NLCDRead

/APPL/TempCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/nCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/slosh Read, Update

/APPL/streetdata Read

/APPL/miscgraphics      Read

/APPL/reconbmp Read

 

Regular User with Update option= "Y"

Directory

/APPLRead

/APPL/dataCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/databaseRead, Update

/APPL/database/userRead, Update

/APPL/demRead, Update

/APPL/maps1400Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/maps1024Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/maps640Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/NLCDRead

/APPL/TempCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/nCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/sloshRead, Update

/APPL/streetdataRead

/APPL/miscgraphics  Read

/APPL/reconbmpRead

 

Regular User with NO update capabilities

Directory

/APPLRead

/APPL/dataRead, Update

/APPL/databaseRead

/APPL/database/userRead, Update

/APPL/demRead, Update

/APPL/maps1400Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/maps1024Read

/APPL/maps640Read

/APPL/NLCDRead

/APPL/TempCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/nCreate, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/sloshRead, Update

/APPL/streetdataRead

/APPL/miscgraphicsRead

/APPL/reconbmpRead

 

Directory Contents:

/APPL-  System Executables, strike probability DAT files and other system files

/APPL/n** - Database History Files

/APPL/data - Miscellaneous system data files

/APPL/database - MS Access (MDB) files

/APPL/database/user- User Preferences Access File MDB

/APPL/dem - Digital Elevation Model Data

/APPL/maps1400 - 1400x1180 maps

/APPL/maps1024 - 1024x768 maps

/APPL/maps640 - 640x480 maps

/APPL/NLCD - National land cover database

/APPL.slosh - SLOSH data files

/APPL/Temp - Temporary files, Pre-Compress/Repair copies of .MDB files

/APPL/streetdata - Street Mapping Data user for Sloshview program (Advanced, RM/Pro only)

/APPL/reconbmp - Collection of bitmaps used in the recon program

/APPL/miscgraphics - Collection of bitmaps used in the system

 

*The APPL for HURRTRAK EM/Pro is HTEM2008

The APPL for Global EM/Pro is GTEM2008

The APPL for HURRTRAK RM/Pro is HTRM2008

The APPL for Global RM/Pro is GTRM2008

The APPL for Hurrtrak Advanced is HTAD2008

 

** n = 1 for HURRTRAK, n=1 through 6 for Global

 

Full create / update / read access for all users must be given to .LDB files in the database and database/user subdirectory.