‘Man will use all the space he can’ (Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species) Managing disk space utilization is a constant concern for Windows 2003-XP-2000-NT system administrators. SpaceGuard 4.2 is the premier disk quote management tool combining impressive performance, ease of use and highly competitive pricing.

SpaceGuard allows an administrator to actively control or passively monitor disk space usage by users or groups. Quotas can be added automatically to new users with the “auto-add” function.Warning messages can be sent via pop-up, SMTP, Exchange or any MAPI compliant messaging system.Write access to the disk can be revoked when necessary to force users to examine and delete unnecessary files. Comprehensive storage resource management reporting functions provide data for tracking and analysis. Benefits:

Save time and money: Reduce the need for additional hard drives and costly backup solutions. Prevent system crashes and downtime due to lack of disk space. Save administration time by viewing your networks disk storage usage per server with a single overview screen. Automatically configure multiple quotas for existing and new users, e.g. 1500 home directories. Pinpoint potential storage problems with storage resource management reports on file extensions, owners, access times, sizes and ages. Obtain usage data for billing and charge back programs. storage resource management functions, including screening and reporting.

1. Installation

2. Educate users

3. SpaceGuard Quotas

4. SpaceGuard 4.2

FEATURES
SpaceGuard 4.2:
>	Up and running in 5 minutes with full results.
>	Virtually no learning curve.
>	Runs on 2003-XP-2000-NT.
>	User-friendly, customizable graphical user interface.
SpaceGuard 4.2 agent:
>	Installed and removed automatically, both locally and remote.
>	Includes database software to store storage resource management data.
>	Runs as a native 2003-XP-2000-NT service.
SpaceGuard service:
>	Runs as a native 2003-XP-2000-NT service.
>	Two quota levels specified: warning and maximum limites.
>	Disk space limites can be set on home and shared directories.
>	SpaceGuard notifies users and administrators by E-mail (Exchange and SMTP) or pop up messages when limits are exceeded. SpaceGuard can execute a generic command line, for use with pager software, SNMP management consoles, etc.
>	The service can automatically revoke the write access privileges of a user or group when the maximum limit has been exceeded on a directory.
>	Violation of limits and SpaceGuard error messages are reported in the 2003-XP-2000-NT event log.
>	The disk space usage of a directory is only re-evaluated when the size of a specific directory has actually changed. This minimizes server load.
>	Supports NTFS, FAT and HPFS file systems.
>	Supports an API (Application Programming Interface) and a CLI (Command Line Interface) to manage quotas.
>	Supports “long file names” and compressed files.
>	SpaceGuard offers the option to include/exclude subdirectories as part of a quota.
SpaceGuard management client:
>	Runs on Win 9x/Me and 2003-XP-2000-NT.
>	User-friendly, customizable, interface that can monitor multiple servers concurrently.
>	Two access levels are supported, operator and administrator.
>	Three different windows are supported: Configure, monitor, and overview. The Configure window is used to setup & manage quotas. The Monitor window shows the free space for each logical disk in the server and the disk space used by each quota. The Overview window provides a single-screen overview of the space used by network servers.

Installation Remote installation procedures are available for single or multiple server configurations. Educate users SpaceGuard educates users by creating awareness of limited disk space as a system resource. By creating awareness, it makes them responsible for their storage utilization. SpaceGuard Quotas SpaceGuard quotas control disk space utilization on a directory basis. Multiple quota limits can be defined for each individual quota. Alarming capabilities include popup notifications, E-mail messages (Exchange and SMTP), command line execution, SNMP alerts and event log notification. SpaceGuard Quotas are supported on Windows 2003-XP-2000-NT systems. SpaceGuard 4.2 The demand for increased disk storage capacity is incessant. Recent estimates of growth rates range from 100% to 400% annually. With strategic applications running on Windows 2003-XP-2000-NT networks, a storage resource management solution is a necessity for these environments. The new SpaceGuard 4.2 module is full featured but still maintains the same ease of use for which the original SpaceGuard is known.