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 2012 workstation, and did not install the streetdata locally during the 2011 install, we suggest you do a 2012 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/sats Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/slosh Read, Update

/APPL/skins Read

/APPL/streetdata Read

/APPL/miscgraphics      Read

/APPL/reconbmp Read

/APPL/lsrbmpRead

/APPL/obsbmpRead

/APPL/obsbmplargeRead

 

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/sats Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/slosh Read, Update

/APPL/skins Read, Update

/APPL/streetdataRead

/APPL/miscgraphics  Read

/APPL/reconbmpRead

/APPL/lsrbmpRead

/APPL/obsbmpRead

/APPL/obsbmplargeRead

 

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/sats Create, Read, Update, Delete

/APPL/slosh Read, Update

/APPL/skins Read

/APPL/streetdataRead

/APPL/miscgraphicsRead

/APPL/reconbmpRead

/APPL/reconbmpbwRead

/APPL/lsrbmpRead

/APPL/obsbmpRead

/APPL/obsbmplargeRead

 

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/sats – Satellite images

/APPL/slosh - SLOSH data files

/APPL/skins – Application Skin 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

/APPL/lsrbmp- Images used for Current Weather Observation Program

/APPL/obsbmp- Images used by Current Weather Observation Program

/APPL/obsbmplarge - More images used by Weather Observation Program

 

*The APPL for HURRTRAK EM/Pro is HTEM2018

The APPL for Global EM/Pro is GTEM2018

The APPL for HURRTRAK RM/Pro is HTRM2018

The APPL for Global RM/Pro is GTRM2018

The APPL for Hurrtrak Advanced is HTAD2018

 

** 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.