The PeerSync™ Observer is a receptor application that receives specific information
from running PeerSync™ and PeerLock™applications on the network. As a receptor it
displays changes from the PeerSync™ and PeerLock™ application based on the application's
ability to connect and transmit that information successfully to the Observer.
Installation
PeerSync™ Observer Enterprise Edition to be installed on any Windows computer on
the network with access to all other computers running PeerSync™. A trust must exist
between different domains within the same network for the Observer to be able to
receive status across domains.
In order to be able to utilize all functions of the Enterprise Edition we recommend
using PeerSync™ versions 7.3.2 or higher. However you may still be able to receive
limited status display information from earlier versions of PeerSync™.
Configuration
The PeerSync™ Observer installs on a Windows machine and is able to monitor any
PeerSync™ and PeerLock™ visible from it.
Platform
Windows XP Home/XP Pro/Vista* Workstation, Windows 2000/2003 Server, Windows NAS Applicance
OS
*The software will run on the above platforms, we encourage users to fully test the solution within their environment by donwloading a 15-day trial.
Overview of Features
PeerSync™ and the Observer utilize Microsoft mail slots for communication purposes.
This method ensures that all communications will be secured by the built in security
of your Microsoft Windows network environment and no
additional security methods
need to be implemented. In other words if the running applications have the privileges
to access each others information then the mail slots will allow interactive communication.
Otherwise communication will be denied.
The Observer v2.0 comes with an enhanced interface with the ability to hide or show
specific content columns and it gives users optimized performance and increased
visibility on their Peer Software deployment(s).
Ability to receive PeerLock status information and display it in a separate table
similar to the display available in PeerLock when running in an application mode.
User control to set the cycle of how often the Observer will broadcast messages
to all PeerSyncs to begin transmitting status information to the Observer.
User interface flexibility where the position of panels and columns can be shown/hidden/saved
