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1. Position size can only be controlled on applications checked By title Start as hidden does not For some applications the following is necessary Enable work Check by title for the application make sure a window title is specified and check the Wait start max checkbox Page 21 of 23 Application control Resuscitator for NT User manual Resuscitator can control applications using the Process ID the main window title or both The table below summarises the differences Mechanism All programs unique Works with all applications Wait option Kill Positioning Process ID Each controlled program is identified by a system unique ID Yes No Certain programs create a new process on startup terminating the original process Resuscitator will keep starting such applications indefinitely Resuscitator can pause for a fixed number of seconds before continuing Programs are forcibly shut down and may lose information Not supported Window Title Programs are identified by the title of the window only No Programs with the same title are indistinguishable Yes provided a window is displayed this window is the application main window and no confirmation box is shown when closing In the latter case the Process ID is used as a last resort to kill the application but this can also fail see left column Resuscitator can wait for the applica2. NT as a startup group replacement Page 10 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Program Scheduler Every aspect of Resuscitator s program management may be automatically scheduled with the built in scheduler module The following commands are available Start lt application name gt start named application Kill lt application name gt stops named application Restart restarts all running application Shutdown starts resuscitator s shutdown procedure Selecting the Program Scheduler displays the following tab Resuscitator configuration Beis x General System Scheduler Remote contral IMTD CmdProtocal Ini file c webserver ini Scheduled Add C Restart Once afe 2001 at 07 08 01 Edit Restart Notepad Every Mth minute Every minute Z0 secon o t Start Notepad Every Mth minute Every minute 1 second Delete s a a L Event responses kil Notepad Killed application Notepad start Notepad Started application Notepad kil Notepad Notepad is not running start Notepad Notepad is running kill Notepad No such application Wotepad start Notepad No such application Notepad Event changed Start Notepad New event Start Notepad New event Restart Notepad New event Restart Cancel Help with the following main elements e An event list with program management e An event response list displaying real time command responses Eve
3. Resuscitator wait for an application window to appear so that it can be positioned Please note For your convenience position watch is temporarily disabled when the configuration dialogue is shown This allows you to experiment live finding the best positions for your applications Page 9 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual System settings Resuscitator configuration General System Scheduler Remote control IMTD CmdProtocal Ini file ccwebserver ini Timing Checking interval sec Initial delay fo sec M Allow logins z707 IMT OY CmdFrotocol l Enable remote control Limit to connections from IP addresses in list Valid IP addresses separate addresses by space or newline Auto logon M AutoLogon Username ftv Password Shell explorer exe amp Cancel Help By selecting System from the Resuscitator configuration dialogue the System Settings tab above is presented e Inthe Timing section you can control the interval between successive application checks made by Resuscitator as well as a global initial delay before Resuscitator when started starts doing anything at all e You can control availability of remote logins e You can enable or disable the remote command protocol and limit connections to specific IP addresses e You can also set your machine s login details See AutoLogon in chapter Using Resuscitator for
4. 12 09 Scheduled for start Backup Web 18 4ug 2000 12 10 Starting Resuscitator Panel 18 4ug 2000 12 10 Starting Lisensgenerator 18 4ug 2000 12 10 Starting Web Performance 18 4ug 2000 12 10 Starting Webtreands 18 4ug 2000 12 10 Starting Backup Web 18 4ug 2000 12 10 Scheduled for stark Webtrends 18 4ug 2000 12 11 Scheduled for stark Webtrends 18 Aug 2000 13 03 Saved ini tle C Program Files Tordive 18 4ug 2000 13 07 Saved int fle C Program Files T ordiy Resuscitator Panel y Lisensgenerator y Web Performance y Webtrends 4 Shutdown Backup Web Resuscitator Panel Status Running Kill Control Watched Restart The ActiveX control consists of the following elements Server The dropdown list is configured using the Configure dialog activated by selecting the Configure command on the context menu The context menu is activated by right clicking on the control The connect button shows the connection status To connect press the connect button and supply a correct username password combination To disconnect press disconnect note that a session automatically disconnects after a period of inactivity Application status Shows the current connection status The Kill Start button is used to control a selected program The detailed status on a selected application is shown Remote server Using the Stop button one can activate the Remote Server Shutdown procedure This will terminate the remot
5. Resuscitator for NT User manual Adding and configuring applications Resuscitator keeps a list of applications to control m Applications This list is ordered so on startup the programs will FR apn be executed in the sequence given Use the Up and Command line Down buttons to change this order if required Remove will delete an application from the list There is no undo option except cancelling the configuration Use Add to specify a new application to control and fill in the fields according to your requirements Add Remove Down Program Settings r notepad Application notepad Program path notepad exe SI Parameters Start in start az Noma Fause after lo sec T Run at shutdown only M Watch this program Alive check intervals Do not kill at shutdown W Check by title M In process Window title Notepad Position I Wait start max iz sec Must stop mas eee sec Max wait close 5 sec Restart time D e Application Serves to uniquely identify an application No two names in the list can be the same e Program path Your application e Parameters Parameters to the application e Start in Directory where the program starts If none is given the application directory is used e Start as Normal maximised minimised hidden or Normal activated e Pause after Number of seconds to pause after star
6. Thus increasing the system availability to levels you did not believe possible e Help you manage startup and shutdown sequences on NT computer e Understand what is happening on your servers computers by inspecting the event log with detailed information e Keep an application in a fixed position on screen very important when working in multiple screen setups e Be controlled from a host program over tcp ip very important when you use it to watch programs being started and stopped by a user or want to restart a number of computers automatically e Because Resuscitator is a configurable tools It can do anything you tell it to do Page 4 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Automatic startup command line parameters When you have created a configuration ini file you can start Resuscitator to automatically load the configuration and start executing programs by typing on the command line Resuscitator lt path to ini file gt Or you can of course make a shortcut that does this Resuscitator will accept the following command line parameters in any order e lt path to ini file gt e configure e hide If an ini file is named the configuration is read in and unless configure is specified the configured applications are executed hide will start Resuscitator as a hidden application see chapter Hiding and restoring Resuscitator Page 5 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Resuscitator conf
7. User manual IMTDVCmdProtocol Remote Command Protocol A simple program to program command protocol has been included in Resuscitator This is IMTDVCmdProtocol The protocols basic features are transport tcp ip and a simple text format command value interface See the System Setting to learn how to enable configure connections Resuscitator configuration a i ai x General System Scheduler Remote control IMT D CmdFrotocoal Int file c webseryver ini onnmection Remote Jocahosts8700 ListenPort za Gan Receive potions Timeout Eolie seconds M Show in messages Raw data M Show out messages I write log ta file fimog txt Time Sender Event i gia 200l 7 19 15 AM Cut version Resuscitator 1 50 0 7 i ofef2001 7 19 15 AM Out getversionResponse 2010 S 8 2001 7 19 15 AM In getVersion 201 BfBIZ001 7 18 56 AM Out status ak 201 BIBIZ001 7 18 56 AM Out program notepad 24 Bfei2001 7 18 56 AM Out startResponse ET gaz00i 7 18 56 AM In program Motepad 201 BIBIZ001 7 18 56 AM In start Cancel Help The following commands are honoured by the TDVIMCommandProtocol connection getVersion getVersionResponse version Resuscitator x x x X kill program lt program gt killResponse program lt program gt status ok not killed start program lt program gt startResponse program lt program gt status ok not started status program lt program gt statusResponse program lt program gt status not
8. a s TEH i E a i t i a ffice tordivel no Resuscitator for NT User manual Version 1 50 August 8 2001 The Resuscitator for NT is a part of the TORDIVEL Software Solutions c 2001 Resuscitator for NT is copyright of TORDIVEL AS Resuscitator for NT User manual Content Alive check Page 2 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual TORDIVEL software solutions TORDIVEL AS Software House is developing a portfolio of Windows NT 2000 software components and solutions with the following properties simple and easy to use very high quality requirements from real use cases easy to deploy simply working network applications building blocks Important keywords are HTTP TCP IP XML and stateless servers These components and solutions are divided into two categories e Professional Software Components e Freeware Components Library We distribute the components and solutions to promote the skills of the experienced developers working at TORDIVEL and want to establish links to developers and companies all over the world If you have comments suggestions your feedback is more than appreciated Please contact us Storgata 20 N 0184 OSLO NORWAY Telefax 47 2315 8701 Telephone 47 2315 8700 E mail office tordivel com Web http www tordivel com Page 3 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Introduction Resuscitator is a highly configurable and unique tool designed to do program mana
9. ackup Web 18 Aug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for start Webtrends 18 ug 2000 72 09 Scheduled for start Backup Web 16 Aug 2000 12 70 Starting Resuscitator Panel 18 ug 2000 12 10 Starting Lisensgenerator 18 ug 2000 12 10 Starting Web Performance Resuscitator Panel l 18 Aug 2000 12270 Starting Webtrends Resuscitator Panel 18 Aug 2000 12 10 Starting Backup Web C tatuz Running Kill 18 ug 2000 12 10 Scheduled for start Webtrends l 18 4ug 2000 14 11 Scheduled for start Wrebtrends Control Watched 18 Aug 2000 13 03 Saved ini file C Program Files T ordive Festart 18 Aug 2000 13 07 Saved ini file C Program Files T ordiv Page 19 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Remote Client ActiveX Control The remote client is implemented as an ActiveX Control This means that it can be contained in a web page or in any Windows application The Resuscitator Client Program is a dialogue based container for the ActiveX control Remote Server Haz resuscitated since 18 Aug 2000 12 09 stop Server Wall bordel nao E Application Status Connected Refresh 18 4ug 2000 12 06 Starting Shutdown 18 4ug 2000 12 06 Resuscitator EXIT 18 4ug 2000 12 09 Resuscitator START 18 4ug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for start Hesuscitator Pane 18 Aug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for start Lisensqenerator 18 4ug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for stark Web Performance 18 Aug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for stark Webtrends 18 Aug 2000
10. e server and stop all controlled applications Any application configured to be run at shutdown will run This means that one can configure Resuscitator to run a Windows NT Shutdown program when terminated with the effect that one can remotely control a shutdown reboot procedure of the server computer The Refresh button is used to interactively poll the server updating the Event log and the Application status Event log The last events show the error event log of the server Page 20 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Troubleshooting Symptom Suggested action Remote login does not Activate remote login and set the port number in the work configuration dialogue Make sure the user running Resuscitator has the required privilege Make sure the account used for remote login is not being used for an interactive login Resuscitator keeps If Check by title is not checked in the application control the restarting an application application may be starting new processes on its own that already runs If Check by title is checked make sure the title is specified correctly Comparison here is case sensitive You may need to use the or wildcard characters Note Wildcards here are not greedy and may not work as expected For example a b will not match the pattern abb This is because the b in the wildcard is anchored to the first b in the pattern The second b is thus not matchi
11. found not running to be started running unknown status Page 17 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual watch value on off status watchResponse status on off show value hide normal status showResponse status visible hidden shutdown i shutdownResponse status started not started restartResponse status started not started Page 18 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Resuscitator Client Program The Resuscitator Client Program is a program in the Resuscitator for NT product range The purpose of the Client Program is to provide remote control of the Server Programs The primary features are to connect disconnect to Server Program remote shutdown start stop controlled application on the server view error log Using the program The remote client program is shown below The program is a simple container for the Remote Client ActiveX For more information about usage see Remote Client Activex below Resuscitator for NT Client Program Oe x Remote Server Haz resuscitated since 18 Aug 2000 12 05 stop Server wa bordel no T Application Status Connected Retresh 16 Aug 2000 12 06 Starting Shutdown 18 Aug 2000 12 06 Resuscitator EXIT pi EE p 18 Aug 2000 12 09 Resuscitator START 18 Aug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for stark Resuscitator Pane w Webtrends 18 ug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for start Lisensgeneratar Shutdown 18 4ug 2000 12 09 Scheduled for start Web Performance B
12. gement on standalone Windows 2000 NT computers Resuscitator s primary tasks are to ensure program availability force strict and controlled startup and shutdown sequences flexible program scheduling and offer remote control It can Start your programs and keep them running Enforce a strict starting sequence Schedule automatic restart start kill of all configured program The program scheduler supports periods from 100 ms to months Control your programs by process ID or window title Hide the programs and itself Offer interactive control on the console and remote either in a browser or via a Telnet connection Perform alive check on a compatible application Shut down all applications and itself by remote control The Resuscitator for NT consists of the following main modules Server Program Remote Client ActiveX Control Find Resuscitator Program Remote Client Container Program Resuscitator for NT Help File What can Resuscitator do for you e Let you restart your computer over the internet Using the Remote Client program e Guarantee that your services are available 24 hours a day Using the program watch feature thus restarting any application in 5 seconds e Interactively restart any controlled application from your desktop Using the Remote Client program e Automatically scheduled backup every morning at five Using the built in Program Scheduler e Automatically restart your NT servers every week
13. iguration When you first start Resuscitator you are taken to the Configuration Screen Resuscitator configuration E Hin x General System Scheduler Remote control IMTD CmdProtocal rit file Je webserver ini ie Load Applications Resuscitator Control Panel httpM essenger MinkebS erer tdy webserver Resuscitator Control Panel Applications Resuscitator Control Panel Program path 3 C Program Files Tordivel ASt Parameters Start in Start as Normal activated Fause after D sec Aun at shutdown only Watch this program P Alive check 5 intervals Start program initially Do not kill at shutdownl IM Check by title M In process Window tithe Find Position M wait start max Boo sec Must stop max pooo sec Max wait close B sec r Add Remove Up Dawn Restart time Cancel Help e First type a name for a configuration ini file Resuscitator will not operate unless a configuration file is specified Next add one or more applications You can alter the settings in the System dialogue You can schedule events from the Scheduler page see the Simple scheduler chapter Click OK and the configuration is saved The main Resuscitator window is shown see Interactive control e In this window you simply click Go and Resuscitator will start your programs and automatically keep them running Page 6 of 23
14. led By Title you can toggle the application s visibility by clicking the Hide Show button within the box You can stop start the application by the Kill Start button The Stop button kills all applications and changes to Go Press Configure to enter the configuration dialogue or Hide to hide Resuscitator making it run invisibly in the background The Disable watching applications checkbox lets you temporarily turn off Resuscitator s watch features The fields are still updated but programs are not restarted or positioned in this mode Note You can configure Resuscitator while the applications are running If you delete an application from the list it will automatically be stopped New additions will be started if they are marked as checked If you change vital details like program name path parameters or watch mode Check by title you will be prompted to restart the application Resuscitator will in most cases cope even if the application is not restarted but it might miss out on certain applications Page 15 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Remote control Resuscitator accepts remote connections on the specified port see System Remote logins are protected by the NT Security mechanism and is unfortunately a bit involved to get working e First ensure that the user starting Resuscitator has the SE_TCB_NAME privilege This shows up as Act as par
15. ng anything To bypass this use either a b or a b as the wildcard Make sure Alive check is not active unless the application writes to the ini file Resuscitator does not Check the application settings If the start in directory does start an application at all not exist the application cannot start Make sure Resuscitator is really watching the application Maybe the application is started as Hidden An application cannot be If Check by title is checked in the application control the killed application may be waiting for user confirmation before it is closed down If this happens Resuscitator will time out and attempt killing the application by process If the application has killed its original process and started a new one however there is no way for Resuscitator to kill the application Resuscitator is working Most likely you have hidden Resuscitator To restore it see but gone chapter Hiding and restoring Resuscitator Resuscitator does not Position size can only be set on existing windows Resuscitator position size my normally just starts an application and does not wait for its application window to appear Enable the Wait start max option in the configuration dialogue to let Resuscitator wait for an application window to appear before continuing Turn on the Watch feature in the position size dialogue This will make sure the window is positioned at every check interval
16. nterface to control the visibility of the Resuscitator Server program e Acommand line interface Command line parameters Find Resuscitator accepts one of the following command line parameters show hide toggle topmost The topmost parameter makes the Find Resuscitator program stay always on top This parameter can also be toggled from the System Command Menu Page 13 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Using Resuscitator for NT as a startup group replacement On a standalone computer it is very handy to use Resuscitator for NT as a Startup Group replacement This means that all entries in the Startup Group are defined as applications in Resuscitator and replaced by one shortcut to Resuscitator for NT The Resuscitator in the startup group will normally use the following commandline options resuscitator shutdown ini hide With this commandline all applications defined in the ini file will be started and resuscitator will hide itself On the distribution disk a sample ini file shutdown ini is included In the ini file the following applications are defined with their setup e Shutdown enabling remote shutdown of the server e Server Control Panel Find Resuscitator used as a local server control panel e Resuscitator Client Program included as an example With the AutoLogon feature it is possible to extend Resuscitator not only to be a Startup Replacement but to be a Shell replacement This means that Res
17. nts can be added edited deleted and disabled The Up and Down button helps the user to sort the list Pressing edit displays the individual properties on an event as shown Page 11 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual 01x Eent Enabled Jw Mame Restart Notepad Command fkil Notepad chedule Information Frequency Every MEA minute Period Seconds The Execute button is included to help the user test a newly added or changed event The event command response is shown in the Event reponses list The following Schedule Frequencies are supported Once where a selected date and time of day is selected 100 ms Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Page 12 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Hiding and restoring Resuscitator In addition to the command line option to hide Resuscitator there is an item on the System menu and a main window button to do this There is no menu item or button to show Resuscitator again though would do you lots of good if it were there right so the application Find Resuscitator is provided for this purpose Without any command line options this program will show an interactive dialogue i Find Resuscitator fel Hesuscitator Server Running The purpose of Find Resuscitator is to be a control panel for the Resuscitator Server program The primary features are e Show the status of the Resuscitator Server program e User I
18. shut down and restarted Page 8 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Position and size Resuscitator can control the positioning of the applications it controls You can separately control the position and size as shown here Position and size Notepad Size M Enable IY Watch IW Watch y ja Current position and size Use 7 fe w i50 Refresh y fe h fiso Cancel Help For both the position and the size you have the following options e Enable If selected window control will occur when the application starts e Watch If selected window control will occur also every time Resuscitator checks the application The numbers are screen pixels If you are configuring Resuscitator with the controlled applications running the current window position and size will be captured and displayed when this dialogue is shown You can at any time re capture the data by clicking Refresh Press Use to transfer the captured numbers to the configuration This option is only available for applications checked By Title Note For the positioning to work when the application is first started you must probably enable the Wait start max option in the Configuration dialogue Position size can only be set on existing windows Resuscitator normally just starts an application and does not wait for its window to appear Enable the Wait start max option in the configuration dialogue to let
19. t of the operating system in the User Manager applet Note when you change these settings you must log off and on for the changes to take effect e Next enable remote connections in Resuscitator and select a port number in the system dialogue e Assure there is a registered user no particular privileges required that is not logged on to the machine running Resuscitator NT cannot handle multiple logons This seems to have changed with a recent Service Pack this warning apparently does not apply any more e From anywhere on your network not across a Firewall though unless you set it up properly fire up your browser and start a page with the ResuscClient ActiveX component Configure the client to connect to your machine and supply your username and password you can use the DOMAIN USER combination if needed e To use a non Microsoft client you can also log on to Resuscitator using Telnet Set up a Telnet connection directly to the specified port and make sure your Telnet client does not make a local echo of its input When logged on type help for more information User Rights Policy Xx Computer TOV T 5 OK Right Act as part of the operating system Cancel Grant To Help Everyone Add Hemove ie ERE W Show Advanced User Rights Screen shot from User Manager using Windows NT 4 0 setting the Act as part of the operating system privilege Page 16 of 23 Resuscitator for NT
20. tePrivateProfileString for this since this is an atomic operation See your Win32 API documentation if unsure Server Application Server Program path server exe E Parameters Start im Start as Minimized il Pause after fo sec T Run at shutdown only M Watch this program wt Alive check E Application must update INI file regularly Do not kill at shutdown Check by title Do ait stank Mar sec kusr stop man sec Max wait close sec intervals Pastor Window title Restart time Page 23 of 23
21. ting the application e Run at shutdown only Specifies that the application is only run as part of the closing sequence useful to e g reboot the machine Page 7 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Watch this program Optionally you can specify that an application is not watched by Resuscitator This is useful if e g you need an application to run only once on startup Alive check An application can be programmed to update the Resuscitator ini file at regular intervals With this Resuscitator can check not only the presence but also the state of an application See the Alive check chapter Start program initially If an application is not being watched you can here specify that it starts on Resuscitator startup Unchecking this can be useful to add control applications that can be started remotely Do not kill at shutdown normally all controlled applications are taken down before Resuscitator exits These marked here are always left alone Check by title If this is checked Resuscitator will only use the application s Process ID for identification if In process is selected see below Using the Process ID offers better process control but some applications can not be controlled this way e g if they create a new process themselves when started See Application Control for details In process Check this to use both Process ID and window title to identify applications For most applications this
22. tion s window to appear before continuing Programs are first sent a number of Close messages and if they do not shut down properly a process kill operation is attempted Supported Both Programs are identified by the title of the window within the process Yes No See left column Resuscitator can wait for the application s window to appear before continuing Programs are first sent a number of Close messages and if they do not shut down properly a process kill operation is attempted Supported Page 22 of 23 Alive check Resuscitator for NT User manual Specially rigged applications can cooperate with Resuscitator by updating an alive flag in the Resuscitator configuration file Within the chosen number of intervals the application must have written to the file The resuscitator s configuration file is a standard Windows ini file The controlled application must update a key with the name of its application name under the section AliveStatus to the numeric value of 1 For example if the application is Server the following line AliveStatus Server 1 must be written to the configuration file If the application fails to do this within the specified time it will be restarted by Resuscitator In the screen shot to the right Resuscitator has been configured to perform alive check on the Server application Note You should use the Win32 API function Wri
23. uscitator is replacing the explorer shell See an example from the System Configuration dialogue M AutoLogon Username joperator Shell Resuscitator exe FE 01 01 I I HIDE Page 14 of 23 Resuscitator for NT User manual Interactive control AResuscitator Jel Applications Resuscitator Server Status Hesuscitating since 21 Aug 2000 06 45 Exit Interval sec 30 Help Ini File D comps Wvresuscitatorerver test ini Configure Hide Disable watching applications Stop Notepad When checked Resuscitator will temporarily not control appli Status Running Restart None Event Logg 21 Aug 2000 06 45 Starting Notepad 21 Aug 2000 06 45 User selection Go 21 Aug 2000 06 45 Saved ini file O comps tvsresuscitatoreerverstest ini 21 Aug 2000 06 45 Hesuscitator START This is the main Resuscitator window The list of applications is shown to the left with an icon representing the state of the current program fe Application is not controlled and not running B Application is running B Application could not be stopped EM Application is stopped B Application is scheduled for restart fa Application runs at startup but is not watched Fa Application runs at shutdown Recent messages are shown bottom right in the Event Log You can select an application in the list on the left its status running stopped etc is displayed in the framed box If the application is control
24. will offer the best means of control Window title This is the title of the window that represents the application The match supports the and wildcards trailing spaces are removed and comparison is case sensitive Position This button leads to the Position and size dialogue see chapter Position and size where you can control the positioning of the application s main window Wait start max When Check by title is selected Resuscitator can wait for the application window to appear before continuing This helps staging applications as well as positioning them The maximum number of seconds to wait for a window to appear before timing out and continuing can also be specified default is infinite Must stop max Enabled if Wait start max is checked If you select this option then the application must start then stop for Resuscitator to continue This is useful to perform e g backup operations if combined with Run at shutdown A max time to wait for shutdown can be specified default is infinite Max wait close If Check by title is checked killing a program will first result in a number of WM_CLOSE messages sent to the window If the window does not disappear after the number of seconds specified here Resuscitator will then attempt killing the program forcefully before continuing Restart time You can enter a time of day here HH MM when the application is automatically
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