Main dialog - Menu bar
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Main dialog - Menu bar
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File menu
Figure 1: File menu when polling is active and when all polling is paused.
Use to create a New Server Set. Opens the Server Set Properties dialog. This function is also available via the Toolbar, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N, and from a pop-up menu when you right-click anywhere in the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab.
Use to pause or resume the polling of all Server Sets. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut ALT+Pause, by double clicking the status bar, and from the tray icon pop-up menu.
Use to initiate polling of all Server Sets immediately. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut ALT+F5.
Use to terminate Simple Failover. This function is also available via the tray icon pop-up menu. Server Set menu
Figure 2: Server Set menu with No Server Set is selected (all functions disabled), with an active Server Set select, and with a paused Server Set selected. The Server Set menu functions are only available when the Server Sets tab is selected, and a Server Set is currently selected. These functions are also available on the Tool bar and from a pop-up menu when you right-click on a Server Set in the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab.
Use to pause or resume polling of the currently selected Server Set. This will not influence the polling of any other Server Sets in the Server Set list. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut PAUSE.
Use to immediately poIl the currently selected Server Set. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut F5.
Use to make a copy of the currently selected Server Set. Opens the Server Set Properties dialog where you can enter only the necessary information for the new Server Set without having to enter all the other information. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut CTRL+INS.
Use to delete the currently selected Server Set. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut DELETE.
Use to edit the properties of the currently selected Server Set. Opens the Server Set Properties dialog. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut F4. View menu
Figure 3: View menu with a selected Server Set on the Server Sets tab, and the View menu when the Activity Logs or Problems tab is selected.
Toggles the tool bar on/off.
Toggles the status bar on/off.
Toggles between the Server Sets tab, Activity Log tab, and Problems tab. You can also switch between the tabs using the keyboard shortcuts CTRL+TAB and SHIFT+CTRL+TAB, and of course by clicking on the tabs.
Sorts the Server Sets (on the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab) either by domain name or by server type. This function is also available from a pop-up menu when you right-click anywhere in the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab.
All Server Sets (on the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab) are expanded (+) revealing the individual servers in each Server Set. This function is also available from a pop-up menu when you right-click anywhere in the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab.
All Server Sets (on the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab) are collapsed (-) hiding the individual servers. This function is also available from a pop-up menu when you right-click anywhere in the Explorer pane of the Server Sets tab. Tools menu
Figure 4: Tools menu. The menu changes depending on which main dialog tab is in focus. The first screen shot of the Tools menu is selected from the Server Sets tab, the second from the Activity Log tab and the third is only available if you have selected a specific problem on the Problems tab.
When a server appears to be down, for many, the first trouble shooting step is to open a command prompt and ping the server IP address. You can ping an individual server listed in Simple Failover simply by selecting the Tools menu, and selecting Ping server IP… from the menu. The resulting ping dialog gives you instant ping statistics, and continues pinging the server IP address until you close the dialog. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut F9.
The entries on the Activity Log tab are cleared. This is handy if you're going to perform a controlled re-test of a single or all of the Server Sets in your list. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut CTRL+F8, and from a pop-up menu when you right-click anywhere in the Activity Log tab.
The menu item is only available when a problem has occured and the Main dialog is placed on the Problems tab. In this case you can either right-click on a specific problem on the tab or select this menu item. If you have an Internet connection open it will bring you to our Problem Knowledge database on our web-site. The Problem Knowledge Base function sends additional data (code exit point, and program version) to better narrow down a solution. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut CTRL+F1.
Opens the Options dialog where you can edit the general options of Simple Failover. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut CTRL+F10. Help menu
Figure 5: Help menu before and after you have activated Simple Failover.
Opens this help file. This function is also available via the keyboard shortcut F1 or you can receive context-sensitive help by clicking the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F1.
Opens the online support page (http://www.simplefailover.com/support.asp) in your default web-browser. From there you can submit a support request.
Checks if you are running the latest version of Simple Failover. This is done by submitting the software's version number to a dynamic web-page at http://www.simplefailover.com. The result is displayed in your default web-browser. No data other than the software version number is transmitted.
This generates a text file (support.txt) in the directory where Simple Failover is installed. This file contains various information about your setup and the state of Simple Failover on your computer which can be helpful for trouble shooting by JH Software support staff.
Opens the Activation Wizard dialog. This menu item is not available after you have performed the activation proces.
Opens the About dialog showing the version number and license/activation status of Simple Failover. |
