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Enabling and disabling the Write Filter using the desktop icons, Setting Write Filter controls

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Command-line options uwfmgr file add-exclusion C: uwfmgr file remove-exclusion C: uwfmgr overlay get-config uwfmgr registry /? Description This command-line adds the specified file to the file exclusion list of the volume protected by Unified Write Filter. Unified Write Filter starts excluding the file from filtering after the next system restart. For example, to add a registry directory HKLM\SYSTEM\WPA, the command is UWFmgr.exe registry add-exclusion HKLM \SYSTEM\WPA. This command-line removes the specified file from the file exclusion list of the volume protected by Unified Write Filter. Unified Write Filter stops excluding the file from filtering after the next system restart. This command-line displays configuration settings for the Unified Write Filter overlay. Displays information for both the current and the next session. This command-line displays configuration settings for exclusions of registry keys. NOTE: If you open a command prompt window and enter uwfmgr ? or uwfmgr help, all available commands are displayed. For information on a command, use uwfmgr help . For example, for information on the command, volume, enter uwfmgr help volume. CAUTION: • Administrators should use file security to prevent unwanted usage of these commands. • Do not attempt to flush the data to the disk while another flush operation is in progress. Enabling and disabling the Write Filter using the desktop icons The Unified Write Filter can also be enabled or disabled using the Write Filter Enable/Disable desktop icons. The icon in the notification area of the taskbar indicates the active or inactive status of the Unified Write Filter by the colors green and red respectively. • Dell Wyse WF Enable Icon (Green)-Double-clicking this icon enables the Unified Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the uwfmgr filter enable command-line. However, double-clicking this icon immediately restarts the system and enables the Unified Write Filter. The Unified Write Filter status icon in the notification area of the taskbar is green when the Unified Write Filter is enabled. • Dell Wyse WF Disable Icon(Red)-Double-clicking this icon disables the Unified Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the uwfmgr filter disable command-line option. However, double-clicking this icon restarts the system immediately. The Unified Write Filter status icon in the notification area of the taskbar remains red if the Unified Write Filter is disabled. Setting Write Filter controls To view and manage UWF control settings, use the Unified Write Filter Control dialog box. To open the dialog box, double-click the UWF icon in the notification area of the administrator taskbar. When you configure UWF control settings, some of the fields are unavailable. You can select from the list of available fields during configuration. The Dell Wyse Unified Write Filter Control dialog box includes the following: • UWF status • Current Status-Shows the status of the Unified Write Filter. The status may either be Enabled or Disabled. • Boot Command-Shows the status of the Boot Command. UWF_ENABLE means that the UWF is enabled for the next session; and UWF_DISABLE means that the UWF is disabled for the next session. • RAM used by UWF-Shows the amount of RAM allocated to the Unified Write Filter in Mega bytes (MB) and Percentage. If Current Status is disabled, RAM allocated to UWF is always zero (0). • Amount of RAM used for UWF Cache-Shows the amount of RAM allocated to the Unified Write Filter cache for the current session in Megabytes (MB). 38 Additional administrator utility and settings information

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Command-line options
Description
uwfmgr file add-exclusion C:
<file_or_dir_path>
This command-line adds the specified file to the file exclusion list of
the volume protected by Unified Write Filter. Unified Write Filter
starts excluding the file from filtering after the next system restart.
For example, to add a registry directory
HKLM\SYSTEM\WPA
, the
command is
UWFmgr.exe registry add-exclusion HKLM
\SYSTEM\WPA
.
uwfmgr file remove-exclusion C:
<file_or_dir_path>
This command-line removes the specified file from the file
exclusion list of the volume protected by Unified Write Filter.
Unified Write Filter stops excluding the file from filtering after the
next system restart.
uwfmgr overlay get-config
This command-line displays configuration settings for the Unified
Write Filter overlay. Displays information for both the current and
the next session.
uwfmgr registry /?
This command-line displays configuration settings for exclusions of
registry keys.
NOTE:
If you open a command prompt window and enter
uwfmgr ?
or
uwfmgr help
, all available commands are
displayed. For information on a command, use
uwfmgr help <command>
. For example, for information on the
command,
volume
, enter
uwfmgr help volume
.
CAUTION:
Administrators should use file security to prevent unwanted usage of these commands.
Do not attempt to flush the data to the disk while another flush operation is in progress.
Enabling and disabling the Write Filter using the desktop
icons
The Unified Write Filter can also be enabled or disabled using the Write Filter Enable/Disable desktop icons. The icon in the notification
area of the taskbar indicates the active or inactive status of the Unified Write Filter by the colors green and red respectively.
Dell Wyse WF Enable Icon (Green)
—Double-clicking this icon enables the Unified Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the
uwfmgr filter enable command-line. However, double-clicking this icon immediately restarts the system and enables the Unified Write
Filter. The Unified Write Filter status icon in the notification area of the taskbar is green when the Unified Write Filter is enabled.
Dell Wyse WF Disable Icon(Red)
—Double-clicking this icon disables the Unified Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the
uwfmgr filter disable command-line option. However, double-clicking this icon restarts the system immediately. The Unified Write Filter
status icon in the notification area of the taskbar remains red if the Unified Write Filter is disabled.
Setting Write Filter controls
To view and manage UWF control settings, use the
Unified Write Filter Control
dialog box. To open the dialog box, double-click the
UWF icon in the notification area of the administrator taskbar.
When you configure UWF control settings, some of the fields are unavailable. You can select from the list of available fields during
configuration.
The Dell Wyse Unified Write Filter Control dialog box includes the following:
UWF status
Current Status
—Shows the status of the Unified Write Filter. The status may either be Enabled or Disabled.
Boot Command
—Shows the status of the Boot Command. UWF_ENABLE means that the UWF is enabled for the next session;
and UWF_DISABLE means that the UWF is disabled for the next session.
RAM used by UWF
—Shows the amount of RAM allocated to the Unified Write Filter in Mega bytes (MB) and Percentage. If
Current Status
is disabled, RAM allocated to UWF is always zero (0).
Amount of RAM used for UWF Cache
—Shows the amount of RAM allocated to the Unified Write Filter cache for the current
session in Megabytes (MB).
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Additional administrator utility and settings information