> Sounds good, but three questions:
>
> 1. Are you saying that in the case of the L80, the software is already
> built-in? I mean, if all I have to do is assign an IP address to the
> library via the front panel and plug it into the network via a standard
> network cable then I guess it must have everything already inside its
> little brain, correct?

Yes, the software is built in ready for use. You just add IP address,
netmask and default router and point your browser at it. Then you'll
probably grumble for a bit staring at a blank screen, download the Sun Java
plugin for your browser, try it again and it'll work :-)

>
> 2. What kinds of read-only things can we see? For example, can I see all
> the slots and which are occupied? Will the tapes having barcodes actual
> show up with their barcodes?

The web interface shows which slots have cartridges, what the barcode is,
details of tape drives (firmware, SCSI ID, type, serial number, etc). It
also lets you have a look at the library's error log and whether there are
any tapes in the CAP. Can't remember if it tells you the barcode of tapes in
the CAP though.

It's certainly useful and stops you having to go and peer into the library
to work out what's really going on!

>
> 3. Will it be necessary to add the ip address to our DNS server, or is
> this advised for any reason?

Not necessary, but easier if you do so you don't have to remember the IP
address of your tape library when you want to connect to it!

>
> Too bad we can't manipulate anything, though. I assume, even for a cost,
> that we cannot purchase any software from Storagetek to do this?

Not that I know of, I'm afraid. I would have thought that using the sji*
commands that Legato provides may let you do the manipulation you want,
though, as they work at a much lower level than NetWorker and don't need the
NetWorker services to be up and running for them to do their thing.

>
> Thanks!!!

No problem!

>
> George
>
> "Mark Bradshaw (BTOpenWorld)" wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>> Any ball park figure on the cost of Horizon?
>>> Not sure except that it is pretty cheap. My guess would be in the wrong
>>> currency anyway ;-). I think it was in tens or very low hundreds of UK
>>> pounds rather than high hundreds. This probably translates 1:1 into
>>> dollars - most things usually do (sigh) except petrol (sorry gas) where you
>>> nearly need to add a 0.
>>
>> Davina / George,
>>
>> Some good news....and some bad. Horizon is a collective term for a number of
>> StorageTek products. Horizon L-Series Library Admin Software is the product
>> Davina is talking about and works with L180/L700 - it's pretty low cost too.
>> The "equivalent" for L20/L40/L80 libraries is called the Library Status
>> Software and is free (yay!) but only allows web access to the status of the
>> library (boo) and doesn't let you alter anything. To access this:
>>
>> 1. Attach your L80 to your network
>> 2. Set an IP address through the front panel
>> 3. Make sure you have Java configured in your browser
>> 4. Point browser at your L80's network address
>> 5. Marvel at the read-only view of your library
>>
>> It's free and at least lets you see what's going on in the library, but
>> won't let you manipulate anything like Library Admin for the big libraries
>> does!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Mark
>>
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