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Re: [Networker] Ejecting volumes from SILO with Windows GUI

2003-07-18 05:24:40
Subject: Re: [Networker] Ejecting volumes from SILO with Windows GUI
From: John Gowing <johng AT SOURCECONSULTING.CO DOT ZA>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 11:34:50 +0200
Perhaps a long shot, but have you tried running "winadmin" on the windows
PCs.
This is a windows app which presents the "unix" networker interface.

John Gowing
Source Consulting
Capetown

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Szkola" <szkola AT TANIS.CSO.NIU DOT EDU>
To: <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:09 PM
Subject: [Networker] Ejecting volumes from SILO with Windows GUI


> Hello all,
>
> I have a small problem that maybe others have dealt with
> or quite possibly could be caused by something we are or
> are not doing.
>
>
> We are using STK Library Station running on a mainframe
> which controls the robot in a STK 9730 Silo. The Networker
> server is a Sun E3500.
>
> The problem is basically that our storage manager and her
> employees are Windows users and not at all familiar with
> Solaris. They all use the networker GUI on Windows PCs.
> According to Legato, you cannot eject volumes from a 9730
> in a Silo setup using the Windows GUI. So our Unix Systems
> Programmers have to get involved and do nsrjb's on the command
> line anytime tapes need to be ejected.
>
> The storage group needs to be able to do this on their own.
> What I am looking for is a solution to this problem that does
> not involve allowing the storage group to have root access to
> the E3500.
>
> If we were running ACSLS on a Solaris box, would it make any
> difference?
>
> Before I start writing a CGI program that will deal with this, I
> wanted to see if others have dealt with this issue.
>
> --
> Dan Szkola
> Northern Illinois University
> Unix Systems Programmer
>
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