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

2003-07-21 04:26:58
Subject: Re: [Networker] Ejecting volumes from SILO with Windows GUI
From: Stephen Carter <stephenc AT CHANNELDATA.CO DOT ZA>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 04:27:08 -0400
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 11:34:50 +0200, John Gowing
<johng AT SOURCECONSULTING.CO DOT ZA> wrote:

>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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Hi,

Further to what John has mentioned, you can use the Windows admin GUI
nwadmin as well. Just ensure that the users that will be administering the
Networker server are listed on the backup server under the administrators
list.

Cheers,
Stephen

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