Axis StorPoint CD User Manual

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Preface

Thank you for purchasing an AXIS StorPoint CD. This product is developed to make the information stored on CD-ROMs available to all users on an Ethernet or Token Ring network.

About this Manual

This manual applies to the standalone version AXIS StorPoint CD and the tower modules AXIS StorPoint CD/T, with software release 4.21 and subsequent releases until otherwise notified. It is also available in electronic on-line format, together with more information at the Axis Web site.

The manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the StorPoint CD in the various network environments. It is intended for anyone involved in installing and managing the StorPoint CD.

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform us at the address on the back cover. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes in this manual and to the product without prior notice.

About Axis

Axis Communications is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for the network connection of computer peripherals. Since the start in 1984, it has been one of the fastest growing companies in the market and is now a leader in its field. The headquarters are located in Lund, Sweden, with subsidiaries in Beijing, Boston, Hong Kong, London, München, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo.

Axis Communications has a distributor network operating in more than 60 countries world wide, marketing six product lines:

Network Scan Servers

based information in workgroup and production scanning environments. It connects scanners directly to the network for anyone to use.

Network Storage Servers

solution to network storage on Ethernet networks.

The network scan server simplifies distribution and archiving of paper-

Multiprotocol storage servers provide a flexible and cost efficient

Network CD-ROM Servers

efficient solution for sharing CD-ROMs across the network. They are available in Ethernet and Token Ring versions.

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Multiprotocol CD-ROM servers provide a flexible and cost-

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Network Print Servers

These intelligent Ethernet and Token Ring print servers support a wide

range of LAN protocols.

Network Camera Servers

The network camera provides a cost-effective solution for taking and broadcasting color pictures over the Internet and intranet networks. It connects directly to Ethernet networks and supports TCP/IP and Internet-related protocols.

IBM Mainframe and S/3x – AS/400 Printer Interfaces

These products include a wide

range of plug-in interfaces and free standing box products.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Notices

USA

instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A limits.

Europe

requirements for immunity according to EN50082-1/1992 residential, commercial and light industry. (Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables.)

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the

This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022/1994 and the

Trademark Acknowledgements

AIX, Apple, DOS, Ethernet, IBM, Internet Explorer, LAN Manager, LAN Server, Macintosh, Microsoft, Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Novell NetWare, OS/2, OS/2 Warp, Windows, Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT and Windows 95 are registered trademarks of the respective holders.

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The AXIS StorPoint CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Section 2 Basic Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Checking and Identifying the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Physical Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing the StorPoint CD/T in a CD-ROM Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting CD-ROM Drives to the StorPoint CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting the StorPoint CD to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setup Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setup for TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Setting Up - the AXIS WinPoint Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Section 3 Setting Up - Web Browser (HTTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Accessing the Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

HTTP Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Accessing CD-ROMs from a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Managing Security in HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section 4 Setting Up - NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Configuration in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Accessing CD-ROMs in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Managing Security in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Section 5 Setting Up - Microsoft and IBM Networks (SMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Configuration in SMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Accessing CD-ROMs in SMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Managing Security in SMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Section 6 Setting Up - UNIX (NFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Configuration in UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Accessing CD-ROMs in UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Managing Security in UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Section 7 StorPoint CD File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Directory Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

MediaAgent CD-ROM Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Section 8 StorPoint CD Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Appendix A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Running a Diagnostic Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

The Front Panel Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Errors when Accessing the StorPoint CD or inserted CD-ROMs . . 104

Problems Running CD-ROM Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Difficulties Locating the StorPoint CD in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Problems Locating the Domain Controller in SMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Problems when Accessing Disc Changers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Token Ring - Source Routing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Restoring Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Appendix B The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Editing the Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

The Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Appendix C Updating the Software and Extending the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Obtaining the Updated Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Upgrading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Extending the RAM Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Appendix D Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Appendix E How To Contact Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Section 1 Introduction

The AXIS StorPoint CD

The AXIS StorPoint CD connects CD-ROM drives, towers and jukeboxes to Ethernet or Token Ring networks. All users on the network can share the information of any CD-ROM inserted into a connected drive.

Section 1: Introduction

Standalone Module

Tower Module

AXIS StorPoint CD

AXIS StorPoint CD/T

The standalone module, the AXIS StorPoint CD, is available in an Ethernet or Token Ring version. Up to 7 CD-ROM drives can be connected via its SCSI connector, and if disc changers are used, up to 56 discs can be accessed.

The AXIS StorPoint CD/T has the same functionality as the standalone module, but the enclosure and connectors are designed for installation into a CD-ROM tower. The StorPoint CD/T is also available in a Dual SCSI port version and a Fast Ethernet 100baseTX version.

StorPoint CD

(Standalone)

Ethernet yes yes yes Fast Ethernet no yes yes Token Ring yes yes no Max. directly connected drives Max. CD-ROMs 56 56 112

7 7 14

StorPoint CD/T

(Tower)

StorPoint CD/T

(Tower Dual SCSI)

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Features and Benefits

File Server

Independence

Plug and Play

Environments

The AXIS StorPoint CD is connected as a node in an Ethernet network, or as a station in a Token Ring network. To the network the StorPoint CD acts as a file server. This means that it is independent of other file servers, i.e. the communication takes place directly between the network client and the StorPoint CD. This results in high performance, reliability and independence of other equipment.

The file server independent approach makes the installation quick and convenient. In most environments the physical connection to the network is the only installation required prior to starting work with the StorPoint CD. No software needs to be installed on clients or file servers. Your computer will see the StorPoint CD as another network file server, and it is accessed using the standard commands used in your network operating system.

The AXIS StorPoint CD can be used simultaneously from NetWare, Windows, OS/2, DOS, UNIX and Internet/intranet clients. It supports basic messaging and network protocols:

• NCP over IPX and IP

• SMB over

• NFS over UDP/IP

• HTTP over TCP/IP.

NetBIOS/NetBEUI

NetBIOS/TCP/IP

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Internet/intranet

Web server

Speed

Security

Maintenance

Network

Management

The built-in Web server makes it possible to access data via any standard Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.. The support includes configuration, management and CD-ROM access.

By using a 32 bit RISC processor and cache memory expandable up to 32 Mbytes, throughput of up to 1300 kbytes/s is obtained – ample speed for demanding CD-ROM applications.

CD-ROM access can be restricted by setting up password protection. It is also possible to limit the number of simultaneous users of any CD-ROM to comply with license agreements.

New software can easily be downloaded to the StorPoint CD’s Flash memory over the network using FTP.

The StorPoint CD supports the Simple Network Management Protocol, SNMP.

Year 2000

Support

The StorPoint CD is year 2000 compliant.

At the Axis Web site,

http://www.axis.com/

, you can download online manuals and the latest versions of the StorPoint CD software and software utilities. Alternatively, your Axis dealer will provide you with the assistance or information you require.

The AXIS StorPoint CD is covered with a best-of-breed warranty and service program. If you take advantage of the Axis User Group free membership, you can obtain a 5 year warranty, free software upgrades and support. In the USA and Canada there is also a 24 hour unit replacement service and a 90 days money back guarantee. You can access the Axis User Group via the StorPoint CD home page, or check the Axis Web site for more details.

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Section 2: Basic Installation

Section 2 Basic Installation

This section includes step-by-step instructions for installing the StorPoint CD hardware. It also covers setup procedures for TCP/IP and the AXIS WinPoint software utility.

Network hub

StorPoint CD

Network cables

CD-ROM drives

SCSI cables

Ethernet network with a standalone version AXIS StorPoint CD

You install the StorPoint CD onto your network in these stages:

• Installing the StorPoint CD/T in a CD-ROM tower

• Connecting the CD-ROM drives to the StorPoint CD

• Connecting the StorPoint CD to the network You must then configure the StorPoint CD for your network

environment. See “

Setup Summary

” on page 19.

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Checking and Identifying the Hardware

Unpack and inspect all parts for damage. Contact your dealer if anything is missing. All packaging materials are recyclable.

Included with the standard delivery:

❏

CD-ROM server:

Part no: StorPoint CD StorPoint CD/T StorPoint CD/T Dual SCSI

Ethernet 0067-1 0068-1 0073-1 Fast Ethernet 0076-1 0081-1 Token Ring 0069-1 0070-1

❏

AXIS StorPoint CD User’s Manual (Part no: 15096)

❏

AXIS StorPoint CD Quick Installation Guide (Part no: 15095)

❏

AXIS Product Guide (Part no: 14412)

❏

AXIS User Group registration leaflet (Part no:15119)

❏

Power supply 12V DC (standalone module only):

Part no: PS-E or PS-C

Europe 15507 14235 USA 15508 14256 UK 15509 14236 Australia 15510 14258 Japan 15511 14257

Included with the tower module StorPoint CD/T:

❏

Network connection board and ribbon cable

❏

4 screws for the StorPoint CD

❏

2 screws and washers for the network connection board

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Optional accessories:

❏ ❏ ❏

Physical Descriptions

Familiarize yourself with your version of the StorPoint CD. This information provides a useful reference during the installation.

Section 2: Basic Installation

SCSI-2 to 50 pin Centronics style cable (Part no: 14259) SCSI-2 to SCSI-2 cable (Part no: 14260) PLD (Part no: 15296). Needed for memory expansion. Included

as standard with all the StorPoint CD/T versions.

AXIS StorPoint CD

Ethernet

AXIS StorPoint CD/T

Ethernet

Push button SCSI connector 10baseT 10base2 Power supply

SCSI connector Power supply 10baseT AUI Push button

The AUI connector allows you to connect a 10base2, 10base5 or fiberoptical cable network using an appropriate external transceiver.

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AXIS StorPoint CD/T

Dual SCSI Ethernet

AXIS StorPoint CD/T

Fast Ethernet

SCSI connectors Power supply 10baseT AUI Push button

AXIS StorPoint CD/T

Dual SCSI Fast

Ethernet

SCSI connector Power supply 100baseTX Push button

The Fast Ethernet versions are equipped with a 100baseTX connector. The internal network connector automatically adjusts to 10baseT or 100baseTX, full or half duplex mode. Use a Category 5 UTP cable for the 100baseTX operation.

SCSI connectors Power supply 100baseTX Push button

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AXIS StorPoint CD

Token Ring

AXIS StorPoint CD/T

Token Ring

Ring speed

switch

Push button

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SCSI connector UTP STP Power supply

Push button

Indicators

Push Button

SCSI connector

Power supply

UTP STP

Ring speed switch

The StorPoint CD front panel indicators show the status of the unit. The indicators have the following functions:

• Status - Flashes during startup. The light turns off when the

StorPoint CD is ready for use.

• CD - Turns on when a CD-ROM is inserted into any connected

drive.

• Network - Flashes to indicate the presence of network traffic.

• Power - Remains on to indicate that power is present in the unit. Refer to “

The Front Panel Indicators

” on page 102 for a list of known

error conditions.

Used for restoring the factory default settings. See “

Default Settings

” on page 109.

Restoring Factory

Ring Speed Switch

Used for setting the ring speed of the unit to the speed of the Token Ring network, 4 or 16 Mb/s.

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Section 2: Basic Installation

Installing the StorPoint CD/T in a CD-ROM Tower

Note: ❏

Caution

If you are installing a standalone module StorPoint CD, skip this section and continue with “

StorPoint CD

” on page 15.

Connecting CD-ROM Drives to the

The AXIS StorPoint CD/T is installed in standard 5.25 inch CD-ROM towers.

To avoid the risk of electrical chock or other injury, disconnect power from the tower before removing the chassis.

If not already installed in a tower when delivered, follow these steps:

Prepare the CD-ROM tower for the installation, e.g. by removing the chassis.

Make a note of the serial number of the StorPoint CD/T for future reference during the network configuration described later. You will find the number on the underside label.

Slide the StorPoint CD/T into the tower.

Caution

Fix the StorPoint CD/T with the four screws supplied. Use the upper or lower holes depending on type of tower and mounting.

The length of the screws must

not

exceed 0.2 inch (5 mm). If they do,

the internal components of the StorPoint CD/T may be damaged.

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Attach the power cord to the StorPoint CD/T. The power supply connector is a standard PC 4 pin power supply connector (12 and 5 V DC). Hence, the power supply available in the CD-ROM tower can also be used to supply the StorPoint CD/T.

Connect the external network connector board to the StorPoint CD/T using the ribbon cable. Mount the board on the back of the CD-ROM tower. The mounting plate on the board fits into the standard Centronics cut-out available on most towers.

Connecting CD-ROM Drives to the StorPoint CD

A single StorPoint CD can service up to 7 or 14 CD-ROM drives, depending on model. You connect the drives using the appropriate SCSI cables, which must be ordered separately.

Note: ❏

Before you begin

The SCSI bus allows 7 CD-ROM drives to be connected to the StorPoint CD. Each unit on the SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI address. To work properly, the bus must be electrically terminated at both ends.

IDE and EIDE type CD-ROM drives cannot be used.

Standalone version only:

Make sure that the power supply (PS-C or PSE, 12 V DC) included in the delivery is marked with the correct mains voltage.

Dual SCSI version only:

It is recommended that the Dual SCSI version of StorPoint CD/T should be installed in a 14 bay tower, i.e. all the CD-ROM drives are housed in the same enclosure with the SCSI cables built-in.

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Note: ❏

Caution

Connecting the

SCSI Drives

However, if you are using two separate towers, we recommend that the cable from the StorPoint CD/T to the second tower complies with the following maximum cable length requirements:

• The ribbon cable from the StorPoint CD/T to the connector leaving the first tower should not exceed 60 cm.

• The cable connecting the two towers should not exceed 50 cm.

Always make sure that power is

not

connected to the StorPoint CD or any of the CD-ROM drives when making changes to the SCSI chain. The SCSI bus may become damaged if you connect or disconnect any units when the power is on.

To connect the SCSI drives to the StorPoint CD, follow these steps:

Connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the StorPoint CD.

Connect the SCSI cable to the CD-ROM drive(s).

Note: ❏

Set a unique SCSI address 0 through 6 for each of the connected CD-ROM drive(s). The Dual SCSI version has two separate buses with addresses 0 through 6 available on each. Refer to the CD-ROM drive documentation for instructions on how to set the SCSI address.

The SCSI address of the StorPoint is 7, and cannot be changed.

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Connect an external SCSI terminator to the last drive in the SCSI chain. If there is only one CD-ROM drive, it is the last one in the chain and must be terminated.

The StorPoint CD has built-in SCSI termination which is always switched on. Therefore, the server must be physically located at one end of the chain. This is the case for both the single and dual SCSI versions.

Section 2: Basic Installation

External SCSI terminator

Note: ❏

The StorPoint CD front panel indicators will flash during power-on and self-test. When the Status indicator stops flashing and remains off, the StorPoint CD is ready for use.

Do not terminate the CD-ROM drives placed between the StorPoint CD and the last drive.

Turn on power:

Standalone version only:

First connect power to all the CD-ROM drives and turn them on. Then connect the external power supply to the StorPoint CD.

Tower module only:

Simply switch the power on to the whole of the

CD-ROM tower.

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Connecting the StorPoint CD to the Network

Before you begin

Connecting to

the Network

Note: ❏

Always consult the Network Administrator before making changes to the network configuration.

To connect the StorPoint CD to your network, follow these steps:

Turn off the power.

Connect the network cable to the appropriate connector.

If you have a Token Ring network, set the ring speed of your StorPoint CD to the ring speed of the network (4 or 16 Mb/s) using the Ring speed switch. Carefully slide the switch to the left to change to 4Mb/s. For 16Mb/s, place the switch in the right hand position.

The ring speed setting will not take effect until the StorPoint CD has been restarted.

Turn on power:

Standalone version only:

First connect power to all CD-ROM drives and switch them on. Then connect the external power supply to the StorPoint CD.

Tower module only:

Switch on the CD-ROM tower.

The StorPoint CD front panel indicators will flash during power-on and self-test. When the Status indicator stops flashing and remains off, the StorPoint CD is ready for use.

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Setup Summary

Section 2: Basic Installation

After installing the StorPoint CD onto your network, you are ready to perform the basic setup procedures for your network environment.

Depending on the type of network into which you are integrating, proceed with the appropriate sections of the manual according to this table:

Environment:

See section:

“

Setup for TC P/ IP

“

Setting Up - the AXIS WinPoint Utility

on page 28 “Section 3 -

(HTTP)

“Section 4 “Section 5 -

IBM Networks (SMB)

“Section 6 -

* Only if you are using the TCP/IP protocol ** Only if you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.x

”

” on page 20 x x * x * x

Setting Up - Web Browser

Setting Up - NetWare Setting Up - Microsoft and

”

Setting Up - UNIX (NFS)

” x

Web browser (HTTP)

”

” x

NetWare Microsoft

and IBM

(SMB)

x ** x **

UNIX (NFS)

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Setup for TCP/IP

To establish communication with the TCP/IP network, you must assign an appropriate Internet address. For example, this is needed for accessing the AXIS StorPoint CD from a Web browser.

The Internet address can be set from Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX or OS/2. You can also use the AXIS WinPoint utility, see

Setting the Internet Address

“

” on page 33.

Before you begin

Assigning an Internet

Address and

a Host Name

•You will need

administrator

root

privileges on your UNIX system or

privileges on the Windows NT server.

• Have the serial number found on the underside label of the StorPoint CD available.

• Make sure the StorPoint CD is powered up and attached to the network.

• Always consult the Network Administrator before making changes to the network configuration.

Enter the Internet address and host name into your host table using the following instructions:

Acquire an unused Internet address from your Network Administrator and make up a unique host name for your StorPoint CD.

The host tables are normally located in the following directories:

• Windows 95 - c:\windows\hosts

• Windows NT - c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

• UNIX - /etc/hosts

• OS/2 - c:\etc\hosts

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Add the Internet address and host name to your system host table by appending the following line:

Example:

192.36.253.80 cdserv

Update your alias name databases. If your system utilizes alias name databases such as Yellow Pages (YP) or Network Information Services (NIS), you should update these. On most systems this is done by entering the following commands:

Caution

Note: ❏

cd /var/yp make

Do not use the default or the above Internet address when installing your AXIS StorPoint CD. Always consult your Network Administrator before assigning an Internet address.

If the host name has not been included in the system host table, you can still perform the following instructions on how to download the Internet address. In this case, simply replace the host name entry with the Internet address.

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Downloading the

Internet Address

You can download the Internet address to the AXIS StorPoint CD in four different ways, using the ARP, the RARP, the BOOTP, or the DHCP method.

The main characteristics for each method are:

• ARP - available in Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX and OS/2. This is generally considered the easiest method although it requires the Internet address for each new device to be downloaded individually. Also, it is not appropriate to use this method over routers.

• RARP- available in UNIX. Downloads the Internet address to each device automatically. Requires a RARP daemon on your system and operates within a single network segment only.

• BOOTP- available in UNIX. Similar to RARP, but operates on the entire network. Requires a BOOTP daemon on your system.

• DHCP- available in UNIX and Windows NT. It allows for automatic but temporary assignment of Internet addresses from a central pool. In the absence of either an active RARP or BOOTP daemon running on the host, DHCP will, when enabled, cause the selected host to automatically allocate and download a free Internet address, default router address and net mask to the requesting StorPoint CD. It also provides validation data that defines how long the Internet addresses will remain valid.

Procedures for using each of the methods are outlined below.

The RARP, the BOOTP, and the DHCP methods can be enabled or disabled by setting the parameters in the

Caution

Only one of the RARP, BOOTP and DHCP methods for setting the Internet address should be enabled at a time. If both a BOOTP and a DHCP server on the network provides an Internet address, then the BOOTP address will be used. If both a RARP and a BOOTP or DHCP server provides an Internet address at the same time, the results will be undefined.

RARPEnable, BOOTPEnable

config.ini

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file. The default setting is

DHCPEnable

and

yes

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Using ARP in

Windows

In Windows 95 and Windows NT the Internet address can be set using the ARP method. Perform the following commands to download the Internet address and verify the communication.

From the DOS prompt, type the following:

arp -s <Internet address> <Ethernet or node address> ping <Internet address>

Example:

arp -s 192.36.253.80 00-40-8c-11-00-86 ping 192.36.253.80

Ethernet address or node address

The

equals the serial number found on the underside label of the StorPoint CD with each pair of digits separated by a hyphen.

The host will return ‘

Reply from 192.36.253.80...’

or similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that the communication is established.

Notes: ❏

❏

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Once the StorPoint CD has established communication using an appropriate Internet address, the

arp/ping

commands cannot be used to change the address. The reason for this is to avoid accidental or unauthorized changes of the Internet address. Restart the StorPoint CD to make it accept the setting of the Internet address.

arp

In Windows 95, the empty ARP table. Type:

command cannot be used if you have an

arp -a

to view the ARP table. If it is empty you must ping an existing unit on your network before you can set the Internet address of your StorPoint CD.

When you execute the

ping

command for the first time, the

response time may be significantly longer than usual.

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Using ARP in

UNIX and OS/2

Type the following commands to download the Internet address and verify the communication

arp -s <host name> <Ethernet or node address> temp ping <host name>

Example:

arp -s cdserv 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp ping cdserv

Ethernet address

The

node address

equals the serial number found on the underside label of the StorPoint CD with each pair of digits separated by a colon.

The host will return ‘

cdserv is alive’

or similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established.

Notes: ❏

❏

The

arp -s

command may vary between different systems. Some BSD-type systems expect the host name and Ethernet address in reverse order. IBM AIX systems require the additional argument

ether 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp

(e.g.

for Ethernet networks (e.g.

) and

arp -s 802.5 salesdept 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp

arp -s ether salesdept

802.5

for Token Ring networks

Once the StorPoint CD has established communications using an appropriate Internet address, the

arp/ping

commands cannot be used to change the address. The reason is to avoid accidental or unauthorized change of the Internet address. Restart the StorPoint CD to make it accept the setting.

When you execute the

ping

command for the first time, the

response time may be significantly longer than usual.

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Using RARP in UNIX

Follow these steps to use the RARP method:

Append the following line to your Ethernet address or Node address table (typically

/etc/ethers

Example:

00:40:8c:11:00:86 cdserv

Ethernet address

The

node address

equals the serial number found on the underside label of the StorPoint CD with each pair of digits separated by a colon.

Make sure the host table and alias name databases are updated as described on page 20.

Start the RARP daemon (if not already running), typically by the command:

rarpd -a

Restart the StorPoint CD to download the Internet address.

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Using BOOTP

in UNIX

Follow these steps to use the BOOTP method:

Append the following entry to your boot table (typically

/etc/bootptab

where:

ht = ether for Ethernet and tr for Token Ring vm = rfc1048 ha = The Ethernet or node address, i.e. the StorPoint

CD serial number ip = The Internet address of the StorPoint CD sm = The subnet mask gw = The default router address

Example (Ethernet):

cdserv:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\ :ha=00408c110086:ip=192.36.253.80:\ :sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.36.253.254

Example (Token Ring):

cdserv:ht=tr:vm=rfc1048:\ :ha=00408c110086:ip=192.36.253.80:\ :sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.36.253.254

Make sure the host table and alias name databases are updated as described on page 20.

Start the BOOTP daemon (if not already running), typically by the command:

Restart the StorPoint CD to download the Internet address, default

bootpd -a

router address and net mask.

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Using DHCP

Follow these steps to use the DHCP method:

Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon. The entries in this scope should include the following:

• Range of Internet addresses

•Subnet mask

• Default router address

• WINS server address(es)

• NetBIOS over TCP/IP

node type

• NetBIOS over TCP/IP scope ID

• Lease duration

Activate the scope.

Set the

DHCPEnable

parameter to

yes

in the

config.ini

StorPoint CD.

file of the

Node Type

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The StorPoint CD can act either as a B Node (WINS

disabled), or as a H Node (WINS enabled)

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Setting Up - the AXIS WinPoint Utility

In the Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.x environments, you can optionally install the for locating storage servers on the network. It includes a Windows configuration tool that allows you to configure and manage your StorPoint CDs conveniently.

AXIS WinPoint

utility. AXIS WinPoint is a tool

Installing AXIS

WinPoint

Note: ❏

You can download the required software from the Axis Web site, see “Appendix E -

How To Contact Axis

” .

Before installing the AXIS WinPoint utility, it is recommended that you close all Explorer windows and other applications.

Follow these steps:

Locate the setup file,

Setup.exe

, and choose the

Run

option

from the Windows Start Menu.

Click OK. The AXIS WinPoint

Click installation. The

to proceed with the installation or

Select Destination Directory

Welcome

screen is displayed.

Cancel

to quit the

screen is displayed.

AXIS WinPoint installation wizard screens

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After working through the wizard screens, you have the option to begin the installation or step back through the process to re-enter installation information.

Uninstalling

Note: ❏

When finished, the

Installation Completed

screen is displayed. The AXIS WinPoint is now available from a shortcut on your Windows Desktop, or through the AXIS WinPoint folder that have been installed under the My Computer folder.

You can uninstall the AXIS WinPoint software by using the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Windows Control Panel

Before uninstalling AXIS WinPoint, you are recommended to close all Explorer windows.

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Setup - the AXIS

WinPoint Utility

The AXIS WinPoint utility locates StorPoint devices on the network and allows you to manage them with WinPoint’s Windows configuration tool or with a Web browser.

To change the general WinPoint settings, follow these steps:

In Windows Explorer, right click the AXIS WinPoint icon and choose WinPoint Settings from the pop-up menu. This dialog box is displayed:

Select the default tool for configuring the StorPoint CDs on the network:

• AXIS WinPoint’s Windows configuration tool or

•Web browser. The selected tool will be launched automatically when you double

click a StorPoint CD icon. Select which network protocol to be used when locating

StorPoint CDs:

• Microsoft Windows Network or

• Novell NetWare Network (Novell client 32). For the Microsoft Windows Network protocol, you must also

specify whether you want WinPoint to search the entire network or selected domains/workgroups only.

Click OK.

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AXIS WinPoint’s

Configuration Tool

Note: ❏

The AXIS WinPoint’s configuration tool allows you to:

• Access CD-ROMs

• Manage access rights

• Restart the StorPoint CD

• Restore the factory default settings

• Update the configuration parameters

The same services are available from the StorPoint CD’s Web interface.

To launch the configuration tool, follow these steps:

Open the AXIS WinPoint folder in your Windows Explorer under My Computer. WinPoint lists all StorPoint servers found on the network:

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On your first request after startup, WinPoint will search the entire network for available StorPoint servers. On following requests, WinPoint will retrieve and display the previous search result. If you need an updated search, choose Refresh from the View menu.

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For each StorPoint CD, you can:

• Start a configuration tool

• Set the Internet address

• Access CD-ROMs

• Display general information about the server To choose one of these actions, you can right click the StorPoint

CD and select the appropriate option from the pop-up menu.

To start the AXIS WinPoint’s configuration tool, right click the StorPoint CD and select Configuration-Windows. This window will appear:

The AXIS WinPoint’s Configuration Tool

From this screen you have access to all the StorPoint CD services.

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Setting the

Internet Address

To set the Internet address from AXIS WinPoint, follow these steps:

Find a valid Internet address for the StorPoint CD.

In Windows Explorer, right click the StorPoint CD and select Set Internet Address from the pop-up menu.

Enter a valid Internet address, and click Submit.

Caution

Always consult your Network Administrator before assigning an Internet address.

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Section 3 Setting Up - Web Browser

(HTTP)

This section describes how to use the StorPoint CD from a Web browser. It also includes information on how to setup access restrictions in the HTTP environment.

The AXIS StorPoint CD supports HTTP over TCP/IP. This means that the StorPoint CD works as a Web server, available on the Internet and intranets.

If you intend to use StorPoint CD in a multiprotocol environment, proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual, namely:

Note: ❏

Section 4 - NetWare Section 5 - Microsoft and IBM Networks (SMB) Section 6 - UNIX (NFS)

The installation wizards available from the Web browser interface is a convenient way to set up your StorPoint CD. You will find a wizard for each network environment on the Quick Installation page.

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Accessing the Web Pages

To access the StorPoint CD Home Page, you must set the Internet address as described in “

You can access the Home Page of your AXIS StorPoint CD from any standard Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The example below uses Netscape Navigator.

Start the Netscape Navigator.

In the Location field, enter the URL of the server, i.e.

http://<Internet address>

assigned to the StorPoint CD.

Setup for TCP/IP

. Alternatively, use the host name

” on page 20.

Click Open. This brings you to the Home Page of your AXIS StorPoint CD:

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HTTP Management Services

From the StorPoint CD Home Page, links to the following services are available:

• Disc Access

• Management

• Quick Installation

• Configuration

• Help You can also visit Axis on the net, take a company tour and access any

of the Axis Network CD-ROM Server online services; manuals, software updates, and technical support. You may also join the Axis User Group for extended warranty and other valuable benefits.

Note: ❏

The Disc Access page lists all the inserted CD-ROMs. You access the CD-ROMs like from any other file manager. If required, you can disable the Disc Access by setting the

The Management page presents general information about the StorPoint CD. From this page you can access the SCSI and Volume Rights pages. The SCSI page presents information about the SCSI drives. On the Volume rights pages, you can setup access restrictions for the various StorPoint CD volumes for each network environment.

From the Quick Installation page, you reach the StorPoint CD installation wizards that will guide you through the installation procedures for the various network protocols. You are recommended to use these wizards as they simplify the installation procedure.

On the Configuration pages, you can set all parameters on the StorPoint CD.

If required, the HTTP support can be switched on or off by setting the

HTTPEnable

configuration file

The default setting is

parameter in the StorPoint CD

on.

EnableMediaAccess

to no.

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You can access online help from any of the StorPoint CD Web pages. From the StorPoint CD Home Page, you can access the general help page that describes the available services. Each Management and Configuration page has a link to a detailed help page.

Accessing CD-ROMs from a Web Browser

You access the CD-ROMs by clicking on the Disc Access icon on the StorPoint CD Home Page. All the inserted CD-ROMs are listed with the volume names or, if set, the alias name of the CD-ROMs or CDROM drives. Click on a CD-ROM to view its contents in the form of a list. You can use the Web browser as any other file manager utility.

Adding Bookmarks

Note: ❏

Some CD-ROMs contain an

index.htm

index.html

file that allows you to access the contents of the disc from a browser page. If you click on such a CD-ROM, this page will appear instead of a simple list. However, you can replace the index page with a simple

listing, by adding

after the location address and pressing the Return

key.

For easy access to your StorPoint CD resources, you can add bookmarks in your Web browser. In Netscape Navigator, you simply select Add Bookmark from the Bookmarks menu on the pages you want to return to later.

Web browsers usually save the pages you view, so that you can return to them very quickly by retrieving them from local cache memory. This may cause a problem if CD-ROMs have been changed, because when you return to the Disc Access page, you will not see the changes. To display the most recent changes, simply select Reload from the View menu or click Reload.

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Managing Security in HTTP

All users will always have access to the StorPoint CD Home Page. However, you can restrict access to the CD-ROMs and to the configuration and security files.

Section 3: Setting Up - Web Browser (HTTP)

CD-ROMs

Notes: ❏

To restrict access to the drives and inserted CD-ROMs on your StorPoint CD, you can specify an

HTTPPassword

for each volume on the Management - Volume Rights page. Users will then be prompted for user name and password when trying to access the resource from a Web browser. Any user name will be accepted.

If you want to limit Web browser access to the administration pages only, set the

EnableMediaAccess

HTTP page to

parameter on the Configuration -

If you have specified a SCSI alias name for a CD-ROM drive, the CD-ROM drive settings will override the CD-ROM disc settings. Therefore, if a SCSI alias has been set the only way to protect the inserted disk is to set an HTTP password for the CD-ROM drive. For example, this can be useful if you want to restrict access to a series of CD-ROMs, e.g. a monthly issue.

❏

You are recommended not to use the the configuration and security files. Use the

HTTPPassword

ServerPassword

to protect

the Configuration - General page instead.

This table lists where to find the appropriate access files:

To set access rights to ... Open ...

The Cd folder, i.e. all CD-ROMs server - cd file An inserted CD-ROM cdrom - <x> file A CD-ROM drive s csi - <x> file

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These values are valid:

Configuration and

Security files

HTTPPassword

* <password> Any valid password (Max 13 characters)

<entry not present> No access to the resource from a Web browser

Description

The password at the level above will be used. This is the default setting.

Example 1:

Restrict access by prompting the user to enter the password ‘secret’:

HTTPPassword = SECRET

To restrict access to the Configuration and Management pages, specify an Administrator password in the

ServerPassword

parameter on the

Configuration - General page. This password will override any

HTTPPassword

settings on the Management - Volume Rights page.

Thus, the Administrator will have full access to all the CD-ROMs.

For more information on access rights for the StorPoint CD, refer to “Section 8 -

StorPoint CD Security System

” .

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Section 4 Setting Up - NetWare

This section outlines the required configuration settings for running the StorPoint CD in the Novell NetWare environment. It also describes how to access CD-ROMs from the various NetWare clients, and how to set up access restrictions.

This table outlines the maximum number of NetWare users, depending on the amount of RAM memory being installed on your StorPoint CD:

Max no of users 2Mbytes 32Mbytes

NetWare 100 1000

If you intend to use StorPoint CD in a multiprotocol environment, proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual, namely:

Note: ❏

Section 3 - Web browser (HTTP) Section 5 - Microsoft and IBM Networks (SMB) Section 6 - UNIX

To make the setup of the StorPoint CD as convenient as possible, use the installation wizards available from the Web browser interface. You will find a wizard for each network environment on the Quick Installation page.

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Configuration in NetWare

The StorPoint CD emulates both a NetWare 3.x bindery server and a

4.x NDS server. It also supports NetWare over the IP protocol.

NetWare Server

Name

Installation as a

Bindery Server

Installation as an

NDS Server

Notes: ❏

The default NetWare server name is

is the last six digits of the StorPoint CD serial number. You

can change that name by editing the NetWare

AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW

ServerName

, where

parameter.

If used as a bindery server, no specific installation is required prior to using and accessing the StorPoint CD.

See information about security management in NetWare bindery mode later in this section.

If used as an NDS server, the StorPoint CD must first be installed in the NDS tree. This simply involves setting the appropriate configuration parameters.

When installing the first StorPoint CD in your NDS tree, the StorPoint CD will try to extend the NDS Schema with a new attribute to the “NCP server” class. The extension is needed for storing the StorPoint CD's file system rights, i.e. access rights to the CD-ROMs and configuration files. The new attribute is called “AXIS:SPcd:rights”. This new attribute will not affect the operation of your NetWare servers. This schema extension has been approved by Novell.

❏

Adding the schema extension requires Supervisor rights to the [Root] object of the NDS Directory tree. This means that the user in the

NDSAdminName

parameter must have Supervisor access

rights.

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❏

If schema extensions are not allowed in your NDS tree, you can store the access rights in a file on a Novell file server. In this case, you do not need Supervisor access rights. However, you must specify the

NDSRightsStorage

NDSRightsFile

and

parameters properly. After the NDS installation, you should also create and assign access rights to a directory on the Novell file server.

Follow these steps to install the StorPoint CD as an NDS server:

First you need to verify that the NDS tree is synchronized. To do that, load

Unattended full repair

not

DSREPAIR

continue the installation until you have solved the

on the server in the NDS tree and select

. If the NDS tree is not synchronized,

problem.

You can use a standard text editor to edit the configuration parameters. From Windows Explorer or File Manager, locate the StorPoint CD configuration file,

AXIS<nnnnnn>\config\config.ini

config.ini

, where

file at

are the

last six digits of the serial number.

Note: ❏

Alternatively, you can use the AXIS WinPoint Windows tool or a Web browser to set the configuration parameters.

On the Quick Installation web page, you will find an installation wizard that guides you through the NDS installation.

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Enter the appropriate settings for these parameters:

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] TimeZone = Must be set to the correct time zone that the

TimeSyncSource = NDS Set to

[NetWare] NDSEnable = yes Must be set to NDSTreeName = The name of the tree where you want to install the

NDSServerContext = The distinguished name of the context in the NDS tree

NDSAdminName = The distinguished name of a user or administrator with

NDSAdminPassword = The password of the administrator entered in

NDSInstall = no Change this to

NDSRightsStorage = NDS Set to

NDSRightsFile = If storing the access rights in a file on the Novell file

TimeSyncSources = SAP Default is

StorPoint CD is operating in.

NDS

to enable the StorPoint CD to get its time

from the NetWare network. Default is

yes

to enable the NDS login.

StorPoint CD, e.g.

where you want to install the StorPoint CD, e.g.

Manufacturing.Medtec

Supervisor or Create rights to the context where you want to install the StorPoint CD, e.g.

NDSAdminName shown above. Once written, this password will appear as ******.

StorPoint CD. object without warning.

NDS

to store the access rights in the NDS tree.

File

Set to Novell server.

server, specify the whole path, e.g.

CORPSERVER/SYS:CDSERVER/CDSRV.DAT

Alternatively, enter the server names to be contacted for time synchronization.

to store the access rights in a file on the

SAP

MEDCORP

install

when you are ready to install the

Forced

will overwrite the existing server

for the network agreed time.

NDS

Admin.Medtec

Save the

config.ini

file to start the NDS server installation. The installation takes about 15 seconds, after which users will be able to access the StorPoint CD in NDS mode.

After the installation you must logout and then login again to have all the necessary rights on the StorPoint CD server object and the associated volume.

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Using the NetWare Administrator, you will find a new server object and corresponding volume object in the context you chose above.

The AXIS StorPoint CD installed in the NDS Tree

Example (NDS settings):

The StorPoint CD is placed in Eastern United States. The name of your NDS tree is ACMECORP, the name of the context where you wish to install the StorPoint CD is Corp.Acme, and the administrator's name is Admin.Acme. Specify these parameters:

[Server] TimeZone = US_CAN_Eastern TimeSyncSource = NDS ... [NetWare] NDSEnable = yes NDSTreeName = ACMECORP NDSServerContext = Corp.Acme NDSAdminName = Admin.Acme

NDSAdminPassword = secret NDSInstall = install NDSRightsStorage = NDS TimeSyncSources = SAP

See also “

Access Restrictions in NetWare NDS

“

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” on page 59.

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Tree Name = ACMECORP

Notes: ❏

❏

[Root]

Organization O=Acme

Sales

Servers

Organizational Unit OU=Sales.O=Acme

Users

Servers

Corp

Root

Acme

Organizational Unit OU=Corp.O=Acme

Users

Objects in an NDS Directory Tree

You can display Details in NetWare Administrator to verify the syntax of the

NDSServerContext

NDSAdminName

and

parameters.

Names in the Directory tree have two name types: typeful or typeless. A typeful name includes the name types (OU,O, etc.) when identifying the distinguished name of the object. A typeless name excludes the name types. You can use either syntax when specifying the parameters.

Example 1 (

NDSServerContext

Typeful distinguished name: Typeless distinguished name:

parameter syntax):

OU=Corp.O=Acme

Corp.Acme

Deleting the Server

Object

If using NetWare Administrator's partition manager to delete the server object from your NDS tree, you must turn off the StorPoint CD and keep it turned off for 5 minutes before deleting the object. If you do not turn off the server before attempting to delete the server object, your client workstation will hang and you will have to reboot your PC. However, when using NDS manager this is not needed.

Example 2 (

NDSAdminName

parameter syntax):

Typeful distinguished name: Typeless distinguished name:

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CN=Admin.O=Acme

Admin.Acme

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Installation Errors in

NetWare NDS

If you experience problems when installing your StorPoint CD in a NetWare NDS network, errors that occur will be written to a file named

located in the config folder. You can also view

logfile.txt

the log file on the Management - Event Log page using the AXIS WinPoint configuration tool or a Web browser.

This table comprises a summary of error messages:

Error Description

Installation failed: NDS tree not found

Installation failed: Administrator object missing

Installation failed: Administrator password is incorrect

Installation failed: Server context not found

The server could not find the NDS tree. Verify the spelling.

The server could not find the user object specified in the

NDSAdminName

correct format, e.g. The password supplied in the

password could not be used to login as the user in the

NDSAdminName

The context specified in the parameter was not found. Verify the spelling.

parameter. Verify that you use the

admin.acme

. Verify the spelling.

NDSAdminPassword

parameter. Verify the spelling.

NDSServerContext

Installation failed: Insufficient rights to create server object

Installation failed: NDS Server object already exists

Installation warning: Could not extend NDS Schema. User xxxxx doesn't have SUPERVISOR rights to the [Root] object.

Installation warning: Could not extend NDS Schema (class 1)

Installation warning: Could not extend NDS Schema (class 2)

Installation warning: Could not extend NDS Schema (attribute)

The specified user in the does not have sufficient rights to create the server object in the specified context.

You have tried to install the server on top of an existing server object. Set the to overwrite the existing object.

The administrator who is trying to install the server has insufficient rights for adding the schema extension. Specify a [Root] object.

These errors are the result of insufficient rights of the administrator trying to install the server. Specify a [Root] object.

NDSAdminName

NDSInstall

with Supervisor rights to the

parameter

parameter to

forced

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Note: ❏

Date and Time

Time Synchronization

in NetWare NDS

If logged in as Administrator, the NDS error message “Insufficient rights” indicates that NDS has been corrupted. You must repair or rebuild NDS. Repair NDS by entering the

DSREPAIR

command at the server console.

LOAD

The StorPoint CD clock has a volatile memory, which means that the correct time must be set whenever it is restarted. The time can be set manually by specifying the

Date

and

Time

parameter values, or it can

be set automatically via the network operating system.

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] Date = 97-10-01 yy-mm-dd, enter the date followed by ! to set

manually.

Time = 14:00:00 hh:mm:ss, enter the time followed by ! to set

manually.

If you are using NetWare NDS, you can configure your StorPoint CD for automatic time synchronization operation by setting the

TimeSyncSource

parameter to

NDS

. This is the default setting.

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] TimeZone = Must be set to the time zone that the StorPoint

CD is operating in. Refer to “

Values

” on page 118

TimeSyncSource = NDS Specifies the time source for the StorPoint CD.

NDS

Set to

for NetWare NDS. Default is

TimeZone Parameter

NDS

The StorPoint CD acts as a NetWare Secondary Time Server. Time synchronization is normally obtained from a NetWare Time Server using the SAP method. This is the default method, and is set by the

TimeSyncSources

Parameter name Value Description

[NetWare] TimeSyncSources = SAP Default is

parameter having a value of

Alternatively, enter the server names to be contacted for time synchronization.

SAP

for the network agreed time.

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Alternatively, if you have a Time Provider Group on your system you can provide a list of servers for the StorPoint to contact to obtain its time synchronization. The list can also contain Secondary Time Servers. The list of servers is inserted into the

TimeSyncSources

parameter as follows:

TimeSyncSources = server1,server2,server3,....

NetWare/IP

To use the IP protocol in NetWare, you must set the Internet address. If you use DHCP, the DHCP manager will set the default router address and the subnet mask automatically. See instructions in “

for TCP/IP

” on page 20.

Setup

Follow these steps to set up the communication:

From Windows Explorer or File Manager, locate the configuration file at

are the last six digits of the serial number. Alternatively,

AXIS<nnnnnn>\config\config.ini

, where

use the AXIS WinPoint Windows tool or a Web browser to set the parameters.

Open

config.ini

with a text editor and enter the appropriate

settings for the following parameters:

Parameter name Value Description

[IP] PrimaryDNS = The Internet address of the primary DNS server.

Used for identifying computers with names instead of IP addresses.

SecondaryDNS = The Internet address of the secondary DNS server,

should the primary DNS server be unavailable or

disconnected. [NetWare] NetWareIP_Enable = yes Enables NetWare over the IP protocol. NetWareIP_DSS_Server = The host name or Internet address of the DSS

server.

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Reboot the StorPoint CD and wait 5 minutes. Clients that support the NetWare/IP protocol will now connect directly to the StorPoint CD, i.e. peer-to-peer. Clients without NetWare/IP support will be routed through a Novell server with an IPX/IP gateway.

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Accessing CD-ROMs in NetWare

When accessing your StorPoint CD through NetWare, you use the same procedures as accessing any other NetWare file server. This section gives you examples on how to access the StorPoint CD from Novell’s clients for Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups and DOS.

The procedures are very similar when you use bindery mode or NDS mode. The main difference is that in the case of bindery mode, you will be asked to enter your user name and password when logging in to the StorPoint CD.

Notes: ❏

❏

The examples below assume that you use the default NetWare server name

AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW

, where

are the six last digits of the StorPoint CD serial number. If you have changed the server name, use the new name where the examples refer to the default name.

Alternatively, login scripts can be used to automate and distribute access to the CD-ROMs. To map the networked CD-ROMs, the

attach/map

(in NetWare 3.x) or

(in NetWare 4.x)

commands are normally used.

To enable the StorPoint CD to be seen by the NDS tree, you must change the settings in the configuration file described in “

Installation as an NDS Server

” on page 42.

config.ini

In Windows 95 and Windows NT, your StorPoint CD is compatible with the MediaAgent software. See “

CD-ROM Management Software

” on page 92.

MediaAgent

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Start the Windows Explorer from the Start/Programs Menu.

Expand the Network Neighborhood icon. The available resources are displayed:

Expand the Entire Network icon and then open the NetWare Servers folder.

Double click the entry for your new StorPoint CD. The default name is

AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW

, where

are the six last digits

of the StorPoint CD serial number.

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If you are using bindery mode, you will be prompted to enter your user name and password, unless you are already logged on. Before the StorPoint CD has been set up, all users have full access to it.

Once you are logged on to the StorPoint CD, expand the

folders to display all the resources:

SYS

and

Note: ❏

If the

ShowAllVolumes

parameter is set to

volumes are shown also at

SYS

level. Some CD-ROM applications

yes

, the individual cd

will not run properly unless the data is stored at root level. To avoid such problems, assign a drive letter to that particular CDROM.

To map a StorPoint CD resource to a drive letter, select:

SYS

•

for root level access

for cd folder access

• the CD-ROM for access to an individual CD-ROM From the Tools menu, select Map Network Drive...

Select a drive letter for your StorPoint CD.

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10.

Check Reconnect at logon if you wish to use the StorPoint CD under the same drive letter the next time you start your computer.

11.

Click the OK button. The StorPoint CD is ready for use.

Start the File Manager and select Connect Network Drive… from the Disk menu. If you also have Microsoft Network installed, you may have to click the NetWare... button.

Click the Select NetWare Connections button on the toolbar. A screen similar to this is displayed:

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Select the entry for your new StorPoint CD. The default name is

AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW

, where

are the last six digits of the

StorPoint CD serial number.

Click the Login button.

If you are using bindery mode, you will be prompted to enter your user name and password, unless you are already logged in. Before the StorPoint CD has been set up, all users have full access to it.

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Once you are logged in to the StorPoint CD, click the Drive Connections button on the toolbar. This screen is displayed:

Note: ❏

If the

ShowAllVolumes

volumes are shown at

parameter is set to

SYS

level. Some CD-ROM applications will

yes

, the individual

not run properly unless the data is stored at root level. To avoid such problems, assign a drive letter to that particular CD-ROM.

Double click

AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW\SYS

and then CD to display this

screen:

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Select a drive letter in the Drives listing.

In the Resources listing, select a StorPoint CD resource:

AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW\SYS

•

for cd folder access

for root level access

• the CD-ROM for access to an individual CD-ROM

10.

Click Map to map the StorPoint CD to the selected drive letter.

11.

Click Permanent if you wish to use the StorPoint CD under the same drive letter the next time you start you computer.

12.

Click the Exit button on the toolbar. The StorPoint CD is ready for use.

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DOS

In DOS, you use the Follow these steps:

At the DOS prompt of a NetWare file server, type:

map root <drive letter>:=AXIS<nnnnnn>_NW/<path>:

where

number and a file on an inserted CD-ROM.

map

command to mount the StorPoint CD.

are the six last digits of your StorPoint CD serial

<path>

is the path to any StorPoint CD folder or to

To make the connections permanent, edit your

autoexec.bat

to include your map commands.

Example 1 (root level access):

To access the root level of your StorPoint CD with serial number 00408CCD000B under the drive letter E, type:

map root E:=AXISCD000B_NW/SYS:

Example 2 (cd folder access):

To access all the CD-ROMs of your StorPoint CD with serial number 00408CCD000B under the drive letter F, type:

map root F:=AXISCD000B_NW/SYS:/CD

Example 3 (CD-ROM access):

If your StorPoint CD serial number is 00408CCD000B, and you want to map a CD-ROM named cd_18881 to drive G, type:

file

Note: ❏

map root G:=AXISCD000B_NW/SYS:/CD/cd_18881

If the

ShowAllVolumes

parameter is set to

volumes can be mapped at

SYS

level. Some CD-ROM

yes

, individual

applications will not run properly unless the data is stored at root level. To avoid such problems, you can map drive G directly to the CD-ROM named cd_18881. Type:

map root G:=AXISCD000B_NW/cd_18881

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Managing Security in NetWare

The way you manage security in NetWare depends on the mode you are using:

• Bindery mode without user authentication

• Bindery mode with user authentication

• NDS mode For more information on access rights for the StorPoint CD, refer to

“Section 8 -

StorPoint CD Security System

Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare

”.

NetWare Bindery

Without

Authentication

If user authentication is not required to access the StorPoint CD, you do not have to specify the

BindAuthentication

parameter in the configuration file. All users, except Supervisor, will be given guest access rights. No NetWare server licenses are required since the StorPoint CD does not log on to the file server.

To restrict access to the StorPoint CD’s configuration and security files when no authentication server is used, follow these steps:

In a Web browser or AXIS WinPoint’s Windows tool, open the server-config access file on the Management-Volume Rights page. Alternatively, use a text editor to open the file is located at:

root\volumes\server\config.txt

config.txt

. Setting the

which

volume rights is described earlier in this section.

Find the

Supervisor

NetWareUser/Group

entry and replace the * with the word

. This will change the access rights from no restrictions,

to access restricted to the supervisor.

Save and close the config access file.

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Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the volumes access file (server-volumes on the Management-Volume Rights page in the Web browser, or

volumes.txt

in a text editor). This will restrict access to the files

which hold the access rights.

In a Web browser or AXIS WinPoint, change the

pass

parameter from the default In a text editor, edit the

config.ini

to the password you wish to use.

file.

ServerPassword

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Access to the configuration files and the access rights files is now limited to the Supervisor, and the password will be verified by the StorPoint CD. Unauthorized users will still have guest access to the CD-ROMs. This is normally sufficient security for a StorPoint CD.

NetWare Bindery

With Authentication

Authentication in a

NetWare 3.x Server

If user access control is required, you have to define an authentication server. The StorPoint CD needs to log on to the authentication server briefly in order to authenticate the user and read which groups he belongs to. In this case, the authentication server must have a standby license for the StorPoint CD, but several CD-ROM servers can share this license. If a license is not available, the user will still be authenticated but group information cannot be read.

Authorized users have configurable rights to the volumes of the StorPoint CDs. Authorization of users is done using an existing NetWare server specified by the

BindAuthentication

parameter in

the configuration file.

The authentication procedure reduces the Network Administrator overhead as there is no need for maintaining a separate user database for the StorPoint CDs. If the user is defined in the file server that the StorPoint CD uses for authentication, the Administrator will not have to do anything in order to give the user access to the StorPoint CD.

For access to a StorPoint CD connected to a NetWare 3.x server, authentication is done against the user list in the bindery of the NetWare server:

• If a user is on the list, the password will be verified. If the

• If the password is incorrect, login will fail.

• If a user is not on the list, he will not be granted access to the

password is correct, the user will be granted access.

StorPoint CD. However, he could login as ‘guest’ and get access to volumes that are not protected.

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The access is controlled by creating or editing

NetWareUser/Group

entries in the access files. These values can be used:

NetWareUser/Group

* <any user or group>

You can specify as many

Description

Any user has access Users with this name or in this group are granted

access No access from NetWare

NetWareUser/Group

entries as required.

Example 1

Grant all NetWare users access:

NetWareUser/Group = *

Example 2

Grant access to all users in the group ‘salesdep’ and to the user ‘Ray’ who is not a member of ‘salesdep’:

Note: ❏

Access Restrictions in

NetWare NDS

NetWareUser/Group = salesdep NetWareUser/Group = Ray

You can always access the StorPoint CD using the user name Supervisor and the password specified by the parameter

ServerPassword

. By default the password is

pass

In NetWare, access rights for users in bindery mode is separate from users accessing the server in NDS mode. For this reason, we recommend that you disable bindery mode after you have successfully installed the server in NDS and thus allow users to log on in NDS mode only.

To ensure that the StorPoint CD is visible to the NDS tree, the configuration file should be modified as described in “

NDS Server

” on page 42.

Installation as an

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Note: ❏

Default Settings in

NetWare NDS

Setting Security Rights

in NetWare NDS

If NDS mode is not functioning, you can always access the StorPoint CD in bindery mode by logging in as Supervisor. This is true even if the

BinderyEnable

parameter is set to no.

After installation, the default security rights will protect all the configuration files. Only the CD-ROMs will be displayed to the users. The user rights to the StorPoint CD and its files and directories are set up as follows:

• Supervisor rights to the SYS volume is inherited from the

Supervisor rights to the NDS Server object.

• By default, the Config and Volumes directories are set up with an

inherited rights filter that filters all access rights except the Supervisor rights. This protects all the configuration files.

• [Root] is trustee of the Cd folder. This enables all NDS users to

access the CD-ROMs.

Because the StorPoint CD acts as a normal NDS file server, its NDS Security rights can be set using standard procedures.

The StorPoint CD’s file system security rights are set up by the NetWare Administrator, as detailed below:

Browse the SYS: volume by double clicking it. You will see all the directories available in the StorPoint CD.

Select the directory or file for which you wish to set the access rights and right click it.

Choose Details, and make the required changes.

The NetWare NDS access rights for the StorPoint CD can be set using Security Equivalence, Group, Container, Organization role, and User Objects as with any other NDS file server. There is no difference between how you use NetWare Administrator to set these access rights for a StorPoint CD, and how you would set the access rights on an NDS file server.

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Section 5 Setting Up - Microsoft and IBM

Networks (SMB)

This section includes configuration information for the Microsoft and IBM Networks environments. It also explains how to access CDROMs using SMB clients, and how to set up SMB access restrictions.

This table outlines the maximum number of SMB users, depending on the amount of RAM memory installed on your StorPoint CD:

Max no of users 2Mbytes 32Mbytes

NetBIOS/NetBEUI 100 200 NetBIOS/TCP/IP 100 300

If you intend to use StorPoint CD in a multiprotocol environment, proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual, namely:

Note: ❏

Section 3 - Web browser (HTTP) Section 4 - NetWare Section 6 - UNIX (NFS)

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Configuration in SMB

In Microsoft and IBM network operating systems such as Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT or OS/2, the AXIS StorPoint CD does not need any specific configuration to be operational. However, you can change the default settings in the configuration file to better suit your specific needs.

Network Protocols

SMB Server Name

Security Mode

If you intend to use TCP/IP, see “

Setup for TCP/IP

” on page 20.

SMB (Server Message Blocks) is a protocol that make use of NetBIOS. NetBIOS can be transported over several different network protocols. The StorPoint CD supports the following transport methods:

• SMB over NetBIOS/NetBEUI

• SMB over NetBIOS/TCP/IP (also designated NBT) Both protocols are enabled by default. You can disable the protocols

by setting the

EnableNetBEUI

and

EnableNBT

parameters to no,

respectively.

The default SMB server name is

AXIS<nnnnnn>

, where

is the last six digits of the StorPoint CD serial number. You can change that name by editing the SMB

ServerName

parameter.

The default security mode is user-level access control, specified by the

SecurityMode

parameter. Refer to “

Managing Security in SMB

” on

page 76 for more information.

Windows Internet

Name Service

(WINS)

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) allows Windows-based clients to locate NetBIOS resources on TCP/IP networks. If you intend to use WINS, you must set the You must also set the Primary and Secondary WINS server address, and the NBT Scope ID, if required.

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Date and Time

Time Synchronization

The StorPoint CD clock has a volatile memory, which means that the correct time must be set whenever it is restarted. The time can be set manually by specifying the

Date

and

Time

parameter values, or it can

be set automatically via the network operating system.

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] Date = 97-10-01 yy-mm-dd, enter the date followed by ! to set

manually.

Time = 14:00:00 hh:mm:ss, enter the time followed by ! to set

manually.

If you run SMB over TCP/IP, you can configure your StorPoint CD for automatic time synchronization operation by setting the

TimeSyncSource

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] TimeSyncSource = NTP Specifies the time source for the StorPoint CD.

[IP] NTPServer = Name or Internet address of the NTP server.

and

NTPServer

Set to

NDS.

parameters.

NTP

for SMB over TCP/IP. Default is

Note: ❏

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If you use DHCP, the

NTPServer

parameter is set automatically.

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Accessing CD-ROMs in SMB

In the Microsoft and IBM network environments, you access the AXIS StorPoint CD just like any other workstation or file server. This section describes how to access the StorPoint CD and the CD-ROMs using SMB clients for Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, OS/2 and DOS.

Notes: ❏

❏

The following examples assume that you have not changed the SMB server name. The default SMB server name is

AXIS<nnnnnn>

, where <

nnnnnn>

are the six last digits of your StorPoint CD serial number. If you have set the server name, use the new name where the examples refer to the default name.

The Network Administrator can set the

ShowAllShares

parameter so that the only files shown are the CD-ROMs. If this is the case, the folders, such as

config

root

will not be shown

when accessing the StorPoint CD. However, you can still access them by manually inserting the path to the folder when mapping the drive.

In the Microsoft Network environment, network resources are accessed by specifying a server and a resource on that server using

\\server\resource

the Convention). The resource is

syntax (UNC - Universal Name

not

a file path and it is therefore not possible to replace the resource name with the path to a file or folder on your CD-ROM. Thus, according to the StorPoint CD file system as described in “

Directory Structure

” on page 88, mapping would only be possible at cd folder level. However, the StorPoint CD also allows you to map these resources on SMB clients:

❏

root

•

- which includes all files and folders of the StorPoint CD

cd_nnnnn

- a folder for each CD-ROM (or CD-ROM drive if

an alias name for the SCSI ID has been set)

In Windows 95 and Windows NT, your StorPoint CD is compatible with the MediaAgent software. See “

CD-ROM Management Software

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Windows 95 and

Windows NT 4.x

To map the StorPoint CD, follow these steps:

Start the Windows Explorer from the Start/Programs Menu.

Expand the Network Neighborhood icon.

Expand the Entire Network icon.

By default, the StorPoint CD appears in the folder that comes first when sorted by name. If the

Domain/GroupName

parameter is

already set, the StorPoint CD will appear in the specified folder.

Note: ❏

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If you cannot find the StorPoint CD under Entire Network, refer

Alternative method

to “

” on page 67.

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Double click the entry for your new StorPoint CD. The default name is

Axis<nnnnnn>

, where

StorPoint CD serial number.

are the six last digits of the

Note: ❏

10.

The individual CD-ROMs are shown as well as the cd folder that contains them. This is not the normal hierarchical appearance, but it is done this way to give you the choice of either mounting individual CD-ROMs, or all of them together.

To map a StorPoint CD resource, select:

•

root cd

for access to all folders and files

for access to all the CD-ROMs

• the CD-ROM for access to an individual CD-ROM From the Tools menu, select Map Network Drive...

Select a drive letter for your resource.

Check Reconnect at logon if you wish to access the resource under the same drive letter the next time you start your computer.

Click OK. The StorPoint CD resource is ready for use.

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Alternative method

If you cannot find the StorPoint CD, follow these steps:

Start the Windows Explorer from the Start menu.

Select Map Network Drive... from the Tools menu.

Select a drive letter.

In the Path box, type

\\AXIS<nnnnnn>\root

, where

the six last digits of your StorPoint CD serial number.

Check Reconnect at logon if you wish to use the StorPoint CD under the same drive letter the next time you start your computer.

Click OK. The StorPoint CD is ready for use.

are

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Windows for

Start the File Manager.

Workgroups

From the Disk menu, select Connect Network Drive…

By default, the StorPoint CD appears in the folder that comes first in alphabetical order. If the

Domain/GroupName

been set, the StorPoint CD will appear in the specified folder. When you double click the folder, this dialog is displayed. You may have to click the Browse>> button to see the complete dialog.

parameter has

Note: ❏

In the top listing, double click the entry for your new StorPoint CD. The default name is

AXIS<nnnnnn>

, where

are the six last

digits of the StorPoint CD serial number.

If you cannot find the StorPoint CD, enter

\\AXIS<nnnnnn>\root

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The individual CD-ROMs are shown as well as the CD folder that contains them. This is not the normal hierarchical appearance, but it is done this way to give you the choice of either mounting individual CD-ROMs, or all of them together.

To connect a StorPoint CD resource, select one of the following from the bottom listing:

•

ROOT CD

for root level access

for cd folder access

• the CD-ROM for access to an individual CD-ROM.Select a

drive letter for your StorPoint CD.

Check Reconnect at Startup if you wish to use the StorPoint CD under the same drive letter the next time you start your computer.

Click OK. The StorPoint CD is ready for use.

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Windows NT 3.x

Start the File Manager.

From the Disk menu, select Connect Network Drive…

In the listing, double click the entry for your new StorPoint CD. The default name is

AXIS<nnnnnn>

, where

are the six last

digits of the StorPoint CD serial number.

Notes: ❏

❏

If you cannot find the StorPoint CD, enter

\\AXIS<nnnnnn>\root

in the Path box and click OK.

The individual CD-ROMs are shown as well as the Cd folder that contains them. This is not the normal hierarchical appearance, but it is done this way to give you the choice of either mounting individual CD-ROMs, or all of them together.

To connect a StorPoint CD resource, select:

Root

•

for root level access

for cd folder access

• the CD-ROM for access to an individual CD-ROM Select a drive letter for your StorPoint CD.

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Select Reconnect at Logon if you wish to use the StorPoint CD under the same drive letter the next time you start your computer.

If you wish to connect using a different user name, enter the name in the Connect As box. Otherwise, leave the Connect As box empty.

Click OK. The StorPoint CD is now ready for use.

IBM Peer for OS/2

Make sure you have IBM Peer for OS/2 installed. If not, see the instructions in “

Double click the OS/2 Peer icon. The OS/2 Peer window is

OS/2

” on page 73.

displayed:

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Double click the Sharing and Connecting icon to open this window:

Any active connections you have will be listed in the window.

From the Connection menu, select Create. This dialog is displayed:

In the Workstation field, enter

AXIS<nnnnnn>,

where

are the last six digits of your StorPoint CD serial number.

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In the Share/alias field, enter the name of the StorPoint CD resource:

Note: ❏

OS/2

If you do not have Peer for OS/2, the StorPoint CD can be mapped to a drive letter using the

•

root cd

for root level access

for cd folder access

• the volume name for access to an individual CD-ROM (for

example

cd_18881

)

In the Local device name field, select a drive letter to map to.

Click Create. The StorPoint CD is ready for use.

The StorPoint CD folders will not be visible on the Desktop in OS/2 versions prior to OS/2 WARP Connect. If you wish to use an earlier version of OS/2, we recommend using third party NFS software to connect to the StorPoint CD.

net use

command. Follow these steps:

Open an OS/2 window.

At the OS/2 prompt, type:

net use <drive letter>: \\AXIS<nnnnnn>\<folder

where number and

are the six last digits of your StorPoint CD serial

is the StorPoint CD folder you want to map.

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To make the connections permanent, create or edit your

startup.cmd

file to include your net use commands.

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DOS

In DOS, you use the

net use

command to map the StorPoint CD,

provided that the appropriate network support is installed.

At the DOS prompt, type:

net use <drive letter>: \\AXIS<nnnnnn>\<folder

where serial number and

are the six last digits of your AXIS StorPoint CD

is the StorPoint CD folder you want

to map.

To make the connections permanent, edit your

autoexec.bat

to include your net use commands.

Example 1 (root level access):

To access the root level of your StorPoint CD with serial number 00408CCD000B under the drive letter E, type:

net use E: \\AXISCD000B\root

Example 2 (cd folder access):

If your StorPoint CD serial number is 00408CCD000B, and you want to access all the CD-ROMs under the drive letter F, type:

file

net use F: \\AXISCD000B\cd

Example 3 (CD-ROM access):

If your StorPoint CD serial number is 00408CCD000B, and you want to map a CD-ROM named cd_18881 to drive G, type:

net use G: \\AXISCD000B\cd_18881

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Notes: ❏

❏

If you are using DOS within Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.x, and you wish to access files or directory names longer than 8 characters, you will need to precede these long names with a quote mark (“). For example, to change to the directory called Product Information:

G:\AXISCD000B\CD\>CD “PRODUCT INFORMATION

Windows NT gives the additional facility of using the * wildcard. For example, a quick way of changing to the Product Information directory would be:

G:\AXISCD000B\CD\>CD “PRODUCT*

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Managing Security in SMB

In SMB, the AXIS StorPoint CD supports both user-level and sharelevel access control.

If you need to set up particular access restrictions for specific CDROMs, you are recommended to use user-level access control. If you want to grant all users access to all the CD-ROMs, you can use either method.

For more information on access rights for the StorPoint CD, refer to “Section 8 -

StorPoint CD Security System

”.

User-level Access

Control in SMB

User-level access control means that the StorPoint CD validates all users, except the local administrator, against a domain controller. On successful login, the user is authenticated to use the StorPoint CD resources according to the restrictions set in the access files. This is a convenient method when you need to apply specific constraints to specific resources.

In the configuration file, specify these parameters:

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] ServerPassword = pass Change from the default pass to the

Administrator password you wish to use. [SMB] SecurityMode = userLevel Specifies the security mode used for SMB. AuthenticationDomain = Name of the domain to which the controller

used for authenticating users in user-level

security mode belongs. (Max 15 characters)

If left empty, all users will have full access in spite

of the restrictions specified in the access files.

Note: ❏

All users must belong to the same domain.

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To set up access restrictions for the StorPoint CD files and folders, specify the

SMBUser/Group

parameter in the appropriate access files. You can assign access rights to users individually or by group membership. You can add as many

SMBUser/Group

entries as

required.

SMBUser/Group

The

SMBUser/Group = <user>(<directory rights>)(<file rights>)

where

rights>

<user>

and <

is the User ID or group name, and <

parameter uses this syntax:

file rights>

are the access flags that define the

directory

access rights to the directories and files, respectively.

This table lists the access flags:

Flag Directory rights File rights

R List files in directory Read file W Create new files in directory Write to file X Access directory Execute file D Delete directory Delete file All All the above rights All the above rights None None of the above None of the above

Example:

Grant read/write access to all users in the group ‘salesdep’:

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SMBUser/Group = salesdep(RWX)(RWX)

You can use an asterisk (*) to indicate that the access rights for a specific directory or file should be the same as for the directory at the level above. This simplifies management.

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The flags are additive, which means that the user’s access rights are the summary of the rights granted from individual assignments and group membership. If the access flag is set to

None

explicitly, the specified user or group will be denied all access to that resource, in spite of other group membership settings.

Default Settings

The default settings protect the StorPoint CD configuration and access files, but grant all users access to the CD-ROMs:

Access file

Root Domain users(RX)(RX)

Config Administrator(All)(All)

Volumes Administrator(All)(All)

Mediagnt Administrator(All)(All)

CD * All CD-ROMs *

SMBUser/Group

USERS(RX)(RX) Administrator(All)(All) Domain Admins(All)(All) ADMINS(All)(All)

Domain Admins(All)(All) ADMINS(All)(All)

Note: ❏

If you run into problems using the user-level security mode, refer

Problems Locating the Domain Controller in SMB

to “

” on page

106.

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Share-level Access

Control in SMB

Share-level access control means that a password can be assigned to any StorPoint CD folder or any CD-ROM inserted in a connected drive. The user will automatically be prompted for the password when trying to access the shared folder. Access will then be granted to the folder and all its subfolders.

root

config

mediagnt volumes

<cd6>

To protect a specific CD-ROM, for example <cd1> in the picture, you must assign a password to the cd folder as well. Otherwise, the users will have access through the cd folder. Thus, if you want most users to have free access to most CD-ROMs but need to protect a specific disc, use user-level access control instead.

By default, all users have full access to all the StorPoint CD resources. You are therefore recommended to assign passwords to the root, config and volumes folders.

In the configuration file, specify the

You set the password by specifying the in the access files in the volumes folder. These values are valid:

Note: ❏

SecurityMode

Parameter name Value Description

[SMB] SecurityMode = shareLevel Enables user level or share level security mode

for SMB

SMBSharePassword

* No password required to access the folder or CD-ROM

<password> Any valid password (Max 13 characters) <entry not present> No access to the folder or CD-ROM using SMB

You can specify as many

Description

using SMB

SMBSharePassword

parameter:

parameter

entries as required.

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Example 1:

Restrict access by prompting the user to enter a password, e.g. ‘pass’:

SMBSharePassword = PASS

Example 2:

Grant all SMB users access:

SMBSharePassword = *

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Section 6 Setting Up - UNIX (NFS)

This section outlines the required configuration settings in the UNIX environment. It also describes how to access CD-ROMs and how to set up access restrictions in UNIX.

If you intend to use StorPoint CD in a multiprotocol environment, proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual, namely:

Section 3 - Web browser (HTTP) Section 4 - NetWare Section 5 - Microsoft and IBM Networks (SMB)

Note: ❏

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Configuration in UNIX

Internet Address

Date and Time

Time Synchronization

Make sure that you have set the Internet address according to the description in “

Setup for TCP/IP

” on page 20.

The StorPoint CD clock has a volatile memory, which means that the correct time must be set whenever it is restarted. The time can be set manually by specifying the

Date

and

Time

parameter values, or it can

be set automatically via the network operating system.

Parameter name Value Description

Date = 97-10-01 yy-mm-dd, enter the date followed by ! to set

manually.

Time = 14:00:00 hh:mm:ss, enter the time followed by ! to set

manually.

You can configure your StorPoint CD for automatic time synchronization operation by setting the

NTPServer

Parameter name Value Description

[Server] TimeSyncSource = NTP Specifies the time source for the StorPoint CD.

[IP] NTPServer = Name or Internet address of the NTP server.

parameters.

Set to

TimeSyncSource

NTP

for UNIX. Default is

and

NDS.

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Accessing CD-ROMs

Before you begin

in UNIX

You will need

To access the StorPoint CD, perform the following:

Create a directory for the StorPoint CD.

mkdir <directory>

Example:

mkdir /storpoint

Mount the StorPoint CD.

mount <host name>:/ <directory>

root

privileges to mount the AXIS StorPoint CD.

Note: ❏

NFS for PC or Apple

Macintosh

Example:

mount cdserv:/ /storpoint

The

is the host name assigned to the StorPoint CD

during TCP/IP configuration.

The StorPoint CD can also be accessed using third party NFS software for PC or Apple Macintosh computers. If you run a TCP/IP network this is an alternative to SMB. Refer to the NFS software documentation for instructions on how to mount the StorPoint CD.

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Managing Security in UNIX

When accessing the StorPoint CD using NFS, you may restrict the access to users with a certain IP Address, Group ID (GID) or User ID (UID).

Access is controlled by creating or editing and the StorPoint CD. These values can be used:

Notes: ❏

NFSIPAddress, NFSGroup

NFSUser

NFSIPAddress

* <any IP address> <entry not present>

NFSGroup

* <Group ID> <entry not present>

NFSUser

* <User ID> <entry not present>

parameters in the access files in the volumes folder on

Description

Users with any IP address are granted access Only users with the specified IP addresses have access IP address is not used to grant access

Description

Users with any GID may access the folder or CD-ROM Only users with the specified GID have access GID is not used to grant access

Description

Users with any UID may access the folder or CD-ROM Only users with the specified UID have access UID is not used to grant access

There is an ‘or’ relation between the NFS access control parameters. A user that fulfills any of the NFS access criteria you have specified will be granted access. This means that if you set any of the parameters to ‘*’, all users will have access regardless of the settings of the other parameters.

❏

You can specify as many entries as required.

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and

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Example 1

Give access to users with UID 100 and 101 and to all users with GID 4:

NFSUser = 100 NFSUser = 101 NFSGroup = 4

Example 2

Give users with IP addresses 171.16.2.230 and 171.16.2.235 access:

NFSIPAddress = 171.16.2.230 NFSIPAddress = 171.16.2.235

PCs in the NFS

environment

For more information on access rights for the StorPoint CD, refer to “Section 8 -

StorPoint CD Security System

” .

PC workstations in a UNIX network can be authenticated. This requires an authentication server specified in the

PCNFSDAuthentServer

DefaultUid

The

PCNFSDAuthentServer

and

parameter in the configuration file

parameters can be

combined in four different ways, resulting in the following behavior:

DefaultUid PCNFSDAuthentServer

-2 0.0.0.0

-2

0 0.0.0.0 All clients will fail.

171.16.2.199 (example only)

Result for PCNFSD clients

All clients are authenticated with the default user id and group id =-2 (i.e. nobody).

Clients that are authenticated by the server get their real user id and group id. Other clients are authenticated with the default user id.

Clients that are authenticated by the server get their real user id and group id. Other clients will fail.

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Section 7 StorPoint CD File System

This section introduces the StorPoint CD file system, and explains how to choose access points when mapping CD-ROMs. To access CD-ROM data from your applications, you must make the CDROMs available to your system by defining access points on the StorPoint CD.

Demo cd

Images Music 1

Note: ❏

The AXIS StorPoint CD is compatible with MediaAgent for CDs, a software utility for managing CD-ROM titles on networks. See page 92 for more information.

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Directory Structure

The StorPoint CD will appear to your system as a file server. Like any other file server it has a directory structure where files are stored. The StorPoint CD directory structure is outlined below:

root

sys

config

mediagnt

volumes

. <cd6> index.htm

help html public axis_cd.mib

config.ini logfile.txt scsi.txt stat.txt

mediagnt.flg mediagnt.ini

cdrom scsi server

These folders contain the

files and data for each

CD-ROM.

The index file is used for

Web browser access.

The config folder holds

configuration files used

by the StorPoint CD.

These files control how

the StorPoint CD operates

with MediaAgent.

These folders contain the

files that control the

access rights.

The purpose of each folder is more fully explained on the following pages.

The Cd Folder

When you insert a CD-ROM into a connected drive, a folder for that CD-ROM is created in the cd folder on the server. All the files on that CD-ROM are accessed through this folder.

The Web browser.

index.htm

file is used when accessing the StorPoint CD from a

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The names of the folders found under the cd folder will comply with the following rules:

• If the system administrator has set a SCSI alias name in any of the

id<x>lun<y>.txt

files, this name will be used for the CD-ROM

drive.

• If the system administrator has set a CD-ROM alias name but no SCSI alias name, this name will be used.

• If no alias names have been set, the volume name held on the CD-ROM will be used.

• If the CD-ROM does not have a volume name, and no alias names have been set, the StorPoint CD will automatically allocate a name of the form

cd_<nnnnnn>

where

is a unique

five digit number.

Often the volume name is not a good representation of the CD-ROM contents. An alias name is a convenient way of setting a more significant or recognizable name.

SCSI alias names are useful for the following reasons:

• When you set a SCSI alias name, any CD-ROM inserted into that drive will be seen as having this name. Thus you could use the same drive for a series of CD-ROMs, such as a monthly issue, and you will not have to enter a new name each time you change the disc.

• When you enter a SCSI alias name, the volume rights for any disc inserted in that drive will be determined by the drive access rights. This is more convenient because the access rights only have to be set once, and then the CD-ROM in the drive can be changed without any need to enter access rights each time.

Refer to “

The Access Files

” on page 94 for information about setting

CD-ROM and SCSI alias names.

Caution

If you wish to run an application that is stored on the CD-ROM or looks for its associated files on the CD-ROM, you cannot use an alias name because the application will not recognize it.

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The Config Folder

The Mediagnt Folder

The Volumes Folder

The config folder contains these StorPoint CD configuration files:

• The help, html and public folders contain HTML files and images used when accessing the StorPoint CD from Web browsers

•The

axis_cd.mib config.ini

file is used by SNMP

file contains the StorPoint CD configuration

parameters

logfile.txt

•The

scsi.txt stat.txt

file contains the StorPoint CD event log file contains a list of the attached CD-ROM drives file contains StorPoint CD statistics

The files in the mediagnt folder control how the StorPoint CD operates with the MediaAgent CD-ROM management application.

MediaAgent CD-ROM Management Software”

See “

on page 92.

The volumes folder contains all files used for controlling the access of the StorPoint CD, the connected CD-ROM drives, and the inserted CD-ROMs. These folders are found under the volumes folder:

server The files named

volumes.txt

StorPoint CD itself. The file

cd.txt, config.txt, root.txt

control the access to the file system of the

default.txt

contains the

and

default settings to be used either when a new CD-ROM is inserted, or when a new CD-ROM drive is connected.

scsi For each SCSI ID, a file named

<x>

is the SCSI address and

<y>

id<x>lun<y>.txt

is the LUN address) will

(where

be created automatically. If the alias name in the file is set, this file will control the access to the CD-ROM inserted into the drive.

cdrom When inserting a CD-ROM, a text file with the volume

name will be created automatically. This file controls the user access to the CD-ROM. Settings for typically 60 CD-ROMs can be stored in the StorPoint CD at any time. The settings will remain even if the CD-ROM is ejected. When the limit is reached, the oldest settings are discarded when a new CD-ROM is inserted.

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Access Points

Section 7: StorPoint CD File System

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The AXIS StorPoint CD is integrated into your network operating system just like any other file server and you use the same commands to access it. To be able to access CD-ROMs from your applications, you need to make them available to your system, that is to ‘mount’ the server on UNIX systems or ‘map’ the server to a drive letter on PC systems.

You can specify several different mounting or mapping access points:

root level access

•

: The top level of the StorPoint CD directory structure is used as the access point. The user of the StorPoint CD can access all files on the server including the config and volumes folders. This is useful for Network Administrators, who must be able to configure and monitor the StorPoint CD.

cd folder access

•

: The cd folder is used as the access point. The user can access all CD-ROMs inserted into the drives connected to the StorPoint CD. On PC systems, this makes it possible to use only one drive letter to access all connected drives. This is the recommended access for normal users.

CD-ROM access

•

: A folder for an inserted CD-ROM, or a connected CD-ROM drive if the SCSI Id has been given a SCSI alias name, can be used as the access point. Only the files on that CD-ROM can be accessed. On PC systems, this makes it possible to map a drive letter to a single CD-ROM. This is useful or even necessary with CD-ROM software that expects to find its data at root level.

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MediaAgent CD-ROM Management Software

The AXIS StorPoint CD is compatible with the MediaAgent for CDs software, which provides users with convenient access to CD-ROMs over the network. MediaAgent for CDs catalogs and tracks CD-ROM titles as they are moved around the network, thus simplifying and speeding-up access to a required CD-ROM.

Other features of MediaAgent for CDs are:

• Administration of user and group access rights

• Restriction of access to sensitive data

• Auditing and reporting on CD-ROM usage

• Multiprotocol support

• Load balancing, i.e. connect users to the least used copy of a CDROM title when duplicate CD-ROM titles are being accessed by multiple users.

More information about MediaAgent can be obtained from the MediaPath Technologies Web site at:

http://www.mediapathtech.com

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Section 8 StorPoint CD Security System

This section includes general information about access files and security management in the StorPoint CD.

To set up access restrictions for specific network environments, refer to the appropriate sections of the manual:

Section 3 - Web browser (HTTP) Section 4 - NetWare Section 5 - Microsoft and IBM Networks (SMB) Section 6 - UNIX (NFS)

Access Rights

You can setup the AXIS StorPoint CD to restrict user access to CD-ROM drives, individual CD-ROMs, and to the StorPoint CD configuration files. In order to comply with license agreements, you can limit the number of users simultaneously accessing a CD-ROM.

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Access restrictions are set individually for each protocol (NetWare, SMB, NFS, HTTP) through separate settings in the access files. In some protocols, the default settings give full access rights to all users. You are therefore recommended to implement at least two access restrictions:

Restrict access to the config and volumes directories.

• NetWare bindery mode, SMB, SNMP and FTP, you specify a common Supervisor/Administrator password in the

ServerPassword

parameter. Note that when you install your StorPoint CD into NetWare NDS, the default settings will restrict access to both the config and volumes directories.

Disable all protocols not being used.

• are not disabled, any user accessing the server through such a protocol will be given full access rights, in spite of the security configurations in other protocols. To disable unused protocols, you must set the appropriate StorPoint CD configuration parameters.

For HTTP,

If unconfigured protocols

The Access Files

There are separate access files for each of the CD-ROM drives, the CD-ROMs inserted into the drives, and the StorPoint CD’s configuration files. To set the access rights to any of these volumes, you need to change the parameter values in the corresponding access file held in the volumes directory of the StorPoint CD.

The following list describes the parameters stored in the access files. Not all parameters are used in every access file.

Name

is the volume name, and cannot be changed. If a CD-ROM disc

cd_

has no volume name, it will be named

nnnnn

, where

nnnnn

is a

unique five digit number. The CD-ROM drive name will be

id<x>lun<y>

where

<x>

is the SCSI address and

<y>

the LUN

address.

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Alias

is the name displayed in the cd folder representing the CD-ROM or CD-ROM drive. By specifying this parameter, you can select a name that makes sense to the users of the CD-ROM. The name must be a unique and valid volume name. The default is the volume name truncated to 8 characters, in order to comply with all clients.

Comment

is text that is displayed in Windows Explorer when the user

is selecting CD-ROMs.

• In SMB, the share level name must not exceed 12 characters - if

this is insufficient to give a meaningful name, use the comment parameter to give more information to the users. The comment will also be displayed in the Web browser.

• In NetWare, the comment is not available. However, the 12-

character naming limit does not exist, so you can assign a longer name instead of a comment.

DriveName^

is the manufacturer’s name of the drive, and cannot be

changed.

InsertedVolume^

is the name of the CD-ROM that is inserted, and

cannot be changed.

FileSystem

LockEject^

Eject

UserLimit

CD-ROM. If set to

SessionTimeout

is the file system used, and cannot be changed.

will lock the eject button if set to

will eject the inserted CD-ROM if set to

yes

is the maximum number of simultaneous users of the

, any number of users may access the disc.

specifies how many seconds a user is considered to be active after the last access to the disc. When the time has expired, another user may access the disc and perhaps lock out the first user, depending on the

SMBUser/Group

can be set to restrict access to specific users in

UserLimit

setting.

Microsoft and IBM network operating systems.

SMBSharePassword

can be set to restrict access by prompting users to

enter a password in Microsoft and IBM network operating systems.

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serve

NetWareUser/Group

NetWare bindery mode.

NFSIPAddress, NFSGroup

specific users in the UNIX (NFS) environment.

HTTPPassword

a password when accessing CD-ROMs from a Web browser.

Notes: ❏

❏

can be set to restrict access to specific users in

NFSUser

and

can be set to restrict access to

can be set to restrict access by prompting users to enter

Items above marked files, which are identified as

only appear in the CD-ROM drive access

id<x>lun<y>

Entries in the access files that have a value of * have no access restrictions. For example,

SMBPassword = *

means that no

password is required to access the volume using SMB.

If the CD-ROM has no volume name, or alias name, the StorPoint CD will allocate a name of the form where

nnnnn

is an unique five digit number.

cd_nnnnn.txt

If an alias name for a CD-ROM drive is set, the access settings for the CD-ROM drive will override the CD-ROM disc settings for discs that are inserted in that drive. This can be useful if you have a series of CD-ROMs, e.g. a monthly issue. However, if no alias name is set, the drive access settings are not used.

❏

Editing the

Access Files

The access files are stored in the volumes folder, which contains the three folders shown:

The settings for a CD-ROM are stored even if the disc is removed, so that the access rights are immediately available if the disc is re-inserted. Settings for typically 60 CD-ROMs can be stored in the StorPoint CD at any time. If the limit is reached, the oldest settings is discarded when a new CD-ROM is inserted.

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You can use different tools to update the access files:

• Web browser

• AXIS WinPoint configuration tool

•Text editor This table describes where you can find the access files:

To set access rights to: Open:

The whole of the StorPoint CD The configuration files The files that hold the access rights All the connected drives and CD-ROMs

An individual drive

An individual CD-ROM Any new drive or CD-ROM that will be

connected in the future

server/root.txt server/config.txt server/volumes.txt server/cd.txt

The drive identity in the scsi folder e.g.

scsi/id2lun0.txt

The CD-ROM name in the cdrom folder,

cdrom/music_1.txt

e.g.

server/default.txt

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Web browser

AXIS WinPoint

Configuration Tool

From a Web browser, follow these steps:

From the Management page, you can access the CD-ROM Rights, Drive Rights and Server Rights pages.

Find the name of the volume you need to update. The access file is displayed to the right.

Edit the parameters in the access file.

Make sure that the equal sign and the parameter value is separated by a space. Do not remove the

Click Submit settings to save your changes.

[END]

marker from the files.

From the AXIS WinPoint configuration tool, follow these steps:

Open the Management-Volume Rights page. All the CD-ROMs, drives and server related folders are listed to the left.

Select the folder you want to manage. The access parameter settings will be presented to the right.

Text Editor

Enter the new settings, and click Submit Settings to save your changes.

From a text editor, follow these steps:

From Windows Explorer or File Manager, locate the StorPoint CD folder.

Open the appropriate file from your favorite text editor according to the table on the previous page.

Enter your changes.

Make sure that the equal sign and the parameter value is separated by a space. Do not remove the

Save the file.

[END]

marker from the files.

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Appendix A Troubleshooting

This appendix provides useful information to help you resolve any difficulty you might have with your StorPoint CD, namely:

• Running a diagnostic test

• The front panel indicators

• Errors when accessing the StorPoint CD

• Problems running CD-ROM software

• Difficulties locating the StorPoint CD in NetWare

• Problems locating the domain controller in SMB

• Problems when accessing disc changers

• Token Ring - source routing problems

• Restoring the factory default settings

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