StorPoint CD E100 Network CD-ROM Server
Copyright
Axis Communications AB, 1999
Preface
About This Manual
About Axis
Support Services
Manuals, technical support, firmware updates
If you are connected to Internet, you can find online
Addresses listed to the left
Table of Contents
Configuration File
Front Panel Indicators 129
Errors when Accessing the StorPoint CD or an Inserted Disc
Errors when Writing Data to a Disc 136
Introduction
Axis StorPoint CD E100
Features and Benefits
Introduction
Axis Storage Online CD
Installing the StorPoint CD
NetWare NCP Unix NFS
Connecting the StorPoint CD to the Network
Assigning an IP Address
Xxxxxxip4
Example
Windows NT
Syntax Windows
Example Windows
Syntax Windows 98/2000/ME and Windows NT
Ping the unit as follows
Dhcp Windows NT NetWare and Unix
Where
Ether for Ethernet
Macintosh
System Settings
Accessing StorPoint CD Web Pages
StorPoint CD can be configured using one of these tools
Installing the StorPoint CD
Installing the StorPoint CD
Installing the StorPoint CD
Click Save to save your settings
Network Environment Time Source You must also specify
Installing the StorPoint CD
Network Settings
SMB Protocols Access Control
Microsoft & IBM Networks SMB
SMB Server Name
Microsoft & IBM Networks SMB
Access Control
Verifying
Click Detailed View
Click Disc & Drives
Open the Windows Sharing
Environments
Managing Access Rights OS/2 Environments
Click Discs & Drives
Open the Windows Security
Click Disc & Drives
Accessing the Discs
Locate the desired disc
Disable this function, enter the value 0 into this field
Windows 95/98
Start the Windows Explorer
Expand the Network Neighborhood icon
From the Tools menu, select Map Network Drive
Workgroups
From the Disk menu, select Connect Network Drive…
OS/2 Warp 4 1. Double click the Connection icon
Open Network, File and Print Client Resource Browser
Microsoft & IBM Networks SMB
Example 1 Root level access
Example 2 Volumes folder access
Example 3 Disc access
\AXIS18025C\VOLUMES\CD Product Information
Properties
NetWare NCP
NetWare NCP
Is available for all parameters
Enter the appropriate settings for these parameters
Parameter name Value Description
CORPSERVER/SYSCDSERVER/CDSRV.DAT
Example NDS settings
Restart your StorPoint CD after the installation
Authentication server
Error Description
Access Control
NetWare NCP
NetWare Bindery
NetWare NCP
Locate the desired disc in the file Volumes folder
NDS Mode
Click OK. The StorPoint CD is ready for use
Bindery Mode
Start the Windows Explorer
NetWare NCP
Windows for
Steps
NetWare... button
Is displayed
NetWare NCP
Click NetWare Servers in the Resources listing
NetWare NCP
Listing, open the Novell Directory Servers folder
Last digits of the StorPoint CD serial number
Letter the next time you start your computer
Connect As box. Otherwise, leave the box empty
NetWare NCP
Directly to the volume named 44018881. Type
For more options, refer to the MAP command help
Map a disc named 44018881 to drive G, type
Click Network Settings
Unix NFS
Click Properties
Where IP address is the IP address or host name
Example 2 Volumes directory
Display the export list
Mount the resource
Example 3 Disc
Unix NFS
Macintosh AFP
Click Network Settings
Access Control
Click Properties
Click Properties
Click Connect
Macintosh AFP
FTP File Transfer Protocol
Is available for all parameters
Access Control
Web Browser Http
Click Network Settings Click Detailed View
Discs & Drives To restrict user access to a particular disc
Locate the disc you want to protect in the file tree
Open the Web Http
Accessing the Discs
Recordable Discs
Copying Files to Recordable Discs
Recordable Discs
Recordable Discs
Setting a Password
Select the Recordable Discs tab
Recordable Discs
Recordable Discs
CD Grouping
Windows Explorer
Contents on these discs will be deleted
Axis StorPoint Disco
CD Grouping
Click File Axis StorPoint Disco Settings
Shortcuts
Object
CD Grouping
Particular Disc
Click OK
During the client installation To edit this script
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Hard Disk Caching
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Verifying the Hard Disk
Using Hard Disk Caching for Increased Performance
Using Hard Disk Caching for Archiving Discs
Discs and File System Drives Cached Discs
System View
Manual Archiving
Properties
Eject
Description
108
Automatic Archiving
Lock
Sorting
Shared Drive
Cached
This view provides an overview of all cached Mirrored
Discs View
Monitoring the StorPoint CD
Event Log
This section describes the following monitoring tools
Click Event Log
Statistics
Click Statistics
Mail Smtp
Snmp
Select the Snmp tab Specify the settings, and click OK
Axis ThinWizard
ThinWizard
116
Configuration File
Appendix a Parameter List
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Values
TimeZone Hours Parameter value +/- UTC
Directory Structure
Editing the Configuration Parameters
To access the configuration file, type
To exit FTP, type the command quit, bye, or exit
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Appendix B Troubleshooting
Problem See
Front Panel Indicators
SCSI/Drive LED
Error Conditions This table shows various error conditions
Event Status LED SCSI/Drive LED Network LED
Restoring Factory Default Settings
Click Server Settings Click Factory Defaults
132
Running a Diagnostic Test
Errors when Accessing the StorPoint CD or an Inserted Disc
Problems Finding a Wide-SCSI Hard Disk
Low Transfer Rates when Using Disc Changers
Default setting is 0 seconds which disables this function
Errors when Writing Data to a Disc
Problems Running CD-ROM Software
Difficulties Locating the StorPoint CD in NetWare
Insufficient Access Rights in NetWare NDS
Network Settings Detailed View TCP/IP
Name Resolution Problems in Windows SMB
Problems Locating the Domain Controller in Windows SMB
Host name of the StorPoint CD is cdserv
Appendix C Upgrading the StorPoint CD
Obtaining New Software
This section includes the following information
Upgrading the Firmware
Drag-and-Drop
Wait for the copy to complete
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Issue the command
Where software name is the name of the new software, e.g
Extending the RAM Memory
Manufacturer Type
146
Appendix D Tower and Drive Installation
Hardware Inventory
Physical Description
Scsi Server
IDE Server
Installing the StorPoint CD in a Tower
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Connecting the Drives to the StorPoint CD
Connecting
Dual Scsi Version
Scsi Drives
Switch the power on to the whole of the tower
IDE Drives
Connect the IDE cable to the drives
Server must be physically located at one end of the cable
Appendix E Technical Specifications
Supported Systems
Environmental
Example 2 NDSAdminName parameter syntax
Appendix F Glossary
Example 1 NDSServerContext parameter syntax
Network
NetWare environment
Etc
System
Servers and volumes
Number of assembly-language instructions
Network services, e.g. printers and CD servers
Server Message Blocks. a protocol that makes use of NetBIOS
Information on the Internet
Wizard
Experience
Index
Microsoft & IBM networks configuration
Web Http
NFS
Web Http 82 Windows SMB 28 Writable discs Zone