IBM Magstar 3494 manual Moving Among Multiple Sessions, Transferring Files

Moving Among Multiple Sessions

Moving among multiple remote library manager console sessions follows the general conventions for moving around the windows.

The remote library manager console main window displays each library manager session. The current sessions are listed by the appropriate link record name. To change to a different session, do the following:

vChoose the new session from the remote library manager console main window.

vGo to the task list and switch to the new session.

You can minimize or maximize the remote library manager console session windows and arrange them on the remote library manager console. To return to the remote library manager console main window, go to the task list and switch to the Distributed Console Access Facility (remote library manager console main window).

Transferring Files

You can use the ®le-transfer utility to transfer ®les from the library manager to the remote library manager console. Transferring ®les to the library manager is not allowed. Only the remote library manager console can initiate a ®le transfer. The remote library manager console can be in the monitoring state or the active state.

To transfer ®les from the library manager, do the following:

1.Choose Start ®le transfer from the Services pull-down on the remote library manager console. The File Transfer Utility window appears.

2.Type the path and the ®le nameof the source ®le. If the path is not speci®ed, the drive and directory where the DCAF is installed is used.

3.Type the path and the ®le nameof the destination ®le. If the ®le name is not speci®ed, the same name as the source ®le is used.

4.Mark the Overwrite check box if you want to replace a destination ®le that already exists.

5.Press the Receive push button for the remote library manager console to receive the ®le from the library manager.

A window appears that shows what percent of the ®le has transferred. To interrupt the ®le transfer, press the Stop push button.

Library Manager Operations with a Remote Library Manager Console

You can change the session state and the password from the library manager.

Changing the Session State of the Library Manager

After a session is established between the remote library manager console and the

library manager, the remote library manager console controls the library manager

keyboard and monitors the library manager display. The keyboard and pointing

device on the library manager are locked.

To regain control at the library manager, the session state must be changed. To

change the session state do one of the following:

v The remote library manager console operator can change the session state as

follows:

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