HP CD-ROM Server User's Guide

Mounting or Mapping Network Drives 4-3
• If the system administrator has set a CD-ROM alias name,
it will be used instead of the volume name.
Often, a volume name is not a good representation of the
CD-ROM contents. A CD-ROM alias name is a convenient
way of setting a more significant or recognizable name.
Note ❏
If you run an application from a CD-ROM, or look for its
associated files on the CD-ROM, you may not be able to use a
CD-ROM alias name because the application may not
recognize it.
• If the system administrator has set a SCSI drive alias name
this will be used in place of any of the above names. The
drive alias name is also known as the SCSI alias name, or
SCSIAlias.
SCSI alias names are useful for the following reasons:
• When you set a SCSI alias, any CD-ROM inserted into
the 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, the volume rights for any
disc inserted in the drive will be determined by the drive
access rights. This is 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.
How do I set alias names?
Information about setting the
CD-ROM alias name and the SCSI alias name, along with their
access rights, can be found in chapter 6 “Security Management”.
The
volumes
folder
The volumes folder contains all files used for controlling the
access of the CD-ROM server, the connected CD-ROM drives,
and the CD-ROMs inserted.
Note ❏
Information on these files is necessary only if you intend to
use a text editor to set the names, passwords, configuration
and other parameters. If you use a Web browser, these files
are accessed differently.
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