User manual

Starting iXOS-JUKEMAN
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The iXOS-JUKEMAN administration client is a graphical user interface
(GUI) that can be run on any Windows NT or Windows 95 computer in the
network. The network address of the host where iXOS-JUKEMAN is run-
ning is stored in the file “jukeboy.ini” in the %systemroot% directory.
You can configure devices and views on the file system and insert and
remove disks from a jukebox using the GUI.
To maintain the configuration, the administration client reads and writes
the server configuration file (server.cfg) and a device description file
for each device.
You can also edit these files manually (see the sections entitled CLI), but
is is easier to use the GUI to configure devices and exported views.
The main dialog has a menu and a list of devices. These devices can be
‘attached’ or ‘detached’. ‘Attached’ indicates that the device is controlled
by iXOS-JUKEMAN.
The property ‘Startup’ indicates whether a device should be attached
automatically at the start-up of iXOS-JUKEMAN or manually (‘manual’).
Using the ‘Attach’ button, you can add devices from the list to be con-
trolled by iXOS-JUKEMAN.
The buttons can only be selected if you configured devices. If you just
started iXOS-JUKEMAN in its virgin state for the very first time devices
must be configured as described in “Set up devices” on page 48.
Communication between the GUI and the server is always initiated by the
GUI, not the other way round. This is why the server cannot tell the GUI
that a device has been detached using an cdadm command from the
command line or that a device got switched off. The relevant device will
still be listed as being attached in the device list of the GUI. If you are un-
certain of the current state of the server, either restart the GUI or click the
Attach/Detach button. This also applies to situations where the GUI issues
a time-out error.
Note:
If you do not use the GUI to configure the devices, you can name the de-
vice description and save files anything you want. Put them into the di-
rectory where cdnfsd.exe resides, since this is where iXOS-JUKEMAN
looks for them. However, random names can lead to problems if you use
the GUI afterwards, since the GUI only accepts device description files
with the name of the device (as stored in server.cfg) and the extension
.dev.