Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 5.1 ADIC
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VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 1 of 14 Pr oduct: Vo l S e r v ® Ve r s i o n 5 . 1 Operating Systems: IRIX ® 6.5.15-6.5.17 Solaris ™ 7 and 8 SP ARC ® (32-bit and 64-bit) Date: December 30, 2002 NO TE: (1) Th e operatin g system must alwa ys b e run in US_English.
Page 2 of 14 VolServ Version 5. 1 — 6-00572-01 • SGI IRIX support for 6.5.15 - 6.5.17. • Linter database upgrade to version 5.9.15.5. Fixed Pr oblems Between V olServ 5.0 and V olServ 5.1, ADIC changed the sy stem it uses to track Change Requests (CRs).
VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 3 of 14 The follo wing table describes kno wn problems in this release. Suppor ted Libraries The follo wing libraries ar e supported in this release. NO TE: AIT is not currently suppor ted as a pre-defined med ia typ e.
Page 4 of 14 VolServ Version 5. 1 — 6-00572-01 Theref ore, if yo u use DC f or y our AIT -1 and/or AIT -2 drives and y ou are upg radin g to V olSer v 5.1, you will need to reconfigure the drive ty pe designator to DM, otherwise V o lSer v will inter p ret DC as an AIT -3 drive.
VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 5 of 14 Changes to the Installing V olServ Guide The follo wing change should be noted when using the instructions in the Installing V olServ installation guide. On page 2-7, Step 6, the information in the table fo r performing a remote installation is not correct.
Page 6 of 14 VolServ Version 5. 1 — 6-00572-01 The ADIC copyright license and the creati on date of the dist ribution CD appears. Step 2. T ype y (yes) or n (no) and type the CD pathname to install the upgrade files from the V olS erv CD.
VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 7 of 14 When prompted for the installation directory, remember that"/volserv" is appended to your response. For example, if you choose "/usr/local" then /usr/local/volserv is used as the installation directory.
Page 8 of 14 VolServ Version 5. 1 — 6-00572-01 Step 4. T ype y (yes) or n (no) and press Retur n or Enter to initiate the V olServ upgrade. Step 5. T ype y (yes) if you wish to install the command line interf ace (CLI) e xecuta bles. The CLI ex ecutables are extracted from the distribution media.
VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 9 of 14 Step 6. T ype y (yes) or n (no) to install the necessary archi ve interf ace e xecutables. Step 7. T ype y (yes) if you wish to install the archiv e con version tools. To ensure the integrity of your archive configurations , contact ATAC for in structions on using the archive conversion tools.
Page 10 of 14 VolServ Version 5. 1 — 6-00572-01 Step 8. Press Return or Ent er to accept the defaults, or type ne w pathnames for the following: • Database journal fi les • Database checkpoint f.
VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 11 of 14 Step 9. Create the user and group files. For default user IDs and group ID s, refer to the table in the System Parameters Checklist section on page 1-6 of the Installing VolServ guide. Step 10. T ype y (yes) and the V olServ license string if you wish to add a new library or change an existing one.
Page 12 of 14 VolServ Version 5. 1 — 6-00572-01 Step 11. T ype y (yes) if you wish to install the V olServ API f iles. The Application Program Interface (API) allows th e client’s software to interact with VolServ. During this step, the API man pages are inst alled and include API descriptions.
VolServ Versi on 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 13 of 14 Documentation The most current versions of th e V olServ Release Notes and accomp an ying documentation are a v ailable on the ADIC website (www .adic.com) . If you wish to vie w this documentation, please contact your V olServ sales representati ve.
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An important point after buying a device ADIC 5.1 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought ADIC 5.1 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data ADIC 5.1 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ADIC 5.1 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ADIC 5.1 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ADIC 5.1, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime ADIC 5.1.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ADIC 5.1. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ADIC 5.1 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
