Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel.
Hello again, The backup solution here uses a number of DLT and LTO tape drives configured with Powervault T130 libraries. The software that we use is Symantec Backup Exec 11D. All but one of our servers is using Windows 2003. Unfortunately, one server that has yet to be decommissioned is running 2000. The small interface on the front of the powervault can be used for configuring the library. This configuration can also be done remotely via connecting to the RMU over the network. However, instead of displaying the menu items shown on this interface in text, the dell powervault interface accessed over the network shows it as a graphic. Therefore, I obviously cant read it. Is there any way that you know of that would enable me to read this interface? Any help would be appreciated. Darragh Ó Héiligh
Hi, I have a similar issue with a Quantom tape library. Unfortunately that is one of the jobs I have to delegate, as it is not just unlocking/opening the drive, but we have a large number of tapes which need to be inserted the correct way into the drive, and the other tapes need returning to a secure vault. The tape library in my case does have a web interface, and there is a feature that allows me to check the barcode on the label via the interface, however, this is very time consuming, and the vault is nowhere near the tape library, so if I make a mistake, I have to go back and do the whole thing again. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie [mailto:Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie] Sent: 04 November 2008 14:17 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hello again, The backup solution here uses a number of DLT and LTO tape drives configured with Powervault T130 libraries. The software that we use is Symantec Backup Exec 11D. All but one of our servers is using Windows 2003. Unfortunately, one server that has yet to be decommissioned is running 2000. The small interface on the front of the powervault can be used for configuring the library. This configuration can also be done remotely via connecting to the RMU over the network. However, instead of displaying the menu items shown on this interface in text, the dell powervault interface accessed over the network shows it as a graphic. Therefore, I obviously cant read it. Is there any way that you know of that would enable me to read this interface? Any help would be appreciated. Darragh Ó Héiligh _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the allpay.net Information Security Manager at the number above.
Andrew, I don't delegate any of this stuff. Using the interface is only something that needs to be done during configuration of the device or during troubleshooting a particularly difficult issue. The way I do it is: tape management: I have a barcode scanner that connects via USB to a PC. I've created a small script using vbs that utilizes the say tools available on www.empowermentzone.com This script does one very simple thing. just read out the barcode that has been scanned letter by letter so I get emediet feedback from jfw. That simple process allows me to read all the tapes that I manage. For managing the tapes, Tapes are stored in large shelving units in two secure locations. Each compartment and each level on these shelves also have barcodes. I have a spreadsheet that allows me to type in the barcode of a tape when a restore is required and I can then look up the exact location where that tape is stored. If feeling confedent, I don't even need to bring the barcode scanner with me as with the spreadsheet, I can see exactly how many tapes in on the shelf this particular tape sits so it's just a matter of counting down when I get to the right shelf. Each shelf also has a convention so it is possible to see quickly exactly where in the room the shelf and section is situated. When loading tapes, I simply put the tape used for the restore into one of the back loaders therefore I have a reasonable idea where to look in backup exec. This isn't necessary though as backup exec will show the barcodes for all the tapes also. I would go as far as to say that with the organization I've put into this system, the backup solution is more efficient here than it has been ever before. Therefore, the few extra steps I need to go through at times are offset by the speed in which I can find and use a tape for a restore. For labeling new tapes, I use a cardboard template that a friend helped me to make so I can then use a gilateen for cutting the A4 labels to size for the DLT's. the LTO's are much easier as their a sticky label that can be stuck to the side therefore no cutting is required. When changing tapes every week, I do the following: use backup exec to see what tapes are still unused. if for example slots 2, 4, 5 and 14 have empty tapes, I require 10 new tapes. The first thing I do when I go to the server is remove 2, 4, 5 and 14 and leave them to one side. I then remove the rest of the tapes. I put the old tapes from 2, 4, 5 and 14 into slots: 1, 2, 3 and 4. This is a personal policy more than anything else though. I like the tapes to be in sequencial order as it makes managing them a bit easier. I fill the remainder of the slots with the rest of the tapes. I simply then put the holders back into the media library, go back to my desk and instruct backup exec to inventory that server. Regards Darragh Ó Héiligh "Andrew Hodgson" <Andrew.Hodgson@allpay.net> Sent by: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org 04/11/2008 14:22 Please respond to Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> To blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> cc Subject Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hi, I have a similar issue with a Quantom tape library. Unfortunately that is one of the jobs I have to delegate, as it is not just unlocking/opening the drive, but we have a large number of tapes which need to be inserted the correct way into the drive, and the other tapes need returning to a secure vault. The tape library in my case does have a web interface, and there is a feature that allows me to check the barcode on the label via the interface, however, this is very time consuming, and the vault is nowhere near the tape library, so if I make a mistake, I have to go back and do the whole thing again. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie [mailto:Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie] Sent: 04 November 2008 14:17 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hello again, The backup solution here uses a number of DLT and LTO tape drives configured with Powervault T130 libraries. The software that we use is Symantec Backup Exec 11D. All but one of our servers is using Windows 2003. Unfortunately, one server that has yet to be decommissioned is running 2000. The small interface on the front of the powervault can be used for configuring the library. This configuration can also be done remotely via connecting to the RMU over the network. However, instead of displaying the menu items shown on this interface in text, the dell powervault interface accessed over the network shows it as a graphic. Therefore, I obviously cant read it. Is there any way that you know of that would enable me to read this interface? Any help would be appreciated. Darragh Ó Héiligh _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. 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Andrew, I don't delegate any of this stuff. Using the interface is only something that needs to be done during configuration of the device or during troubleshooting a particularly difficult issue. The way I do it is: tape management: I have a barcode scanner that connects via USB to a PC. I've created a small script using vbs that utilizes the say tools available on www.empowermentzone.com This script does one very simple thing. just read out the barcode that has been scanned letter by letter so I get emediet feedback from jfw. That simple process allows me to read all the tapes that I manage. For managing the tapes, Tapes are stored in large shelving units in two secure locations. Each compartment and each level on these shelves also have barcodes. I have a spreadsheet that allows me to type in the barcode of a tape when a restore is required and I can then look up the exact location where that tape is stored. If feeling confedent, I don't even need to bring the barcode scanner with me as with the spreadsheet, I can see exactly how many tapes in on the shelf this particular tape sits so it's just a matter of counting down when I get to the right shelf. Each shelf also has a convention so it is possible to see quickly exactly where in the room the shelf and section is situated. When loading tapes, I simply put the tape used for the restore into one of the back loaders therefore I have a reasonable idea where to look in backup exec. This isn't necessary though as backup exec will show the barcodes for all the tapes also. I would go as far as to say that with the organization I've put into this system, the backup solution is more efficient here than it has been ever before. Therefore, the few extra steps I need to go through at times are offset by the speed in which I can find and use a tape for a restore. For labeling new tapes, I use a cardboard template that a friend helped me to make so I can then use a gilateen for cutting the A4 labels to size for the DLT's. the LTO's are much easier as their a sticky label that can be stuck to the side therefore no cutting is required. When changing tapes every week, I do the following: use backup exec to see what tapes are still unused. if for example slots 2, 4, 5 and 14 have empty tapes, I require 10 new tapes. The first thing I do when I go to the server is remove 2, 4, 5 and 14 and leave them to one side. I then remove the rest of the tapes. I put the old tapes from 2, 4, 5 and 14 into slots: 1, 2, 3 and 4. This is a personal policy more than anything else though. I like the tapes to be in sequencial order as it makes managing them a bit easier. I fill the remainder of the slots with the rest of the tapes. I simply then put the holders back into the media library, go back to my desk and instruct backup exec to inventory that server. Regards Darragh Ó Héiligh "Andrew Hodgson" <Andrew.Hodgson@allpay.net> Sent by: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org 04/11/2008 14:22 Please respond to Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> To blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> cc Subject Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hi, I have a similar issue with a Quantom tape library. Unfortunately that is one of the jobs I have to delegate, as it is not just unlocking/opening the drive, but we have a large number of tapes which need to be inserted the correct way into the drive, and the other tapes need returning to a secure vault. The tape library in my case does have a web interface, and there is a feature that allows me to check the barcode on the label via the interface, however, this is very time consuming, and the vault is nowhere near the tape library, so if I make a mistake, I have to go back and do the whole thing again. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie [mailto:Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie] Sent: 04 November 2008 14:17 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hello again, The backup solution here uses a number of DLT and LTO tape drives configured with Powervault T130 libraries. The software that we use is Symantec Backup Exec 11D. All but one of our servers is using Windows 2003. Unfortunately, one server that has yet to be decommissioned is running 2000. The small interface on the front of the powervault can be used for configuring the library. This configuration can also be done remotely via connecting to the RMU over the network. However, instead of displaying the menu items shown on this interface in text, the dell powervault interface accessed over the network shows it as a graphic. Therefore, I obviously cant read it. Is there any way that you know of that would enable me to read this interface? Any help would be appreciated. Darragh Ó Héiligh _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. 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Hi, Wow, that is amazing, and a real case of overcoming the challenge and improving the system for everyone who needs acces to it! I will go over this in more detail, because I think I could really use the USB barcode system to help us in the department as well, especially since we can use the web interface on the library to find out which tapes are in which slots. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie [mailto:Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie] Sent: 04 November 2008 14:38 To: Blind sysadmins list Cc: blind-sysadmins; blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Andrew, I don't delegate any of this stuff. Using the interface is only something that needs to be done during configuration of the device or during troubleshooting a particularly difficult issue. The way I do it is: tape management: I have a barcode scanner that connects via USB to a PC. I've created a small script using vbs that utilizes the say tools available on www.empowermentzone.com This script does one very simple thing. just read out the barcode that has been scanned letter by letter so I get emediet feedback from jfw. That simple process allows me to read all the tapes that I manage. For managing the tapes, Tapes are stored in large shelving units in two secure locations. Each compartment and each level on these shelves also have barcodes. I have a spreadsheet that allows me to type in the barcode of a tape when a restore is required and I can then look up the exact location where that tape is stored. If feeling confedent, I don't even need to bring the barcode scanner with me as with the spreadsheet, I can see exactly how many tapes in on the shelf this particular tape sits so it's just a matter of counting down when I get to the right shelf. Each shelf also has a convention so it is possible to see quickly exactly where in the room the shelf and section is situated. When loading tapes, I simply put the tape used for the restore into one of the back loaders therefore I have a reasonable idea where to look in backup exec. This isn't necessary though as backup exec will show the barcodes for all the tapes also. I would go as far as to say that with the organization I've put into this system, the backup solution is more efficient here than it has been ever before. Therefore, the few extra steps I need to go through at times are offset by the speed in which I can find and use a tape for a restore. For labeling new tapes, I use a cardboard template that a friend helped me to make so I can then use a gilateen for cutting the A4 labels to size for the DLT's. the LTO's are much easier as their a sticky label that can be stuck to the side therefore no cutting is required. When changing tapes every week, I do the following: use backup exec to see what tapes are still unused. if for example slots 2, 4, 5 and 14 have empty tapes, I require 10 new tapes. The first thing I do when I go to the server is remove 2, 4, 5 and 14 and leave them to one side. I then remove the rest of the tapes. I put the old tapes from 2, 4, 5 and 14 into slots: 1, 2, 3 and 4. This is a personal policy more than anything else though. I like the tapes to be in sequencial order as it makes managing them a bit easier. I fill the remainder of the slots with the rest of the tapes. I simply then put the holders back into the media library, go back to my desk and instruct backup exec to inventory that server. Regards Darragh Ó Héiligh "Andrew Hodgson" <Andrew.Hodgson@allpay.net> Sent by: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org 04/11/2008 14:22 Please respond to Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> To blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> cc Subject Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hi, I have a similar issue with a Quantom tape library. Unfortunately that is one of the jobs I have to delegate, as it is not just unlocking/opening the drive, but we have a large number of tapes which need to be inserted the correct way into the drive, and the other tapes need returning to a secure vault. The tape library in my case does have a web interface, and there is a feature that allows me to check the barcode on the label via the interface, however, this is very time consuming, and the vault is nowhere near the tape library, so if I make a mistake, I have to go back and do the whole thing again. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie [mailto:Darragh.OHeiligh@Oireachtas.ie] Sent: 04 November 2008 14:17 To: Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Using the PowerVault tape library administration panel. Hello again, The backup solution here uses a number of DLT and LTO tape drives configured with Powervault T130 libraries. The software that we use is Symantec Backup Exec 11D. All but one of our servers is using Windows 2003. Unfortunately, one server that has yet to be decommissioned is running 2000. The small interface on the front of the powervault can be used for configuring the library. This configuration can also be done remotely via connecting to the RMU over the network. However, instead of displaying the menu items shown on this interface in text, the dell powervault interface accessed over the network shows it as a graphic. Therefore, I obviously cant read it. Is there any way that you know of that would enable me to read this interface? Any help would be appreciated. Darragh Ó Héiligh _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the allpay.net Information Security Manager at the number above. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. 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