New Worm Configuration
Due to changes in available technology the worm configuration has changed.
New installations will consist of: P5 based P.C.8MB Ram Adaptec 1500 series SCSI host adapter Colour Monitor, keyboard and mouse
Internal 1GB IDE drive 4mm DAT tape Internal worm drive External CDROM MS-DOS Windows Corel SCSI Cheyenne ARCserver (R)/solo v2. 11
The 4mm DAT tape and Cheyenne ARCserver are new additions to allow tape backups of optical disks to be created.
The CDROM is included as Corel SCSI is now only distributed on CDROM.
Windows is required as Corel SCSI will only install through the windows interface.
Note well
Windows and Worm archiving should not be running
concurrently.
Worm technology is changing rapidly. New drives are being released which have faster access times and higher write densities. Suppliers are becoming reluctant to repair older
New technolgy is not backwards compatible with some of the original drives that EDP supplied.
Using Cheyenne ARCserver, scripts can be created which will copy worm disks to the 4mm tape drive. In the event of data corruption or if the worm has to be replaced, then these tapes can be used to re-create archive disks.
Configuration and Installation.
The basic P.C. will be bought in with DOS and Windows pre-loaded and the base configuration tested.
The following additional sub-assemblies are to be installed.
1. Adaptec 1500 series SCSI host adapter.
2. Internal Worm drive set to I.D.1
3. Internal 4mm DAT tape set to I.D.2
4. External CDROM set for I.D.3
Once the additional hardware has been installed then EZ-SCSI, the Adaptec software driver, is to be installed.
Insert the Adaptec EZ-SCSI MS-DOS diskette into the floppy drive.
At the C:> prompt enter a:(cr)
At the a:> enter install (cr)
The system will ask if you want a default or custom installation. Select the default installation.
The system will prompt to scan for any installed SCSI controllers?
Accept the default.
The system will prompt to scan for SCSI devices
Accept the default to scan for devices.
Ensure that the drives installed above are detected during this scan.
The system will prompt for a directory to install EZ-SCSI into?
Accept the default.
When prompted
select `E' as the drive label for the CDROM.
Allow EZ-SCSI to modify `config.sys and autoexec.bat'.
The system will prompt you to re-boot the system.
Observe the boot messages to ensure that all SCSI devices are detected and no error messages are displayed.
If any SCSI devices are not detected or if any error messages are displayed then contact Support for advice.
Install the Corel SCSI CDROM into the CDROM drive.
At the c:> prompt enter e: (cr)
The system will display e:>
enter dir/w (cr)
Observe the CDROM drive; it should become active as the Corel SCSI CDROM directory is read and displayed.
This indicates that the Adaptec SCSI drivers have been successfully installed.
To enable the worm drive for use it is necessary to install Corel SCSI.
Boot up Windows by entering c:win (cr)
Once Windows has been booted then click on `main', `file manager', `file'.
In the file pull down menu click on `run'.
Enter E:\setup into the box and press (cr).
Follow the screen prompts accepting the defaults.
When prompted to select a driver highlight.
Corel Adaptec 154x/16xx drivers to be installed.
You will be prompted to specify a scanner driver, select the `no driver' option.
Accept the default directory to install Corel into.
Corel will not be installed. Once this is complete re-boot the system.
After the re-boot is complete, at the c:> prompt enter
c: >dostools (cr)
Select the list option and ensure that Corel SCSI detects all SCSI devices.
Exit from dostools.
To functionally test the worm drive
Install a worm optical disk into the worm drive. Enter
c:> copy c:*.* d:(cr)
d:(cr)
The system will display d:>
enter dir/w
The worm activity light should flicker showing that it is being accessed and a directory listing of the files copied from the c drive will be displayed.
If you are unable to copy the files from c: to d: or if an error is displayed contact Support for assistance.
To enable the 4mm tape it is now necessary to install Cheyenne ARCserver (R) arcsolo software.
Depending on what media arcsolo is supplied on, either insert the floppy into the drive or load the relevant CD into the CDROM.
Boot windows by entering win (cr) at the c:> prompt.
Access main, file manager files.
In the files pull down menu click on run and enter in the box
e:\cheyenne\arcsolo\runme.bat (cr)
Arcsolo will be installed into a directory called \arcsolo.
When installation has completed then the main arcsolo administration menu will be displayed.
Select Administration followed by select tape drive.
The system will display a list of supported devices. Use the arrow keys to highlight:
Adaptec AHA-154x/1640 and enter (cr)
The system will display a sub menu:
Highlight scan and press F2
The system will ask you if you want to initialise the controller.
Select yes (cr)
Ensure that the 4mm tape becomes active. Once complete exit by pressing Esc.
It is now necessary to prepare a tape for use. Insert a 4mm tape into the tape drive. At the Administration menu highlight Tape Maintenance and press enter.
At the sub menu highlight quick erase and press enter.
This will take a few seconds.
Once completed highlight format and press enter.
The tape will prompt for a tape label. Use your name. (The software does not seem to like a label of test !).
Press enter and the tape will be prepared for use. This will take a few seconds.
To save data to the tape it is necessary to setup a script. Esc back to the previous sub-menu and highlight Edit scripts and press enter.
At this sub-menu highlight Backup to tape and press enter.
At the next sub-menu highlight speed entry and press enter.
At the next sub-menu highlight blank form and press enter.
Within the blank form use (cr) to select a field for modification, arrow keys to move between fields, Esc to terminate the edit mode at a particular field and F2 to finish.
Edit the following information:
Source Directoryc:
Tape Name*
Modeoverwrite
Backup hidden filesyes
Backup system filesyes
Clear Archive bityes
Backup MethodComplete : all files
Track Filesyes
Script Namec:
Press F2 to exit, save the script and return to the sub-menu.
Esc back to the main menu and highlight run Job and press enter.
At the sub-menu highlight `backup to tape' and press enter.
At the sub-menu highlight `speed entry' and press enter.
At the sub-menu highlight `c:', and press enter.
At the sub-menu accept `start job' and press enter.
The system will commence the save. If prompted to overwrite the tape answer yes.
The save will commence and automatically verify itself. Providing there are no errors then the installation of arcsolo is complete.
To exit arcsolo press Esc until asked if you wish to exit.
To restart arcsolo from c:
enter c:>cd arcsolo (cr)
c:\arcsolo>arcsolo (cr)