Acorn Communicator Filestore Manager's Guide

More documents

Recommendations

Info

`Insurance' The best 'insurance' against losing information, whether due to users' mistakes, power cuts or unwanted interference, is to take regular copies of the information on floppy discs (see Making backups in Chapter 3). Do this at the same time each day, ideally before shutting down, and store these security copies in a safe place. Coping with Most problems involving loss of information can be remedied by copying problems back the last version of the file(s) affected, from the backup copies you will make on a daily basis. Refer to Appendix 2 for guidance on coping with problems. Adding users When a new user comes on to Econet they can initially share another user's id, but a more satisfactory solution is to give them their own id, user directory and space. See Adding a user in Chapter 3, Management facilities. Removing users When an established user leaves, you will probably want to remove their user id and files. See Removing a user in Chapter 3, Management facilities. Managing discs If your system includes a hard disc, you will probably not use the floppy disc drives for users' files, as the hard disc is much faster and has a much higher capacity. This means that the password file, library and utilities directories and user directories will all be on the hard disc. You will then use the floppy disc drives mainly for copying files to and from the hard disc, for security copies and transporting files to other sites. If your system does not include a hard disc, the simplest way to operate FileStore is to keep the password file, library and utilities directories on a single disc, which you will always use in the lefthand drive. The most frequently used user directories can then be placed on this disc and another disc which will usually be in the righthand drive. If there is enough room for all the users on these two discs, all well and good. If there is not enough room, you will need to put some on a third (fourth, fifth ...) disc, which you will need to insert in the righthand drive when those users need access. (You choose which disc to put users on at the time you create them, as described below.) 8 2 THE FILESTORE MANAGER'S ROLE
Managing space Availability There may come a time when FileStore's disc space is running low — for a floppy disc, the 'Bytes free' figure would fall below about 10,000; for a hard disc, below about 500,000. If it appears that FileStore's storage capacity is being used to the limit, you will need to delete some unwanted files. Some considerations when doing this are: — About once a week, you can print a directory tree (using NETMGR) for the disc's $ directory and circulate it or pin it up on a noticeboard, together with a warning that the files will only be kept on backup if `claimed' by a user initialling them on the printout. If nobody claims a file, delete it, but remember to allow for users who are temporarily absent — for example on holiday or off sick. — Encourage users to delete files as soon as they are finished with them. — Discourage users from having identical copies of commonly used files (eg form letters). — Avoid having backup copies of unwanted files. When you become aware of files that users are finding helpful, such as form letters for VIEW, balance sheets for ViewSheet or a tax program for BASIC, you can make them widely available by storing them in common-access directories such as LIBRARY or UTILS. In this way you can help improve the productivity of your organisation while reducing the number of duplicate files spread throughout the FileStore discs, so helping reduce space problems. Keeping records To simplify extending your Econet system and dealing with problems, you should keep a written record of the station ids of <strong>Communicator</strong>s and FileStore units and the printer names, where appropriate. You should also keep a record of user ids (per disc, if you have sufficient users to warrant using multiple system discs). Maintenance tasks Suitable forms are provided in Appendix 5 for you to photocopy. While you can carry out most of your responsibilities with FileStore running, there are a small number of tasks that you may occasionally need to perform 2 THE FILESTORE MANAGER'S ROLE 9
Page 1 and 2: Acorn Communicator Acorn= choice of
Page 3 and 4: Important: WARNING: THIS APPARATUS
Page 5 and 6: Appendix 1: INSTALLING FILESTORE 39
Page 7: 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction Fil
Page 10 and 11: The 'root' directory In a simple sy
Page 12 and 13: Logging on User identification (id)
Page 16 and 17: that must be done while FileStore i
Page 18 and 19: Type: password! 4-i 1 (where passwo
Page 20 and 21: 5. This will return you to the main
Page 22 and 23: without letting FileStore know you
Page 24 and 25: If all the users are within shoutin
Page 26 and 27: and show the directory tree of the
Page 28 and 29: If you are copying a file: 4. Type
Page 30 and 31: To change your password: 1. Return
Page 32 and 33: 1. There should be three sets of ha
Page 34 and 35: (For example, if a user creates a f
Page 36 and 37: 3. Type: *DISCS This displays the t
Page 38 and 39: Examining discs To display a single
Page 40 and 41: Changing the FileStore has its own
Page 42 and 43: Changing the maximum number of user
Page 45 and 46: Appendix 1: INSTALLING FILESTORE Yo
Page 47 and 48: FileStore Discs The function of eac
Page 49 and 50: The function of each of these featu
Page 51 and 52: doing this now will help prevent pr
Page 53 and 54: 6. Log on as SYST. On your Communic
Page 55 and 56: 2. Open the access flap, then turn
Page 57 and 58: (This logs you on to FileStore in m
Page 59 and 60: 3. Turn FileStore on. 4. Select the
Page 61 and 62: 7. Log off by typing: *BYE Final st
Page 63: If there are already printers on th
Page 66 and 67:
to 254, otherwise it should be set
Page 68 and 69:
Bad attribute A user has made a mis
Page 70 and 71:
FS error 29 Someone has managed to
Page 72 and 73:
One of the discs is badly corrupted
Page 74 and 75:
the *CAT command or NETMGR task's T
Page 76 and 77:
If you have more than one FileStore
Page 79 and 80:
Appendix 3: COMMAND SUMMARIES Some
Page 81:
Maintenance mode To use the mainten
Page 84 and 85:
log on the process of selecting a F
Page 86 and 87:
80 Appendix 5: ECONET SYSTEM RECORD
Page 89 and 90:
INDEX $.UTILS.SETT1ME 34 Backup —
Page 91 and 92:
Maintenance tasks 9-10 Role of mana
Page 96:
Acorn Computers Limited Fulbourn Ro
show all

Acorn Communicator Filestore Manager's Guide

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?