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- TECHNICAL BULLETIN 3/25/91 jcr
- CD-ROM Supplement: CD Net 3.0, Meridian Data
-
- This bulletin outlines the configuration of Meridian Data's CD Net
- Server with CD Net version 3.01 software. CD Net supports up to 14
- half-height CD-ROM drives (the model 100NC supports up to 8 CD-ROM
- drives), and supports the High Sierra, ISO 9660 disc formats.
-
- Installing the CD Net Tower
- 1. Install the CD-ROM drives as noted in "Server Tower Hardware -
- Reference and Installation" manual.
- 2. Create a boot disk which will contain the following files:
- command.com, ae2.exe, ailanbio.exe (ae2, ailanbio provided by
- Artisoft) server.exe, server.cfg, hscsirom.sys, scsiwd70.sys
- (these files provided by Meridian)
- 3. On this boot disk, create an Autoexec.bat file which loads the
- Artisoft drivers and Meridian's Server software (IE: ae2,
- ailanbio, set hx=/noswap, server).
- 4. Create a Config.sys file with the following line:
- device=scsiwd70.sys d=hscsirom.sys /r:1 /s:1
- 5. Boot the server and install the discs in the caddies. The
- server should be at the Status Screen.
- 6. Set up each workstation so that the following is loaded in the
- config.sys file:
- device=\mcdnet.sys /d:cdnetrom /s:1 /u:1
- (in this configuration /s:1 and /u:1 specify one server and 1
- drive letter)
- 7. Set up each workstation so that the following is loaded after
- the Artisoft network files:
- mscdex /d:cdnetrom
- set cdservers=1
- set cdnetdrvr=cdnetrom
- set datafile=artisoft.dat
- 8. Once installed, each workstations should have a redirected
- drive through MSCDEX to the CD Net Tower. Nothing should be
- done through the LANtastic network to share the CD Net Tower,
- as this is handled specifically by Meridian's software.
-
- Operation
- The CD Net Server can be accessed on the network through menu
- software or though a command line utility called CMOUNT. I.E.:
- CMOUNT /I0:ID# /O {Where /I is the ID as displayed in CD Status
- CMOUNT /N0:ID# /O {Where /N is the Label as displayed in CD
- Status
-
- Earlier versions of the menu software were reported to have
- problems with the network. Meridian Data has verified that these
- problems have been corrected with version 3.01.
-
- CD Status will display the current status of the CD-ROM drives.
- Both the ID and Label should appear in the drive status box on the
- right side of the screen. Some discs have no label, however, a disc
- ID will always appear.
-
- SUMMARY
- If a unique problem arises which we are unable to resolve either
- through initial phone contact or through this bulletin, please
- contact our technical support department at (602) 293-6363.
-
- Vendor Information
- Meridian Data, Inc., 5615 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA
- 95066, (408) 438-3100
-
- ARTISOFT, Inc. makes no warranties as to the completeness or
- accuracy of this document. LANtastic is a trademark of ARTISOFT,
- Inc. Brand names and product names are trademarks or registered
- trademarks of their respective companies.
-