IBM Tape Library Magstar 3494, Operator'S Manual

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From the remote library manager console, you can also choose from the
following options:
Keystrokes
See “Using Keystrokes during a Session from the Remote Library
Manager Console”.
Session
See “Changing the Session State from the Remote Library Manager
Console” on page 249.
Services
See “Transferring Files” on page 253.
Help Use this push button to receive information about the item that the
cursor is on or about the entire window.
8. To start a session with another 3494, do the following:
a. Press Ctrl+Esc to view the task list on the remote (controlling workstation)
console.
b. Under DCAF Controller, select Distributed Console Access Facility.
c. Repeat step 4 on page 243 (Open Workstation Directory from the Services
pull-down) through step 7 on page 244.
Controlling the Tape Library from the Remote Library Manager
Console
The remote library manager console operator can control one or more tape libraries
from a remote library manager console when Active is selected from the Session
pull-down. The remote library manager console displays the target library manager
screen of each selected library in the network. The operator displays the screens by
switching between library managers or by displaying them simultaneously via
windows by using the remote library manager console task list.
Using Keystrokes during a Session from the Remote Library Manager
Console
The keystrokes mode, displayed on the title bar of the remote library manager
consolesession window, determines whether the remote library manager console’s
keyboard input and pointing device movements affect the remote library manager
console or the 3494 library manager. The remote library manager console starts
with
state active and keystrokes remote displayed in the title bar. See Figure 159 on
page 247.
The remote library manager console operator can change keystroke modes during
an active session.
Keystrokes Remote Mode on the Remote Library Manager
Console
All the keyboard input on the remote library manager console, except the remote
library manager consoleoperating-system hot-keys, affects the library manager.
Operating-system hot-key combinations always affect the remote library manager
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