russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell J Fulton;ccc032u) (12/11/90)
Original Query: >We need a system to manage tapes on our SGI 4D system. We are looking for the >following features. > 1/ supports ANSI labels > 2/ mount and unmount operations for both labeled and unlabeled tapes. > 3/ catalog of tape giving storage location and other information for > tape held by the system. > 4/ wrappers for tar etc to read and then skip over labels. >Item 2 implies managing the /dev... files to maintain secure access to who >ever has the device mounted at any particular time. >I would be interested in system that does parts of this e.g. manage the >security of the /dev... files to prevent one user overwriting another's tape >since I will probably end up writing a system if I can't find one. >(I have done it before on an IBM VM system in PLI and assembler :-( ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The items 1,2,4 are covered by the labeled tape interface, which runs on CDC's EP/IX (its' MIPS RiscOs 4.51 running on CDC's 4xxx). I don't know about availability of the labeled tape interface for other UNIX'es, but CDC sells also SGI. Maybe CDC has implemented the labeled tape interface also on their SGI boxes, so it's possible that you can get a modified UNIX for your SGI-box from CDC. Sincerely, Klaus Steinberger -- Klaus Steinberger Beschleunigerlabor der TU und LMU Muenchen Phone: (+49 89)3209 4287 Hochschulgelaende FAX: (+49 89)3209 4280 D-8046 Garching, Germany BITNET: K2@DGABLG5P Internet: k2@bl.physik.tu-muenchen.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The archive and lockdev features of SMT do this. I append a fuller description. Good luck! Cheerio, Rick Rodgers -- R. P. C. Rodgers, M.D. (415)476-8910 (work) 664-0560 (home) UCSF Laurel Heights Campus UUCP: ...ucbvax.berkeley.edu!cca.ucsf.edu!rodgers 3333 California St., Suite 102 ARPA: rodgers@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu San Francisco CA 94118 USA BITNET: rodgers@ucsfcca (SMT is available from: Office of Technology Licensing, University of California contact domino@garnet.berkeley.edu cost $300 single user machine. $600 multiuser non networked $800 multiuser networked. ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Schnell of "Secure Online Systems" responded by couriering a description of their product called 'Secure tape Interface' which covers all of the original requirements and much more. The only catch was the price, $15,000 to run an a $500,000 system + 10% PA. (Please correct me Ron if I have this wrong.) It would be worth this if we were a big commercial operation, but we are not. Secure Online Systems 1100 Glendon Ave. Suite 851 Los Angeles, CA 90024. tel 213-443-9688 800-321-1767 Fax 312-824-1373 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out "REELlibrarian" from Sceptre Corporation. Their product does all you want and more. They are at: SCEPTRE Corporation P.O. Box 8031 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 48107 Voice: 313-665-8778 FAX: 313-665-5707 Since you're so far away, you might also try email to Paul Stuttler. Paul is (I think) president of Sceptre. He should be reachable as pes@sceptre.com. <Standard Disclaimer Here> --Pete Poorman poorman@convex.com ( I tried the email address but have not had any response. RF) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 2 implies managing the /dev... files to maintain secure access to who ever has the device mounted at any particular time. I would be interested in system that does parts of this e.g. manage the security of the /dev... files to prevent one user overwriting another's tape... I have that one. I don't know whether I could get it to you, but you might get some ideas from reading the paper about it in the Summer 89 (Baltimore, Md, USA) USENIX Conference proceedings. I have it cleared for academic release, but I don't know whether that applies to the antipodes. --- Griff Smith AT&T (Bell Laboratories), Murray Hill Phone: 1-201-582-7736 UUCP: {most AT&T sites}!ulysses!ggs Internet: ggs@ulysses.att.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's it. Thank you every body who responded. Since we are rather broke we will probably buy SMT from UC and write the rest ourselves. Cheers, Russell. -- Russell Fulton, Computer Center, University of Auckland, New Zealand. <rj_fulton@aukuni.ac.nz>