Because there is more to tape management than you ever realized https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/ 2026-04-06T02:25:26+00:00 https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/ https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/_media/logo.png text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/advanced?rev=1737497272&do=diff Advanced Administration In addition to the administration functions outlined in the Basic Administration section, those responsible for the administration of a TapeTrack Framework Server may also want to understand the following administration tasks: text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/backups?rev=1737497272&do=diff Backups It is critical that you regularly backup your TapeTrack Framework Server to enable, should a failure occur, to restore not only the TapeTrack database but quickly identify which Volumes are required for data restoration and their current location. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/basic?rev=1737497272&do=diff Basic Administration It is recommended that the at a minimum the following basic administration be understood, and where appropriate performed: * Starting and stopping the service. * Backups. * Upgrading. * Database Log Management. Introduction Advanced Administration text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/components?rev=1737497272&do=diff Components When you install the TapeTrack Framework Server the following components will be installed: Windows * Server executable. * Server service entry (TMSS10SVC). * Environmental variables (TMSS10BACK, TMSS10DB, TMSS10REPORTS, TMSS10SCRIPTS). * Server Helper Application (including required DLLs). text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/database_copy?rev=1737497272&do=diff Copying or Moving the TapeTrack Database to another machine If you wish to copy the TapeTrack Database to another machine, or move it from the current machine to a new machine, you can follow these steps: * Install the TapeTrack Framework Server on the new machine. * Stop the TapeTrack Framework Server on both the old (source) and new (target) machines. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/database_location?rev=1737497272&do=diff Changing the Database Location The TapeTrack database location can be changed by specifying the -h argument when starting TapeTrack. Changing The Database Location Via The Server Helper Double click the Server Helper icon, installed on your desktop by default, to start the text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/database_logs?rev=1737497272&do=diff Log File Management The embedded database used by TapeTrack uses transactional protection. This means that as updates are applied to the underlying database, they are first written to a log file. In the unlikely event that the TapeTrack Service abnormally terminates resulting in an inconsistent database, the database log files will be used to repair the database. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/db_config?rev=1737497272&do=diff The DB_CONFIG File The DB_CONFIG file is a file used to establish settings for the TapeTrack embedded database. text/html 2025-03-04T02:44:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/downloading?rev=1741056289&do=diff Downloading and Installing the Software The software can be downloaded from: * Windows 64 Bit * Linux x86 * Linux Arm Click Setup.exe to start the install. Requirements Introduction Components text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/file_structure_linux?rev=1737497272&do=diff Linux File Structure Framework Server The TapeTrack Framework Server RPM will install files to the following locations: * /var/tapetrack TapeTrack database files * /usr/bin TapeTrack Command Line binaries * /usr/sbin TapeTrack daemon binary text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/file_structure_windows?rev=1737497272&do=diff Windows File Structure Default installation for TapeTrack in Windows Operating System TapeTrack Installation Directory TapeTrack main directory, default location is at C:\Program Files\TapeTrack. This location can be modified at installation to suit your requirements if required. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/firewall?rev=1737497272&do=diff Firewall Considerations By default, the TapeTrack Framework Server accepts connections on TCP/IP port 5000 (although this can be overridden to any TCP/IP port). Depending on your firewall setup it may be necessary to allow the Server to accept connections. Accepting connections on more than one port text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/guide?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Framework Server Installation and Administration The TapeTrack Framework Server component is a Windows Service or Linux Daemon that provides the core back-end services of the TapeTrack System. These services include: * Database management text/html 2025-03-04T02:44:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/installing?rev=1741056290&do=diff Installing Windows The TapeTrack Framework Server Software installs automatically via an InstallShield installer. Locate the executable you downloaded, setup.exe, and double click to initiate the installation. Click Next > to start the Install Shield Wizard. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/logging?rev=1737497272&do=diff Logging TapeTrack uses the syslogd service to log all system messages. By default, the service will write out to the localhost on channel local1. You can change this setting by using the -S argument followed by the desired setting in format server:port. If port is omitted, the default syslogd port of text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/port_change?rev=1737497272&do=diff Changing the default port By default, the TapeTrack Framework Server listens for incoming connections on TCP/IP port 5000. This can be changed by adding a -P argument to the Service startup arguments. Windows To change the default port on Windows you can use the TapeTrack Server Helper Application. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/reload?rev=1737497272&do=diff Reloading The Database You may wish to reload the TapeTrack Database for the following reasons: * You have loaded a lot of randomly organized data and the database pages have become unbalanced. * You have deleted a lot of data and the database contains a lot of slack space. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/replicant_to_master?rev=1737497272&do=diff Restoring A Replicant Server To Master Server Status In the event of your master server going offline and you need to restore your replicant database from read only to fully functional master server you will need to: DNS Navigate to TapeTrack Framework Server installation folder (default installation location C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack Framework Server) text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/replication_decomission?rev=1737497272&do=diff Decommissioning Server Replication DB Config File On the server that your master Framework Server is installed, navigate in Windows File Explorer to the TapeTrack Installation folder (default = C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack Framework Server\var\db) and open the file text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/replication?rev=1737497272&do=diff Enabling Replication The following information illustrates the steps required to enable a High Availability Replicant Server. All steps must be performed in the order presented to create a successful connection between the Master and Replicant Server. text/html 2025-11-17T23:48:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/requirements?rev=1763423303&do=diff System Requirements Prerequisite Software There is no prerequisite software required to install and run the TapeTrack Server software. You may, however, consider using the following options: * An enterprise scheduler to submit and track TapeTrack batch tasks. text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/server_helper?rev=1737497272&do=diff TapeTrack Server Helper The TapeTrack Server Helper provides a GUI to check the status of the TapeTrack Server, modify parameters and edit or view the database configuration and error files. Accessing The Framework Server Helper Open the Framework Server Helper by double clicking the shortcut icon on the desktop text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/start_stop?rev=1737497272&do=diff Starting and Stopping the Service When performing tasks such as server maintenance it may be necessary to manually start and stop the TapeTrack Service. Windows DOS Prompt From a DOS prompt started as Administrator you can run the following commands: text/html 2025-01-21T22:07:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rtfm.tapetrack.com/server/upgrading?rev=1737497272&do=diff Upgrading Updates to the TapeTrack Server Software are made available every quarter with a major upgrade released at the beginning of each year. To upgrade, you can simply uninstall the previous version and reinstall a newly downloaded version, but it is recommended that you perform the following process to provide a fallback should something go wrong during the upgrade.