Jim's
Tasks
Jay's
Tasks
Jim's Goals
CDROM List
Jim's List
ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Routine
Check List
- Novell Networks
-- Administer
- NT Networks
-- Administer
- Web Server SQLBLUE2 -- Administer server for CDROM access
via the Web and Meeting Maker
- Web Server SQLRED -- Adminster
server for LSO Help Desk Software
- SQL Server
-- DBA
- CDROM Access via Web -- Maintain
- Backup Executive
-- Administer
- Trackit SQL for Windows -- Maintain
- Norton Corporate Anit-Virus -- Maintain Server and update virus definition
files to server and clients.
MAJOR PROBLEMS/ISSUES
- Renumber IP addresses
- Upgrade Meeting Maker
- Upgrade all existing Netware servers to Netware 6
- Upgrade all existing Zenworks to Zenworks for Desktops 3.2
- Upgrade Blue Ocean Track-it 3.0 to 4.0 (VERSION 4 in SQL Server)
- Security -- Windows NT Servers and Windows Networking Clients
- Convert Trackit, Parachute, Document Image SQL back ends to MS 7.
- Faxpress - Upgrade 5.0 to 6.0
- MangeWise
- Zenworks for Servers
- GroupWise
- LSO Help Desk Software
- Windows 2000 -- More training
- SQL Server -- More training
- Trackit SQL for Windows -- Fix Problem on deprocessing
- Fortress -- Move cdrom netstations from Christine's to Jim's Nt server
- Backup -- Prepare list of workstations being backed
up and document on Swift
- Backup Exec Incidents -- Disaster Recovery Problem
Completed Projects after April 1, 2001:
- Evaluated Document Imaging Project and Suggested Hardware Platform
- Installed and Implemented Eudora 5.1 for Network Distribution
- Implemented Remote IP access from Arizona and installed Mosis
Workstations.
- Installed Netware 6 on 2 new Servers
- Installed Novell Clustering Services
- Installed SAN (Storage Area Networking) on Compaq RA1400 Storage Array
- Upgraded Zenworks 2 to Zenworks for Desktops 3.2
- Implemented Scratch space for large file transfers
- Moved titles to new MDI Cdrom Tower
- Implemented new Document Imaging Project on SQL server with 200Gig Storage
on Novell
- Changed all DOS based cdrom scripts to Windows Scripts
- Upgraded Norton Anti-Virus from 5.0 to 5.1 to solve Novell crash problems
- Repaired failed ProComm tower
- Replaced failed backup drive on Exyabyte Tape Library
- Installed Backup Executive for Novell on Mosis Server
- Index Islamicus
- Spanish and Potuguese CDROMS
- Encylopadeia of Islam
- Resolve modification for both Trackit SQL data entry and Gdi publishing
- Novell Support -- reinstated lapsed support
- Microsoft Support -- reinstated lapsed support
- Unable to update Catalagoger's Desktop and Classification PLUS -- waiting
call from Tech support -- SOLVED
- Backup Executive's errors in Log file -- SOLVED
- Implementing new key in Chemical Abstract's access scheme -- Installing
in new location on cul-snapcdnw -- SOLVED
- Removed Chemical Abstracts from Lan and gave to Charles
- Installed, Upgraded and Maintained RLG' ILL Manager
COMPLETED PROJECTS to April 1, 2001:
- Backup Executive
-- Upgraded from V.7 to V.8 --April 4, 2000
- Backup Executive
-- Upgraded from V.8 to V.8.5 -- Feb 13, 2001 (to solve NT 2000 CUL-NVP backup)
- CDLAN Documentation -- Finished from Christine's
Departure -- April 4, 2000
- Changed all Christine's Visual Basic scripts to Windows Scripts to avoid
VB problems
- CDROM Burnstation
-- Completed all hardware and networking functionality -- April 2000
- Optical JukeBox Network -- May 2000 in Production
- Procom Tower
-- May 2000 in Production
- Licensing Scripts
--May 2000
- Netscape 6 -- Explored Management possiblilities and began to implement
when LSO decides to move to IE Explorer
- Evaluated BlackIce, ZoneAlarm, Norton Network Security -- August 2,000
recommened NetIce, a network version of Black Ice with Central Control
- SQL Server 7, installed
- Blue-Ocean SQL 7 database installed, configured, maintained
- Windows 2000 Server -- researched, evalutated, and implemented first Windows
2000 Server and Windows 2000 Desktops in LSO
- Norton Anti-Viurs Corporate Edition -- Nov 2000 in Production:Installed
NT Virus Control Server, wrote programs to uninstall old virus software and
upgrade any existing Norton anti virus to corporate antivirus; rolled out
client portion using gerry-rigged Novell lights out and custom programs when
Norton Software failed and support was not forthcoming
- Moved BUSLAN items to CDROM Network AND CDROM access via WEB. Solved metering
both CDLAN executible and *.w3l/bat file simutaneously
- Trackit - SQL -- Converted all clients from named pipes protocol to TCPIP
protocol to solve recurring SQL problems on Campus backbone.
- Solved Excel Problem for Bob Reiter and Kris Kavanaugh when they could no
loner open Excel files on Network.
- Installed new Snapserver on LAN to accomodate user storage needs, including
Cathy Thomas's LWEB project and Lars Meyers's APIS project
Questions or comments to:jw157@columbia.edu
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