Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

NetWorker software with ACSLS silos

In this section, the term “ACSLS server” refers to the name of the system that is running any one of StorageTek's library manager programs.

The ssi program is used indirectly by the nsrjb program to communicate with an ACSLS server. The nsrjb program loads libstlstk, which handles the TCP calls to and from the ssi program. The ssi program then handles all of communication to and from the ACSLS server. Starting with ACSLS version 5.3, it is possible to run either a NetWorker server or storage node on the same host that is running ACSLS.

To configure a library, the ssi and mini_el programs must be running on the system on which library configuration is performed. The ssi and mini_el programs are generally run as background processes, and are usually started automatically by the system.

In addition to the ssi and mini_el programs, a shared library file (usually called libstlstk.xxx where xxx is an operating system-dependent extension) is also required. An appropriate version of this library is installed as part of NetWorker installation.