[daip] Transfering Old Data to New AIPS Installation
Jonathan Mines
mines at physics.technion.ac.il
Wed Mar 15 00:40:57 EST 2006
Good Morning,
I would like to transfer a large quantity of AIPS data (from an old
installation, obviously) to a new computer and a new AIPS installation.
I thought I had done this, however, it seems that I made one or more
mistakes.
1. Are the below instructions applicable for my situation?
2. I don't have a directory called anything like $AIPS_ROOT,
nonetheless, I edited HOSTS.LIST. It consists of a file within
the main AIPS directory. Question: What should I call the new
host? Does it matter?
3. In the $DA00/ directory, there is a folder which has the default
name "LOCALHOST". Do I need to change this? Is this the "hostname"?
4. Where should I set up a template area |$AIPS_VERSION/$ARCH/TEMPLATE/|?
5. I already copied the contents of the old DATA folder to the new
machine. I get the impression that this is incorrect. What
should I do now -- delete it? (This *should* be painless.)
6. In the new installation, for some reason I do not need to type
LOGIN.SH to start AIPS. What does this mean? Is this a problem
with respect to the instructions below?
Note: I have worked with Linux before, but I am not particularly adept
at using Linux outside of specific software and some basic things. In
other words, I an not a network administrator. Please make it as simple
and explicit as possible. Sorry for my ignorance. Thank you for your
assistance.
*How do I configure a new AIPS host machine?*
* Follow these instructions /only/ is the new machine is the
same architecture as one or more already in use. Otherwise see
the next section.
* Move to your |$AIPS_ROOT| area, edit |HOSTS.LIST| and add the
new host.
* Make sure you have already set up a template area
|$AIPS_VERSION/$ARCH/TEMPLATE/|; if not create it and copy the
contents of |$DA00/| to it.
* From the Unix command line, type |SYSETUP WOOHOO| where you
substitute the appropriate hostname for |WOOHOO|. You will
need to have already called |LOGIN.CSH| or |LOGIN.SH|.
Regards,
Jonathan Mines
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