[daip] install question NETSP

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Sat Jul 26 16:20:35 EDT 2008


Glenn Morrison wrote:
> Eric,
> 
> I install AIPS on Roger Lynds's Mac-PPC and I'm forgetting the file  
> that I need to update to correct this...
> 
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA02
> AIPS 1: THIS MEANS THE TIMDEST LIMIT IS SET TO VALUE IN SP FILE OR 14.0
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA03
> 
> 
> I have copied the NETSP file below.
> 
> What did I miss?
> 
> --Thanks
> 
> --Glenn
> 
> 
> ---------------------------
> from .dadevs file
> 
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # DADEVS.LIST
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # This is a DADEVS list file containing a list of AIPS data directories.
> # Refer to $AIPS_ROOT/DADEVS.SH for more information.
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -  /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> -  /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> -  /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_3
> 
> --------------------------startup
> 
> START_AIPS: Enter your choice, or the word QUIT [default is 1]: 3
> START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the lw2dp
> START_AIPS:  - system name lw2dp|lw2dp, AIPS type PS
> 
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
>    (Using private file /Users/rlynds/.dadevs for DADEVS.PL)
>     Disk 1 (1) is /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
>     Disk 2 (2) is /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
>     Disk 3 (3) is /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_3
> 
> Tape assignments:
>     Tape 1 is REMOTE
>     Tape 2 is REMOTE
> 
> START_AIPS: I am GUESSING you are at a workstation called localhost
> START_AIPS: Starting TV servers on localhost asynchronously
> START_AIPS:  - with Internet Sockets...
> START_AIPS: Starting TPMON daemons on LOCALHOST asynchronously...
> Starting up 31DEC08 AIPS with normal priority
> Begin the one true AIPS number 1 (release of 31DEC08) at priority =   0
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA02
> AIPS 1: THIS MEANS THE TIMDEST LIMIT IS SET TO VALUE IN SP FILE OR 14.0
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA03
> AIPS 1: You are assigned TV device/server   1
> AIPS 1: You are assigned graphics device/server   1
> AIPS 1: Enter user ID number
> 
> ----NETSP file
> 
> 
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # NETSP contains network-wide AIPS system parameter definitions.
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # ZDCHIN will look for this file in $NET0 if it succeeds in translating
> # logical NVOL, indicating that the AIPS network data disk allocation
> # facility is in use.  The system is implemented via the DADEVS.SH
> # and optional DADEVS.PL perl script which defines NVOL, and DA0[1-Z].
> #
> # ZDCHIN interprets each entry as
> #    1) location of the data disk (translated value of DA0[1-F])
> #       e.g.  /DATA/ATELES_3
> #    2) the TIMDEST limit for the disk, in days
> #       e.g.  7.0
> #    3) eight AIPS booking system user numbers (-1 in first => scratch)
> #       e.g.  1   29    0    0    0    0    0    0
> #
> # When editing this file, DO NOT USE THE TAB KEY OR INSERT ANY TABS!
> # (the tab is usually control-I).  The "white space" between parameters
> # MUST be comprised of nothing but spaces.  Also, make sure the last
> # line includes a newline, otherwise that data area will not be counted.
> #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # Disk name             TIMDEST   --------------Allowed Users-----------
> # These are samples from the NRAO master AIPS site for illustration.
> /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0    0    0    0    0     
> 0    0    0    0
> /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0    0    0    0    0     
> 0    0    0    0
> /Users/rlynds/Sci/AIPS/DATA/LOCALHOST_3 365.0    0    0    0    0     
> 0    0    0    0

You have me stumped - are you sure that the NETSP file is readable, is 
in the $AIPS_ROOT/DA00/ directory, and that there are no tab characters 
in the 2nd and 3rd lines and that there is a newline at the end of the 
third line?

Eric Greisen




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