[daip] more on AIPS disks and startup messages
Amy Mioduszewski
amiodusz at nrao.edu
Wed Feb 1 18:39:09 EST 2012
Susan Neff wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> I'm sorry for these very basic questions. I feel like
> I'm in the Twilight Zone...
>
>
> Last night, as I was getting ready to leave, I went to
> exit the AIPS window I'd opened on my laptop as a
> check against the upgraded desktop (previous message).
> I noticed that AIPS now thinks I have 4 disks on my
> laptop(!!!). I didn't change *anything* in the laptop
> system. The four disks it is showing me is actually 2
> disks twice - disks 1 and 4 are the same, and disks 2
> and 3 are the same.
>
>
> My initial assumption was that for some reason, AIPS
> is now trying to do something across the network.
> ??I'm not sure that I have ever had both machines
> running AIPS at the same time, before, which might
> explain why I have never seen this before.?? However,
> I tried a bunch of experiments, and my conclusion is
> now that I probably have faulty setups on both laptop
> and desktop. (See symptoms, below). I definitely have
> a tangle right now, which I'd like to straighten out.
>
>
> I want to run each system standalone. I think that
> means, for each computer (laptop and desktop) I need:
>
> - In DADEVS.LIST 1 (and only 1) entry per data area,
> in the order I want the disks to be numbered.
>
Yes, one entry per data area and ordered how you want them to be numbered.
> - In NETSP 1 (and only 1) entry per data area, in
> order I want disks numbered, with same name as in
> DADEVS.LIST.
>
> Is that right?
>
In the NETSP you should also only have one entry per disk. I don't think the
order in the NETSP matters.
> Do I need to have anything in NETSP if I'm not running
> a networked AIPS?
>
Not really, as in my previous message if there aren't other people using the
AIPS the NETSP it really isn't important.
> Are there any other places I need to be referring to
> the disk names?
Nope.
>
>
> Thanks much,
> Susan
>
You're welcome,
:)
Amy
>
>
>
> details below
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Experiments I tried, after discovery that laptop AIPS
> was trying to have 4 disks:
>
>
> I tried rebooting my laptop, leaving the desktop as-is
> (running AIPS). Same thing - laptop tries to see 4
> disks, gives error messages about DA01 and DA02
>
> -------------
> I tried rebooting my desktop. Then, without logging
> back into desktop, I tried rebooting my laptop, then
> restarting AIPS. Same thing - it thinks there are 4
> disks (2 x the same 2). So, I think this is not a
> network thing after all. ?Perhaps I have not tried to
> use AIPS on the laptop since Eric updated it in
> December 2011? I cannot say with certainty that this
> is a new problem. I ran a midnight job on something
> like Jan 24, 2012, but I don't think that should have
> affected the setup files.
>
> ---------------
> Just for completeness, tried disconnecting laptop from
> the network, and starting up AIPS. Got exactly the
> same thing as previously.
>
> ---------------
>
> So, I think I have a problem with the AIPS
> installations, and it's unrelated to network status.
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Symptoms (laptop):
>
> When I start aips, it gives me these messages and errors:
>
> DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version
> 5.010
> (Using global default file
> /Users/neff/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL)
> Disk 1 (1) is
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> Disk 2 (2) is
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> Disk 3 (3) is /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> Disk 4 (4) is /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
>
> and
>
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA01
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA02
>
> ----------
>
> What's in the setup files?
>
>
> DADEVS.LIST file (laptop) has:
> - /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> - /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> ## - /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> ## - /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> - /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> - /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
>
> [I don't know why lines 3and4 are commented out, then
> the same info is given again in lines 5&6. I think the
> DADEVS.LIST file should have either lines 1&2 active,
> or lines 5&6 active, but not both. I'm not sure which
> assignments it should have (Volumes/Apps.... vs
> /Users/neff... ), or if it matters. The current disk
> names are /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff ... (The names
> /Users/neff.... are now (I believe) logical
> assignments and not real disk names; they are what the
> disks used to be named. However they are used
> throughout the AIPS setup, see below).
>
> I also don't know if the order matters. I *think* the
> first disk listed is supposed to be AIPS disk 1,
> second supposed to be AIPS disk 2, etc., but I'm not
> sure that's right.
>
> Finally, in this listing, if order matters, then the
> first pair of assignments and the second pair of
> assignments (/Volumes/Apps... vs /Users/neff...) are
> crossed. ]
>
>
>
> NETSP file (laptop) has:
> # Disk name TIMDEST --------------Allowed Users-----------
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
> [There are no tabs embedded. I don't think I should be
> listing each disk 5 times. Should these names also be
> changed to the new naming convention, instead of the
> old one (now logical assignments)? ]
>
>
>
>
> ..../aips/DATA (laptop) contains:
>
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root staff 34 Jul 29 2011 LOCALHOST_1 ->
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/DATA
> drwxrwsr-x 3 sgneff staff 102 Jun 19 2008 LOCALHOST_1_orig
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 16 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_1_symlink_old -> /Users/neff/DATA
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root staff 45 Jul 29 2011 LOCALHOST_2 ->
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/export/data2/neff/DATA
> drwxrwsr-x 16 sgneff staff 544 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_2_orig
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 23 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_2_symlink_old -> /export/data2/neff/DATA
>
>
>
> AIPSPATH.CSH (laptop) includes the following:
> # Set the AIPS root directory.
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> #
> I think if I change the disk names to their current
> naming convention, then I need to change this too - is
> that right?
>
>
>
> AIPSBOOT includes the following lines:
> # Set the AIPS root directory.
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> #
> [For completeness, I suppose I should update this too,
> although I don't have any tapedrives. I don't
> understand what else this file does, and/or if it is
> relevant.]
>
>
>
> HOSTS.CSH (laptop) has the following:
> # Set the AIPS root directory.
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> #
>
>
>
> HOSTS.LIST (laptop) has the following single line:
> + LOCALHOST MACINT LOCALHOST NONE Put description here
>
>
>
> LOGIN.CSH contains the following:
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> # set to "YES" for local installation on portable computer
> #Changed [install.pl] to yes
> setenv LAPTOP "YES"
> #
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On the desktop:
>
>
> Startup gives the following:
>
> START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
> DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version
> 5.010
> (Using global default file
> /Users/neff/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL)
> Disk 1 (1) is
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> Disk 2 (2) is
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> Disk 3 (3) is
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_3
> Disk 4 (4) is
> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_4
>
>
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA01
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA02
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA03
> AIPS 1: ZDCHIN: NO NETSP ENTRY FOR DA04
>
>
>
> DADEVS.LIST (desktop) contains:
>
> ## Pointing to ~/aips/DATA directory (and LOCALHOST
> links found there)
> - /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> - /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
> - /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_3
> - /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_4
> ###
> #
> ## Pointing to data directories directly
> # (Doesn't work to go directly? sgneff/dpf 29 Jul 2011)
> #- /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/DATA
> #- /Volumes/yertle_disk2/AIPS_data2/data2/
> #
> ## Original entries (username=neff, not sgneff; disk
> not partitioned)
> ## - /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> ## - /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2
>
>
>
> ...aips/DANETSP (desktop) contains:
> # Disk name TIMDEST --------------Allowed Users-----------
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_3 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_4 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## For some reason, the LOCALHOST_1 and _2 lines were
> repeated many times.
> # We are commenting out the duplicates here
> (dpf/sgneff 31 Jan 2012)
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_2 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> ## /Users/neff/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1 365.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
>
>
> …. aips/DATA (desktop) contains:
>
> [LOCALHOST:~/aips/data] sgneff% ls -l
> total 80
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 34 Jul 29 2011 LOCALHOST_1
> -> /Volumes/Apps_and_Docs/sgneff/DATA
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 16 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_1.symlink.20080619 -> /Users/neff/DATA
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 16 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_1_laptop -> /Users/neff/DATA
> drwxrwsr-x 3 sgneff staff 102 Jun 19 2008 LOCALHOST_1_orig
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 16 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_1_symlink_old -> /Users/neff/DATA
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 49 Jul 29 2011 LOCALHOST_2
> -> /Volumes/yertle_disk2/AIPS_data2/data2/neff/DATA/
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 23 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_2_laptop -> /export/data2/neff/DATA
> drwxrwsr-x 16 sgneff staff 544 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_2_orig
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 23 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_2_symlink.20080619 -> /export/data2/neff/DATA
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 23 Jun 19 2008
> LOCALHOST_2_symlink_old -> /export/data2/neff/DATA
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 32 Jan 31 10:50 LOCALHOST_3
> -> /Volumes/yertle_disk3/AIPS_data3
> lrwxr-xr-x 1 sgneff staff 32 Jan 31 10:49 LOCALHOST_4
> -> /Volumes/yertle_disk4/AIPS_data4
>
>
> AIPS.BOOT (desktop) contains:
> # Change for your setup
> AIPS_ROOT=/Users/neff/aips
> export AIPS_ROOT
>
>
> AIPSPATH.CSH (desktop) contains:
> # Set the AIPS root directory.
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> # Define AIPS versions.
>
>
> HOSTS.CSH (desktop) contains:
> # Set the AIPS root directory.
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> #
>
>
> HOSTS.LIST (desktop) contains the single line:
> + LOCALHOST MACINT LOCALHOST NONE Put description here
>
>
> LOGIN.CSH (in /Users/neff/aips) contains:
> setenv AIPS_ROOT /Users/neff/aips
> # set to "YES" for local installation on portable computer
> #Changed [install.pl] to yes
> setenv LAPTOP "YES"
>
>
> START_AIPS contains:
> # Set the AIPS root directory.
> AIPS_ROOT=/Users/neff/aips
> #
>
>
>
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