RE: 20010817: ASU LDM setup

HI Talbot, 

The LDM uses TCP/IP not ftp....

Are you getting ANY data at all from U of A?

Thank you,

-Jeff
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Talbot Brooks wrote:

> Jeff - 
> 
> We're having some problems receiving data from the University of Arizona,
> our upstream site.  In the process of troubleshooting, one of the questions
> which arose was the method of file transfer.  The router which handles our
> incoming streams to campus uses packet shaping.  They're always trying to
> tighten things down to reduce hacks/illegal use.  My question to you: is the
> data used by LDM coming in normal ftp packets?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Talbot J. Brooks
> Dept. of Geography
> Arizona State University
> P.O. Box 870104
> Tempe, AZ 85287
> 
> (480) 965-7832
> 
> address@hidden
> 
> Visit our web site at:
> http://geography.asu.edu 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Weber [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 2:37 PM
> To: Talbot Brooks
> Subject: RE: 20010817: ASU LDM setup
> 
> 
> Hi Talbot, 
> 
> Oh yes, the fun can really begin now!!!
> 
> I lived in Scottsdale/Tempe from 87 to 93
> and attended ASU fulfilling some physics and math requirements (and
> tennis) before pursuing my Masters at CU..
> 
> Enjoy the end of the monsoon (nice machine name, always my favorite time
> of year there) and let me know how things progress...
> 
> I am running Solaris x86 and it performs nicely for this software.
> 
> Thanks and keep me posted,
> 
> Go Devil's!!
> 
> -Jeff
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> Unidata Support                               PH:303-497-8676 
> NWS-COMET Case Study Library                  FX:303-497-8690
> University Corp for Atmospheric Research      3300 Mitchell Ln
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber      Boulder,Co 80307-3000
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> 
> On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Talbot Brooks wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jeff!
> > 
> > Sounds like I'm in for some real fun!  I will not be transferring the IP
> and
> > name.  The new box will be called monsoon.la.asu.edu and will likely
> reside
> > at 129.219.255.72.  I'll let you know if this changes.  From quickly
> looking
> > at the documentation, it sounds like I'll need to do a completely new
> > installation and configuration since the move is off the Compaq box
> running
> > Tru64 to the new Sun running Solaris 8.x.  I'll drop you a note after I
> get
> > into things to let you know what I'm up to.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Talbot J. Brooks
> > Dept. of Geography
> > Arizona State University
> > P.O. Box 870104
> > Tempe, AZ 85287
> > 
> > (480) 965-7832
> > 
> > address@hidden
> > 
> > Visit our web site at:
> > http://geography.asu.edu 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Weber [mailto:address@hidden]
> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 12:29 PM
> > To: Talbot Brooks
> > Cc: ldm-support
> > Subject: Re: 20010817: ASU LDM setup
> > 
> > 
> > Hello Talbot,
> > 
> > Welcome aboard!
> > 
> > Are you going to be transferring the IP and name of the machine to the new
> > or will we be dealing with a completely new entity?
> > 
> > If it is going to change, I suggest keeping the old one up and running
> > until we have the new one running...and you will want to go into your
> > ldmd.conf file and notify all who feed from you and all who you feed
> > from..both primary and failover, and all point to point connects, and
> > notify them of the change and when it will occur. For topo changes like
> > this the more "heads up" we can provide to everyone the better.
> > 
> > Soooo, the first thing you will want to do is install the LDM on the new
> > machine.
> > 
> > Please see:
> > 
> > http://unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/index.html
> > 
> > and I suspect you will go with a binary install, unless you desire to muck
> > with the code.
> > 
> > So go to LDM Preinstallation Requirements 
> > 
> > and peruse document, then I would visit
> > 
> > LDM Binary Installation Check List 
> > 
> > and then probably
> > 
> > LDM Setup 
> > 
> > 
> > all these are links from the aforementioned URL.
> > 
> > These provide step by step instructions on how to load the LDM.
> > 
> > I would suggest making copies of your ldmd.conf file and probably your
> > pqact.conf file from your existing machine and transferring them over,
> > this will save you time, and probably some error troubleshooting.
> > 
> > There are also many searchable archives for help at the bottom of this
> > page, please feel free to scour them for advice...and as always, when an
> > answer cannot be found please contact address@hidden
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you and good luck..
> > 
> > I also maintain the topology so please keep me posted as to the new name
> > -if there is going to be one- and when the change will occur.
> > 
> > Thanks again,
> > 
> > -Jeff
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> > NWS-COMET Case Study Library                  FX:303-497-8690
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> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber      Boulder,Co 80307-3000
> > ________________________________________      ______________________
> > 
> > On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Unidata Support wrote:
> > 
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> > > >To: address@hidden
> > > >From: Talbot Brooks <address@hidden>
> > > >Subject: Shifting data stream
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> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > My name is Talbot Brooks and I am the relatively new network
> administrator
> > > for the Dept. of Geography at Arizona State University.  One of our
> > faculty,
> > > Prof. Joe Zehnder, is a recipient of Unidata data streams for NOAAport,
> > > GOES, and NIDS.  Currently, our data stream is being handled by a Compaq
> > > Alpha server running Tru64.  Recently, we purchased 2 Sun Microsystems
> > 420r
> > > servers.  We want to shift the handling of the data stream from the
> Compaq
> > > to the Sun boxes.  I am not terribly familiar with LDM or how the
> > datastream
> > > is handled.  Would you be able to help me through this process by
> > outlining
> > > what needs to be done on our end with some pointers to additional
> > > information for each step?
> > > 
> > > Thank-you,
> > > 
> > > Talbot J. Brooks
> > > Dept. of Geography
> > > Arizona State University
> > > P.O. Box 870104
> > > Tempe, AZ 85287
> > > 
> > > (480) 965-7832
> > > 
> > > address@hidden
> > > 
> > > Visit our web site at:
> > > http://geography.asu.edu 
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> > > <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi!</FONT>
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> > > 
> > > <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>My name is Talbot Brooks and I am the relatively new =
> > > network administrator for the Dept. of Geography at Arizona State =
> > > University.&nbsp; One of our faculty, Prof. Joe Zehnder, is a recipient
> =
> > > of Unidata data streams for NOAAport, GOES, and NIDS.&nbsp; Currently, =
> > > our data stream is being handled by a Compaq Alpha server running =
> > > Tru64.&nbsp; Recently, we purchased 2 Sun Microsystems 420r =
> > > servers.&nbsp; We want to shift the handling of the data stream from =
> > > the Compaq to the Sun boxes.&nbsp; I am not terribly familiar with LDM =
> > > or how the datastream is handled.&nbsp; Would you be able to help me =
> > > through this process by outlining what needs to be done on our end with
> =
> > > some pointers to additional information for each step?</FONT></P>
> > > 
> > > <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thank-you,</FONT>
> > > </P>
> > > 
> > > <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Talbot J. Brooks</FONT>
> > > <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dept. of Geography</FONT>
> > > <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Arizona State University</FONT>
> > > <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>P.O. Box 870104</FONT>
> > > <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tempe, AZ 85287</FONT>
> > > </P>
> > > 
> > > <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>(480) 965-7832</FONT>
> > > </P>
> > > 
> > > <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>address@hidden</FONT>
> > > </P>
> > > 
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