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> Previously your support team mentioned that our version of IDV is "very" old > [Version 4.1 Build Date 2013-08-02]. What is the latest version and what are > the system requirements? > The machine with IDV 4.1 should be ok with latest 5.2, you may need to update the video card driver if not done lately. The performance of 5.2 will be better. Yuan > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 2:16 PM > To: Lantrip, Ricky <address@hidden> > Cc: address@hidden; Lantrip, Ricky <address@hidden> > Subject: [IDV #ORK-307269]: Error java.net > > > In the body of your response you had recommended pointing the program at a > > new sever and mentioned that the server at satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov was > > "running good". We are looking for satellite data from the GOES West suite > > and the images on satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov are not in that region. > > Judging by the title it would seem the goeswest.unidata.ucar.edu sever > > would have sectors we are interested in. Do you have any information on > > that server, is it up and running? Does it actually have GOES West secotors. > > > > V/r, > > Rick Lantrip > > Meteorological Technician > > address@hidden or > > address@hidden > > NOAA (Federal) > > 702.295.1260 > > Hi Rick, > The server is running, the data volume is big and we only save latest two > days data in this server. > > > Yuan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:33 AM > > To: Lantrip, Ricky <address@hidden> > > Cc: address@hidden > > Subject: [IDV #ORK-307269]: Error java.net > > > > > Full Name: Rick Lantrip > > > Email Address: address@hidden > > > Organization: US DOC NOAA OAR ARL SORD - Las Vegas Package Version: > > > 4.1 build date:2013-08-02 18:38 UTC Operating System: Windows 7 > > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_4.1\jre version: 1.6.0_43 > > > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) Description of problem: Initializing after > > > unpersistence Error opening AreaFile: java.net.ConnectException: > > > Connection timed out: connect > > > > > > Does this mean jave on the local computer is out of date? > > > > Rick, > > The ADDE server on the NOAA side is down, you may want to try another one > > to see if you can find the same dataset. > > > > stratus.al.noaa.gov is down and we will contact them to see if and when > > this server can be back to service. > > > > satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov is still running good. > > > > Yuan > > > > > > ****************** > > > Stack trace: > > > edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaFileException: Error opening AreaFile: > > > java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect at > > > edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaDirectoryList.<init>(AreaDirectoryList.java > > > :1 > > > 26) at > > > ucar.unidata.data.imagery.ImageDataSource.makeImageSequence(ImageDat > > > aS > > > ource.java:1278) at > > > ucar.unidata.data.imagery.ImageDataSource.getDataInner(ImageDataSour > > > ce > > > .java:936) at > > > ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:2379) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:332 > > > ) at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:637) > > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:243) > > > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:207) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:2 > > > 06 > > > ) at > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java > > > :1 > > > 63) at > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java > > > :1 > > > 44) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.GridDisplayControl.doMakeDataInstance(GridD > > > is > > > playControl.java:284) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(D > > > is > > > playControlImpl.java:3224) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlIm > > > pl > > > .java:3206) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java: > > > 641) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ImagePlanViewControl.setData(ImagePlanViewC > > > on > > > trol.java:114) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:4 > > > 71 > > > ) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl. > > > ja > > > va:1421) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl. > > > ja > > > va:1106) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(D > > > is > > > playControlImpl.java:1392) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initAfterUnPersistence(D > > > is > > > playControlImpl.java:1296) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$19.run(IdvPersistenceManager. > > > ja > > > va:3783) at > > > visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:273) > > > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:245) > > > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runSequentially(ThreadManager.java:223) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.instantiateFromBundle(IdvPers > > > is > > > tenceManager.java:3796) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.decodeXmlInner(IdvPersistence > > > Ma > > > nager.java:3107) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$12.run(IdvPersistenceManager. > > > ja > > > va:2915) at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1251) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: ORK-307269 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: ORK-307269 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Closed > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ORK-307269 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed