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Clint, Are you getting feeds from two sources, NOAAport, satellite, FOS ? It appears the duplicates are flowing to the downstream sites. Jim, If you give me a login, I'll look at the ldmadmin start problem. I thought it was the HP security mechanism but I don't know what it is. Also, was there are hw/sw changes lately? Robb.... On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Jim Hines (awdnsun) 472-6708 wrote: > Robb > > I changed the check_registered and I am still getting > the same error.... > > Mar 22 19:00:17 UTC hpccsun.unl.edu : stop_ldm: Server not started or > registered after 61 seconds > > My files are larger than they should be. Here is some examples > > The following directory listing shows hourly file size over the past > month. Size is stable, then jumps on March 20th. > > These are SRUS 5* headers: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 73882 Mar 1 10:19 99030115.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 74413 Mar 2 10:19 99030215.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 80732 Mar 3 14:16 99030315.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 79075 Mar 4 11:17 99030415.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 73360 Mar 5 10:22 99030515.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 83463 Mar 6 10:21 99030615.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 72853 Mar 7 10:23 99030715.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 85399 Mar 8 10:23 99030815.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 88224 Mar 9 10:22 99030915.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 75836 Mar 10 10:24 99031015.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 73767 Mar 11 10:16 99031115.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 84939 Mar 13 15:21 99031215.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 84223 Mar 13 10:26 99031315.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 77376 Mar 14 10:25 99031415.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 75306 Mar 15 10:25 99031515.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 65347 Mar 16 10:28 99031615.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 71227 Mar 17 10:19 99031715.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 66315 Mar 18 10:25 99031815.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 64168 Mar 19 11:43 99031915.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 298815 Mar 20 11:10 99032015.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 302363 Mar 21 11:11 99032115.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 255646 Mar 22 11:14 99032215.sro > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 96843 Mar 23 11:14 99032315.sro > > These are SAUS headers: > > /disk4/saus> ls -l 9903*06.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 352166 Mar 2 18:30 99030106.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 503295 Mar 2 07:47 99030206.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 341236 Mar 3 23:59 99030306.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 355425 Mar 4 03:18 99030406.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 373280 Mar 5 11:18 99030506.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 346361 Mar 6 03:53 99030606.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 345604 Mar 7 04:11 99030706.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 297425 Mar 8 08:58 99030806.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 14363 Mar 9 10:47 99030906.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 330816 Mar 10 06:09 99031006.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 340374 Mar 14 09:40 99031106.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 354273 Mar 13 00:00 99031206.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 334814 Mar 13 08:38 99031306.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 1195 Mar 14 10:35 99031406.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 343841 Mar 15 08:24 99031506.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 330082 Mar 16 04:13 99031606.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 329361 Mar 17 10:00 99031706.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 299322 Mar 18 10:14 99031806.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 336199 Mar 19 03:24 99031906.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 1301814 Mar 21 00:51 99032006.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 1283641 Mar 21 05:12 99032106.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 1861567 Mar 22 08:11 99032206.sao > -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 1220523 Mar 23 09:18 99032306.sao > /disk4/saus> > > > > also here is a dup within a file ..... > > SRUS53 KLBF 221517 > RR3LBF > BIS > .A ECSN1 0322 C DH07/PPP 0.40/SF 2/SD 2/TA 31/TX 55/TN 21/AD 2 > > b > SRUS53 KLBF 221517 > RR1LBF > > PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL REPORTS > NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE > 915 AM CST MON MAR 22 1999 > > :B LBF 0322 DH15/PP/SF/SD > :STA ID PRECIPITATION/ SNOWFALL/ SNOWDEPTH/ STATION AND REMARKS > > AMEN1 / / 5 / :AMELIA 2 W > ANSN1 0.27 / / 1 / :ANSELMO > BUTN1 0.21 / 1.5 / / :BUTTE > ELON1 0.11 / / / :ELLSWORTH > ENDN1 0.00 / / / :ENDERS LAKE > EUSN1 0.01 / / / :EUSTIS 2 NW > HYNN1 0.18 / 2.0 / 2 / :HYANNIS 6 N > IMPN1 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 / :IMPERIAL > MDDN1 0.00 / / / :MADRID > NPAN1 0.01 / / / :NORTH PLATTE 10 S > ROSN1 / / 5 / :ROSE 10 WNW > STAN1 0.15 / 0.4 / T / :STAPLETON 5 W > SWAN1 0.32 / 4.1 / 4 / :SWAN LAKE > TRYN1 0.10 / / T / :TRYON > .END > > > > > b > SRUS53 KLBF 221517 > RR3LBF > BIS > .A ECSN1 0322 C DH07/PPP 0.40/SF 2/SD 2/TA 31/TX 55/TN 21/AD 2 > > b > SRUS53 KLBF 221517 > RR1LBF > > PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL REPORTS > NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE > 915 AM CST MON MAR 22 1999 > > :B LBF 0322 DH15/PP/SF/SD > :STA ID PRECIPITATION/ SNOWFALL/ SNOWDEPTH/ STATION AND REMARKS > > AMEN1 / / 5 / :AMELIA 2 W > ANSN1 0.27 / / 1 / :ANSELMO > BUTN1 0.21 / 1.5 / / :BUTTE > ELON1 0.11 / / / :ELLSWORTH > ENDN1 0.00 / / / :ENDERS LAKE > EUSN1 0.01 / / / :EUSTIS 2 NW > HYNN1 0.18 / 2.0 / 2 / :HYANNIS 6 N > IMPN1 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 / :IMPERIAL > MDDN1 0.00 / / / :MADRID > NPAN1 0.01 / / / :NORTH PLATTE 10 S > ROSN1 / / 5 / :ROSE 10 WNW > STAN1 0.15 / 0.4 / T / :STAPLETON 5 W > SWAN1 0.32 / 4.1 / 4 / :SWAN LAKE > TRYN1 0.10 / / T / :TRYON > .END > > > > > b > SRUS53 KLBF 221517 > RR3LBF > BIS > .A ECSN1 0322 C DH07/PPP 0.40/SF 2/SD 2/TA 31/TX 55/TN 21/AD 2 > > b > SRUS53 KLBF 221517 > RR1LBF > > PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL REPORTS > NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE > 915 AM CST MON MAR 22 1999 > > :B LBF 0322 DH15/PP/SF/SD > :STA ID PRECIPITATION/ SNOWFALL/ SNOWDEPTH/ STATION AND REMARKS > > AMEN1 / / 5 / :AMELIA 2 W > ANSN1 0.27 / / 1 / :ANSELMO > BUTN1 0.21 / 1.5 / / :BUTTE > ELON1 0.11 / / / :ELLSWORTH > ENDN1 0.00 / / / :ENDERS LAKE > EUSN1 0.01 / / / :EUSTIS 2 NW > HYNN1 0.18 / 2.0 / 2 / :HYANNIS 6 N > IMPN1 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 / :IMPERIAL > MDDN1 0.00 / / / :MADRID > NPAN1 0.01 / / / :NORTH PLATTE 10 S > ROSN1 / / 5 / :ROSE 10 WNW > STAN1 0.15 / 0.4 / T / :STAPLETON 5 W > SWAN1 0.32 / 4.1 / 4 / :SWAN LAKE > TRYN1 0.10 / / T / :TRYON > .END > > > > > b > > > I do not know what is causing the dups. > Do you know? We did not change anything on > our end. > > Thanks > Jim Hines > > > > > > > >From address@hidden Mon Mar 22 16:06 CST 1999 > > >X-Authentication-Warning: wcfields.unidata.ucar.edu: rkambic owned process > > >doing -bs > > >Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:06:49 -0700 (MST) > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > >To: "Jim Hines (awdnsun) 472-6708" <address@hidden> > > >Cc: support-ldm <address@hidden> > > >Subject: Re: 19990322: ldm problem > > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > > > > > >On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Jim Hines (awdnsun) 472-6708 wrote: > > > > > >> Robb > > >> > > >> I think I still have a problem... > > >> You were right I ran out of disk space, I store > > >> the complete feed, it usually runs about 80,000,000 > > >> but sometimes Friday it started getting better, I don't > > >> think anything was changed on this end. > > >> > > >> > > >> /data/ldm/zephyr/ARCHIVES> ls -l > > >> total 2055408 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 78783582 Mar 15 17:59 wxfiles.990315 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 75313866 Mar 16 17:59 wxfiles.990316 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 79378339 Mar 17 18:00 wxfiles.990317 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 82350614 Mar 18 17:59 wxfiles.990318 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 129895221 Mar 19 18:50 wxfiles.990319 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 302479362 Mar 20 18:50 wxfiles.990320 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 217571328 Mar 21 15:49 wxfiles.990321 > > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 ldm ldmgrp 85962543 Mar 22 12:47 wxfiles.990322 > > >> /data/ldm/zephyr/ARCHIVES> > > >> > > >> You can see how the files got big..... > > >> > > >> also I got this email... > > >> > > > >> > >From ldm Fri Mar 19 12:54 CST 1999 > > >> > Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:54:30 -0600 > > >> > From: ldm (Unidata LDM) > > >> > Subject: Local LDM is down - stop/start failed > > >> > > > >> > ldmfail: Mar 19 18:54:30 UTC > > >> > > > >> > LDM status report from the logs for the last 24 hours. > > >> > > > >> > Currently hpccsun is running 43 percent idle > > >> > load average: 1.51, 0.64, 0.34 > > >> > Running version number 5.0. > > >> > LDM was restarted 1 time(s) > > >> > Last LDM restart at Mar 19 18:50:09 > > >> > Max Queue usage is 25001984 bytes, it occurred at Mar 19 18:50:05 > > >> > > > >> > Critical LDM problems that need immediate attention: > > >> > > > >> > Potential LDM Problems: > > >> > > > >> > Decoder LDM Problems: > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> I don't understand what the Critical LDM problem is???? > > > > > >Jim, > > > > > >This script is becoming outdated because the log messages have changed so > > >much, so don't worry about the error messages now. > > > > > > > > >> > > >> My guess is that when I got the Critical LDM problem > > >> my files started growing faster!!!! > > >> > > >> > > >> also now when I stop and start the ldm I get..... > > >> > > >> /usr/local/ldm> ldmadmin stop > > >> stopping the LDM server... > > >> LDM server stopped > > >> /usr/local/ldm> ldmadmin start > > >> starting the LDM server... > > >> Mar 22 19:00:17 UTC hpccsun.unl.edu : stop_ldm: Server not started or > > >> registered after 61 seconds > > >> /usr/local/ldm> > > >> > > >> Why am I getting Server not started or registered???? > > >> the server is running because my files are growing.... > > > > > > > > > > > >This will help the LDM start, it's a HP security problem. Change > > >check_registered in bin/ldmadmin from : > > > > > >sub check_registered { > > > > > > $rpcinfo_cmd = "rpcinfo -t localhost 300029"; > > > `$rpcinfo_cmd 5 > /dev/null 2>&1`; > > > if($?) { > > > `$rpcinfo_cmd 4 > /dev/null 2>&1`; > > > if($?) { > > > return 1; > > > } > > > } > > > return 0; > > >} > > > > > > > > >to > > > > > >sub check_registered { > > > > > > $rpcinfo_cmd = "rpcinfo -p | grep 300029"; > > > `$rpcinfo_cmd > /dev/null 2>&1`; > > > if($?) { > > > return 1; > > > } > > > return 0; > > >} > > > > > >Also since your disk became full it's possible that you ldm queue is > > >corrupted. I would ldmadmin stop/delqueue/mkqueue/start just to make sure > > >it's ok. One can check if data is arriving by ldmadmin watch. > > > > > > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> Thanks again > > >> Jim Hines > > >> > > > > > >=============================================================================== > > >Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > > >Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > > >Research > > >address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > > >=============================================================================== > > > > > > > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================