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On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ka Kit Lai wrote: > I did run the scriptconfig inside ~ldm/(new-version)/bin, but it didnt > convert the ldmadmin.in to ldmadmin. The following messages was displayed > after I run the scriptconfig: > Check that the following defines are correct: > > perl is located at: /usr/bin/perl > > $LDMHOME is defined as /export/home/staff > > Fully qualified hostname needed, halo not fully qualified. > edit scriptconfig to manually set $HOST variable > > Do I need to make any modification to the scriptconfig first? What will be > the cause of the problem? Hiya, Yes, edit script config, change: HOST="definehere" to HOST="Your fully qualified host name" I mean your full machine name there, then run scriptconfig again. Robb... > > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > >To: Ka Kit Lai <address@hidden> > >CC: support-ldm <address@hidden> > >Subject: Re: 19991214: ldm installation at CCNY > >Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:26:19 -0700 (MST) > > > >On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ka Kit Lai wrote: > > > > > I couldn't find the ldmadmin inside my ~ldm/bin, I only found the file > > > ldmadmin.in, did I do anything wrong during the binary installation? > >Should > > > I redo the installation? > > > >Hiya, > > > >The Binary installation instruction are at: > > > >http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/ldmBinaryInstallList.html > > > > > >The 3rd step "Run the scriptconfig script" converts the .in files to the > >correct files. I would redo the Binary installation again. > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > > Ka Kit Lai > > > > > > > > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > > >To: Ka Kit Lai <address@hidden> > > > >CC: support-ldm <address@hidden> > > > >Subject: Re: 19991214: ldm installation at CCNY > > > >Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:46:57 -0700 (MST) > > > > > > > >On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Ka Kit Lai wrote: > > > > > > > > > I couldnt find the ldmadmin inside the ~ldm/new_version/bin, So how > >can > > > >I > > > > > remake the queue with the new version? > > > > > > > > >Hiya, > > > > > > > >Then you did something wrong in the binary installation. Also note > >that > > > >the {new version} is just a place holder for the release name, the > >latest > > > >release is ldm-5.0.8, so look for the ldm-5.0.8 directory/bin for the > > > >ldmadmin script. > > > > > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > > > > >To: Ka Kit Lai <address@hidden> > > > > > >CC: support-ldm <address@hidden> > > > > > >Subject: Re: 19991214: ldm installation at CCNY > > > > > >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:48:21 -0700 (MST) > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Ka Kit Lai wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you mentioned that I shuold remake the ldm by queue: > > > > > > > > > > > >stop the ldm with the old version and remake the queue with the new > > > > > >version. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >% ldmadmin delqueue > > > > > > > > > >% ldmadmin mkqueue > > > > > > > > > >% ldmadmin start > > > > > > > should I execute the ldmadmin in my old version ldm > > > > > > > ~ldm/(old_version)/bin/ldmadmin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I finished the above process and restart the LDM, what else > >do I > > > >need > > > > > >to > > > > > > > do to have the LDM connect with the Gempak? Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > >Look at: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/GEMPAK5.4/configuration.html > > > > > > > > > > > >to configure the LDM for gempak. > > > > > > > > > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > > > > > > >To: Ka Kit Lai <address@hidden> > > > > > > > >CC: support-ldm <address@hidden> > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: 19991214: ldm installation at CCNY > > > > > > > >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 11:21:22 -0700 (MST) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Ka Kit Lai wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But I already have a ldm-5.0.5 installed in my machine, do I > > > >need to > > > > > > > >remove > > > > > > > > > that first before I install the 5.08? If yes, how do I > >remove > > > >that? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hiya, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >If your machine is configured according to the preinstall > > > >instructions, > > > > > > > >then all you do is get the binary distribution according to the > > > >binary > > > > > > > >install instructions. No, one does not have to remove the > >previous > > > > > > > >release to install a new release. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Robb.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > >To: Ka Kit Lai <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > >CC: support-ldm <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: 19991214: ldm installation at CCNY > > > > > > > > > >Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:38:30 -0700 (MST) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Ka Kit Lai wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Robb. I think I already have the LDM installed in > > > > > > > >/usr/local/ldm. I > > > > > > > > > >read > > > > > > > > > > > the binary installation, do I still need to get the > > > >ldm.tar.Z? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hiya, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yes, get the latest LDM release and install it. Follow the > > > >binary > > > > > > > >install > > > > > > > > > >directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After that, do I need to stop the ldm and change the > > > >run-time > > > > > >link? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes stop the LDM, change the runtime link. I would also, > > > >remake > > > > > >the > > > > > > > >LDM > > > > > > > > > >queue. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >% ldmadmin delqueue > > > > > > > > > >% ldmadmin mkqueue > > > > > > > > > >% ldmadmin start > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ka Kit Lai > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > > > >To: Ka Kit Lai <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > > > >CC: support-ldm <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: 19991214: ldm installation at CCNY > > > > > > > > > > > >Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:21:06 -0700 (MST) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Unidata Support wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To: address@hidden > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Ka Kit Lai" <address@hidden> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: LDM > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Organization: . > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Keywords: 199912141709.KAA04279 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, steve. This is Ka Kit. Last week I sent you a > >mail > > > > > >regarding > > > > > > > >how > > > > > > > > > >to > > > > > > > > > > > > > connect the Gempak to the LDM, and one of your > >technical > > > > > >support > > > > > > > > > >called > > > > > > > > > > > >Don > > > > > > > > > > > > > Murray reply me and he provided me a lot of help. > >But > > > >now > > > > > >the > > > > > > > > > >scenario > > > > > > > > > > > >is > > > > > > > > > > > > > the LDM was already installed in my Solaris machine > >last > > > > > >year, > > > > > > > >but > > > > > > > > > >last > > > > > > > > > > > > > spring the solaris machine was upgrade from an older > > > >version > > > > > > > >(not > > > > > > > > > >sure > > > > > > > > > > > >what > > > > > > > > > > > > > exactly the version is) to Solaris 2.7. During those > > > >time > > > > > >frame, > > > > > > > >the > > > > > > > > > >LDM > > > > > > > > > > > > > stop working. Now my question is should I reinstall > >the > > > >LDM > > > > > >or I > > > > > > > > > >need to > > > > > > > > > > > > > make some change to the LDM. One more problem is the > >LDM > > > >was > > > > > >not > > > > > > > > > > > >installed > > > > > > > > > > > > > by me and I am not sure where it is located in the > > > >solaris > > > > > > > >machine. > > > > > > > > > >How > > > > > > > > > > > >can > > > > > > > > > > > > > I figure out where it is installed and how to > >uninstall > > > >it? > > > > > >If > > > > > > > >it is > > > > > > > > > > > > > necessary, I can give you the access permission to > >my > > > > > >solaris > > > > > > > > > >machine > > > > > > > > > > > >and > > > > > > > > > > > > > check out for the LDM. Thank you very much. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hiya, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >The ldm is usually install in dir: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >/usr/local/ldm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I would start over by doing the preInstall instruction > >on > > > >the > > > > > >LDM > > > > > > > >home > > > > > > > > > > > >page , then the Binary install instructions. Then the > >LDM > > > > > > > > > >configuration > > > > > > > > > > > >would be standard and LDM upgrade will be a cinch. The > >LDM > > > > > > > > > >configuration > > > > > > > > > > > >might already be in place, so all you would have to do > >is > > > >the > > > > > > > >Binary > > > > > > > > > > > >Install. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >The LDM home page is at: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ka Kit > >Lai > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >=============================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > >Robb Kambic Unidata > > > > > > > > > > > >Program Center > > > > > > > > > > > >Software Engineer III Univ. 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