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[LDM #LJE-844009]: Alternate pqaction: A question

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  • Subject: [LDM #LJE-844009]: Alternate pqaction: A question
  • Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:55:37 -0600
Gerry,

> In our group meeting, today, an interesting question came up. If pqact
> encounters a write error, is there a mechanism to cause it to write to
> another location? We write to a LOT of RAID. Sometimes there's
> contention, or something Just Goes Down. If pqact sees an error, is
> there any way to cause it to try writing to, eg., a local disk instead
> of the one originally designated?

The pqact(1) FILE and PIPE actions, by themselves, can't do what you want.  You 
would have to write a decoder that provided that capability or file a data 
product in more than a single place.

> Thanks gerry
> --
> Gerry Creager -- address@hidden
> Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LJE-844009
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed