20030314: McIDAS unable to start at CCNY (cont.)

>From: "Kwan-yin Kong" <address@hidden>
>Organization: CCNY
>Keywords: 200303131908.h2DJ8IB2013411 McIDAS shared 

Kwan,

>It appears that McIDAS is now working fine. 

Demons running around? :-)

>Yesterday's problem might have been due to changes in the 
>network configuration.  If you would log in and check, the 
>machine name is halo.sci.ccny.cuny.edu

OK, I logged onto halo and see that you are getting all of your
data through ADDE:

{-mcidas-} <-/usr/local/mcidas-> dataloc.k LIST

Group Name                    Server IP Address
--------------------         ----------------------------------------
AMRC                         UWAMRC.SSEC.WISC.EDU
CIMSS                        ADDE.UCAR.EDU
GINICOMP                     ADDE.UCAR.EDU
GINIEAST                     PSCWX.PLYMOUTH.EDU
GINIWEST                     PSCWX.PLYMOUTH.EDU
ME7                          IO.SCA.UQAM.CA
MYDATA                       <LOCAL-DATA>
NEXRCOMP                     PSCWX.PLYMOUTH.EDU
RTGRIDS                      ADDE.UCAR.EDU
RTIMAGES                     ADDE.UCAR.EDU
RTNEXRAD                     ADDE.UCAR.EDU
RTPTSRC                      ADDE.UCAR.EDU
RTWXTEXT                     ADDE.UCAR.EDU
TOPO                         <LOCAL-DATA>

<LOCAL-DATA> indicates that data will be accessed from the local data directory.
DATALOC -- done

This is not a problem, but I would like to see you change the machines
you point; I am trying to level the load across the cooperating community
servers that you have access to.  So, if you are not adverse to doing so,
I request that you do the following:

<login as 'mcidas'>
cd workdata
dataloc.k ADD GINICOMP pscwx.plymouth.edu
dataloc.k ADD GINIEAST atm.geo.nsf.gov
dataloc.k ADD GINIWEST papagayo.unl.edu
dataloc.k ADD CIMSS    atm.geo.nsf.gov
dataloc.k ADD RTGRIDS  atm.geo.nsf.gov
dataloc.k ADD RTIMAGES atm.geo.nsf.gov
dataloc.k ADD RTNEXRAD atm.geo.nsf.gov
dataloc.k ADD RTPTSRC  atm.geo.nsf.gov
dataloc.k ADD RTWXTEXT atm.geo.nsf.gov

You will notice that the majority of changes are to point at
atm.geo.nsf.gov instead of adde.ucar.edu.  The reason for this change
is that atm.geo.nsf.gov is closer to you, and it is being
underutilized.

You should make these same ADDE DATALOC changes in each user's account.

Tom