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Greetings Chris, What happens if you change the two lines in catalog.xml which say <serviceName>http</serviceName> to <serviceName>all</serviceName> Also, would you mind sending your ${tomcat.home}/content/thredds/logs/catalogInit.log? Thanks! Sean > Here it is. > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > Greetings Chris! > > > > > Sean, > > > > > > Does this mean that I need to have an HTTP server installed on my > > machine, > > > in addition to THREDDS? When I change the serviceType to "HTTPServer" > > and > > > restart, I get a 404 message. > > > > You do not need an HTTP server in addition to THREDDS. Would you mind > > sending me your catalog.xml from <TOMCAT_DIR>/content/thredds/ ? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > Greetings Chris! > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I have a THREDDS server running at > > > > > http://vortex.atms.unca.edu:8080/thredds/catalog.html but because > > of my > > > > > newbieness and ignorance I cannot figure out how to configure it so > > I can > > > > > actually download data files through the browser. For example, when > > I go > > > > > into "Tropical Cloud Clusters", then "csv", and then try to download > > a > > > > file, > > > > > I get an error returned (code = 500; "Can't read ...not a valid CDM > > > > file". > > > > > What does this mean? Is there a problem with the way my catalog.xml > > file > > > > > is configured? > > > > > > > > There isn't a problem. With THREDDS, opendap will serve any file type > > that > > > > files that can be read by the NetCDF Java library and accessed > > through the > > > > CDM data model. In this case, the NetCDF Java library cannot read csv > > files > > > > (for a list of files that can be read, and thus served through TDS, > > check > > > > out > > > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/formats/FileTypes.html). > > > > I would recommend sticking to serving your data with the http protocol. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Initially I had the service type set to "http", but have since tried > > > > "odap". > > > > > I've attached my catalog file. I really appreciate any assistance > > you > > > > can > > > > > provide. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Dr. Christopher C. Hennon > > > > > Associate Professor > > > > > Department of Atmospheric Sciences > > > > > UNC Asheville > > > > > > > > > > 1 University Heights > > > > > CPO #2450 > > > > > Asheville, NC 28804 > > > > > > > > > > 1.828.232.5159 (phone) > > > > > 1.828.232.5046 (fax) > > > > > > > > > > http://facstaff.unca.edu/chennon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: SYP-673547 > > > > Department: Support THREDDS > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Dr. Christopher C. Hennon > > > Associate Professor > > > Department of Atmospheric Sciences > > > UNC Asheville > > > > > > 1 University Heights > > > CPO #2450 > > > Asheville, NC 28804 > > > > > > 1.828.232.5159 (phone) > > > 1.828.232.5046 (fax) > > > > > > http://facstaff.unca.edu/chennon > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: SYP-673547 > > Department: Support THREDDS > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Christopher C. Hennon > Associate Professor > Department of Atmospheric Sciences > UNC Asheville > > 1 University Heights > CPO #2450 > Asheville, NC 28804 > > 1.828.232.5159 (phone) > 1.828.232.5046 (fax) > > http://facstaff.unca.edu/chennon > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SYP-673547 Department: Support THREDDS Priority: Normal Status: Open