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FEROS on the MPG/ESO-2.20m

New FEROS Observer

For each new FEROS Visiting Astronomer the FEROS DRS directory structure on w2p2off is recreated, i.e. all files removed and a template version of the structure installed. A single script has been written to achieve this. The following procedure defines how to use it:

  1. On w2p2off as user astro...
  2. Ensure that no processes are using any files in /data/reduced/FEROS. This includes insuring that the FEROS DRS MIDAS session is stopped, the daemonq process is stopped and all log windows are closed and all NightLog windows are closed. From the ferosDRS panel on the "FEROS DRS" desktop on the w2p2off:0.0 display click the "Stop All" button. It is NOT necessary to stop the "Queue Image" process.
  3. Open an xterm
  4. Type ferosNewVA
  5. Follow the prompts, if any...
The following describes how the script works:

w2p2off astro:~ 633 > ferosNewVA -h
Usage: ferosNewVA [-h|--help] [--delete] [-t <tar.gz template>]

This script performs an 'initialization' of the FEROS DRS directory structure
in /data/reduced/FEROS. Several tasks are performed:

1) Prompt to remove any old back dirs (/data/reduced/FEROS.yyyy-mm-dd)
2) Rename the current directory to /data/reduced/FEROS.yyyy-mm-dd. If this
directory already exists an index number will be added, i.e.
/data/reduced/FEROS.yyyy-mm-dd.i
3) Extract the template tar file, the default is:
/data/E2P2OPS/FEROS-DRS/astro@w2p2off-FEROS-DRS.tar.gz

Options:
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--delete: Delete /data/reduced/FEROS instead of renaming.

-t <tar.gz template>: specify an alternative template gzipped tar file.

Modifying the FEROS-DRS template archive...

The script ferosNewVA is archived in the fprocim CMM module. The /data/E2P2OPS/FEROS-DRS/astro@w2p2off-FEROS-DRS.tar.gz archive tar file is archived in the e2p2plferos CMM module.

Further details TBD...
Send comments to <ls-feros@eso.org>
Last update: Jan 22, 2003
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