With help from Patrick Coleman-Smith & Vic Pucknell most of the issues identified
appear to be related to one (or more) of the following issues

1) The FEEs required rebooting following MIDAS updates to use AIDAExecV8 (not AIDAExecV7) - reboot FEEs
2) New settings saved to /MIDAS/DB/EXPERIMENTS/AIDA/2016May03-20.44.33
3) AIDA options still quoted AIDAExecV7 cf AIDAExecV8 - update AIDA options, use new settings directory above
4) AIDA SYNCs appear to require SYNC Phase 2 or 3 (cf. 0 or 1) - PJCS reviewing
   See attachments 1-4 respectively SYNC phases 0, 1, 2 & 3

Outstanding issues

1) Httpd Merger/TapeServer, MERGE & TapeServer issues - VFEP reviewing
   With 64 data links configured, Httpd server crashes at startup

2) mtimeout not defined following SETUP
   See Elog 200 - is this an issue?

3) Unable to plot AIDA temperatures (low priority)





> 1) Unable to enable data transfer
> 
>    From RunControl unable to 'Enable #1 All' or 'Enable #2 All'
> 
>    in the former case, no 'X' symbol appears by the sttaus of each acqserver
>    in the latter case I obtain an error
> 
>    see attachments 1-3
> 
>    Note the file referred to in the error message is
> 
> -rwxr-xr-x. 1 npg npgstaff 16503 Mar  9 22:46 DataAcquisitionControl.tml
> 
> 2) Unable to plot temperature data
> 
>    See attachment 4 for error message
> 
> 3) MERGE shows 64 data links - only the first 32 can be toggled (enable/disable)
>    For 32x FEE64s should be able to toggle 64? Configuration file issue?
> 
> MERGE Program Release V3/x86_64 (Sep  3 2014, 18:22:23) starting
> 
> Merge: Histogramming not using threads
> Merge: debugging initialised: off.
> Merge: opening buffer for Merge_EventBuffer, size 0x800
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0xcb5c50
> Event Buffer virtual address: 0xcb5c50
> Merge: initialising for 8 links: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
> Merge: opening buffer for link2_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184cb93010
> Link Data buffer 0 (Link2), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184cb93010 - 0x7f184cf5300f
> Merge: opening buffer for link3_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184c7d2010
> Link Data buffer 1 (Link3), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184c7d2010 - 0x7f184cb9200f
> Merge: opening buffer for link4_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184c411010
> Link Data buffer 2 (Link4), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184c411010 - 0x7f184c7d100f
> Merge: opening buffer for link5_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184c050010
> Link Data buffer 3 (Link5), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184c050010 - 0x7f184c41000f
> Merge: opening buffer for link6_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184bc8f010
> Link Data buffer 4 (Link6), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184bc8f010 - 0x7f184c04f00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link7_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184b8ce010
> Link Data buffer 5 (Link7), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184b8ce010 - 0x7f184bc8e00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link8_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184b50d010
> Link Data buffer 6 (Link8), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184b50d010 - 0x7f184b8cd00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link9_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184b14c010
> Link Data buffer 7 (Link9), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184b14c010 - 0x7f184b50c00f
> Queue 0 (Link2) starts at 0x7f184cb93010
> Queue 1 (Link3) starts at 0x7f184c7d2010
> Queue 2 (Link4) starts at 0x7f184c411010
> Queue 3 (Link5) starts at 0x7f184c050010
> Queue 4 (Link6) starts at 0x7f184bc8f010
> Queue 5 (Link7) starts at 0x7f184b8ce010
> Queue 6 (Link8) starts at 0x7f184b50d010
> Queue 7 (Link9) starts at 0x7f184b14c010
> Merge: OutputTrace set to 1
> Merge: Histogramming using threads
> MERGE Merge setup complete
> Data Acquisition using tape server localhost on port 0
> Initialising communication with tape server
> Setting Transfer Block Size 65536
> Setting Transfer Mode 3
> Setting Overlap Mode 0
> Setting nice 0
> TCP transfer library version 3.12
> TCP socket send buffer was 16384 - now 249856
> TCP socket receive buffer was 87380 - now 249856
> TCP socket created OK - now connecting to localhost port 10305
> Transfer Error - : Connection refused
> connect() failed:  
> MERGE now ready to be initialised and started
> MRGE Stats created and initialised
> MERGE Data Link (7866): Starting the network interface
> MERGE Data Link (7866): TCP socket receive buffer was 87380 - now 249856
> MERGE Data Link (7866): TCP socket send buffer was 16384 - now 249856
> MERGE Data Link (7866): MERGE Data Link using TCP port 11032.
> MERGE Data Link (7866): Entering server loop
> MERGE Data Link (7866): listening on port 11032
> Merge: debugging initialised: off.
> Event Buffer virtual address: 0xcb5c50
> Merge: initialising for 32 links: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
> 29 30 31 
> Merge: opening buffer for link0_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184a367010
> Link Data buffer 0 (Link0), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184a367010 - 0x7f184a72700f
> Merge: opening buffer for link1_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1849fa6010
> Link Data buffer 1 (Link1), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1849fa6010 - 0x7f184a36600f
> Link Data buffer 2 (Link2), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184cb93010 - 0x7f184cf5300f
> Link Data buffer 3 (Link3), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184c7d2010 - 0x7f184cb9200f
> Link Data buffer 4 (Link4), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184c411010 - 0x7f184c7d100f
> Link Data buffer 5 (Link5), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184c050010 - 0x7f184c41000f
> Link Data buffer 6 (Link6), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184bc8f010 - 0x7f184c04f00f
> Link Data buffer 7 (Link7), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184b8ce010 - 0x7f184bc8e00f
> Link Data buffer 8 (Link8), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184b50d010 - 0x7f184b8cd00f
> Link Data buffer 9 (Link9), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184b14c010 - 0x7f184b50c00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link10_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1849be5010
> Link Data buffer 10 (Link10), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1849be5010 - 0x7f1849fa500f
> Merge: opening buffer for link11_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1849824010
> Link Data buffer 11 (Link11), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1849824010 - 0x7f1849be400f
> Merge: opening buffer for link12_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1849463010
> Link Data buffer 12 (Link12), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1849463010 - 0x7f184982300f
> Merge: opening buffer for link13_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f18490a2010
> Link Data buffer 13 (Link13), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f18490a2010 - 0x7f184946200f
> Merge: opening buffer for link14_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1848ce1010
> Link Data buffer 14 (Link14), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1848ce1010 - 0x7f18490a100f
> Merge: opening buffer for link15_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1848920010
> Link Data buffer 15 (Link15), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1848920010 - 0x7f1848ce000f
> Merge: opening buffer for link16_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184855f010
> Link Data buffer 16 (Link16), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184855f010 - 0x7f184891f00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link17_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184819e010
> Link Data buffer 17 (Link17), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184819e010 - 0x7f184855e00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link18_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1847ddd010
> Link Data buffer 18 (Link18), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1847ddd010 - 0x7f184819d00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link19_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1847a1c010
> Link Data buffer 19 (Link19), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1847a1c010 - 0x7f1847ddc00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link20_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184765b010
> Link Data buffer 20 (Link20), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184765b010 - 0x7f1847a1b00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link21_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f184729a010
> Link Data buffer 21 (Link21), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f184729a010 - 0x7f184765a00f
> Merge: opening buffer for link22_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1846ed9010
> Link Data buffer 22 (Link22), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1846ed9010 - 0x7f184729900f
> Merge: opening buffer for link23_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1846b18010
> Link Data buffer 23 (Link23), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1846b18010 - 0x7f1846ed800f
> Merge: opening buffer for link24_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1846757010
> Link Data buffer 24 (Link24), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1846757010 - 0x7f1846b1700f
> Merge: opening buffer for link25_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1846396010
> Link Data buffer 25 (Link25), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1846396010 - 0x7f184675600f
> Merge: opening buffer for link26_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1845fd5010
> Link Data buffer 26 (Link26), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1845fd5010 - 0x7f184639500f
> Merge: opening buffer for link27_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1845c14010
> Link Data buffer 27 (Link27), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1845c14010 - 0x7f1845fd400f
> Merge: opening buffer for link28_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1845853010
> Link Data buffer 28 (Link28), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1845853010 - 0x7f1845c1300f
> Merge: opening buffer for link29_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1845492010
> Link Data buffer 29 (Link29), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1845492010 - 0x7f184585200f
> Merge: opening buffer for link30_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f18450d1010
> Link Data buffer 30 (Link30), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f18450d1010 - 0x7f184549100f
> Merge: opening buffer for link31_Data, size 0x3c0000
> Merge: returning merge memory at virtual 0x7f1844d10010
> Link Data buffer 31 (Link31), length 3932160 (0x3c0000) bytes mapped at: 0x7f1844d10010 - 0x7f18450d000f
> Queue 0 (Link0) starts at 0x7f184a367010
> Queue 1 (Link1) starts at 0x7f1849fa6010
> Queue 2 (Link2) starts at 0x7f184cb93010
> Queue 3 (Link3) starts at 0x7f184c7d2010
> Queue 4 (Link4) starts at 0x7f184c411010
> Queue 5 (Link5) starts at 0x7f184c050010
> Queue 6 (Link6) starts at 0x7f184bc8f010
> Queue 7 (Link7) starts at 0x7f184b8ce010
> Queue 8 (Link8) starts at 0x7f184b50d010
> Queue 9 (Link9) starts at 0x7f184b14c010
> Queue 10 (Link10) starts at 0x7f1849be5010
> Queue 11 (Link11) starts at 0x7f1849824010
> Queue 12 (Link12) starts at 0x7f1849463010
> Queue 13 (Link13) starts at 0x7f18490a2010
> Queue 14 (Link14) starts at 0x7f1848ce1010
> Queue 15 (Link15) starts at 0x7f1848920010
> Queue 16 (Link16) starts at 0x7f184855f010
> Queue 17 (Link17) starts at 0x7f184819e010
> Queue 18 (Link18) starts at 0x7f1847ddd010
> Queue 19 (Link19) starts at 0x7f1847a1c010
> Queue 20 (Link20) starts at 0x7f184765b010
> Queue 21 (Link21) starts at 0x7f184729a010
> Queue 22 (Link22) starts at 0x7f1846ed9010
> Queue 23 (Link23) starts at 0x7f1846b18010
> Queue 24 (Link24) starts at 0x7f1846757010
> Queue 25 (Link25) starts at 0x7f1846396010
> Queue 26 (Link26) starts at 0x7f1845fd5010
> Queue 27 (Link27) starts at 0x7f1845c14010
> Queue 28 (Link28) starts at 0x7f1845853010
> Queue 29 (Link29) starts at 0x7f1845492010
> Queue 30 (Link30) starts at 0x7f18450d1010
> Queue 31 (Link31) starts at 0x7f1844d10010
> MERGE Merge setup complete
> Initialising communication with tape server localhost on port 0
> Setting Transfer Block Size 65536
> Setting Transfer Mode 3
> Setting Overlap Mode 0
> Setting nice 0
> TCP transfer library version 3.12
> TCP socket send buffer was 16384 - now 249856
> TCP socket receive buffer was 87380 - now 249856
> TCP socket created OK - now connecting to localhost port 10305
> Connected to localhost port 10305
> Merge state now Going
> Merge: Searching for timestamp 0 or greater
> Merge state now Paused
> Merge state now Stopped
> 
> 4) mtimeout not defined following SETUP
> 
> See attachment 5
> 
> 5) No data acquisition
>    No histogram data. No SYNCs.
> 
>    See attachments 6-8