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Message ID: 271     Entry time: Thu Jun 2 09:04:57 2016
Author: TD 
Subject: [How to] Monitor AIDA  
Every 4h

1) Record DSSSD #1 = #6 detector bias voltages and leakage currents in written logbook

   Desktop 6 - 2x PUTTY terminal sessions

   Each PUTTY terminal session is connected to a CAEN N1419 4 ch HV Power Supply 

   Addr 00

   Ch 0 = DSSSD # 1
    :
    :
   Ch 3 = DSSSD # 4

   Addr 01

   Ch 0 = DSSSD # 5
   Ch 1 = DSSSD # 6

   Compare with previous observations 

2) Desktop 1 - Firefox web browser - Temperatures tab

   Select Reload

   Check temperatures

       Virtex < 75 deg C
       PSU    < 45 deg C
       ASIC   < 65 deg C

   If not call for expert help. 

   Note that the ASIC temperatures for some data acquisition servers sometimes read back as 0.0


*If* DAQ running also


3) Desktop 1 - Firefox web browser - Statistics tab

   Check Reload

   Check 'Show ALL Data Acquisition Servers' 

   From 'Select counter to Monitor' select 'AIDA Discriminator'

   Select 'Update Once'

   Check *all* data acquisition servers have a non-zero rate

   N.B. If one, or more, data acquisition servers have zero rate call for expert help!

   From keyboard select Alt-Print Screen and save screenshot to /tmp directory as a .png file
   Upload the .png file to the EURICA 2016 Elog for the current run

   Compare rates with previous observations at same settings 

4) Desktop 1 - Firefox web browser - Statistics tab

   Check Reload

   Check 'Show ALL Data Acquisition Servers' 

   From 'Select counter to Monitor' select 'AIDA SYNC'

   Select 'Update Once'

   Check *all* data acquisition servers have a non-zero rate (typically ~300-500Hz)

   N.B. If one, or more, data acquisition servers have zero rate call for expert help!

5) Desktop 2 - Firefox web browser - MERGE tab

   Select 'Reload' several times and check all enabled data links (0-23) are active
         bright green = active, olive green = inactive, red = disabled 

   N.B. If some data links are *always* inactive call for expert help!

   Select Reload to observe merge rate (date items/s)

   Observe active spinners in MERGE and TapeServer server terminal windows adjacent to web browser

6) Desktop 2 - Firefox web browser - TapeServer tab

   Select Reload and observe number of blocks written to disk
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