For MBS integration AIDA forwards its data to an MBS Foreign Data Receiver (FDR), currently the PC assigned for this task is x86l-94.
To start the MBS system do the following:
Connect to the MBS FDR: ssh despec@x86l-94 (Ask local for password)
cd to the AIDA directory: cd mbsrun/nov19/aida_to_mbs
Start mbs: mbs
Startup the receiver: @startup
Now open the MBS relay for MIDAS (far right icon on the top)
Check both terminals (Relay & MBS) report a connection
In another terminal ssh into the FDR and run rate to monitor the data rate in MBS
For data to be transferred the Tape Server must be GOING but can be in No Storage mode if no MIDAS storage is required.
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For experiments MBS file saving is handled by the DESPEC time sorter which merges all the subsystems together.
For testing you can write files from x86l-94 using the following commands
connect rfio XXX -disk
Where XXX is an Linux PC (ask local for a PC)
open file /path/to/file_ first=1 size=2000 -auto -rfio
This opens the file, writing in 2GB chunks
clo file
This will close the file when you are done
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It is possible to restart the MBS relay at any point if the connection seems to have failed, also confirm the Tape Server is GOing |