Re: MCIDAS

• To: "Kopp, Fred" <fkopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: MCIDAS
• From: Robert Mullenax <rmullenax@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:05:47 +0000

That fix worked for me once as well..other times it hasn't.  I have had
to kill the straggling
McIDAS processes.


"Kopp, Fred" wrote:
> 
> This happened to me last week when the ldmfail reverted to the primary
> on an SGI O2 that we use for LDM. I had to delete the product queue and
> remake it to fix the problem. It took a while to figure out what the
> real problem was. I looked at the pqact.conf file trying to fix some
> mysterious error there.
> Fred Kopp
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Mullenax [mailto:rmullenax@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 8:50 AM
> To: Thomas Don Aratari
> Cc: B. Cottrill; ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: MCIDAS
> 
> I have reported this to ldm support with my former (and current on a
> part-time basis now)
> at NSBF/NMSU.  Occasionally if ldmfail ( ldm ver. 5.1.2) runs and
> switches sites, or if you do an ldmadmin stop/start
> manually ldmadmin ps will show no processes but actually the inge McIDAS
> processes hang (do a ps -lu ldm
> or similar) and won't let and McIDAS files be written.  You will write
> errors in ldmd.log.  Sometimes
> it's only the binary, sometimes it's the text, sometimes it is both.  I
> have seen this on
> a Solaris 7 SPARC and a Solaris 8 Intel machine.
> 
> Robert Mullenax
> 
> Thomas Don Aratari wrote:
> >
> > Ok I have finally figured out why the Mcidas just stops after about 5-6
> > days.. one of the decoders just hangs and it must stall or stop the Mcidas
> > feed.. looks like it turns into a run-away process.
> >
> > I'll keep a close eye on this now, anyone who was feeding off of yin.engin
> > can do so again.
> >
> > Sorry for the chaos :)
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas Aratari                  taratari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > UofM ITD Contract Services      Unix System Administration
> > AOSS Building - LDM/Sys Admin           (734) 764-4584
> > Medical Science Building II - Sys Admin (734) 763-5558
> >
> > On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, B. Cottrill wrote:
> >
> > > Hello again,
> > >
> > > I appears that there may be something going on ay UMICH.
> > >
> > > We changed our feed to WISC and this has taken care of our problem.
> > > I will keep an eye on it and let everyone know if other problems arise.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help
> > > BC
> > >
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> 
> --
> Robert Mullenax
> Weather Systems Administrator
> Universal Weather and Aviation
> 8787 Tallyho
> Houston, TX 77061
> Phone: 713-944-1622 ext 2223
> FAX: 713-943-4645
> Email: rmullenax@xxxxxxxxxxxx

-- 
Robert Mullenax
Weather Systems Administrator
Universal Weather and Aviation
8787 Tallyho
Houston, TX 77061
Phone: 713-944-1622 ext 2223
FAX: 713-943-4645
Email: rmullenax@xxxxxxxxxxxx

• References:
  • Re: MCIDAS
    • From: Robert Mullenax [mailto:rmullenax