BNMR: Getting Started
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Starting from Scratch
If the experiments (bnmr/bnqr) have not been running previously (e.g. at the start of the beam period) you will need to start from scratch. Usually you will want to run both bnmr and bnqr experiments during the beam period.
In the counting room, the linux boxes isdaq01 and isdaq06 are used to run the bnmr and bnqr experiments. They are located side-by-side and each have 2 screens. Note that the DAQ system for both experiments actually runs on isdaq01. The second box isdaq06 is used to display the second experiment. To start the experiment from isdaq06, one must first ssh to isdaq01 as explained below. Both isdaq01 and isdaq06 are part of a NIS cluster (the master is isdaq00 located in the computer room). Users access the same user and data disks from either machine.
- Log onto isdaq01 as user bnmr
- Bring up a web browser (firefox)
- Bring up an xterm and type start-all to start all DAQ software components
- Open the EPICS windows on another desktop if desired.
- Log onto isdaq06 as user bnqr
On both machines, bring up a web browser (firefox) and open an xterm.
The DAQ system for both experiments runs on isdaq01. We use isdaq06 for display only. So on isdaq06, in the xterm, log onto isdaq01 with ssh, i.e. $ ssh bnqr@isdaq01