Data and Disk Space Management

All the $INS_ROOT/SYSTEM/DETDATA/ <instrument>*.fits raw data files are automatically transfered to the DHS, NGAS, DVD, OFFLINE and PIPELINE workstations by DFS process. Daily task are shown in the following table.

Stations Daily Tasks Procedures Time Load
(by Station)
INS
w3p6ins,w3p6ces,wharps,wtimmi,
wfi,wferos,
wemmi,wsusi,wsofi
  • Move the last night raw data files
    $INS_ROOT/SYSTEM/DETDATA/ <instrument>*.fits
    to $INS_ROOT/SYSTEM/DETDATA/yyyy-mm-dd
    The yyyy-mm-dd is the begging of the previous night date.
  • Disk Space Check and Cleanup
 sciopsDskMgr script  TBM
NGAS
w3p6nau, w2p2nau, w2p2nbu. Soon wntt...
  • Check Disk Status and Logs, Disk Exchange, Packing, Delivering and Reception
 Well documented procedures and tools (NGAS Home Page)  TBM
USB/DVD/CD
w3p6ldvd, w2p2ldvd, wg5ldvd
  • Do raw data backup by program ID and requested via Remedy form
  • Disk Space Check and Cleanup
 astroCd procedures  TBM
OFFLINE
w3p6off, w2p2off, wg5off
  • Disk Space Check and Cleanup
  • FEROS reduce data backup requested via Remedy form
 sciopsDskSpcMgr to be ported from efoopsDailyDskSpcManagement  TBM asap
PIPELINES
w3p6tnt, whaldrs
  • Do TIMMI2, HARPS reduced data backup by program ID and requested via Remedy form
  • Disk Space Check and Cleanup
 TIMMI2 procedures MakeCD,RoastCD and for HARPS dau.csh tool. Disk Clean is a manual procedure  TBM asap

Night by Night Visitor Mode Backup

Observers have the OFFLINE stations to run either their own reduction procedures or any other provided by the instrument science support Astronomer. Available backup media are dvds or USB disk and it is the user responsibility. IT and TIOs will provide the needed media and commands help.