Old Projects: Loading and Gathering Data

Projects started before December 27, 1992 have to use the VAX and Exabyte tapes to recover the original data. The procedure is outlined below (so that we can remember it) but do NOT do it yourself, ask your local contact, please.

To restore data from tape to disk, log on to the IRAM04. From the HP computers, press the rightmost mouse button to display a menu of connection to various computers. Select IRAM04 and log in under your project account. Allocate and mount the Exabyte drive named MUB0: and restore the save sets of names COMP_Date.BCK where Date is a date like 30JUN90, using the following commands

    $ ALLOCATE MUB0:
    $ BACKUP/NOASSIS/LOG/NOCRC MUB0:COMP_Date.BCK []

The data will be written on your login directory, IPB$DISK:[X999], where X999 is your account name (project number usually). Once finished, put the Exabyte tape back in the cabinet. Logoff from IRAM04.

Then, from the HP, use the following CLIC commands to gather the data

    FILE OUT B2.IPB NEW   ! Open an output file. Use long name like
                          ! W12E24N20.IPB if you prefer (but this is tedious)
    SET PROJECT X999      ! Select on your project number basis
    SET PROCEDURE *       ! All type of data for completeness
    SET TYPE *            ! Objects and calibrators.
    SET SCAN * *          ! Any and all scans.
    FILE IN IPB$DISK:[X999]01-JAN-1991.IPB   ! Daily archive file.
    FIND                  ! Select the scans, and
    COMPRESS 30 5         ! Copy them to the output file, with 30 sec time
                          ! integration
    FILE IN IPB$DISK:[X999]02-JAN-1991.IPB   ! Now repeat this as needed.
    FIND                  ! Select the scans, and
    COMPRESS 30 5         ! Copy them to the output file, with 30 sec time
    ...
    FILE IN B2.IPB        ! Read the file just created.
    LIST IN/OUT B2.SCANLIST	      ! List what's in the file.
    LIST IN/SHORT/OUT B2.SHORTLIST    ! Long and summary format
    EXIT

In case of problems or special cases, you may have to select your data based on other critera than the project number: a range of scan numbers, for instance. Once you have collected the data, remove the daily data file using the following command:

    rm /ipb_disk/x999/*.ipb

A header file can also be created after this stage.