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Re: [Fwd: ldm config change]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Jerrold Robaidek wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi Robb,
> 
> I'm not sure if you got my voice mail, but just to summarize.
> 
Hiya,

Actually, I'm working at home today so I'm glad you e-mailed me also.

> We are having some problems with our block down-converter, and therefore
> some of our feed may be coming from nport.alden.com.  Unfortunately it
> looks like Alden has not updated their machine yet, so we are relaying
> some data with bad headers.  Because of our hardware problems, we must
> continue to feed from nport.alden.com unless you have an alternative
> suggestion or site to feed from.

The sad news is that Alden has been really slow to do any updating or
configurations. In fact, I've been doing the work for them the last year.
Yesterday, I logged on to build the new LDM release and their compiler
license has expired, so no update.  It's my philosophy to not let "bad"
data get out onto the stream so I removed the request to get NOAAport from
SSEC. Our Np ingestor has been reliable, knock on wood.  I also put an
"allow" statement into thelma's ldmd.conf so noaaport.ssec or sunshine can
get a feed with the correct model headers too.  I'm leaving on vaction on
Mon, so I'll deal with alden when I return.

> 
> We have ordered a new block down-converter, but we are several weeks
> away from receiving it.  In the mean time our tech is trying out some
> different things to improve upon what we have or at least trying to
> provide us with a stop gap solution until the down-converter arrives.
> 
Just keep us inform of your status, probably send the messages to
support@unidata so they get the proper handling.

> 
> On another topic, as I mentioned to you last week, we intend to move our
> ldm server to a machine named sunshine.ssec.wisc.edu, from
> noaaport.ssec.wisc.edu.  (we unfortunately can't just rename the machine
> since we have non ldm users accessing noaaport.ssec.wisc.edu from behind
> firewalls, and changing the name on them would cause them to go through
> a several month process to allow a different machine access through
> their firewall.)

I understand,  hopefully sunshine will be outside the firewall?

> 
> I have already contacted Alden about allowing sunshine.ssec.wisc.edu
> access to nport.alden.com, but the last time I checked, this had not yet
> been granted.  After that is done, and our hardware problems are solved,
> I will then alert the relevant downstream sites.
> 
I can do that when I get back if it hasn't been done.

> And one last thing, could you please add my email address when
> contacting SSEC?  Many of the ldm issues directly affect our Datacenter,
> and I  also need to know about these things.  
> 

I will add your name to all correspondance.


Robb...



> Thanks again for your time while Russ and I come up to speed on this
> stuff.
> 
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Russ Dengel wrote:
> > 
> > > Subject: ldm config change
> > > Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:53:14 -0600 (MDT)
> > > From: Robb Kambic <address@hidden>
> > > Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > CC: support-idd <address@hidden>,
> > >      Jeff Weber <address@hidden>
> > >
> > > Russ,
> > >
> > > Could you make a minor configuration change on noaaport.ssec.wisc.edu?  I
> > > believe there is a request line in the etc/ldmd.conf file for
> > > nport.alden.com. I would like you to comment it out with '#' because it's
> > > causing products to come accross with the wrong product headers.  After
> > > you make the change, then you have to stop/start the ldm so the
> > > configuration change is affective.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Robb....
> > >
> > 
> >     Robb,
> > 
> >           Ok Robb, we will make the change as soon as we can. I don't have 
> > an
> > account on unidata, so I will have to wait for our TC people to come in or
> > possibly Jerry has an account. We will send you an email as soon as we make 
> > the
> > change.
> > 
> >      Russ
> 
> -- 
> Jerrold Robaidek                        Email:  address@hidden
> SSEC Data Center                        Phone: (608) 262-6025
> University of Wisconsin                 Fax: (608) 263-6738
> Madison, Wisconsin
> 

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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