Other GFESuite Programs

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Other GFESuite Programs

• Mark Mathewson

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Programs

• ifpnetCDF, iscMosaic
• moveGFEData, ifpServerText
• publishGFE
• ifpBreakAllLocks
• ifpServerStats
• coordConversion
• ifpAG

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ifpnetCDF
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ifpnetCDF

• Grid Extraction Program
• Extracts grids from ifpServer databases, puts
  into netCDF format.
• Used to create compressed netCDF files
• Post netCDF files on web for users to get access
  to grids
• ncdump where to find it
• /usr/local/netcdf/bin/ncdump
• /awips/GFESuite/bin/ncdump

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ifpnetCDF

• ifpnetCDF -o outputFile
• -h hostname -r rpcPortNumber
• -u user -d databaseID
• -p weatherElementName
• -s startTime -e endTime
• -m editAreaName -g -c -t
• Times yyyymmdd_hhmm
• -m edit area mask -g topo/lat/lon
  grids
• -c compress output -t trim data to
  precision

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iscMosaic
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iscMosaic

• Originally created for inter-site coordination of
  grids mosaic operation.
• Can be used to ingest standard formatted netCDF
  files into server.

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ifpnetCDF iscMosaic
ifpnetCDF
iscMosaic

• Can be used to transfer grids from one server
  machine to another.

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moveGFEData
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moveGFEData

• Moves or copies user-defined objects from one
  user to another.
• Color tables, smart tools/procedures,
  configuration files, etc.
• Syntax
• moveGFEData -h hostname -p port
• -s sourceUser -d destinationUser -c

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moveGFEData
BASE
SITE
USER

• Base/Site/User Hierarchy

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ifpServerText
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ifpServerText

• Stores external GFE files into the ifpServer.
• Configuration files, smart tools/procedures,
  utility files, and text products.
• Writes out files from the ifpServer as external
  files.
• Additional modes
• Delete (delete file from ifpServer)
• Inventory (display users inventory of GFE files
  in the ifpServer)

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ifpServerText
ifpServer
Save (-s)
Smart Tool (on disk)
Get (-g)
Smart Tool
Metafile
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ifpServerText(save mode)

• ifpServerText
• -h hostname -r rpcPortNumber
• -u user
• -s -n target_filename
• -f source_filename
• -c class
• -s save mode
• class types Config, SmartTool, Procedure,
  Utility, TextUtility, TextProduct

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ifpBreakAllLocks
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ifpBreakAllLocks

• Breaks all locks for all Weather Elements under
  control of the specified ifpServer.
• Syntax
• ifpBreakAllLocks -h hostname -r rpcPortNumber

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publishGFE
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publishGFE

• Publishes forecast data to Official database via
  command line.
• Syntax
• publishGFE -h hostname -r rpcPortNumber
• -p parmname -t namedTimeRange
• -s startTime -e endTime -u user
• Note -u only necessary if specifying a non-SITE
  time range

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ifpServerStats
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ifpServerStats

• Diagnostic program
• ifpServerStats -h host -p port -t -d -f -c
• -t shows network transaction information
• -d shows database sizing information
• -f shows base/site/user files
• -c shows connected client information

Very Useful
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ifpServerStats
BASE
gfeConfig
Gweight
SITE
imageTest
siteConfig
USER
MyConfig
siteConfig

• Base/Site/User Hierarchy

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ifpServerStats -f
Configuration Files for TEXT/GFECONFIG
Files in BASE
BASE
SITE name coded filename
Override
------------------ ---------------
---- ---- gfeConfig
gfeConfig.GFECONFIG
Gweight Gweight.GFECONFIG
Files in
SITE
BASE SITE name
coded filename
Override ------------------
--------------- ---- ----
imageTest imageTest.GFECONFIG
NO siteConfig
siteConfig.GFECONFIG
NO Files in dhoward
BASE
SITE name coded filename
Override
------------------ ---------------
---- ---- MyConfig
MyConfig.GFECONFIG NO
NO siteConfig
siteConfig.GFECONFIG NO YES
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coordConversion
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coordConversion

• Converts between
• latitude/longitude
• AWIPS world coordinates (origin/extent s)
• Grid coordinate
• coordConversion -p Grid211 -h localhost -r
  98000000

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coordConversion

• Useful when tuning up your grid domain.
• Useful when determining grid coordinate for a
  particular point.
• Use the h and r switches to connect to the
  server to get its projection information.

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ifpAG
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ifpAG

• Originally intended to input/output grids in a
  convenient and human-readable format.
• Not terribly efficient.
• No longer recommended as way to transfer grids
  between machines Instead, use
  ifpnetCDF/iscMosaic programs!