ECS-tools for the CCPC/Tell1 (Installation):

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ECS-tools for the CCPC/Tell1 (Installation)
Many problems/user-requests already arises when
installing the framework components.We try to
give here a brief guidance and a few tips to
avoid common pitfalls.(as they happened to
ourselves)
challenging Tell
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CCPC/FwHw Installation

• Create a PVSS project
• tip create once a blank project and
  whenever you need a new one copy it
• from there. (it is much faster!)

Give the name of the new project and the
installation path. Tick that you want to register
it. (so that it is selectable from the Console)
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CCPC/FwHw Installation
(2) Download the latest release of the
Installation tool http//lhcbonline.web.cern.ch/
lhcbonline/ecs/FwHw/default.html (3) Extract the
zip of the installation tool into your project
folder and start the project.
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(4) After (or while) starting up always check the
LogViewer if there are some mysterious warnings
or error messages. tip sometimes it may
happen that you cannot start up a project or
switch to another one. Make sure that you have
closed the PVSS help. (yes, although it is opened
in a web browser it is somehow linked to the
project!)
Also the LogViewers can give you troubles
Always check that they are closed when
switching projects.
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(5) From the graphical editor click (or choose
from menu) open panel runtime.
(6) In the folder fwInstallation choose the panel
fwInstallation.pnl and start it.
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(7) When your panel starts, it will ask you the
destination directory of your installation. (it
is the path where your framework components will
be installed into) Give the directory of your
project. (Some prefer to create their own
directory for framework components. Common to
each project. You have to click create
directory then.)
The latest framework components for LHCb
use you can get from
http//lhcb-online.web.cern.ch/lhcb-online/ecs/lhc
b-fw/default.htm
tip Whenever you install something make sure the
destination directory is the correct one. You can
modify the path if you click on Advanced
Options.
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(8) Now specify the directory from where it shall
make the installation (the directory which is
containing your framework components). Choose the
directory where you have unzipped the JCOP
framework.
(9) From the JCOP framework you have to install
fwDIM, fwCore (containing FSM) and
fwConfigurationDB (needed for the recipes in
the FwHw tool) Check again if destination
directory is correct.
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(10) Not really required, but before continuing I
prefer to restart the project
Check the messages of the installation tool and
the LogViewer if something mysterious has
appeared.
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(11) Download the zip of the fwCcpc framework
component (the page from where you got this
tutorial) and unzip it. Open again the
installation tool and choose this unzipped
fwCcpc directory. (or take it from the Lhcb
framework)
(12) Start the installation of the fwCcpc
component. It will append three managers to your
ConsolePVSS00dim, a CONTROL manager (automatic
subscription) and a user interface (the panel).
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(13) After restarting your project the CCPC
client should be perfectly working (supposing
you have a server running and a DIM DNS node!)
without supersticious intentions this has
become point 13.
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tip if you check the LogViewer after restarting
your project you will find a Warning about the
external handler. Simply ignore these warnings!
(they do not come from nor affect your Ccpc
client component)
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If not yet started, get the dim dns node from the
JCOP framework. You will find it in the bin
directory Dns.exe (as you will have to launch
it regularly put it at a more convenient place
e.g. Start menu)
tip DID.exe and DIMTree.exe are
useful tools for debugging and understanding your
DIM applications. (e.g. how many services are
published on the dim dns node)
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Now you have to tell your CCPC client (the PVSS
project) where it can find the dns node (on which
machine it is running). There are two
possibilities
First From the Windows Control panel under
System you can edit the environment
variables. In user variables add an environment
variable with the name DIM_DNS_NODE and assign
the name of the PC where the dns node is
running. DIM will take this variable as default
location of the dns node.
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Second you can assign the dns node directly to
PVSS00dim.
double click on PVSS00dim and edit manager
properties. Add the option dim_dns_node
PCName (it is the name of the PC where your dns
node is supposed to run)
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Log in on your ccpc and check status with sudo
service ccserv status (the server starts
automatically after reboot) however you can start
and stop it with sudo service ccserv
start/stop (check with your network administrator
that you have the latest release)
The location of the dns node has to be edited on
your ccpc in /etc/dim.conf
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You can select which ccpc you want to access
from the combo box. When you confirm your
selection the server version is prompted
immediately. And if too low (not compatibel
with client) a warning pops up.
As soon as the first server is found publishing
his services on the dns node the status box
becomes green.
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On top of this you can now install the FwHw tool
following the same procedures as
before download the zip and extract it , start
the installation tool, install and restart your
project.
If this button does not appear, you might not
have installed fwConfigurationDB from the JCOP
framework.
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Conclusion
The intention of this slides was to give a brief
guidance to ease your installation pain. If you
find some annoyances tell us and share with your
collaborators. (could save them time)
Bei diesem Licht, das uns zuerst begrüsst Von
allen Völkern, die tief unter uns Schwer atmend
wohnen in dem Qualm der Städte,Laßt uns den Eid
des neuen Bundes schwören.