SDI-104 GVAR version 20061114
Software and Instructions

SDI-104 GVAR version 20061114 contains modifications to the GVAR ingestor to include a following QC image display. See the SDI-104 GVAR Software Changes page to see the list of changes for all versions of SDI-104 GVAR available on the McIDAS Website.

You can obtain the SDI-104 GVAR version 20061114 files through this webpage if you purchased MUG support for your SDI-104 GVAR system or have been contacted and been given apporoval by SSEC. You will be prompted for your site's login and password when you attempt to download the installation files. If you do not know the login and password, ask your site coordinator. If you know the login and password and still have a problem obtaining these files via the web, ask your site coordinator to contact the McIDAS Help Desk by e-mail or by phone at (608) 262-2455.

Complete the following steps to obtain and install the SDI-104 GVAR software.

1. Download the following two files to a workstation that can be accessed by your SDI-104 GVAR ingestor.

   File name	Size	Description
   SdiMaint.py	30 KB	installation script
   sdi104-gvar-20061114.tar	4741 KB	compressed tar file containing the server binaries, ingestor binaries, and data files

2. Log on to the SDI-104 GVAR ingestor as root and copy the files obtained in step 1 to the ingestor's /tmp directory.

3. Stop the ingestor.
   Type: init 3
   
   Important:
   The file /data/opt/etc/rc.GVAR is not overwritten when you install a new version. However, this version (20061114) includes a change that needs to be added to the file.
   
   If you have not made any changes to the file /data/opt/etc/rc.GVAR on your system, you should delete the file before installing version 20061114 so it will be replaced with the updated version.
   
   If you have made changes to the file /data/opt/etc/rc.GVAR on your system, you can leave it in place and manually update it by changing the following line from:
   INGE_OUTPUT=/dev/tty1
   to:
   INGE_OUTPUT=/dev/console

4. Run the update script to select, and then install, SDI-104 GVAR version 20061114.
   Type: cd /tmp
   Type: /opt/bin/python ./SdiMaint.py

5. When prompted by the script for the device or directory name, enter the following.
   Type: /tmp

6. The script should find the sdi104-gvar-20061114.tar file and show that version in the "ADDED" list. Confirm the update and install the software by entering the following.
   Type: yes

7. Reboot the ingestor.
   Type: reboot