Copy Data to Tape

Write data from both the previous night and tonight onto tape (we want at least two separate copies of each night's data):

  1. Take an empty SDSS DLT from the DLT cabinet in the computer room, and  put it into the drive marked "/dev/rmt/tps2d7" (also labeled Backup drive) in the sdssmth peripheral rack in the computer room.

  2. Run the moptape command for the previous night of data from a unix command prompt on sdssmth:
    sdssmth% $IOP_DIR/bin/moptape -mjd <mjd>
     

  3. Run the moptape command for tonight's data:
    sdssmth% $IOP_DIR/bin/moptape -mjd <mjd>

  4. Remove the tape (push the "Unload" button and wait for the green light under "Operate Handle"), slide the write-protect switch on, and cover the switch with a red FermiLogo "protected" sticker.

  5. If you want to ship the tape to Fermilab, run the tapeShipMop.pl script:
    sdssmth% $IOP_DIR/bin/tapeShipMop.pl JLXXXX
    where XXXX is the tape number and put it on the "Tapes to be shipped" shelf in the SDSS control room. Only tapes to be shipped should be put on this shelf.

  6. If you want to leave the tape at APO, put it on the PT ARCHIVE TAPES shelf in the SDSS control room.

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updated January 25, 2000