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--- operations:maser_check [2016/07/08 11:23]
Ellen Manning
+++ operations:maser_check [2016/12/02 00:54] (current)
Lucia McCallum
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 ====== Maser Status Check ======
-Check the "Standard VCH-1005A Manager" display on the Windows PC.  To view the maser for Hobart, start a VNC session via the Applications menu to timehb.  For Katherine and Yarragadee the maser software is now located on different computers than can be viewed with the following commands in a terminal:
+Check the "Standard VCH-1005A Manager" display on the Windows PC.  After the maintenance in 2016 the masers run on separate locations. they can be viewed with the following commands in a terminal:
+<code>
+vncviewer 131.217.63.156
+</code>
+for Hobart
 <code>
 vncviewer 131.217.61.26:0
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 for Yarragadee.  The passwords are NOT the normal one.
-Green numbers are good, red are bad. Here's an example of how it should look:
+Green numbers are good, red are bad.
+**New: check the connection status:** in the lower window "Get Maser State", look for the "OK" and check whether the OK was received within the last minute (should update several time a minute).
+Here's an example of how it should look:
-{{:operations:maserok.jpg|}}
+{{:operations:maser.png|}}
 Report any red numbers to Brett ASAP. if you see mention of 'Battery', the maser has lost mains power and is running on it's UPS. If so, tell Brett immediately.