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operations:backup_control [2014/10/22 03:53]
David Horsley [Usage]
operations:backup_control [2014/11/22 02:31] (current)
David Horsley [Quirks]
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 ====== Backup control system ====== ====== Backup control system ======
  
-Occasionally,​ especially for Yg, eRc can refuse to connect or frequently drop out. The VNC session can also suffer some problems, ​is quite heavy on the network, and doesn'​t allow copy-paste. ​ ​As ​an alternative, ​there is a text based backup control setup installed ​on the field system PCs+Occasionally,​ especially for Yg, eRc can refuse to connect or frequently drop out. The VNC session can also suffer some problems, ​has quite heavy network ​load, and doesn'​t allow copy-paste. ​The field system ships with a suite of tools to allow it to be access from a terminal, so as an alternative ​to eRc and VNC, a '​tmux'​ layout has been created to present these tools in a convenient manner. As this is purely ​text based and amenable to compression over ssh, it is very light on network usage.
  
 ====== Usage ====== ====== Usage ======
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   * ''​~/​stream_log yg'' ​   * ''​~/​stream_log yg'' ​
  
-Note: you will need to rerun this when the log file changes+**You will need to rerun this when the log file changes.**
  </​note>​  </​note>​
 You can then point the log monitor to the file indicated by the script. You can then point the log monitor to the file indicated by the script.
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 ====== Quirks ====== ====== Quirks ======
  
-As the script is very simple, there are a few quirks. Importantly,​ the log in the central pane will not update when the fs log is changes. You can either kill the session and restart it (see below), or highlight the central pane using Ctrl+b and the arrow keys, Ctrl+c to kill the tail, the running the tail program again by pressing up and enter.+As the script is very simple, there are a few quirks. Importantly,​ the log in the central pane will not update when the fs log is changes.
  
-The control setup runs in a tmux session, so it is persistent across window closes and disconnects. This means simply closing and reopening it will not reset the setup. +You may also find the session in funny states if someone opens it in a small window, or if fs has been terminated. ​The control setup runs in a tmux session, so it is persistent across window closes and disconnects. This means simply closing and reopening it will not reset the setup.
-Instead reset the session with+
  
-<​note ​important>+The easiest way to fix these is to kill the session and restart it. 
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 +<​note>​
 ** To reset the session:** ** To reset the session:**
   * press Ctrl+b and type '':​kill-session''​   * press Ctrl+b and type '':​kill-session''​
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 </​note>​ </​note>​
  
-You may also find the session in funny states if someone opens it in a small window, or if fs has been terminated.+
  
  
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