SSRL Beamline Backup

Backup on PC

The available media on PC are:

• CD ROM-CD Writer
• 250 Mbyte Zip drive

Instruction on how to backup users data onto a CD:

Log on to one of the PCs on the beamline floor using your SSRL domain NT account.

1. Accessing data files on the beamlines
   • Click on Start button
   • Click on Programs
   • Click on WRQ Reflection
   • Click on Host Unix and Digital
     • Click on connect and choose connection setup using Best Network
     • Type the beamline nodename for the host(ex: S072), it is s zero 7 2
     • Log on with your username & password on that node
     • At the prompt change the default directory to the one which has your data, in other words: set def $data: or $data:[username.whateversubdir]

   To get more info on zip command, at the prompt type
   zip-?
   To zip all the files that starts with fe to a zip file (ex: june.zip) type
   zip june.zip fe*.*
   To convert binary XAS data files to ascii, at the prompt type
   xas_ascii fe*.*

2. FTPing files from beamline system to PCs
   • Click on Start button
   • Click on Programs
   • Click on WRQ Reflection
   • Click on FTP client
     • Click on New
     • Type in the node name (ex:s073), it is s zero 7 3
     • Type username and then password on that node
   When your're connected, the nodename and directory is highlighted.

   

   • Click on tools
   • choose goto
   • type the directory which has your data(ex: $data:[b_username.mar]
   • highlight PC side and click on D drive, where all users have their default directory
     1. If the data files are in binary:
        • Drag and drop all the Zip files from beamline system (ex: s073) to your directory on the PC
     2. If the data files are in ASCII:
        • Select all the ASCII files. Under Tools, click on Tools-Transfer-Method, choose ASCII. Drag and drop all ASCII files to your home directory under D drive.
   • Zipping files on PCs
     • Click on Start button
     • Click on Programs
     • Click on Winzip
     • Click on New-type the name of the zip file interested to create
     • Select all files, by clicking on one file and then (hold down Shift and one of the arrow keys)
     • click on add
3. Writing files from PC to CD
   • Click on Start button
   • Click on Programs
   • Click on Burn CD & DVDs with Roxio
   • Click on make a DATA CD
   • Click on DATA CD project
   • Right click on volume, it is usually today's date and choose Property (We recommend to choose volume label)
   • Choose ISO9660 as the file system, because it is the universal format
   • Click OK
   • Under Source file, Click on Data drive
   • Click on your directory
   • Highlight all the zip files
   • In the middle, click on ADD (Make sure you have blank CD in you CD-writer)
   • Click on Red Record button that appears after you click ADD.