Input Process

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• $CGI/Stacker.pl --> $CGI/SpoolToDisk.pl:
  • Description:
    • Loads magnetic tapes one at a time from the input stacker to the tape drive
    • Spools data input files from the magnetic tape to the input disk; files are first spooled to the $INPUT/preimport directory, and then moved to the $INPUT/import directory.
  • WWW:
    • http://antero.colorado.edu:8080/Stacker.html
    • http://antero.colorado.edu:8080/SpoolToDisk.html
  • Submission: manually by the user from the WWW page
  • Files:
    • $INPUT/logs/Stacker_$stackerName.log
      --> global log file for the stacker process
    • $INPUT/db/SpoolToDisk.txt
      --> global text file database for all input tapes
    • $INPUT/logs/SpoolToDisk_$tapeName.log
      --> single log file for each input tape
    • $INPUT/db/SpoolToDisk_$tapeName.txt
      --> text file database for each input tape
    • $INPUT/logs/cleanTapeDrive_$stackerName.txt
      --> running count of tape drive cleaning
    • $INPUT/logs/Stacker_$stackerName.kill
      --> kills spooling process at the end of the current tape
    • $INPUT/logs/Stacker_$tapeName.kill
      --> kills spooling process at the end of the current file
  • Subroutines: CleanStacker, TestStacker, recoverSpoolError