Mark6 recording

Preparation

• Make sure R2DBE slot0 channel 0 output is connected to Mark6 eth2 interface
• Make sure R2DBE slot0 channel 1 output is connected to Mark6 eth3 interface
• Install the most recent Mark6 software (instructions)
• make sure dplane and cplane programs have been started
• Equip all 4 slots of the Mark6 unit with modules
• Make sure all 4 modules have an MSN sticker

Module initialization

in da_client execute:

mod_init=1:8:MPIH%008:sg:new

This will initialize the module in slot 1 with the MSN: MPIH%008 (substitute with the MSN found on the sticker of the module in slot 1). During intialization the LEDs on the module in slot 1 should light up one by one. If you see activity in a different slot you have an error in the cabeling and need to review the mini-SAS connections on the backside of your Mark6 unit.

Now do the initialization for the other 3 modules:

mod_init=1:8:MPIH%005:sg:new
mod_init=2:8:MPIH%007:sg:new
mod_init=3:8:MPIH%006:sg:new

Check that initialization was successfull:

mstat?all

This should something like this:

!mstat?0:0:-:1:MPIH%008/48008/4/8:8:8:-:48008:initialized:null:sg:-:2:MPIH%005/48008/4/8:8:8:-:48008:initialized:null:sg:-:3:MPIH%007/48008/4/8:8:8:-:48008:initialized:null:sg:-:4:MPIH%006/48008/4/8:8:8:-:48008:initialized:null:sg;

Make sure the MSNs are correct and that all modules have the state "initialized"

Create a 4-module group

in da_client execute:

group=new:1234

mstat?1
mstat?2
mstat?3
mstat?4

This should list:                                                                                              

!mstat?0:0:1234:1:MPIH%008/48008/4/8:8:8:0:48008:closed:unprotected:sg;
!mstat?0:0:1234:2:MPIH%005/48008/4/8:8:8:0:48008:closed:unprotected:sg;
!mstat?0:0:1234:3:MPIH%007/48008/4/8:8:8:0:48008:closed:unprotected:sg;
!mstat?0:0:1234:4:MPIH%006/48008/4/8:8:8:0:48008:closed:unprotected:sg;

Make sure the 3rd column contains the newly formed group 1234 and that the state is "closed" for all 4 modules.

Define input streams

in da_client execute:

input_stream=add:RDBE1:vdif:8224:42:36:eth2:172.16.2.1::12
input_stream=add:RDBE2:vdif:8224:42:36:eth3:172.16.3.1::34