Re: [foxboro] Commit procedure after initial install

Hi Kevin,

  The /opt/fox/ADMON directory was created in every existing AW & WP in
April 2001, which is when we had our last IA upgrade.  The only file in this
directory is a script called "request".

  I added the two AW51E's after 2001, and they do not have the
/opt/fox/ADMON directory.  

  I will try deleting the /opt/fox/ADMON directory on one of the machines
and try again.

  If I did commits & reconciles more often I'd probably know what I was
doing .  .  .

  Thanks for your help,

  Steve Murray
  Asarco

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin FitzGerrell [mailto:fitzgerrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:55
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Commit procedure after initial install


Steve,

There shouldn't be an /opt/fox/ADMON directory on any 51 series.  The 
device monitor is package ADM6, not ADMON on 51s.

If the directory /opt/fox/ADMON exists, your device monitor 
configuration file will not be created, and you will get the FAILED 
message in your package log.

You should remove this directory on the two B boxes where you noticed 
the message and check all your other workstations (AW and WP) for the 
same problem.

If there have been any changes like moving an alarm printer, adding 
workstations, or changing device names, these failures can create a 
problem where the device monitor configuration files differ between 
workstations.  When the current device monitor master is rebooted for 
some reason, another workstation assumes mastership.  If it's device 
monitor configuration file is different, alarms may not go to the 
specified devices.

If you're having to bypass software packages, I'd assume you haven't 
reconciled your system definition since the last Day0.  It's better to 
have all the installed packages marked DONE in sysdef than to bypass on 
install.

I do remote committals regularly on large sites.  My only recommendation 
with remote installs is to exit the INSTALL_AW or INSTALL_WP screen 
after each remote committal, otherwise you end up daisy chaining remote 
connections, which really slows things down.

On your AW51E box, consider re-installing the ADM6 package.
If it should be running device monitor, consider doing the following:
Run: dm_recon t (transfer DevMon to this station)
wait about 30 seconds
Next: dm_recon d  (dump current status)
Check the resulting file: cs_dm.current and see if all is correct
If all is ok: run: dm_reconn  (refresh info for control stations).

Regards,

Kevin FitzGerrell
Systems Engineer
Foxboro New Zealand
+64 9 573 7690
+64 27 284 5570

Murray, Steve wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>   I added a few FBMs using sysdef (on a NT workstation), created a commit
> disk, and started the "Install_AW" on an AW51E.
> 
>   The AW51E was not the host of the new FBMs, but I ran the commit on it
> first as a test case.
> 
>   I choose "bypass" for each of the previously installed packages and did
> not get any errors in the install logs.
> 
>   I then did a remote install to the host AW51B for the new FBMs and also
> choose "bypass" for each of the previously installed packages.
> 
>   I have the following warning in the installation log:
> 
> 16:30 ------ OS6AW1 Running Post-Process Script. . .Warning
> 
> and the following in the package init log:
> 
> /opt/fox/OS6AW1/install/post_S6AW1: /opt/fox/ADMON/install/bld_dmf: not
> found
> Creating Device Monitor Configuration File ... FAILURE
> Edit of OS config file ... Done
> Checking for patches to install ...
> done
> 
>   I tried a remote install on another AW51B with the same warning and
devmon
> file failure, so I did a local install on it and got the exact same
warning.
> 
>   The directory /opt/fox/ADMON/install/ does not exist on the first AW51E,
> and only contains the file "request" on the two AW51Bs that gave me the
> warnings.  The request file contains the timestamp from the last major
> upgrade in 2001.
> 
>   A quick review of the logs from previous installs show the same devmon
> file failure has happened on some of my other AWs in the past.
> 
>   Is it something serious or benign?
> 
>   What is the right procedure for running the commit disk through all of
the
> AWs & WPs in the plant?  
> 
>   Should I be clicking on the "bypass" option for previously installed
> packages or re-install them each time I run the commit disk?
> 
>   Should I even be trying to do remote installs?
> 
>   The sysdef and the software installation manuals don't seem to address
> minor changes - only day 0 installs.
> 
>   I am running IA version 6.1 with a mix of AW51Bs, WP51Bs, and two
AW51Es.
> 
>   Thanks for any tips,
> 
> Steve Murray
> Asarco
> 
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