Development Environment and FECs / SCUs

Computers for building FESA/DevAcc Software

At GSI the following computers can be used to design, code, compile and link FESA classes and equipment:

• asl740, asl741, asl742, asl743, asl744 ( CentOS (acc7), 64-bit architecture, FESA3 4.0.0 to 7.3.0 )
• asl751 to asl755 (Rocky9 - acc9 / yocto, 64-bit architecture, FESA3 7.5.0 and later)

Computers for testing FESA/DevAcc Software

Note that FESA software build on the acc7 cluster can be tested directly on that cluster, if no timing-network is required.

The following front end computers may be used for testing purposes. Be aware: This list might be outdated! (Last complete update: 25/09/2023).

To make use of one of these front end computers, follow these steps:

• Ask other users registered for that system for access, if there are any
• Make sure no other FESA/Devacc binary is running on the chosen computer (If so, check who is running it)
• register yourself in this list with your full name. If you are an external, as well provide a mail address.
• If the usage is temporary, unregister yourself when you are done

scuxl0052	kp3csu32	mit FG900.161 mit scuxl0344 im Crate	yocto	BR3.2.117a	Dominic Day
scuxl0640	kp4csu50	mit FG901 152 (SIO Mil) mit Devicebuskabel zum BEA-Testrack	yocto	BR3.2.117a	Alexander Schwinn / Rok Hari (Cosylab)
scuxl0646	kp3csu39	mit FG901 152 (SIO Mil)	yocto	BR3.2.117a
scuxl0002	kp3csu36	mit scuxl0141 im Crate	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Tobias Habermann., Matthias Wiebel
scuxl0061	kp3csu03	mit ACU, ohne WR	scuxl	BR3.2.117a
scuxl0081	kp3csu34	mit FG352 410 (DDS-RingHF)	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Tobias Habermann
scuxl0104	kp3csu38	mit ACU, ohne WR, + FM900 745 (Adapter) + FG900 740 (universal IO)	scuxl	BR3.2.117a
scuxl0121	kp3csu02	mit ACU, ohne WR	scuxl	BR3.2.117a
scuxl0141	kp3csu37	mit scuxl002 im Crate	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Tobias Habermann., Matthias Wiebel
scuxl0344	kp3csu31	mit scuxl0052 im Crate	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Ulf Reinhardt / Vitaliy Rapp für Tests BTM
dal004		Supermicro with connected picoscopes	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Alexander Schwinn
scuxl0134	kp3csu33	mit FG900 810 (Inputkarte 8 IN)	scux.el7	BR3.2.117a
SCU-Name	SCU-Nomen	system-info	Ram Disk	location	currently used by
Nomen	system-info	Ram Disk	location	currently used by
Computers for testing FESA Software
Computers for testing DevAcc Software
kp1cg33	VME-GuP, PPC	lfos-boot-cpu87-testing.bin	BR3.2.160 - Büro	Grzegorz Kowalski <g.kowalski@gsi.de>
scuxl0004	kp3csu35	yocto	BR3.2.117a	Dominic Day
scuxl0559	kp3csu68	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Peter Kainberger
scuxl0657	kp3csu67	scuxl	BR3.2.117a	Peter Kainberger
kp1cg01	VME-GuP, mit SEs	cpu87-20220407	BR3.2.117a	Ulf Reinhardt
ke3cg07	SDDSC022 Leihgabe von BEA	cpu87	BR3.2.117a	Matthias Wiebel
ka2cg04	VME-GuP, PPC, neue SE auf 2 und alte SE auf 3	lfos-boot-cpu87-testing.bin	BR3.2.117a	P.Kainberger
vmla0**		Virtual FECs without timing ... see separate list	-	-	-

Other FECs

• Pro: Productive FECs are currently tracked by Icinga.
• Int: FECs in the integration systems are currently tracked by Icinga.
• A list of the virtual FECs is available here: https://www-acc.gsi.de/wiki/Frontend/VirtualFrontends .

FEC Configuration

All FEC's share the same basic structure of an Initrd Based Linux System and are located in the accelerator network (connect via '.acc.gsi.de' suffix)

• Information about the file system for FEC's: FEC file system.
• For productive FECs, here some info on how to use hostnames / GSI nomenclatures as FEC names: https://www-acc.gsi.de/wiki/FESA/FrontEnds
  • For FEC configuration of a FESA3 deploy-unit this means that the FEC folder still has to be named like the original hostname of the FEC (unexpected!)
  • Logging in to the FEC also requires the original hostname (unexpected!)
  • Retrieving log messages from the booting FEC also requires the original hostname (unexpected!)
  • If nomenclatures for FEC names are used in capital letters, they cannot be distinguished any more from common device names at first sight

RAM Disk Configuration

• Information about boot-configuration: Start on EmbeddedSystems.
• This Wiki page provides information on how to read/set the PXE links for the Linux image and RAM disk of a FEC.