20030417: McIDAS 7.8 mcgui (cont.)

>From: "Fingerhut, William A" <address@hidden>
>Organization: Lyndon State
>Keywords: 200304151722.h3FHMs7U002298 McIDAS-X 7.8 MCGUI fronts

Bill,

>I just ran a test with our server, zeus.
>
>fingerhutb@zeus:~/mcidas/data> wxtlist.k FRONT_ANAL FORM=HEADER NUM=10
>
>SOU bytes    day    time  WMO     WSTN APRO ASTN Actual Header
>--- -----  ------- ------ ------- ---- ---- ---- ------------------
>DDS  3360  2003107 134800 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171328
>DDS  3360  2003107 133037 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171328
>DDS  3280  2003107 103806 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171025
>DDS  3280  2003107 102721 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171025
>DDS  3200  2003107 073833 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170728
>DDS  3200  2003107 073017 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170728
>DDS  3120  2003107 042724 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170425
>DDS  3040  2003107 013415 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170128
>DDS  3040  2003107 013106 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170128
>DDS  3360  2003106 223822 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 162227
>wxtlist.k: done
>
>Limiting the responses to 10, rather than the original 60, it
>took 45 seconds to complete. 
>  o no wonder 60 bulletins seemed to take forever
>  o many headers and bytes (sizes) suggest the possibility of duplicate
>    bulletins; we will have to look at this.

Wow, 45 seconds seems really long to me.

>Now for the same thing on another server
>
>fingerhutb@zeus:~/mcidas/data> dataloc.k ADD RTWXTEXT papagayo.unl.edu
>
>Group Name                    Server IP Address
>--------------------         ----------------------------------------
>RTWXTEXT                     PAPAGAYO.UNL.EDU
>
><LOCAL-DATA> indicates that data will be accessed from the local data
>directory.
>DATALOC -- done
>fingerhutb@zeus:~/mcidas/data> wxtlist.k FRONT_ANAL FORM=HEADER NUM=10
>
>SOU bytes    day    time  WMO     WSTN APRO ASTN Actual Header
>--- -----  ------- ------ ------- ---- ---- ---- ------------------
>DDS  3360  2003107 134549 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171328
>DDS  3360  2003107 132825 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171328
>DDS  3280  2003107 103557 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171025
>DDS  3280  2003107 102510 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 171025
>DDS  3200  2003107 073625 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170728
>DDS  3200  2003107 072809 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170728
>DDS  3120  2003107 042517 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170425
>DDS  3040  2003107 013208 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170128
>DDS  3040  2003107 012900 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 170128
>DDS  3360  2003106 223616 ASUS 1  KWBC COD  SUS  ASUS1 KWBC 162227
>wxtlist.k: done
>
>Hummmmm, it took 45 seconds. That's the same as from zeus --
>  o no advantage to having data stored local?
>  o scratch the comment on duplicate bulletins.

I just ran WXTLIST FRONT_ANAL FORM=HEADER NUM=60 to papagayo and it
took 6 seconds, not 45.

>NUM=60 is about 3 days of data -- seems appropriate.

Right.

>Perhaps zeus is so slow because he also runs the ldm and we now have
>NOAAPORT ?

I don't know, but it could be security, server speed, other factors(?).

Tom