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Dear all,<br>
In our case we tried 2 configurations once we realized that is just
simply not possible to have the storage close to the microscope
without cabinet, the configuration FEI give to us.<br>
Then e decided to move it to the CPD of the center, very convenient.
For that we install 2 fiber optic cables form the wall close to the
CMTS module (the one that send the movies directly from the FALCON
to the storage) to the CPD.<br>
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First we plug through the wall the fiber optics elongation
[CMTS--wall--CPD-(storage)]. It also required a ethernet connection
to the microscope computer. For that we buy a mixed switch 10,100
and ethernet ports. Then the other fiber optics connects back the
storage to the computer room through the switch, were we connect the
microscope computer for the EPU to take the images back and do the
cross-correlations, and also another computer could also connect the
storage through this private network to save the data in external
Hard-drives or other machines. <br>
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If I remember well high quality fiber optics wires could send the
images far away. in our case is more than 150 m from the
Talos-Arctica. The signal required for the EPU will work also with a
ethernet wire as only small traffic is required for that purpose. <br>
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I hope this could help.<br>
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The preinstallation manual may well say that (it certainly did
when we installed) , but for the parsimonious amongst you, our
falcon-3 offload server sits directly on top of its Krios' power
cabinet very happily, where it is protected by the microscope's
ups. We bought a 3rd party offload server for our k2-equipped
Krios, and it also lives on top of its power cabinet.... Equally
fine. No rack or thermal enclosure required.
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KR, <br>
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Bad news -> fast responses: I have just been informed that
the preinstallation manual currently states the storage server
has to go into a separate room so no free acoustic enclosures
for everyone. Best, Wim > On 4. Oct 2018, at 20:04, Wim Hagen
wrote: > > Hi, > > We keep two Falcon storage
servers in the acoustic enclosure that FEI recommends, in the
Arctica room, very silent. Temp is 35 degrees, not a problem,
might even build a box on to dry the loading tools with the hot
exhaust air from the enclosure. > > We could not go into
technical room because cooling capacity was not ok. > We
could not go into IT patch room for our part of the building
because IT was afraid of cooling capacity issues. > We could
not go to data center as that was over 300 m requiring single
mode l we only have multi mode fibre optics. > > Since
none of this storage server stuff was mentioned in the
pre-installation manuals I held FEI responsible, so they threw
the acoustic enclosure in, not us. > > The server is on
network through 10gb and IT made a user group for approved users
so they can mount it on their own machines. Mounting directly on
cluster to copy data unfortunately has not been possible due to
local policies. The data size is massive and does not compress
well. > > We looked into external GPU’s to align on the
server (we don’t use EPU but SerialEM), but now plan a separate
box running Warp. > > Best, > > Wim > > >
>> On 4. Oct 2018, at 19:46, Morgan, David Gene wrote:
>> >> Hi, >> >> For those of you who
have Falcon 3 cameras, what sort of server rack have you found
to be best/most useful/etc.? >> >> -- >>
politics is more difficult than physics. >> A. Einstein
>> >> David Gene Morgan >> Electron Microscopy
Center >> 047D Simon Hall >> IU Bloomington >>
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