CMS Rack wizard

The rack wizard is a JAVA interface for configuring the contents of the CMS racks. You find it at:


If the above link doesn't work, please make sure that you have the correct JAVA version installed (1.4.x , can be downloaded here) and try the
following link:

Rack wizard alternative link

Here you'll find a 'walkthrough' on how to set up a typical rack.
Here you'll find some FAQs.
Here you'll find my presentation on the Rack Wizard at LECC 2003
Here you'll find the LECC paper on Ra k Wizard

To do list:

Known bugs:

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Release notes:

Version 1.01 (10/06/03)

• Additional features
  
  • picture of the front side of a rack row
  • template change effects all instances
    
  • navigation button to go one level up in the hierarchy
    

Version 1.0 (05/26/03)

New Features:

• Additional information per crate:
  
  • classification in: Crate, power supply or patch panel
  • tension and current per power supply channel
  • number of slots/channels per crate/power supply
  • power dissipation
  • input/output position (front/back/lower front)
  • "to be installed by integration" flag
  • "is PC" flag (horizontal airflow) 
•   Additional information per rack:
  
  • flags for rack empty ("not touched")
  • color code based on rack empty, pwer dissipation  and owned by  user logged in
  • time stamp of last change
• Additional features
  
  • log book: time stamped comments per user.
  • copy paste for racks and crates
  • templates for crates and boards
    
• Rules to be checked:
  
  • Only the owner of a rack can change it's content. Everybody can look at the content.
  • Turbine unit is always the top most device in a rack unless one or several PCs are put on top of it.
  • An air deflector is always the bottom most device in a rack unless a PC is put below it.
  • No PC is allowed between the turbine and the air deflector.
  • Between a turbine and an air deflector no spaces are allowed. (spaces: non defined areas)
  • The total dissipated power per rack must be smaller than the cooling power provided by the heat exchangers in the rack and must not exceed 9KW under any circumstances..
    

Version 0.11 beta (11/14/02):

New Features:

• unit numbered along the side of the rack
• responsible person per rack
• picture/no picture mode
• all action buttons on top of windows

Bugs fixed:

• 11/12/02 ...when I dragged an air deflector to very close to the bottom of the rack, it kept snapping to a higher position.  If I dragged the item to just over the bottom line, it snapped to where I wanted it at the lowest position. However, if I dropped a little too low, the item disappeared altogether!
• 11/12/02 when first opening the rack editor, all crates are shifted to the left border.
• 11/12/02 when moving the preconfigured air deflector it is copied rather than moved.

Version 0.10 beta (11/11/02):

First version

Mail comments to Frank.Glege@cern.ch