New Probe

Twas the day after the day after Christmas and all through the lab,
Justin's cheer could be heard and they were not drab.
Our new probe had arrived so shiny and bright,
too bad the flush gas valve was busted, out of sight.

Yosemite back up ...

Hello all,

This message is critical for West Campus NMR users (Malott users can probably ignore it) ....
As some of you may know, "Yosemite", the open access 400 MHz NMR in SBC 1004, has been unavailable since mid-November due to a fried motherboard on the workstation (computer) operating the instrument.  A new computer has been purchased, configured and deployed. Yosemite is now available for all trained users.  (See http://nmrlab.ku.edu/user-training if you need training for this instrument.)

Unfortunately, there are a few hoops to jump through.

#1) Log in with your username and password.  The password should be the exact same password you use on other instruments in the NMR lab and the old workstation for Yosemite.

WARNING – I had to enter all the passwords by hand, so it is possible that I typed your password incorrectly.  If you cannot get access to your account, please let me or Sarah know and we can check the password.

#2) When you log in for the first time you’ll see a pop-up window.  Click the “Ignore” button on the bottom left.  You’ll have to do this two or three times.

 

#3) Follow the normal checklist to acquire NMR data.  When you type “edc” be sure to enter YOUR USERNAME (the same one with which you logged onto the workstation) in the box that says USER. 

Attached is a PDF of these instructions with pictures.  Also see http://nmrlab.ku.edu/ - there is a link on the home page and in the Documents tab under Resources.  There is also a copy attached to the monitor of the new workstation.

Please see Sarah or myself if you have any questions regarding access.

Two more issues:

#1) Data access. 

The new workstation should be configured as a SAMBA server, allowing access to any computer with a KU IP address (or on the KU VPN).  See http://nmrlab.ku.edu/how-access-data for instructions.  I was able to synchronize the data drive between the new and old workstation, hence there should be zero data loss.  Nevertheless, this computer failure is an excellent opportunity for groups to review their data backup plans!

#2) SCC NMR access

Jeff Aube and his group were kind enough to offer access to the SCC 400 MHz NMR in SBC 1004 ("BigSur") while Yosemite was down.  Since Yosemite is now available, access to BigSur will now be limited to the group of Professor Aube.  I'll leave the temporary user accounts open for a couple of days as people transition back to Yosemite, but expect them gone by next week.

In conclusion, Sarah and I thank you for your patience and understanding while Yosemite was down.  Obviously, we'd hoped to have the instrument available sooner, but the configuration and data transfer steps were a bit more complicated than expected.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Justin