10.3.1 GUI - Getting Started
In a previous lesson, you learned that the ADDE distributes
data using networked servers and clients.
In this exercise, you will configure your GUI and use it to
access all of the ADDE servers that you have added in the other sections of the
Learning Guide.
- Start a McIDAS session with the configuration GUI and confirm that McIDAS will
start the GUI.
- At the Unix prompt:
- Type: mcidasx -config
- Click: Miscellaneous
- Confirm that the "Start GUI upon McIDAS startup" checkbox is highlighted.
- Click: Start McIDAS
- A message may pop up explaining that your ADDE servers are not set up for the GUI. The
ADDE servers for the GUI are separate from the command line, so it is necessary to
retrieve them for the GUI.
- Click OK to begin to set up your ADDE servers.
- Logon to McIDAS.
- Enter your initials and project number, and click Logon.
The rebuilding process can take several minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if it
takes a while to build the list.
Once the ADDE Server List shows the complete list of servers, the server table is
complete. You can Click "Exit" and proceed to the
next lesson.
- If the ADDE Server Retrieval box did not pop up, update the ADDE servers.
- Select: File/ADDE Servers
- Click: Rebuild ADDE List
- Enter your initials and project number, and click Logon.
The rebuilding process can take several minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if it
takes a while to build the list.
Once the ADDE Server List shows the complete list of servers, the server table is
complete. You can Click "Exit" and proceed to the
next lesson.
