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If you want to take a copy of the data you collect, you are advised to plug an external hard-drive into the DataDispenser computer during your session. This will collect your data as you go.

The DataDispenser is a small 'headless' (i.e. No monitor or keyboard attached) Linux computer to which USB hard-drives can be connected. It is operated via a web-interface which will enable the streaming of your data directly to a portable disk that you can take with you when you leave.

  1. Plug your external hard drive into the DataDispenser and note the port name.

  2. Log in to any computer, and in your chosen browser, enter following url:

  3. Click Define a new Clone (login with your FedID if prompted to do so).
    Each 'Clone' is a unique process for copying the data into the area you specify.

http://k11-dd001.diamond.ac.uk/

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  • Complete the online form

    • enter your visit ID (e.g. mt1111-9)

    • choose a Clone ID (letters/digits/-/_ but no blanks)

    • specify the visit data you wish to copy (default: all)

    • (Note: I12 tomography -- you should create separate rawdata and processing clones)

    • select which external hard drive to which you want to copy the data

    • specify the directory name on your external hard drive to copy to

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  • Click Save

Closing the Data Dispenser

  • Wait until all your data has been collected and written to the visit directory.

    • Log in to any computer, and in your chosen browser, enter following url:

http://k11-dd001.diamond.ac.uk/

  • Click your Clone name

  • Click Finalise
    this does a final pass to ensure all data has been copied

    Wait until the Clone is Terminated (this can take seconds or minutes)

  • Click the External Media tab on the web page

  • Click unmount for your external hard drive
    Refresh the page until the unmount has completed (normally < 1 second)

 

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