Second version of a graphical Cell Login.

Downloads
Please find the release notes at the end of this page.
OS Corresponding default
dCache Version		 Download
Europe		 Download
Non Europe		 Rev. Date md5 hash
Mac OS 1.9.5 pcells (1.7) pcells (1.7) Jan 27, 2010 b5d6876ec50de7928856f1fbb0f59d3a
Any 1.9.5 pcells.zip (1.7) pcells (1.7) Jan 27, 2010 833f45f29ce44efa3f75aafd33fc8899
Mac OS 1.9.2 pcells (1.6) - July 30, 2009 57509f788cbb14bfc4f047788670ecb0
Any 1.9.2 pcells.zip (1.6) - July 30, 2009 3eccd2d98e7f69ac018e498ba0e019cc


Installation


Mac OS X
Get the dmg file, mount it and move the pCells binary into your applcication folder.
Unix like 
   unzip pcells.zip
   java -jar pcells/org.pcells.jar
KDE 
   unzip pcells.zip
   cd pcells
   #
   # add java 1.5 to the PATH before running the next command
   #
   ./to-kde3-desktop.sh
The bird will show up on your desktop. Just klick on it.
Windows
If java is configured correctly, simply unzip the pcells.zip and click on the symbol of the downloaded 'org.pcells.jar' file within the pcells folder.


Change Logs

1.6 to 1.7
  • PnfsManager
    • Improvement : new panel displays pnfs actions in detail.
    • Bug Fix : compatible with 1.9.5
  • PoolManager : The PoolManager is no longer recoginized as Pool.
1.4 to 1.6
  • Cost Panel : Cost in diagram fixed.
1.3 to 1.4
  • PnfsManagerPanel : Incompatibilty issues with 1.9.2 fixed.
1.3 to 1.4
  • The default dCache jar files are from dCache 1.9.1. Please make sure you adjust the 'Specials -> ClassLoader' settings accordingly.
  • Fix : Space Manager Panel didn't work with 1.9.1 any more. This is fixed now.
  • Fix : PnfsManager Panel reports about dCache 1.9.1 Thread Groups.
1.2 to 1.3
  • Domain scanning no longer stops if the tunnel is damaged.
  • SrmSpaceManager panel added.
  • New Cost Manager Panel.
Improvements
  • Can connect to dCaches with different version (1.6.6, 1.7.0, ...)
  • Can select jars to load classes from for each connection.
  • New panels for Pools and Flush Manager.
  • Command cell tree improved, Cell Bookmarks introduced.
  • List of all movers in the system and the possibilty to check their corresponding doors and kill them.

Running GUI against multiple dcache versions

Switching dCache version to 1.6.6
With the default setup, the pCells GUI assumes to connect to a 1.7.x dCache. In order to prepare the GUI to connect to a 1.6.6 dCache version open the class path panel : 
Top bar -> Specials -> Class Loader
Select the connection name on the selection box on top of the menu. None of the checkboxes should be checked. Select
  • dcache 1.6.6
  • pcells-gui-dcache 1.1.1
  • pcells-gui-core 1.1.1
  • org.pcells 1.1.1
  • cells x.x.x
Leave the other boxes unchecked.
  • Make sure you 'save' this setup
  • After upgrading your dCache to 1.7.x, make sure you uncheck all checkboxes, which makes the GUI to use the actual defaults.
With pcells 1.2 you can connect to a dcache-1-8-0 system by selecting :
  • dcache 1.8.0
  • pcells-gui-dcache 1.1.1
  • pcells-gui-core 1.1.1
  • org.pcells 1.1.1
  • cells x.x.x
Patrick Fuhrmann, DESY