ISIS Instrument Data Cache 2024
updated: 2024-02
Highlights
From 05/02/2024, IDAaaS users will use ISIS Data Cache: /data/instrument for instrument data.
1. Desktop shortcut changes
Data - Instrument Data (read-only, access-restricted data, copied from Instrument PCs. )
Data - Analysis Data ( writable for analysis. )
Data - Experiment Archive (only for STFC staff)
2. New data structure for instrument data
Instrument data are in /data/instrument/Year/RBnumber
/data/instrument/ALF/2023/RB2300001
3. Cycle folder is also available
Cycle and RB directories are created under each instrument with soft links to all files in a RB folder.
/data/instrument/ALF/2023/CYCLE20234/RB1234567/
4. Unknown RB number data
Data are copied into unknown folder if not scheduled (i.e. no RB number present in NeXus file).
/data/instrument/ALF/2023/unknown/RB12345
(This is a temporary solution implemented.)