The Coral program is up. You will need to login and reset your remote password. Instructions are below. If after resetting your remote password you have problems, please email coral@ecn.purdue.edu Thanks, John Quick-Start Instructions for Coral Software Accessing the program the first time. 1. Solaris or Sunray Login to you the computer: Start Console In the Console window, type: ssh reef Then type: coral 2. Mac OS X Launch x11, Applications->Utilities->x11 ssh –Y yourlogin@reef.ecn.purdue.edu ex. ssh –Y jcoy@reef.ecn.purdue.edu type coral 3. Windows XP (ECN supported computers) *see notes below Start Menu->ECN software->Cygwin->Start x-server Then Start Menu->ECN software->SecureCRT->Hosts Select reef.ecn.purdue.edu from the host list ** see notes below Login normally with your career account Type coral You can always use the above methods to connect to Coral! From the web (after first time): Access to Coral from the web is possible after confirming your career account password in the Coral system. You must first login using one of the methods above, then select ‘Remote Password’ from the Window menu. You can then access Coral using the link: http://reef.ecn.purdue.edu/coral/etc/coral.jnlp Reservations: 1. Select the equipment from the equipment tree on the left by clicking on it. Highlight the time slot you would like to use. Under the Reservation Actions menu, select “Make” Choose the account and project you would like to use. To cancel a reservation, select the reservation and chose “Delete” from the Reservation Actions menu. Note: Equipment you are qualified on will have an asterisk next to it. Using Equipment & Billing: Coral is now the billing method for all equipment in Birck! Logsheets for process are still to be used. *** To initialize the system before use: Select the equipment you want to use. Under the Equipment Actions menu, select enable This starts the equipment use and is equivalent to signing in on a billing sheet. Use the equipment. When you are finished with the equipment, select disable from the Equipment Actions menu. Note: For systems without a dedicated computer, (ie, the aligners or metal dep systems) you should enable the equipment on one of the common computers or Sunray stations. Equipment Trouble Reporting If you need to report an equipment problem to the staff: Select the equipment in Coral. Under the Equipment Actions menu, select the appropriate level of notification. **** see notes below Make comment: This is for when you need to communicate with the staff about a non-critical equipment issue. (ie. Metal in crucible is running low) Report problem: This will change the stoplight to yellow. It is for equipment that is not performing at 100%, but is still usable. (ie. System takes an unusually long time to pump) Shutdown: This will change the stoplight to RED. It is for equipment that is not functional. (ie. The filament burned out.) Notes: *For non-ECN supported computers, some type of x11 forwarding software is required. See Purdue software downloads for available licensed software. **If reef.ecn.purdue.edu is not in the host list, submit a trouble report to ecn. ***The temporary billing sheets are only for time when Coral is unavailable. ****Coral will automatically email the staff responsible for the equipment using this feature. There is no need to send duplicate email. If you have problems, email coral@ecn.purdue.edu
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John Coy