1. GFA Controls IT Alain Bertrand
Wir schaffen Wissen – heute für morgen
I3 – PSI Hardware Inventory DB
GFA Controls IT Alain Bertrand
Renata Krempaska, Hubert Lutz, Matteo Provenzano
October, 2011

2. Content Main goal Features implemented Concept User interface
Conclusion
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3. Main Goal Documentation about the hardware: Current status.
Keep history of the changes.
Reports (budget or stock).
Implement a workflow:
Requests
Order
Delivery
Setup
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4. Features implemented Full hardware hierarchy.
Network / Service hierarchy.
Network diagrams (automatic or manual).
Host monitoring.
Puppet (central installation management system) integration.
Nedi (Network monitoring) integration.
EPICS records hosted by IOCs.
Workflow (request, order, delivery, setup) implemented.
Roles (guest, normal user, stock manager, class administrator, …).
Different deployment tools (camera setup, canbus, …).
Setup via web interface.
Online help.
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5. Power Supply Controller
Hierarchies concept
Power Supply Controller
Quad IP Carrier Board
Crate
Trenew 16878
Timing Card
IOC - MVME5100
Hardware hierarchy
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6. Hierarchies concept Network hierarchy Switches Hosts Portservers Etc…
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7. Workflow Optional workflow while working
with a stock and stock managers.
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8. User interface 1) Search 2) Part view 3) EPICS view
Typical user navigation.
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9. User interface – viewing a part
Hostname
Connector
History
Slot (empty)
Parents
Network relations
Attributes
based on the
part type
Online help
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10. User interface – editing hierarchy
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11. Reports – stock watch
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12. Conclusion Where is it used:
-Currently in production since May 2011 for the Control Group.
Power supply group and some of the diagnostic groups will soon join too.
May become the official tool for the Swiss-Fel project.
Some numbers
Contains currently 16’764 parts.
407 different part types.
102 registered users.
87’600 lines of code split over 527 code files, 246 different web forms.
Epics Collaboration Meeting, fall 2011