Re: [AMMRL] ALMA 9: progress and issues?? #agilent #Bruker #NMR_Aquisition_Software #NMR_Processing_Software #Question #Troubleshooting #varian

From: Spin-Doc <bert.heise_at_spin-doc.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:40:42 +0200
Hi,

Openvnmrj (currently available in its version 3.1 at www.openvnmrj.org) should natively support newer OS without having to resort to Virtualbox.
Haven’t tried Alma9 yet, so I don’t know of anylockups…

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Am 27.10.2023 um 00:17 schrieb gregory.wylie_at_chem.tamu.edu:

Hello Everyone

We have been playing with Alma 9 on two HP Z4 workstations (identical, bought at same time) like Bruker has been shipping with their spectrometers. Topspin 3.6.5, 4.2.0, and 4.3.0 have all installed with minimal effort, and we have used them as workstations but have not tried controlling a console yet (but I don't foresee any real issues there). During the Alma installation we are selecting the workstation package option along with a few extra packages. For the Varian systems we can load VnmrJ 4.2A, but it will not run a console due to the insecure communication protocols the console requires. So virtual box to the rescue! We successfully installed an image of a CentOS 6 build and ran a DD1 console. So, all in all, we are very happy.......BUT.....

In the process of rebuilding all of our computers we decided to start with our data servers/workstations, so we deployed one of these HP Z4 workstations. This system was configured with a second hard drive for data, and built with all 350+ user accounts. We use network authentication for users to login so we do not have to do password management. Unfortunately, this system started locking up after we got it fully setup and deployed. It seems to lock up at least every two days - mainly on a logout, but not always. Sometimes it locks up where you cannot login locally but you can still login remotely and do things. This was very strange to us and only a problem recently since its deployment, so we swapped out the computer and the second one...  But it is doing the same thing now. We have run (32 GB ram) memory checks, etc. and are working on getting a different graphics card to see if that helps. We have not ruled out user errors either! Has anyone had any similar issues with Alma?

Thanks
Greg

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