2005 07 25 SI SRB inQ

Inquisitor (inQ) Tutorial: 

Inquisitor (inQ) Tutorial By: Roman Olschanowsky roman2u@sdsc.edu

inQ: 

inQ Windows OS only User Guide at http://www.sdsc.edu/srb/inQ/inQ.html Download .exe from http://www.sdsc.edu/srb/inQ/downloads.html

inQ Features: 

inQ Features Familiar “Windows Explorer” GUI Buttons Top: Explorer like Side: Common SRB operations Pull-downs Resource/container Graphical navigation Metadata-view Tree-view Content-view Plus/minus sign for permissions, metadata, & sub collections Drag and drop

inQ “views”: 

inQ “views”

inQ Notes: 

inQ Notes Can store connection parameters Pay attention to default resource Upload limited files using up arrow Upload unlimited files using drag and drop Download via arrow or drag and drop Querying metadata, use AND to join small queries into a complex one Setting recursive permissions? Click check box first.

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step Connect download “inQ” http://www.sdsc.edu/srb/inQ/inQ320.zip Enter in Connection Parameters Name: <username> (du?) Host: srb.sdsc.edu Domain: npaci Port: 8544 Authorization: ENCRYPT1 Notice the “Add New Connection” button, click it Enter Password: 2005class Connect Disconnect Reconnect

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 2. Explanations Where you are: In your home directory Naming conventions: Home dir: /home/<username>.<domain> Bullseye looking icon(s): Available SRB Zones The buttons: Top bar “explorer like” Right bar “SRB specific” Click the + box next to your home dir The smiley faces (nice feature) show the permissions for this object, and this object alone (object = file or folder) srb@sdsc = SRB admin account that made your account Select your ‘defaultResource’ (upload resource) “Use Resource | Container” Drop down, select “du-unix”

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 3. Download this power point Double click on “Demo” folder Double click on “SRB-Tutorial” folder Notice the metadata for this folder in the metadata-view Single Click on 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-inQ.ppt Click on download button, select Desktop, OK Drag and Drop 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt to Desktop You have just downloaded via inQ’s two download methods

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 4. The grid is all in the “Details” Double click on files-1 folder Click in ‘content-view’ area to select it Now click on the ‘Details’ button (top right) Notice the ‘Resource’ column And the ‘owner’ column Look at the permissions of each file (click + box next to files) in the ‘tree-view’

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 5. Tell me about that picture, without viewing it Double click on cars folder Looks pretty normal Click on roman.jpg in the tree-view and notice the metadata-view What’s that M pyramid thing? This is metadata about this file. So, what kind of car do I drive?

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 6. Now find my car and get it Click the minus next to Demo folder Click the “Query” button ( Q on a pyramid ) Enter “Make = Ford” Click Add button Click OK Now in Saved Queries area with results Almost what we want (pretend there are thousands) Need to refine query Click the “Query” button again Enter “Model = Mustang GT” Click Add button Click OK Double click roman.jpg in content-view

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 7. Lets store something Click the “Jump Home” button Click the “Create Collection” button (folder) Enter tutorial Click OK Double click on the tutorial folder Click “Upload” button Look in: Desktop and select 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-inQ.ppt Click Open From the Desktop, Drag and Drop 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 8. Make a copy of 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt to experiment with Click on 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt in content-view Click the “Copy” button Click the “Jump Home” button Click the “Paste” button

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 9. Giving away permissions Click on 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt in your home directory Click the “Access Control” button (gold key) Click “Add…” button Left window, select “sdscdemo” (the zone you want) Middle window, select “sdsc” Notice the right window, now full of users from SDSC This is an example of how you would select “a user” Middle window, select “groups” Notice the right window, now full of groups and domains Right window, select “npaci” Bottom menu, click on down arrow Bottom menu, select “read” Click OK You have just given everyone with a npaci domain (doubles as a group) read permission to your file

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 10. Make some user defined Metadata Click on 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt in the tree-view Click the “Create Metadata” button Notice Attribute field waiting Type “Student” hit enter key Notice Value field waiting Type <your Name> hit enter key

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 11. Trash it Click on 2005-07-25-SI-SRB-overview.ppt in content-view Click the “Delete” button (trash can)

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 12. What Storage? Just for extra credit Double click the “Resources” icon in the tree-view Notice all the available resources The ones with a big L are Linux The ones with hpss in name are Tape The ones with cache in name are the disk caches for tape resources This viewable area will come in handy when dealing with your containers. What’s a container? That comes later.

inQ Step by Step: 

inQ Step by Step 13. Who in the hell makes this stuff? Top Menu bar, select “Help” Then select “About inQ…” Thanks! Questions? www.sdsc.edu/srb srb@sdsc.edu