Topic:
How do I restore an IES project?

Description:
You need to restore data which was backed up under IES. To do so you must
restore it to an IES project. After the IES project is restored, you can upgrade
it to IESX. If you have IESX (version number) already installed, then you have
IES software. IES is bundled with IESX.  You will also need a demo or valid
license file for IESX (version number) which will also run IES. Please call
GeoQuest Customer Support if you need IESX installation CD and license files.

        

Solution:
There are 3 basic steps to create the IES disk/user configuration and restore
the IES project if you do not have IES configured to run on your system:
 
  1) Create UNIX directories for the project
  2) Create userroots, user and project for IES
  3) Restore the project in UNIX directories and in IES

But first, check to see if you have disks already configured in IES:

To start iescon:

    a) Open an xterm and type in: source /home/gqs/setup_ies
    b) Type iescon
 
NOTE: In IES applications, you move by pressing the up and down arrows. The
mouse must be in the window you're using, but will NOT act as a pointer.
 
    c) Select option 2, System configuration 
    d) Select option 2. Edit/View system device record(s)
    e) Check to see if you have any "ROOT" entries.  If you do, select it. You
       should see the following:   
       1 - Path (This is a directory which can be used for IES data. Typically
           the final directory is userroot. Make sure this directory is still
           there, and can be used by your user. If you have a valid userroot you
           can skip the next section.)

If you do not have userroots defined in iescon, below are the steps to create
them:

1) Create UNIX directories for the project if you do not already have them.
       Example: /home/servername/diskname/userroot/user
   The userroot can be another name but you do need the name 'user' on the end.
   Make sure directories are rw-rw-rw.
  
2a) To create a userroot:
 
In iescon select 2. System configuration.
                 1. Add a system device record
                 10- User tree root
On the next menu enter the path to the userroot directory:

 1 - Path....<                                                                >

 2 - Description.....................<                                        >

(Enter to the userroot level with a slash at the end.  Do not include the user
level. Example: /home/servername/diskname/userroot/) Type in the same thing for
description.
 
2b) Adding a user
 
In iescon select 1. User configuration.
                 2. Add an IES user

 1 - Operating system user name........<            >  <= UNIX id ex: gqs

 2 - New IES user name...............<              >  <= alpha character ex:bob

 3 - New IES user password...........<              >  <= leave blank

 4 - IES user description...<                       >  <= optional

 5 - IES software release........................<10>  <= IESX release installed

 6 - IES software update.........................< 2>  <= IESX version installed

 
Upon exiting you can select the userroot this project will use. The first
selected userroot will be the main project directory (Default DSL).
 
Exit iescon.
 
2c) Creating a project in IES
 
    1) Launch IES from Geonet or you can type ies in the same xterm that had
       launched iescon and select: 
                  1. Select User/Project
                  1. Select a User (select the IES username you entered in
                     iescon.
                  4. Add a Project, enter the name of the project (you can make
                     it the same as the original or give it a new name. Input
                     alpha characters, no special characters or spaces, lower
                     case)
                  Select EXIT (upon exiting, it will create the project name on
                     all the UNIX directories selected for this IES user defined
                     in iescon.
 
    2) Restore the backup to the UNIX directories. Be sure to tar off the
project files to the first selected directory under iescon. If you are not sure
of the sequence of directories (if you have more than one), check in iescon
under 1. User configuration 
      1. Examine IES users 
      Select IES user
      EXIT
      Should see list of userroots for your IES user
NOTE: Seismic files can go to the rest of the directories defined for the user
or they can go in the first userroot. Actually, seismic files can go anywhere
but for simplicity, tar them off in the userroots that are defined for the
project.
 
    3) Rebuild project inventory. Select from the main IES menu:
                 2. Data Management
                 2.  ADD data to project
                 7 -  Add Data in IES format
                 3.  Recover PROJECT
 
Fill out the next menu as follows
 
   1 - Rebuild inventory              (YES, NO)                        YES
 
   2 - Confirm recovery               (YES, NO)                        NO
 
   3 - Disposition of old inventory   (RENAME, DELETE)                 RENAME
 
   4 - Restore LDB files          (NONE, PATH, ADD, REBUILD)           REBUILD
 
   5 - Restore MAPLOC files       (NONE, PATH, REBUILD)                REBUILD
 
   6 - Rebuild 3-D index files        (YES, NO)                        YES
 
   7 - Survey name for rebuilt 3-D index files                    <           >
          Leave blank for all existing 3-D surveys.
 
EXIT 3 times. (The first EXIT will display the directory assocation with the
project. This is done automatically. You could at the point specify other
directories where seismic is located that were not defined through iescon. The
second EXIT is a warning about having processed versions of seismic in your
project. If you do have volumes of EX: instaneous phase as the highest version,
then it could possibly corrupt your rms amplitudes for your migration data. Call
GeoQuest Customer Support if this is the case. The third EXIT begins the
rebuild.) 
 
Rebuilding may take some time depending how how large your project is. After the
rebuild is done, it will bring you back to the ADD DATA IN IES FORMAT menu.
Select 3 EXITS will get you back to the main IES menu selection.
 
There is one more thing you might need to consider. If you are restoring a
project which is (or might be) from an older release you may need to bring it up
to the current release level.  To do this from the main IES menu select:
        9. User Defined Applications, and select
        5- Convert IES files to the current release level

 



Last Modified on: 12-APR-00