Hi Rishi, Thanks. You just need to specify InPlaceDataTransfer as the --transferFactory parameter to the fmClient or to the crawler (which also expects a transfer factory)...
Cheers, Chris On Dec 28, 2010, at 1:54 PM, Verma, Rishi (317I) wrote: > Hi - > > Thanks for the helpful tips. > > I was looking at InPlaceDataTransferer, and it does not seem to have a > command line interface (there's no main). Specifically, I looked at the class > "org.apache.oodt.cas.filemgr.datatransfer.InPlaceDataTransferer" > > Is there a command-line wrapper already built I can use? > > Thanks again! > Rishi > > > On Dec 23, 2010, at 3:44 PM, holenoter wrote: > >> >> sounds like a case for the profile/product server . . . but if you really >> want to use the filemgr, you can just use the InPlaceDataTransferer . . . if >> you mean by "i don't have the product on hand" meaning it is stored >> somewhere else, then just put that url where it is stored as the --ref arg . >> . . otherwise, if the product isn't anywhere, just put a random url as the >> arg to --ref (e.g. file:///some/file/i/dont/have) . . . it will at least let >> you get the metadata in >> >> -brian >> >> On Dec 23, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Verma, Rishi (317I) wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I'm experimenting with OODT filemanager, and wanted to ingest a product >>> file's met into the filemgr catalog. >>> >>> I don't have the product file on hand, but I do have the metadata. >>> >>> The filemgr user's guide (ie. >>> http://oodt.apache.org/components/maven/filemgr/user/basic.html) documents >>> how to ingest a product file assuming you actually have the product on >>> hand. However, if I only want to ingest the metadata, how would I go about >>> doing this? >>> >>> The 'filemgr-client' script seems to not allow ignoring the product >>> reference. In other words, I cannot simply eliminate the "--refs" flag. >>> >>> >>>> ./filemgr-client --url http://localhost:9000 --operation \ >>> --ingestProduct --productName blah.txt --productStructure Flat \ >>> --productTypeName GenericFile \ >>> --metadataFile file:///usr/local/cas-filemgr-v1.8.0/bin/blah.txt.met \ >>> --refs file:///usr/local/cas-filemgr-v1.8.0/bin/blah.txt >>> >>> >>> Any tips on how to ingest metadata only? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Rishi >> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
