BCAL06 online database crash

[David Lawrence <davidl@jlab.org>]

Hi Folks,

    I was informed yesterday that the database server which housed the 
online run information from the 2006 BCAL beam test has died. This was 
linked from the BCAL06 wiki page as "Online DAQ Database". This database 
contained information like the following: beam currents, begin and end 
run times, shift operators, number of events, etc..

Note that we still have the run table on the wiki that lists all of the 
important runs by number and conditions 
(http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/software/wiki/index.php/Run_Table). The data 
itself is kept somewhere else and unaffected by this.

    The question is whether there is any need to attempt recovery of 
this database from the disk. The disk is believed to be in good shape, 
so we can access the files. But without the server running, it will be 
difficult to extract the data itself. Hence, my inquiry as to how 
important this is before investing any time into it. Please let me know 
if anyone thinks they might need this information in the future since if 
we don't try this now, it is unlikely we'll be able to locate the disk 
to try it later.

Regards,
-David

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