[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #94908] History for Use of METPlus on Windows machines
Julie Prestopnik via RT
met_help at ucar.edu
Tue Apr 14 16:39:39 MDT 2020
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Initial Request
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Good Afternoon,
My name is Frank Centinello and I'm working with Terry Onsager (and others)
at NOAA SWPC. We'd like to explore using METplus for validation of our
products.
The first issue we are running into is that Terry and I both have laptops
running Windows, and it seems as though MET/METplus require Linux.
Without being able to easily obtain more hardware due to logistical hurdles
w.r.t. quarantining, would you have a suggestion on how to run METplus on a
Windows laptop? For example, is use of a virtual machine a workable
solution?
Thanks in advance!
Frank
----
LTJG Frank Centinello
, NOAA, Ph.D.
DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
Executive Coordinator
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Rm. 2C504
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305
frank.centinello at noaa.gov
*Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
[image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 2:33 PM Tara Jensen <jensen at ucar.edu> wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Sorry for the delayed response. I'd recommend sending a request to
> met_help at ucar.edu. George and Hank have both installed MET and maybe
> METplus on Windows computers.
>
> Cheers, Tara
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:48 PM Robert Steenburgh - NOAA Federal <
> robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Frank/Terry:
>>
>> I have a non-linux (Windows) laptop running linux through a virtual
>> machine.
>>
>> I used Virtualbox and then you can add your favorite distro.
>> Since we're using CentOS at work, I'd recommend that or another
>> Redhat-based distro like Fedora.
>>
>> Tara, has anyone you know run MET+ through a VM on a laptop?
>>
>> I've run R, Python, and SciKit Learn on my modest laptop (8GB Ram, 2.5GHz
>> Intel i5 processor, 500GB SSD), so feel like it might be possible to run
>> MET+.
>>
>> Frank/Terry, If a VM is a valid option, I can walk you through it.
>>
>> Rob
>> Rob Steenburgh <robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov>
>> Space Scientist
>> Space Weather Forecast Office
>> Space Weather Prediction Center <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov>
>> W/NP9
>> 325 Broadway
>> Boulder, CO 80305
>> 303.497.5153
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:08 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA Federal <
>> frank.centinello at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>
>>> I do not have Linux on my loaner laptop, nor do I have it on my desktop
>>> at work, Terry.
>>>
>>> ----
>>> LTJG Frank Centinello
>>> , NOAA, Ph.D.
>>> DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
>>> Executive Coordinator
>>> NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
>>> Rm. 2C504
>>> 325 Broadway
>>> Boulder, CO 80305
>>> frank.centinello at noaa.gov
>>> *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
>>> [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:51 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal <
>>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It looks like METplus requires Linux. Frank: Do you have a Linux on
>>>> your laptop? I don't.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:21 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal <
>>>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Tara:
>>>>>
>>>>> Good timing! We just had a discussion on what our next steps should
>>>>> be. We're going to focus first on ionosphere products and COSMIC-2 data,
>>>>> following closely what you and Jonathan led us through in the CWDP effort.
>>>>> Perhaps it's overkill, but a few of us will try to install the METplus
>>>>> software on the laptops we're using at home. Then we'll get familiar with
>>>>> at least one example from the CWDP work. Once we are comfortable with that,
>>>>> we'll try to implement something using COSMIC-2 data.
>>>>>
>>>>> Along the way, I'm sure we'll have lots of questions, and I think at
>>>>> some point we'll know enough to benefit from another tutorial.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does that sound OK?
>>>>>
>>>>> Frank Centinello will be the focal point at SWPC. If we have
>>>>> questions, can we direct them to Jonathan? Or to you?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>> Terry
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:26 AM Tara Jensen <jensen at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are almost done with the first section of the online tutorial -
>>>>>> should we set up another virtual training? Or is something else you want
>>>>>> to focus on?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, Tara
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> Tara Jensen
>>>>>> Project Manager II
>>>>>> NCAR RAL and DTC
>>>>>> PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
>>>>>> +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Terrance Onsager
>>>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
>>>>> 325 Broadway
>>>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
>>>>> 1-303-497-5713
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Terrance Onsager
>>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
>>>> 325 Broadway
>>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
>>>> 1-303-497-5713
>>>>
>>>
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Tara Jensen
> Project Manager II
> NCAR RAL and DTC
> PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
>
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Subject: Use of METPlus on Windows machines
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Tue Apr 14 11:47:47 2020
Hi Frank.
Thank you for your interest in METplus!
There are several things that you can do to use METplus with your
Windows
laptop.
- A virtual machine is definitely a workable solution
- Another option is to use an existing build of METplus/MET on one
of
the NOAA machines if you have access. You can take a look at this
page to
see if you can connect from your laptop to any of the NOAA machines
with an
existing build:
https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-
met/metv9-0-existing-builds-metplus-3-0-installations
- If you'd prefer to use your own laptop, likely the easiest option
is
to use Docker, if you are able. Here is a link to a page about
using
Docker that will help you get started, however, it is from our 8.1
Tutorial, so I will also put a link below to the Dockerfile for
METv9.0:
-
https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-
met/docker-container-met-8-1
-
https://github.com/NCAR/MET/blob/master_v9.0/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
- Another option is to use something called Windows Subsystem for
Linux
(WSL). I am not at all familiar with it, but I believe another
user had
success in installing METplus/MET using this option.
I hope this helps.
Julie
On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:03 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA Federal
via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> Mon Apr 13 17:03:37 2020: Request 94908 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: Use of METPlus on Windows machines
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> Status: new
> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=94908 >
>
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
> My name is Frank Centinello and I'm working with Terry Onsager (and
others)
> at NOAA SWPC. We'd like to explore using METplus for validation of
our
> products.
>
> The first issue we are running into is that Terry and I both have
laptops
> running Windows, and it seems as though MET/METplus require Linux.
>
> Without being able to easily obtain more hardware due to logistical
hurdles
> w.r.t. quarantining, would you have a suggestion on how to run
METplus on a
> Windows laptop? For example, is use of a virtual machine a workable
> solution?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Frank
> ----
> LTJG Frank Centinello
> , NOAA, Ph.D.
> DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> Executive Coordinator
> NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> Rm. 2C504
> 325 Broadway
> Boulder, CO 80305
> frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 2:33 PM Tara Jensen <jensen at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> > Rob,
> >
> > Sorry for the delayed response. I'd recommend sending a request
to
> > met_help at ucar.edu. George and Hank have both installed MET and
maybe
> > METplus on Windows computers.
> >
> > Cheers, Tara
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:48 PM Robert Steenburgh - NOAA Federal <
> > robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov> wrote:
> >
> >> Frank/Terry:
> >>
> >> I have a non-linux (Windows) laptop running linux through a
virtual
> >> machine.
> >>
> >> I used Virtualbox and then you can add your favorite distro.
> >> Since we're using CentOS at work, I'd recommend that or another
> >> Redhat-based distro like Fedora.
> >>
> >> Tara, has anyone you know run MET+ through a VM on a laptop?
> >>
> >> I've run R, Python, and SciKit Learn on my modest laptop (8GB
Ram,
> 2.5GHz
> >> Intel i5 processor, 500GB SSD), so feel like it might be possible
to run
> >> MET+.
> >>
> >> Frank/Terry, If a VM is a valid option, I can walk you through
it.
> >>
> >> Rob
> >> Rob Steenburgh <robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov>
> >> Space Scientist
> >> Space Weather Forecast Office
> >> Space Weather Prediction Center <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov>
> >> W/NP9
> >> 325 Broadway
> >> Boulder, CO 80305
> >> 303.497.5153
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:08 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA
Federal <
> >> frank.centinello at noaa.gov> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I do not have Linux on my loaner laptop, nor do I have it on my
desktop
> >>> at work, Terry.
> >>>
> >>> ----
> >>> LTJG Frank Centinello
> >>> , NOAA, Ph.D.
> >>> DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> >>> Executive Coordinator
> >>> NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> >>> Rm. 2C504
> >>> 325 Broadway
> >>> Boulder, CO 80305
> >>> frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> >>> *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> >>> [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:51 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal <
> >>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> It looks like METplus requires Linux. Frank: Do you have a
Linux on
> >>>> your laptop? I don't.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:21 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal <
> >>>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi Tara:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Good timing! We just had a discussion on what our next steps
should
> >>>>> be. We're going to focus first on ionosphere products and
COSMIC-2
> data,
> >>>>> following closely what you and Jonathan led us through in the
CWDP
> effort.
> >>>>> Perhaps it's overkill, but a few of us will try to install the
> METplus
> >>>>> software on the laptops we're using at home. Then we'll get
familiar
> with
> >>>>> at least one example from the CWDP work. Once we are
comfortable
> with that,
> >>>>> we'll try to implement something using COSMIC-2 data.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Along the way, I'm sure we'll have lots of questions, and I
think at
> >>>>> some point we'll know enough to benefit from another tutorial.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Does that sound OK?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Frank Centinello will be the focal point at SWPC. If we have
> >>>>> questions, can we direct them to Jonathan? Or to you?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Terry
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:26 AM Tara Jensen <jensen at ucar.edu>
wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> We are almost done with the first section of the online
tutorial -
> >>>>>> should we set up another virtual training? Or is something
else
> you want
> >>>>>> to focus on?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks, Tara
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>>>> Tara Jensen
> >>>>>> Project Manager II
> >>>>>> NCAR RAL and DTC
> >>>>>> PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> >>>>>> +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Terrance Onsager
> >>>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
> >>>>> 325 Broadway
> >>>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
> >>>>> 1-303-497-5713
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Terrance Onsager
> >>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
> >>>> 325 Broadway
> >>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
> >>>> 1-303-497-5713
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Tara Jensen
> > Project Manager II
> > NCAR RAL and DTC
> > PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> > +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
> >
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
Software Engineer
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel
obliged to
reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Use of METPlus on Windows machines
From: Frank Centinello III - NOAA Federal
Time: Tue Apr 14 16:37:04 2020
Thank you Julie!
We will work through these suggestions and write back when we have
more
questions.
Thanks again,
-Frank
----
LTJG Frank Centinello
, NOAA, Ph.D.
DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
Executive Coordinator
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Rm. 2C504
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305
frank.centinello at noaa.gov
*Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
[image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:48 AM Julie Prestopnik via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
> Hi Frank.
>
> Thank you for your interest in METplus!
>
> There are several things that you can do to use METplus with your
Windows
> laptop.
>
>
> - A virtual machine is definitely a workable solution
> - Another option is to use an existing build of METplus/MET on
one of
> the NOAA machines if you have access. You can take a look at
this page
> to
> see if you can connect from your laptop to any of the NOAA
machines
> with an
> existing build:
>
> https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-
met/metv9-0-existing-builds-metplus-3-0-installations
> - If you'd prefer to use your own laptop, likely the easiest
option is
> to use Docker, if you are able. Here is a link to a page about
using
> Docker that will help you get started, however, it is from our
8.1
> Tutorial, so I will also put a link below to the Dockerfile for
METv9.0:
> -
>
> https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-
met/docker-container-met-8-1
> -
>
>
https://github.com/NCAR/MET/blob/master_v9.0/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
> - Another option is to use something called Windows Subsystem for
Linux
> (WSL). I am not at all familiar with it, but I believe another
user had
> success in installing METplus/MET using this option.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Julie
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:03 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA Federal
via RT
> <
> met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > Mon Apr 13 17:03:37 2020: Request 94908 was acted upon.
> > Transaction: Ticket created by frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > Queue: met_help
> > Subject: Use of METPlus on Windows machines
> > Owner: Nobody
> > Requestors: frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > Status: new
> > Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=94908 >
> >
> >
> > Good Afternoon,
> >
> > My name is Frank Centinello and I'm working with Terry Onsager
(and
> others)
> > at NOAA SWPC. We'd like to explore using METplus for validation of
our
> > products.
> >
> > The first issue we are running into is that Terry and I both have
laptops
> > running Windows, and it seems as though MET/METplus require Linux.
> >
> > Without being able to easily obtain more hardware due to
logistical
> hurdles
> > w.r.t. quarantining, would you have a suggestion on how to run
METplus
> on a
> > Windows laptop? For example, is use of a virtual machine a
workable
> > solution?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> > Frank
> > ----
> > LTJG Frank Centinello
> > , NOAA, Ph.D.
> > DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> > Executive Coordinator
> > NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> > Rm. 2C504
> > 325 Broadway
> > Boulder, CO 80305
> > frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> > [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 2:33 PM Tara Jensen <jensen at ucar.edu>
wrote:
> >
> > > Rob,
> > >
> > > Sorry for the delayed response. I'd recommend sending a request
to
> > > met_help at ucar.edu. George and Hank have both installed MET and
maybe
> > > METplus on Windows computers.
> > >
> > > Cheers, Tara
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:48 PM Robert Steenburgh - NOAA Federal
<
> > > robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Frank/Terry:
> > >>
> > >> I have a non-linux (Windows) laptop running linux through a
virtual
> > >> machine.
> > >>
> > >> I used Virtualbox and then you can add your favorite distro.
> > >> Since we're using CentOS at work, I'd recommend that or another
> > >> Redhat-based distro like Fedora.
> > >>
> > >> Tara, has anyone you know run MET+ through a VM on a laptop?
> > >>
> > >> I've run R, Python, and SciKit Learn on my modest laptop (8GB
Ram,
> > 2.5GHz
> > >> Intel i5 processor, 500GB SSD), so feel like it might be
possible to
> run
> > >> MET+.
> > >>
> > >> Frank/Terry, If a VM is a valid option, I can walk you through
it.
> > >>
> > >> Rob
> > >> Rob Steenburgh <robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov>
> > >> Space Scientist
> > >> Space Weather Forecast Office
> > >> Space Weather Prediction Center <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov>
> > >> W/NP9
> > >> 325 Broadway
> > >> Boulder, CO 80305
> > >> 303.497.5153
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:08 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA
Federal <
> > >> frank.centinello at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I do not have Linux on my loaner laptop, nor do I have it on
my
> desktop
> > >>> at work, Terry.
> > >>>
> > >>> ----
> > >>> LTJG Frank Centinello
> > >>> , NOAA, Ph.D.
> > >>> DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> > >>> Executive Coordinator
> > >>> NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> > >>> Rm. 2C504
> > >>> 325 Broadway
> > >>> Boulder, CO 80305
> > >>> frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > >>> *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> > >>> [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:51 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal <
> > >>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> It looks like METplus requires Linux. Frank: Do you have a
Linux on
> > >>>> your laptop? I don't.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:21 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal
<
> > >>>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Hi Tara:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Good timing! We just had a discussion on what our next steps
should
> > >>>>> be. We're going to focus first on ionosphere products and
COSMIC-2
> > data,
> > >>>>> following closely what you and Jonathan led us through in
the CWDP
> > effort.
> > >>>>> Perhaps it's overkill, but a few of us will try to install
the
> > METplus
> > >>>>> software on the laptops we're using at home. Then we'll get
> familiar
> > with
> > >>>>> at least one example from the CWDP work. Once we are
comfortable
> > with that,
> > >>>>> we'll try to implement something using COSMIC-2 data.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Along the way, I'm sure we'll have lots of questions, and I
think
> at
> > >>>>> some point we'll know enough to benefit from another
tutorial.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Does that sound OK?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Frank Centinello will be the focal point at SWPC. If we have
> > >>>>> questions, can we direct them to Jonathan? Or to you?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Thank you,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Terry
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:26 AM Tara Jensen
<jensen at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> Hi All,
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> We are almost done with the first section of the online
tutorial -
> > >>>>>> should we set up another virtual training? Or is something
else
> > you want
> > >>>>>> to focus on?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Thanks, Tara
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> --
> > >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >>>>>> Tara Jensen
> > >>>>>> Project Manager II
> > >>>>>> NCAR RAL and DTC
> > >>>>>> PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> > >>>>>> +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Terrance Onsager
> > >>>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
> > >>>>> 325 Broadway
> > >>>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
> > >>>>> 1-303-497-5713
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Terrance Onsager
> > >>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
> > >>>> 325 Broadway
> > >>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
> > >>>> 1-303-497-5713
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >
> > > --
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tara Jensen
> > > Project Manager II
> > > NCAR RAL and DTC
> > > PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> > > +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> Software Engineer
> National Center for Atmospheric Research
> Research Applications Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
> My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel
obliged to
> reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
>
>
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Use of METPlus on Windows machines
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Tue Apr 14 16:39:11 2020
You're welcome! That sounds great. I'll go ahead and close this
ticket
for now, but please feel free to submit a new ticket with any new
questions
you have.
Julie
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 4:37 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA Federal
via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=94908 >
>
> Thank you Julie!
>
> We will work through these suggestions and write back when we have
more
> questions.
>
> Thanks again,
> -Frank
> ----
> LTJG Frank Centinello
> , NOAA, Ph.D.
> DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> Executive Coordinator
> NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> Rm. 2C504
> 325 Broadway
> Boulder, CO 80305
> frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:48 AM Julie Prestopnik via RT <
> met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Frank.
> >
> > Thank you for your interest in METplus!
> >
> > There are several things that you can do to use METplus with your
Windows
> > laptop.
> >
> >
> > - A virtual machine is definitely a workable solution
> > - Another option is to use an existing build of METplus/MET on
one of
> > the NOAA machines if you have access. You can take a look at
this
> page
> > to
> > see if you can connect from your laptop to any of the NOAA
machines
> > with an
> > existing build:
> >
> >
> https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-
met/metv9-0-existing-builds-metplus-3-0-installations
> > - If you'd prefer to use your own laptop, likely the easiest
option is
> > to use Docker, if you are able. Here is a link to a page about
using
> > Docker that will help you get started, however, it is from our
8.1
> > Tutorial, so I will also put a link below to the Dockerfile for
> METv9.0:
> > -
> >
> >
> https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-
met/docker-container-met-8-1
> > -
> >
> >
https://github.com/NCAR/MET/blob/master_v9.0/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
> > - Another option is to use something called Windows Subsystem
for
> Linux
> > (WSL). I am not at all familiar with it, but I believe another
user
> had
> > success in installing METplus/MET using this option.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Julie
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:03 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA
Federal via
> RT
> > <
> > met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Mon Apr 13 17:03:37 2020: Request 94908 was acted upon.
> > > Transaction: Ticket created by frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > > Queue: met_help
> > > Subject: Use of METPlus on Windows machines
> > > Owner: Nobody
> > > Requestors: frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > > Status: new
> > > Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=94908
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Good Afternoon,
> > >
> > > My name is Frank Centinello and I'm working with Terry Onsager
(and
> > others)
> > > at NOAA SWPC. We'd like to explore using METplus for validation
of our
> > > products.
> > >
> > > The first issue we are running into is that Terry and I both
have
> laptops
> > > running Windows, and it seems as though MET/METplus require
Linux.
> > >
> > > Without being able to easily obtain more hardware due to
logistical
> > hurdles
> > > w.r.t. quarantining, would you have a suggestion on how to run
METplus
> > on a
> > > Windows laptop? For example, is use of a virtual machine a
workable
> > > solution?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > > Frank
> > > ----
> > > LTJG Frank Centinello
> > > , NOAA, Ph.D.
> > > DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> > > Executive Coordinator
> > > NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> > > Rm. 2C504
> > > 325 Broadway
> > > Boulder, CO 80305
> > > frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > > *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> > > [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 2:33 PM Tara Jensen <jensen at ucar.edu>
wrote:
> > >
> > > > Rob,
> > > >
> > > > Sorry for the delayed response. I'd recommend sending a
request to
> > > > met_help at ucar.edu. George and Hank have both installed MET
and
> maybe
> > > > METplus on Windows computers.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Tara
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:48 PM Robert Steenburgh - NOAA
Federal <
> > > > robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Frank/Terry:
> > > >>
> > > >> I have a non-linux (Windows) laptop running linux through a
virtual
> > > >> machine.
> > > >>
> > > >> I used Virtualbox and then you can add your favorite distro.
> > > >> Since we're using CentOS at work, I'd recommend that or
another
> > > >> Redhat-based distro like Fedora.
> > > >>
> > > >> Tara, has anyone you know run MET+ through a VM on a laptop?
> > > >>
> > > >> I've run R, Python, and SciKit Learn on my modest laptop (8GB
Ram,
> > > 2.5GHz
> > > >> Intel i5 processor, 500GB SSD), so feel like it might be
possible to
> > run
> > > >> MET+.
> > > >>
> > > >> Frank/Terry, If a VM is a valid option, I can walk you
through it.
> > > >>
> > > >> Rob
> > > >> Rob Steenburgh <robert.steenburgh at noaa.gov>
> > > >> Space Scientist
> > > >> Space Weather Forecast Office
> > > >> Space Weather Prediction Center <http://www.swpc.noaa.gov>
> > > >> W/NP9
> > > >> 325 Broadway
> > > >> Boulder, CO 80305
> > > >> 303.497.5153
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 12:08 PM Frank Centinello III - NOAA
Federal
> <
> > > >> frank.centinello at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> I do not have Linux on my loaner laptop, nor do I have it on
my
> > desktop
> > > >>> at work, Terry.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ----
> > > >>> LTJG Frank Centinello
> > > >>> , NOAA, Ph.D.
> > > >>> DHC-6 / AC-695 Pilot
> > > >>> Executive Coordinator
> > > >>> NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
> > > >>> Rm. 2C504
> > > >>> 325 Broadway
> > > >>> Boulder, CO 80305
> > > >>> frank.centinello at noaa.gov
> > > >>> *Desk Phone: 303-497-4498*
> > > >>> [image: NOAA_Commissioned_Corps.png (788×788)]
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:51 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA Federal
<
> > > >>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> It looks like METplus requires Linux. Frank: Do you have a
Linux
> on
> > > >>>> your laptop? I don't.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 11:21 AM Terry Onsager - NOAA
Federal <
> > > >>>> terry.onsager at noaa.gov> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Hi Tara:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Good timing! We just had a discussion on what our next
steps
> should
> > > >>>>> be. We're going to focus first on ionosphere products and
> COSMIC-2
> > > data,
> > > >>>>> following closely what you and Jonathan led us through in
the
> CWDP
> > > effort.
> > > >>>>> Perhaps it's overkill, but a few of us will try to install
the
> > > METplus
> > > >>>>> software on the laptops we're using at home. Then we'll
get
> > familiar
> > > with
> > > >>>>> at least one example from the CWDP work. Once we are
comfortable
> > > with that,
> > > >>>>> we'll try to implement something using COSMIC-2 data.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Along the way, I'm sure we'll have lots of questions, and
I think
> > at
> > > >>>>> some point we'll know enough to benefit from another
tutorial.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Does that sound OK?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Frank Centinello will be the focal point at SWPC. If we
have
> > > >>>>> questions, can we direct them to Jonathan? Or to you?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Thank you,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Terry
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 10:26 AM Tara Jensen
<jensen at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Hi All,
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> We are almost done with the first section of the online
> tutorial -
> > > >>>>>> should we set up another virtual training? Or is
something else
> > > you want
> > > >>>>>> to focus on?
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Thanks, Tara
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> --
> > > >>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > >>>>>> Tara Jensen
> > > >>>>>> Project Manager II
> > > >>>>>> NCAR RAL and DTC
> > > >>>>>> PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> > > >>>>>> +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> --
> > > >>>>> Terrance Onsager
> > > >>>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
> > > >>>>> 325 Broadway
> > > >>>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
> > > >>>>> 1-303-497-5713
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> --
> > > >>>> Terrance Onsager
> > > >>>> NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center
> > > >>>> 325 Broadway
> > > >>>> Boulder, CO USA 80305
> > > >>>> 1-303-497-5713
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > Tara Jensen
> > > > Project Manager II
> > > > NCAR RAL and DTC
> > > > PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA
> > > > +1 303-497-8479 jensen at ucar.edu
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Julie Prestopnik
> > Software Engineer
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research
> > Research Applications Laboratory
> > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> >
> > My working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel
obliged
> to
> > reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
> >
> >
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
Software Engineer
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
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