how to mark probe as dormant
i have a probe, 2283, which has unplugged from its old home and is in suspended animation in a suitcase until it reaches its new home in a month or two. the location map will not let me pur it in the middle of the pacific. and i can not see how to mark it as dormant/down. clue bat please. randy
Hi Randy, On 15/04/2018 16:56, Randy Bush wrote:
i have a probe, 2283, which has unplugged from its old home and is in suspended animation in a suitcase until it reaches its new home in a month or two.
the location map will not let me pur it in the middle of the pacific. and i can not see how to mark it as dormant/down. clue bat please.
There's nothing you have to do when a probe is down; it is automatically marked as disconnected almost immediately, and if it isn't plugged back in then it is marked as "abandoned" after 90 days and "written off" after 180 days (both of which are reversible states, so don't worry too much). We have generally tried to move away from using remote areas to signify particular probe statuses as it confuses various visualisations. Feel free to leave the location as it is, or use the location of the suitcase, or whatever else you feel to be appropriate. If you are concerned about being auto-nagged about the probe being disconnected, we get that and there is an upcoming feature that will enable you to switch off notifications for a particular probe when you know that it will be disconnected for a while. Finally, if you really feel like it then you're free to edit either the probe description or the tags to signify whatever you like, so you could make a note for your own purposes or for anybody who's curious. Regards, Chris Amin RIPE NCC
hi chris,
i have a probe, 2283, which has unplugged from its old home and is in suspended animation in a suitcase until it reaches its new home in a month or two.
There's nothing you have to do when a probe is down; it is automatically marked as disconnected almost immediately, and if it isn't plugged back in then it is marked as "abandoned" after 90 days and "written off" after 180 days (both of which are reversible states, so don't worry too much).
ok.
the location map will not let me pur it in the middle of the pacific. and i can not see how to mark it as dormant/down. clue bat please.
We have generally tried to move away from using remote areas to signify particular probe statuses as it confuses various visualisations.
but the probe IS in the middle of the pacific, on this ship. randy
doesnt the ship have sat internet and wired cat5 to the countainer with usb power from solar battery :) colin Sent from my iPod
On 16 Apr 2018, at 16:26, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:
hi chris,
i have a probe, 2283, which has unplugged from its old home and is in suspended animation in a suitcase until it reaches its new home in a month or two.
There's nothing you have to do when a probe is down; it is automatically marked as disconnected almost immediately, and if it isn't plugged back in then it is marked as "abandoned" after 90 days and "written off" after 180 days (both of which are reversible states, so don't worry too much).
ok.
the location map will not let me pur it in the middle of the pacific. and i can not see how to mark it as dormant/down. clue bat please.
We have generally tried to move away from using remote areas to signify particular probe statuses as it confuses various visualisations.
but the probe IS in the middle of the pacific, on this ship.
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randy
doesnt the ship have sat internet and wired cat5 to the countainer with usb power from solar battery :)
look at the picture again. can you say "funky?" i just hope they do not drop the container containing our stuff. randy
On 16/04/2018 17:26, Randy Bush wrote:
hi chris,
i have a probe, 2283, which has unplugged from its old home and is in suspended animation in a suitcase until it reaches its new home in a month or two.
There's nothing you have to do when a probe is down; it is automatically marked as disconnected almost immediately, and if it isn't plugged back in then it is marked as "abandoned" after 90 days and "written off" after 180 days (both of which are reversible states, so don't worry too much).
ok.
the location map will not let me pur it in the middle of the pacific. and i can not see how to mark it as dormant/down. clue bat please.
We have generally tried to move away from using remote areas to signify particular probe statuses as it confuses various visualisations.
but the probe IS in the middle of the pacific, on this ship.
Let's put maritime tracking integration for probe position updates at the very bottom of the requested features list. By the time we get to it the containers will have connectivity as a standard feature. ;-) ;-) ;-)
On 16/04/2018 17:26, Randy Bush wrote:
the location map will not let me pur it in the middle of the pacific. and i can not see how to mark it as dormant/down. clue bat please.
We have generally tried to move away from using remote areas to signify particular probe statuses as it confuses various visualisations.
but the probe IS in the middle of the pacific, on this ship.
Ah... right. :-) The location widget on the probe detail page uses a positioning method that is linked to addresses, so you can't place probes anywhere you want. For now I have manually set the location of the probe to the last known location of the ship. In the future, we plan to have the latitude/longitude settable via the probe API, which could be mashed up with all manner of exciting location APIs. (I sense a future RIPE Atlas hackathon project...) Chris
For now I have manually set the location of the probe to the last known location of the ship.
thanks. i think :) randy
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