= Start the Radio-TV Ingester =

== Done by DOMS-group ==

=== Count existing Program Objects in the DOMS ===
Make a Note on how many Program Objects there are already Ingested into the DOMS. [[HowToCountPublishedRadioTVProgramObjectsInFedora|See here how to get the number]].<<BR>>''Note: on Fri Jan 28, 12:32, this number was: 0''



== Done by Maintenance ==

=== Verify the Configuration ===
First, verify that the ingester is properly configured according to the [[RadioTVIngesterConfiguration|configuration instructions]].

If the intention is to let the ingester ingest pre-ingest files continuously as the pre-ingest files are generated, then you must make sure that the directory assigned to {{{HOTFOLDER}}} in the ingester configuration is the same as the pre-ingesters output directory.

Once the configuration has been verified, check that the {{{HOTFOLDER, LUKEWARMFOLDER}}} and {{{COLDFOLDER}}} are empty in order to avoid confusion, or at least make sure that you really want the directories to contain any thing. For example, if you want to make a one-shot ingest, then you may already have put the pre-ingest files into the {{{HOTFOLDER}}} directory and then you, of course, do not want to remove all the files in it.

=== Start the Ingester ===

When you are sure that the configuration is correct, start the ingester application by following these [[RadioTVIngesterUsage||instructions]]. It is generally a good idea to start the ingester as a background process, as described by the instructions. In the event that you need to stop the ingester (prematurely), just follow the instructions for a graceful termination.

=== Verify that the Ingester is Running properly ===

When you have started the ingester, you must look for signs that it is running properly. Good signs are:

 * All directories specified in the configuration have been created.
 * No {{{ERROR}}} messages or stack-traces are printed to the console or the ''nohup'' output file (depending how you started the ingester).
 * If the {{{HOTFOLDER}}} directory contained any pre-ingest files before or after the ingester was started, wait a bit to see if the ingester begins to move them to the {{{COLDFOLDER}}} directory.

Bad signs are:
 * {{{ERROR}}} messages or stack-traces are printed to the console or the ''nohup'' output file (depending how you started the ingester). This is most likely a sign of a fatal failure.
 * All (or most of) the pre-ingest files are moved from the {{{HOTFOLDER}}} directory to the {{{LUKEWARMFOLDER}}} directory. This is most likely a sign of a fatal failure, however, it may be due to the pre-ingester produces malformed pre-ingest files and not necessarily due to a bug in the ingester code.