RE: {bb} bb-top.sh, bb-axis.sh

[Ralf.Strandell@silja.com]

Modify bb-hosts on the same server as where you run the Axis test.

The bb-axis.sh needs a *local* configuration file (bb-hosts) on the host
where it is running, of course. How could it otherwise read its settings?

bb-axis.sh is a network test: it connects to remote Axis print servers and
downloads some statistics. You can run it on the display server or on the
BBNET server or on any server of your choise.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Misty Stanley-Jones [mailto:misty@borkholder.com]
> Sent: 27. toukokuuta 2004 19:21
> To: bb@bb4.com
> Subject: Re: {bb} bb-top.sh, bb-axis.sh
> 
> 
> Do you mean the bb-hosts on the display server?  Here is my 
> current line:
> 
> 
> 192.168.1.5     blah.yadda.com # testip !telnet axis
> 
> On Thursday 27 May 2004 01:43 am, Ralf.Strandell@silja.com wrote:
> > I am using the bb-axis.sh to monitor a total of 26 Axis 
> print servers.
> >
> > Use the "axis" keyword in bb-hosts:
> >
> > 127.0.0.1	hostname	# axis
> >
> >
> > Known problems: bb-axis.sh uses ftp to get status reports 
> from the Axis
> > print servers. Sometimes the ftp connection might hang 
> because of network
> > related problems or bugs in ftp clients etc. As bb-axis.sh works
> > sequentially, all tests are blocked until the hung ftp 
> process is killed.
> > This situation is easy to detect: all axis tests go purple, 
> or clear if
> > they are "dialup". If you are unlucky enough to have such a 
> system that
> > hangs occasionally, then you just need to adjust the PURPLEDELAY of
> > bb-axis.sh and have a cron job to kill old ftp-processes. 
> But if you are
> > lucky you will never encounter this annoyance.
> >
> > Of course I could modify the bb-axis.sh to make it 
> parallel... I have just
> > been to lazy for that... If you have trouble with the 
> script, then let me
> > know and I'll make some little modifications.
> >
> > Note: If you want the bbchkhosts.sh diag script to work 
> too, then add
> > "axis" there too. Something like this: bbchkhosts.sh: 
> Around line 144:
> >
> > 	case $param
> > 	in
> >
> >           http* | dns | dig | BBNET | BBDISPLAY | BBPAGER | 
> BBRELAY:* |
> > dialup | noping | testip | noconn | badconn:* | class:* | 
> route:* | axis )
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Misty Stanley-Jones [mailto:misty@borkholder.com]
> > > Sent: 26. toukokuuta 2004 22:02
> > > To: bb@bb4.com
> > > Subject: {bb} bb-top.sh, bb-axis.sh
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to get the above two ext scripts to work.  I get
> > > no errors for
> > > either of them, but no output in the BBDISPLAY.  For the 
> bb-axis.sh
> > > especially, I am wondering how the heck it knows the IP of
> > > the print server
> > > to monitor.  I can't see where to tell it that.  For the
> > > bb-top.sh, I have an
> > > empty bb-toptab because I wanted to see the default values.
> > > Do I have to
> > > have something in it?  Also should bb-top.sh be in the ext
> > > scripts for the
> > > server, or for the client for which I want it to run.
> > >
> > > I realize these are two different scripts, but I wanted to
> > > throw it out there
> > > to see who else is using them.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Misty
> > > --
> > > System Administrator
> > > Borkholder Corporation
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