perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Aaron Brown <>]

Hi David,

On Aug 19, 2010, at 12:54 PM, LaHann, David wrote:

> I am receiving the following in the log.
> 
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> discover_external_address:125 main:: - 
> 10.130.8.115 is ipv4
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> discover_external_address:127 main:: - 
> 10.130.8.115 has a DNS name: perfsonargls.npcorp.net
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> discover_external_address:129 main:: - 
> 10.130.8.115 isn't private or we're okay with private addresses
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> discover_external_address:180 main:: - 
> Selected perfsonargls.npcorp.net as the primary address
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> discover_external_address:187 main:: - 
> Selected perfsonargls.npcorp.net as the primary ipv4 address
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> discover_external_address:198 main:: - No 
> primary ipv6 address found
> 2010/08/19 11:10:42 (2976) INFO> RegularTesting.pm:1786 
> perfSONAR_PS::NPToolkit::Config::RegularTesting::generate_owmesh_conf - 
> Port ranges: $VAR1 = undef;

That all looks good. 

> The tests now schedule, however they never run. 

Could you send the contents of /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog ?

Cheers,
Aaron

> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Brown 
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:45 AM
> To: LaHann, David
> Cc: 
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>  Performance Node Users
> Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Cannot Schedule Throughput Test
> 
> Ah, sorry. you'll need to reboot, or run 
> "/etc/init.d/discover_external_address start".
> 
> Cheers,
> Aaron
> 
> On Aug 18, 2010, at 9:43 AM, LaHann, David wrote:
> 
>> Already using the beta version. 3.2rc2
>> 
>> We have tried making that change, but it doesn't make a difference. 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> NewPage Corporation
>> David B. LaHann | Senior IA | I3 Certified | Microsoft Certified | Cisco 
>> Certified |Office: 715-422-3770 | Cell: 715-213-5848|
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Aaron Brown 
>> [mailto:]
>>  
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:41 AM
>> To: LaHann, David
>> Cc: 
>> ;
>>  Performance Node Users
>> Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Cannot Schedule Throughput Test
>> 
>> If you're using the LiveCD version, you'll need to wait for the next -rc. 
>> If you are using the NetInstall version, you can edit the file 
>> /opt/perfsonar_ps/toolkit/scripts/discover_external_address, and change  
>> "my $allow_internal_interfaces;" line to "my $allow_internal_interfaces = 
>> 1;". 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Aaron
>> 
>> On Aug 18, 2010, at 9:33 AM, LaHann, David wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, it is. 
>>> Everything runs on a 10.X.X.X subnet.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Aaron Brown 
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>>>  
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:55 AM
>>> To: LaHann, David
>>> Cc: 
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>>> Subject: Re: [perfsonar-user] Cannot Schedule Throughput Test
>>> 
>>> On Aug 2, 2010, at 4:35 PM, LaHann, David wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Every time I try and schedule a iperf throughput test, I receive an 
>>>> error at the top saying "Problem saving configuration: Couldn't save 
>>>> perfSONAR-BUOY configuration". I have tried multiple machines and cannot 
>>>> get this function to work.
>>> 
>>> Is the host configured with an internal ip address?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Aaron
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