perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Aaron Brown <>]

Hey Murilo,

When you deleted the /var/lib/perfsonar/topology_service contents, you had 
reset the database. This is just loading new data into it if desired.

Cheers,
Aaron

On Oct 3, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Murilo Vetter 
<>
 wrote:

> Hi Aaron,
> 
> Do I have to have a pre-set topology (/path/to/topology.xml) or it can be an
> empty file since I want to reset it?
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> 
> 
> Murilo Vetter
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> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: 
> 
> [mailto:]
>  Em nome de Aaron Brown
> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 3 de outubro de 2014 12:27
> Para: Murilo Vetter
> Cc: 
> 
> Assunto: Re: RES: RES: [perfsonar-user] Reset topology database in RNP
> PerfSONAR-PS-TopologyService
> 
> Hey Murilo,
> 
> The easiest way is:
> 
> /opt/perfsonar_ps/topology_service/scripts/load_topology
> -db_dir=/var/lib/perfsonar/topology_service -db_file=topology.dbxml
> /path/to/topology.xml
> 
> Cheers,
> Aaron
> 
> On Oct 3, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Murilo Vetter 
> <>
>  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Aaron,
>> 
>> How to use the script? What options should I use?
>> 
>> # /opt/perfsonar_ps/topology_service/scripts/load_topology
>> Error: you must specify an existing topology input file
>> /opt/perfsonar_ps/topology_service/scripts/load_topology: loads a topology
> into a database replacing the existing topology elements.
>>    [--debug] [--help] [--output=NORMALIZED_TOPOLOGY_FILE] 
>> [--db_dir=DATABASE_DIRECTORY] [--db_filename=DATABASE_FILENAME] 
>> [--uri=REMOTE_TOPOLOGY_ARCHIVE] INPUT_FILE
>> 
>> What I want is to reset the topology db.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> <image001.jpg>
>> 
>> Murilo Vetter
>> Analista REMEP-FLN/PoP-SC
>> PoP-SC - Ponto de Presença da RNP em Santa Catarina REMEP-FLN - Rede 
>> Metropolitana de Educação e Pesquisa da Região de Florianópolis RNP - 
>> Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa UFSC - Universidade Federal de 
>> Santa Catarina SETIC - Superintendência de Governança Eletrônica e 
>> Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação Fundações de Apoio FEESC e 
>> FEPESE
>> --/--
>> www.pop-sc.rnp.br
>> remep.pop-sc.rnp.br
>> CHAMADOS: 
>> 
>>  .br
>> +55(48)3721-6335
>> INOC: 11242*100
>> 
>> De: 
>> 
>>  
>> [mailto:]
>>  Em nome de Aaron Brown 
>> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 3 de outubro de 2014 11:13
>> Para: Murilo Vetter
>> Cc: 
>> 
>> Assunto: Re: RES: [perfsonar-user] Reset topology database in RNP 
>> PerfSONAR-PS-TopologyService
>> 
>> Hey Murilo,
>> 
>> There's a "load_topology" script included with the TS. This can be used to
> load a topology file into the database.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Aaron
>> 
>> On Oct 3, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Murilo Vetter 
>> <>
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Aaron,
>> 
>> How to reload the DB?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> <image001.jpg>
>> 
>> Murilo Vetter
>> Analista REMEP-FLN/PoP-SC
>> PoP-SC - Ponto de Presença da RNP em Santa Catarina REMEP-FLN - Rede 
>> Metropolitana de Educação e Pesquisa da Região de Florianópolis RNP - 
>> Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa UFSC - Universidade Federal de 
>> Santa Catarina SETIC - Superintendência de Governança Eletrônica e 
>> Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação Fundações de Apoio FEESC e 
>> FEPESE
>> --/--
>> www.pop-sc.rnp.br
>> remep.pop-sc.rnp.br
>> CHAMADOS: 
>> 
>>  .br
>> +55(48)3721-6335
>> INOC: 11242*100
>> 
>> De: Aaron Brown 
>> [mailto:]
>>  Enviada em: sexta-feira, 
>> 3 de outubro de 2014 10:20
>> Para: Murilo Vetter
>> Cc: 
>> 
>> Assunto: Re: [perfsonar-user] Reset topology database in RNP 
>> PerfSONAR-PS-TopologyService
>> 
>> Hey Murillo,
>> Hey Murilo,
>> 
>> The easiest way is to delete everything except DB_CONFIG (if present) from
> /var/lib/perfsonar/topology_service and then to restart the TS, and reload
> the DB.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Aaron
>> 
>> On Oct 3, 2014, at 6:53 AM, Murilo Vetter 
>> <>
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> We are using Topology Service 3.2.2-2.pSPS for our Circuit Service in RNP.
> We are wondering how to clear the topology database.
>> Are there scripts to do this or some procedure to do it?
>> 
>> Information about the Topology Service:
>> ---
>> [root@RNP-PS-DCN-v1
>>  scripts]# yum list 
>> perl-perfSONAR_PS-TopologyService.noarch
>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security Loading mirror speeds from 
>> cached hostfile
>> * base: mirror.globo.com
>> * extras: mirror.globo.com
>> * rpmforge: mirror.rit.edu
>> * updates: mirror.globo.com
>> Installed Packages
>> perl-perfSONAR_PS-TopologyService.noarch
> 3.2.2-2.pSPS                                                installed
>> ---
>> 
>> Regards,
>> --
>> <image001.jpg>
>> 
>> Murilo Vetter
>> Analista REMEP-FLN/PoP-SC
>> PoP-SC - Ponto de Presença da RNP em Santa Catarina REMEP-FLN - Rede 
>> Metropolitana de Educação e Pesquisa da Região de Florianópolis RNP - 
>> Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa UFSC - Universidade Federal de 
>> Santa Catarina SETIC - Superintendência de Governança Eletrônica e 
>> Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação Fundações de Apoio FEESC e 
>> FEPESE
>> --/--
>> www.pop-sc.rnp.br
>> remep.pop-sc.rnp.br
>> CHAMADOS: 
>> 
>>  .br
>> +55(48)3721-6335
>> INOC: 11242*100
> 
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