perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Sowmya Balasubramanian <>]

Hi All,

We have a new Python client for sLS. Currently, the client supports only queries to the sLS and not registration or renewals.

Additionally, the sLS client comes with two wrapper functions:

1. find_ps_ma - a command line script that returns a list of MAs that have test results for given host. 
2. sls_dig -  a script that is similar to "dig" tool. It retrieves information about a host registered in the sLS. 

It can be installed via easy_install

easy_install sls-client

(URL: https://pypi.python.org/simple/sls-client/)

The sls_dig and find_ps_ma scripts are located in /usr/bin/.

To run sls_dig just, run

sls_dig <host-name>

sls_dig nettest.lbl.gov

To run find_ps_ma, run

find_ps_ma -n <host-name>

find_ps_ma -n nettest.lbl.gov

The sls_dig is especially useful if you debugging some problem and want to do a quick lookup on a host registered in the lookup-service. 

We will be very happy to hear your suggestions and comments to improve the tool.

Thanks,

Sowmya