perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Andrew Lake <>]

On April 24, 2024 at 4:57:24 AM, Tim Chown () wrote:

Hi, 

> On 23 Apr 2024, at 19:37, Phil Reese <> wrote: 
> 
> I jumped on the Beta and have had good results. 
> 
> The "install-perfsonar" script is pretty magical, great addition! 
> 
> Below are a few comments on using the beta code: 
> 
> 1. After an install, using the script, 'pscheduler troubleshoot' for Testpoint and Toolkit installs can save you some troubleshooting time. Similarly, for Archive. run 'psarchive troubleshoot' and/or 'psarchive troubleshoot --skip-opensearch-data' to insure the backend systems are working. (Rebooting Testpoint and Archive systems right after the install completes seems like a good idea too.) 

The reboot is not strictly required, but if you pulled-in a new kernel or just want to be extra sure there is no old cruft lingering, this is generally not a bad idea. 

> 
> 2. The Testpoint and Archive installs, appropriately, don't install any firewall rules. Testpoint has the option to install the additional 'dnf install perfsonar-toolkit-security' and '/usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/configure_firewall install', you probably want to run both. For Archive, open at least 'HTTPS' and maybe 'HTTP' 

Is plain http needed? 

No, plain HTTP is not needed, no one needs to open that. If you run into something you think requires it, let us know. 

> 3. If you are setting up something like the diagram on this page: https://docs.perfsonar.net/release_candidates/5.1.0/cookbook_central_archive.html, if the Archive host has appropriate SSL Certs, things go smoother, though HTTP use can be made to work with appropriate mods to the generated 'psconfig publish' URL. (though results have varied) 
> 
> Hope these help, if this is too much, let me know. 

All steps should work if you run the commands as given using the default self-signed certificates, did you run into a command that didn’t work for you? 

Cheers, 
Tim-- 
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