[hobbit] bbtest - errors

Josh Luthman josh at imaginenetworksllc.com
Thu Dec 27 17:14:41 CET 2007


Michael,

Try adding "testip" after the comment in as many hosts as possible, IE:

10.0.0.250 myftp.server.com # testip

Josh

On 12/27/07, Michael A. Price <mprice at sgt-inc.com> wrote:
>
>  I just modified the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to remove DNS.
>
>
>
> I find it interesting that no matter if the hobbit server uses DNS servers
> or local host files to look up the hosts the 'PING Test Results Sent' number
> is still off the charts.
>
>
>
> Thanks so much for getting back to me
>
>
>
> Thanks, michael
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:00 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] bbtest - errors
>
>
>
> Your calls to dnsresolve went up one, how in the world did you "[update]
> the hobbit server to not use the DNS servers"?
>
> It looks like it is still doing the exact same stuff concerning DNS to
> me...
>
> On 12/26/07, *Michael A. Price* <mprice at sgt-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for getting back to me on this.
>
>
>
> I updated the hobbit server to not use the DNS servers and all that does
> is cause it to go from 100 failed hosts to 299 failed hosts.
>
>
>
> I think it's the large "PING test results sent" number, what else could be
> the problem???
>
>
>
> Here is another printout…
>
>
>
> Thanks, michael
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
> bbtest-net version 4.2.0
>
> SSL library : OpenSSL 0.9.7m 23 Feb 2007
>
> LDAP library: OpenLDAP 20213
>
>
>
> Statistics:
>
>  Hosts total           :      311
>
>  Hosts with no tests   :        7
>
>
>
>  Total test count      :      308
>
>  Status messages       :      309
>
>
>
>  Alert status msgs     :        0
>
>  Transmissions         :        5
>
>
>
>
>
> DNS statistics:
>
>
>
>  # hostnames resolved  :      304
>
>  # succesful           :      203
>
>
>
>  # failed              :      101
>
>  # calls to dnsresolve :      308
>
>
>
>
>
> TCP test statistics:
>
>
>
>  # TCP tests total     :        2
>
>  # HTTP tests          :        1
>
>
>
>  # Simple TCP tests    :        1
>
>  # Connection attempts :        2
>
>
>
>  # bytes written       :      135
>
>  # bytes read          :      553
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Error output:
>
>
>
> Timeout waiting for data from child, killing it
>
> Timeout waiting for data from child, killing it
>
> Child process terminated with signal 15
>
>
>
>
>
> TIME SPENT
>
>
>
> Event                                            Starttime          Duration
>
>
>
> bbtest-net startup                       1198691205.281738                 -
>
> Service definitions loaded               1198691205.282850
>
>           0.001112
>
> Tests loaded                             1198691205.316420          0.033570
>
>
>
> DNS lookups completed                    1198691215.446830         10.130410
>
> Test engine setup completed
>
> 1198691215.450594          0.003764
>
> TCP tests completed                      1198691215.451393          0.000799
>
> PING test completed (304 hosts)          1198691240.081987         24.630594
>
>
>
> PING test results sent                   1198691270.090627         30.008640
>
> Test result collection completed         1198691270.090642
>
>           0.000015
>
> LDAP test engine setup completed         1198691270.090656          0.000014
>
>
>
> LDAP tests executed                      1198691270.090660          0.000004
>
> LDAP tests result collection completed
>
> 1198691270.090663          0.000003
>
> NSLOOKUP tests executed                  1198691270.146990          0.056327
>
> Test results transmitted                 1198691270.149410          0.002420
>
>
>
> bbtest-net completed                     1198691270.150271          0.000861
>
> TIME TOTAL
>
> 64.868533
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:04 AM
>
>
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] bbtest - errors
>
>
>
> If that was the only change you made recently try switching the DNS
> servers back to see if the problem disappears.
>
> On 12/20/07, *Michael A. Price* < mprice at sgt-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks…
>
>
>
> Actually, I updated my DNS servers and went from 300 failed lookups to
> 100. So I thought I was going to improve….
>
>
>
> But it got worse!!!! Any other ideas???
>
>
>
> Thanks, michael
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto: josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:10 AM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] bbtest - errors
>
>
>
>  # failed              :      100 <--- may be the cause, lots of failed
> DNS queries
>
> On 12/19/07, *Michael A. Price* < mprice at sgt-inc.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> My bbtest time went from 10 seconds to 89.0 ....
>
> Has anyone seen this before???
>
> Wed Dec 19 19:15:55 2007
>
> bbtest-net version 4.2.0
> SSL library : OpenSSL 0.9.7m 23 Feb 2007
> LDAP library: OpenLDAP 20213
>
> Statistics:
> Hosts total           :      310
> Hosts with no tests   :        7
> Total test count      :      307
> Status messages       :      308
> Alert status msgs     :        0
> Transmissions         :        5
>
> DNS statistics:
> # hostnames resolved  :      303
> # succesful           :      203
> # failed              :      100
> # calls to dnsresolve :      307
>
> TCP test statistics:
> # TCP tests total     :        2
> # HTTP tests          :        1
> # Simple TCP tests    :        1
> # Connection attempts :        2
> # bytes written       :      135
> # bytes read          :      553
>
>
> Error output:
> Timeout waiting for data from child, killing it
> Timeout waiting for data from child, killing it
> Child process terminated with signal 15
> Timeout waiting for data from child, killing it
> Timeout waiting for data from child, killing it
> Child process terminated with signal 15
>
>
> TIME SPENT
> Event                                            Starttime
> Duration
> bbtest-net startup                       1198091755.294810
> -
> Service definitions loaded               1198091755.297812
> 0.003002
> Tests loaded                             1198091755.346908
> 0.049096
> DNS lookups completed                    1198091765.439050
> 10.092142
> Test engine setup completed              1198091765.442685
> 0.003635
> TCP tests completed                      1198091765.443457
> 0.000772
> PING test completed (303 hosts)          1198091790.084027
> 24.640570
> PING test results sent                   1198091850.102236
> 60.018209
> Test result collection completed         1198091850.102455
> 0.000219
> LDAP test engine setup completed         1198091850.102472
> 0.000017
> LDAP tests executed                      1198091850.102475
> 0.000003
> LDAP tests result collection completed   1198091850.102482
> 0.000007
> NSLOOKUP tests executed                  1198091850.111523
> 0.009041
> Test results transmitted                 1198091850.118622
> 0.007099
> bbtest-net completed                     1198091850.120484
> 0.001862
> TIME TOTAL
> 94.825674
>
>
> Thanks, michael
>
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>
>
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>
> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
> --- Henry Spencer
>
>
>
>
> --
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
> --- Henry Spencer
>
>
>
>
> --
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
> --- Henry Spencer
>



-- 
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
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Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
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