bbtest-net output & poll time
Schwimmer, Eric E *HS
EES2Y at hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Mon Apr 4 22:09:34 CEST 2005
Hi all, got another few posers:
I have a bb-hosts file with 1229 hosts in it, but no TCP (http/ssh/ftp) enabled.
In my hobbitlaunch.cfg, I have bbnet configured as follows:
CMD bbtest-net --report --ping --checkresponse --dns=ip --concurrency=1500 --dns-timeout=5 --timeout=5
The bbtest output for my hobbit server shows the following snippets:
<snip>
DNS statistics:
# hostnames resolved : 1220
# succesful : 25
# failed : 975
# calls to dnsresolve : 0
</snip>
<snip>
TIME SPENT
Event Starttime Duration
bbtest-net startup 1112644638.542264 -
Service definitions loaded 1112644638.545180 0.002916
Tests loaded 1112644659.079652 20.534472
DNS lookups completed 1112644659.080039 0.000387
Test engine setup completed 1112644659.089031 0.008992
TCP tests completed 1112644659.089883 0.000852
PING test completed (1229 hosts) 1112644712.816387 53.726504
PING test results sent 1112644713.047301 0.230914
Test result collection completed 1112644713.047324 0.000023
LDAP test engine setup completed 1112644713.047339 0.000015
LDAP tests executed 1112644713.047369 0.000030
LDAP tests result collection completed 1112644713.047384 0.000015
Test results transmitted 1112644713.101506 0.054122
bbtest-net completed 1112644713.104883 0.003377
TIME TOTAL 74.562619
</snip>
I thought that the --dns=ip option in the hobbitlaunch.cfg precluded any DNS resolution, but the bbtest output above seems to indicate the opposite. Does anybody know what those DNS tests are the result of?
Also, I'm a bit curious as to the chronlogical breakdown of the bbtest events;
specifically the "Tests Loaded" section. Does 20 seconds seem reasonable for
a bb-hosts file our our size? (I'm trying desperately to get below the 60 second mark :)
TIA,
-Eric
Network Engineer
University of Virginia HSCS
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