[hobbit] Re: how to test depends tag

Rich Smrcina rsmrcina at wi.rr.com
Tue Nov 14 22:17:44 CET 2006


Perhaps depends is broken (or we're all using it incorrectly, Henrik can 
decide).  There was a thread here last week about using the route keyword.

Asif Iqbal wrote:
> On 11/14/06, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 11/14/06, Asif Iqbal <vadud3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Is there a way to quick test the depends tag besides changing the
>> > host's ip to a fake one that the service depends on?
>> >
>> > In other words if depends=(testA:host1/test1) I can change the host1's
>> > ip in bb-hosts to test if depends working. Is there any other less
>> > crude way to test it?
>>
>> Hmm I changed the ip of host1 but still see hostA conn green
>>
>> 1.2.3.4 hostA.domain.net # conn depends=(conn:host1.domain.net/conn)
>> 2.3.4.5 host1.domain.net # testip
>>
>> I chaged the ip 2.3.4.5 to a non exist 1.1.1.1 ip and host1 conn went
>> red. But hostA still showing green
> 
> I missed this part in the man bb-hosts
> 
> "Since all tests are actually run before  the  dependencies  are  
> evaluated,.."
> 
> So I change the ip of hostA to a non exist ip 2.2.2.2 and added testip
> and I see hostA conn turned into red instead of clear now.
> 
> 2.2.2.2 hostA.domain.net # conn depends=(conn:host1.domain.net/conn)
> 1.1.1.1 host1.domain.net # testip
> 
> both 2.2.2.2 and 1.1.1.1 are non exist and based on the depends tag
> host1.conn goes red and hostA.conn should go clear but it actuallity
> it tunr into red.
> 
> Please advise
> 
> Thanks
> 
>>
>> (all ips are masked here)
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > --
>> > Asif Iqbal
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>> >
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Asif Iqbal
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>>
> 
> 

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