[hobbit] Re: how to test depends tag

[Asif Iqbal]

On 11/14/06, Rich Smrcina <rsmrcina at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> 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.

I found it. Also according to the bb-hosts man page

"route:router1,router2,....
          This tag is taken from the "fping.sh"  script,  and  is
          used by bbtest-net when run with the "--ping" option to
          enable ping testing."

I will give this a try

Thanks


> 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
> >> >
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