[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
>
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>
>
>
> 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
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *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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>
> 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
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
--- Henry Spencer
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