[hobbit] purple after 30 minutes - clientlaunch.cfg INTERVAL set to 60m

[Iain Miller]

Hi There,

Thanks very much for this - it did the job.

Best Regards,

Iain.

On 13/11/2007, s_aiello at comcast.net <s_aiello at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 November 2007, Iain Miller wrote:
> > Does anyone know how I can extend the time that my tests are valid
> > for?  Do I need to do something both on the client and server?
> >
>
> per the bb man page:
>
> status[+LIFETIME][/group:GROUP] HOSTNAME.TESTNAME COLOR <additional text>
> This sends in a status message for a single test (column) on a single
> host.......The LIFETIME defines how long this status is valid after being
> received by the Hobbit server. The default is 30 minutes, but you can set any
> period you like. E.g. for a custom test that runs once an hour, you will want
> to set this to at least 60 minutes - otherwise the status will go purple
> after 30 minutes. It is a good idea to set the LIFETIME to sligtly more than
> the interval between your tests, to allow for variations in the time it takes
> your test to complete. The LIFETIME is in minutes, unless you add an "h"
> (hours), "d" (days) or "w" (weeks) immediately after the number,
> e.g. "status+5h" for a status that is valid for 5 hours.
>
> so change you bb status to status+75 or some such.
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Iain Miller
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