[hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts

[David Peters]

So why does the #prefer tag make no difference?

Klomp, H. wrote:
> For the second (and third) entry of the hosts you should use the noconn test.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bert Klomp
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Everett, Vernon [mailto:Vernon.Everett at woodside.com.au]
> Sent: vrijdag 22 augustus 2008 5:21
> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> Subject: RE: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts
>
> Thanks.
> I am amazed I missed the "prefer" bbtag in the docs, but I guess that's
> the danger of working that late at night. :-/
>
> That being said, it doesn't work, or at least, isn't working for me.
> What I have is this.
> First entry
> 0.0.0.0    server03    # prefer
> Other entries
> 0.0.0.0    server03    #
> But I still get the errors in bbtest.
>
> Have I done something silly, or forgotten something?
> Is the syntax correct?
>
> Thanks
>     Vernon
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s_aiello at comcast.net [mailto:s_aiello at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, 22 August 2008 12:04 AM
> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> Subject: Re: [hobbit] Duplicate entries in bb-hosts
>
> On Thursday 21 August 2008 11:01:01 Everett, Vernon wrote:
>   
>> Hi all
>>
>> Here's one that's got me stumped.
>> All the Hobbit docs and list information states that if we monitor a
>> host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address, we put it into
>> bb-hosts as
>> 0.0.0.0     server01    # Other stuff here.
>>
>> Ok, not a problem. Been there, done that got the T-shirt.
>>
>> Now, if a host need to appear twice (or more), in 2 different pages or
>>     
>
>   
>> groups, for instance, then the first entry in bb-hosts is supposed to
>> be
>>
>> 1.2.3.4    server02     # Other stuff here
>> and the second (and subsequent) appearance should be
>> 0.0.0.0    server02    # Other stuff
>>
>> Also all good. Got a few T-shirts for that too.
>>
>> Now for what I am trying to do.
>> A host with a dynamic (DHCP assigned) IP address needs to appear
>>     
> twice.
>   
>> So I thought we follow the pattern.
>> First entry
>> 0.0.0.0    server03    #
>> Subsewunt entries
>> 0.0.0.0    server03    #
>>
>> Looks too easy.
>> Well, it is too easy.
>> Now on the hobbit server, bbtest is yellow, and the gives the message
>> Error output:
>> Host server03 appears twice in bb-hosts! This may cause strange
>> results Any ideas how to get round that?
>> The only other factors that might be relevant are 1. All the servers
>> appear a second time in bb-hosts include file.
>> 2. All of these hosts are Windows machines, running bbwin.
>>
>> All assistance greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards
>>      Vernon
>>
>>     
>
> When having a host appear multiple times, one of the entries should be
> considered the primary entry with all bbtags for that device. You define
> that device entry as the 'primary' one with the prefer bbtag.
>
>  ~Steve
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