Listing of Important perfSONAR Files

BWCTL

Configuration Files

Main Configuration File

Description:The main configuration file for a BWCTL server RedHat:/etc/bwctld/bwctld.conf Debian:/etc/bwctl/bwctld.conf Documentation:BWCTL Server Configuration File

Limits File

Description:The BWCTL limits file that defines authentication and authorization parameters for testing RedHat:/etc/bwctld/bwctld.limits Debian:/etc/bwctl/bwctld.limits Documentation:BWCTL Limits File

Important Scripts

Start-up Script

Description:The script used to start/stop/restart a BWCTL server RedHat:/etc/init.d/bwctld Debian:/etc/init.d/bwctl-server

Log Files

Primary Log file

Description:BWCTL servers and clients can each write to log files. The location of the log file is dependent on your syslog configuration. The entries in this table assume a default configuration. RedHat:RPM Only: /var/log/messages Toolkit or Complete Install: /var/log/perfsonar/owamp_bwctl.log Debian:/var/log/messages

esmond

Configuration Files

Main Configuration File

Description:The main configuration file for esmond RedHat:/opt/esmond/esmond.conf Debian:N/A Documentation:N/A

Important Scripts

Start-up Script

Description:Esmond is started/stopped/restarted when HTTPD is started/stopped/restarted RedHat:/etc/init.d/httpd Debian:N/A

Data Cleaner

Description:Cleans out old esmond data given a policy file. RedHat:/opt/esmond/utils/ps_remove_data.py Debian:N/A Documentation:Deleting Old Data

Log Files

esmond Log

Description:Primary error log for esmond software. RedHat:/var/log/esmond/esmond.log Debian:N/A

Django Log

Description:Error log related to Django framework such as processing JSON messages and database interactions RedHat:/var/log/esmond/django.log Debian:N/A

LS Registration Daemon

Configuration Files

Main Configuration File

Description:The main configuration file for the LS Registration Daemon that describes what you want registered in the Lookup Service. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/ls_registration_daemon/etc/ls_registration_daemon.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon.conf Documentation:Lookup Service Registration Daemon Configuration File

Logging Configuration File

Description:Configuration file for setting log location, level of detail and various other log-related settings. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/ls_registration_daemon/etc/ls_registration_daemon-logger.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon-logger.conf Documentation:Log4perl Reference

Important Scripts

Start-up Script

Description:The script used to start/stop/restart a LS Registation Daemon server RedHat:/etc/init.d/ls_registration_daemon Debian:/etc/init.d/perfsonar-lsregistrationdaemon

Log Files

Primary Log file

Description:The log file to which the LS Registration daemon writes to as configured in the default logging configuration file RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/ls_registration_daemon.log Debian:/var/log/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon.log

MeshConfig

Configuration Files

Agent Configuration File

Description:The configuration file used by clients to download a mesh and build a local test configuration RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/etc/agent_configuration.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/agentconfiguration.conf Documentation:MeshConfig Agent Configuration File

GUI Agent Configuration File

Description:The configuration file used to download a mesh and build a MaDDash configuration RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/etc/gui_agent_configuration.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/guiagentconfiguration.conf Documentation:MeshConfig GUI Agent Configuration File

Dynamic Host Lookup Configuration File

Description:The configuration file used to contact the lookup service and build a set of hosts to be used in the mesh RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/etc/lookup_hosts.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/lookuphosts.conf Documentation:Dynamic Host Lookup Configuration File

Important Scripts

JSON Builder

Description:The script used to convert a central configuration file to JSON consumable by agents RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/bin/build_json Debian:/usr/lib/perfsonar/bin/build_json

Test Configuration Generator

Description:The script used to generate a regular testing configuration file from a downloaded central configuration file RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/bin/generate_configuration Debian:/usr/lib/perfsonar/bin/generate_configuration

GUI/Dashboard Configuration Generator

Description:The script used to generate a MaDDash configuration file from a downloaded central configuration file RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/bin/generate_gui_configuration Debian:/usr/lib/perfsonar/bin/generate_gui_configuration

Dynamic Host List Generator

Description:The script used to contact the lookup service and build a set of hosts to be used in the mesh RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/mesh_config/bin/lookup_hosts Debian:/usr/lib/perfsonar/bin/lookup_hosts

Installed Cron Jobs

Test Configuration Generator Cron

Description:Runs the test configuration generator every night at 2AM RedHat:/etc/cron.d/cron-mesh_config_agent Debian:/etc/cron.d/perfsonar-meshconfig-agent

GUI/Dashboard Configuration Generator Cron

Description:Runs the GUI configuration generator every night at 2AM RedHat:/etc/cron.d/cron-mesh_config_gui_agent Debian:/etc/cron.d/perfsonar-meshconfig-guiagent

Log Files

Test Configuration Generator Log

Description:The log file written when the test generator is run from cron. RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/mesh_configuration_agent.log Debian:/var/log/perfsonar/mesh_configuration_agent.log

GUI/Dashboard Configuration Generator Log

Description:The log file written when the GUI generator is run from cron. RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/mesh_configuration_gui_agent.log Debian:/var/log/perfsonar/mesh_configuration_gui_agent.log

OWAMP

Configuration Files

Main Configuration File

Description:The main configuration file for an OWAMP server RedHat:/etc/owampd/owampd.conf Debian:/etc/owampd/owampd.conf Documentation:OWAMP Server Configuration File

Limits File

Description:The OWAMP limits file that defines authentication and authorization parameters for testing RedHat:/etc/owampd/owampd.limits Debian:/etc/owampd/owampd.limits Documentation:OWAMP Limits Configuration File

Important Scripts

Start-up Script

Description:The script used to start/stop/restart an OWAMP server RedHat:/etc/init.d/owampd Debian:/etc/init.d/owampd

Log Files

Primary Log file

Description:OWAMP servers and clients can each write to log files. The location of the log file is dependent on your syslog configuration. The entries in this table assume a default configuration. RedHat:RPM Only: /var/log/messages Toolkit or Complete Install: /var/log/perfsonar/owamp_bwctl.log Debian:/var/log/messages

Regular Testing

Configuration Files

Main Configuration File

Description:The main configuration file for Regular Testing that describes the schedule of tests to run. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/regular_testing/etc/regular_testing.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/regulartesting.conf Documentation:Regular Testing Configuration File

Logging Configuration File

Description:Configuration file for setting log location, level of detail and various other log-related settings. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/regular_testing/etc/regular_testing-logger.conf Debian:/etc/perfsonar/regulartesting-logger.conf Documentation:Log4perl Reference

Important Scripts

Start-up Script

Description:The script used to start/stop/restart Regular Testing RedHat:/etc/init.d/regular_testing Debian:/etc/init.d/perfsonar-regulartesting

Log Files

Primary Log file

Description:The log file to which Regular Testing writes as configured in the default logging configuration file RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/regular_testing.log Debian:/var/log/perfsonar/regulartesting.log

Toolkit

Configuration Files

Note

The Toolkit contains other configuration files but in general non-developers should not be changing them. As such they are not listed here.

Measurement Archive Data Retention Policy

Description:The configuration file used by the esmond data cleaner script when running in the cron installed by the Toolkit. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/toolkit/etc/clean_esmond_db.conf Debian:N/A Documentation:Deleting Old Data

Important Scripts

Toolkit Configuration Script

Description:A script to help configure users and other basic features of the Toolkit. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/toolkit/scripts/nptoolkit-configure.py Debian:N/A Documentation:Managing Users

Configuration Daemon Start-up Script

Description:The script used to start/stop/restart the service used by the administrative web interface to configure the host RedHat:/etc/init.d/regular_testing Debian:N/A

Network Interface Card Configuration Script

Description:The script detects if NDT or NPAD is running and makes necessary configuration changes to NIC if they are. RedHat:/etc/init.d/configure_nic_parameters Debian:N/A

‘Message of the Day’ Script

Description:Generates the login message on start-up that appears to command-line users RedHat:/etc/init.d/generate_motd Debian:N/A

Measurement Archive Upgrade Script

Description:Upgrades data from a pre-3.4 Toolkit to the current version. If there is no data to upgrade then it exits. RedHat:/etc/init.d/psb_to_esmond Debian:N/A

Multi-Interface Routing Setup Script

Description:A script to help with the configuration of routing for hosts running tests on multiple interfaces. RedHat:/opt/perfsonar_ps/toolkit/scripts/mod_interface_route Debian:N/A Documentation:Configuring a Host with Multiple Interfaces

Installed Cron Jobs

Measurement Archive Data Cleaner

Description:Cleans out data in the measurement archive according to retention policy in Measurement Archive Data Retention Policy. Runs at 2:30AM every morning. RedHat:/etc/cron.d/cron-clean_esmond_db Debian:N/A

Regular Service Restarts and Maintenance

Description:Verifies expected processes are running every hour and performs a regular restart of services that require it every moring at 1:05AM. It also cleans out stale files from OWAMP and Regular Testing at this time. RedHat:/etc/cron.d/cron-service_watcher Debian:N/A

Log Files

Configuration Daemon Log

Description:The log file for the configuration daemon RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/config_daemon.log Debian:N/A

Measurement Archive Upgrade Log

Description:The log file for the measurement archive upgrade script RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/psb_to_esmond.log Debian:N/A

Service Watcher Log

Description:Logs generated by the cron that verifies services are running and performs regular restarts/maintenance. RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/service_watcher.log and /var/log/perfsonar/service_watcher_error.log Debian:N/A

Web Interface Logs

Description:Log files for the web interface. RedHat:/var/log/perfsonar/web_admin/web_admin.log Debian:N/A