Primary Log file¶
- Description
The log file to which the LS Registration daemon writes to as configured in the default logging configuration file
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon.log
Listing of Important perfSONAR Files¶
esmond¶
Configuration Files¶
Main Configuration File¶
- Description
The main configuration file for esmond
- CentOS
/etc/esmond/esmond.conf- Debian
/etc/esmond/esmond.conf- Documentation
N/A
Important Scripts¶
Start-up Script¶
- Description
Esmond is started/stopped/restarted when HTTPD is started/stopped/restarted
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart httpd- Debian
service apache2 restart
Data Cleaner¶
- Description
Cleans out old esmond data given a policy file.
- CentOS
/usr/lib/esmond/utils/ps_remove_data.py- Debian
/usr/share/esmond/util/ps_remove_data.py- Documentation
Log Files¶
esmond Log¶
- Description
Primary error log for esmond software.
- CentOS
/var/log/esmond/esmond.log- Debian
/var/log/esmond/esmond.log
Django Log¶
- Description
Error log related to Django framework such as processing JSON messages and database interactions
- CentOS
/var/log/esmond/django.log- Debian
/var/log/esmond/django.log
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.
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon.conf- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon.conf- Documentation
Logging Configuration File¶
- Description
Configuration file for setting log location, level of detail and various other log-related settings.
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon-logger.conf- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/lsregistrationdaemon-logger.conf- Documentation
Important Scripts¶
Start-up Script¶
- Description
The script used to start/stop/restart a LS Registration Daemon server
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart perfsonar-lsregistrationdaemon- Debian
service perfsonar-lsregistrationdaemon start|stop|restart
Log Files¶
OWAMP¶
Configuration Files¶
Main Configuration File¶
- Description
The main configuration file for an OWAMP server
- CentOS
/etc/owamp-server/owamp-server.conf- Debian
/etc/owamp-server/owamp-server.conf- Documentation
Limits File¶
- Description
The OWAMP limits file that defines authentication and authorization parameters for testing
- CentOS
/etc/owamp-server/owamp-server.limits- Debian
/etc/owamp-server/owamp-server.limits- Documentation
Important Scripts¶
Start-up Script¶
- Description
The script used to start/stop/restart an OWAMP server
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart owamp-server- Debian
service owamp-server start|stop|restart
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.
- CentOS
RPM Only:
/var/log/messagesToolkit:/var/log/perfsonar/owamp.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/owamp.log
pScheduler¶
Configuration Files¶
Limits File¶
- Description
The pScheduler limits file that defines authentication and authorization parameters for testing.
- CentOS
/etc/pscheduler/limits.conf- Debian
/etc/pscheduler/limits.conf- Documentation
Archives Configuration Files¶
- Description
The configuration files for pScheduler’s archives. Contains individual archive specifications applied to every measurement the system runs.
- CentOS
/etc/pscheduler/default-archives/*- Debian
/etc/pscheduler/default-archives/*- Documentation
Database Configuration Files¶
- Description
The configuration files for pScheduler’s database. Contains files maintained by the system and should not be altered at the risk of breaking pScheduler’s ability to use its database.
- CentOS
/etc/pscheduler/database/*- Debian
/etc/pscheduler/database/*- Documentation
pSConfig¶
Configuration Files¶
pSConfig pScheduler Agent Configuration File¶
- Description
The pSConfig pScheduler Agent configuration file
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/pscheduler-agent.json- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/pscheduler-agent.json- Documentation
N/A
pSConfig MaDDash Agent Configuration File¶
- Description
The pSConfig MaDDash Agent configuration file
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/maddash-agent.json- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/maddash-agent.json- Documentation
N/A
pSConfig pScheduler Agent Include Directory¶
- Description
Directory for pSConfig templates that automatically get loaded by pScheduler agent
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/pscheduler.d- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/pscheduler.d- Documentation
N/A
pSConfig MaDDash Agent Include Directory¶
- Description
Directory for pSConfig templates that automatically get loaded by MaDDash agent
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/maddash.d- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/maddash.d- Documentation
N/A
pSConfig Archive Include Directory¶
- Description
Directory for archive definitions that automatically get loaded by agent(s)
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/archives.d- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/archives.d- Documentation
N/A
pSConfig Transform Include Directory¶
- Description
Directory for JQ transformations that automatically get applied to all templates downloaded by agent(s)
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/transforms.d- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/psconfig/transforms.d- Documentation
N/A
Important Scripts¶
pSConfig pScheduler Agent Start-up Script¶
- Description
Scripts used to start|stop|restart the pSConfig pScheduler Agent
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart psconfig-pscheduler-agent- Debian
service psconfig-pscheduler-agent start|stop|restart
pSConfig MaDDash Agent Start-up Script¶
- Description
Scripts used to start|stop|restart the pSConfig MaDDash Agent
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart psconfig-maddash-agent- Debian
service psconfig-maddash-agent start|stop|restart
psconfig command¶
- Description
Command used to perform numerous tasks related to pSConfig
- CentOS
psconfig COMMAND [OPTIONS]- Debian
psconfig COMMAND [OPTIONS]
Log Files¶
pSConfig pScheduler Agent Log¶
- Description
Primary log for pSConfig pScheduler Agent
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-pscheduler-agent.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-pscheduler-agent.log
pSConfig pScheduler Agent Tasks Log¶
- Description
Log of all the pScheduler tasks managed by the agent
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-pscheduler-agent-tasks.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-pscheduler-agent-tasks.log
pSConfig pScheduler Agent Transactions Log¶
- Description
Log of each interaction by agent with pScheduler server(s)
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-pscheduler-agent-transactions.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-pscheduler-agent-transactions.log
pSConfig MaDDash Agent Log¶
- Description
Primary log for pSConfig MaDDash Agent
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-maddash-agent.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/psconfig-maddash-agent.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.
- CentOS
/etc/perfsonar/toolkit/clean_esmond_db.conf- Debian
/etc/perfsonar/toolkit/clean_esmond_db.conf- Documentation
Important Scripts¶
Toolkit Configuration Script¶
- Description
A script to help configure users and other basic features of the Toolkit.
- CentOS
/usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/nptoolkit-configure.py- Debian
/usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/nptoolkit-configure.py- Documentation
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
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart perfsonar-configdaemon- Debian
service perfsonar-toolkit-config-daemon start|stop|restart
Network Interface Card Configuration Script¶
- Description
The script detects if the NIC is misconfigured, and makes necessary configuration changes to NIC if they are.
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart perfsonar-configure_nic_parameters- Debian
service perfsonar-configure_nic_parameters start|stop|restart
‘Message of the Day’ Script¶
- Description
Generates the login message on start-up that appears to command-line users
- CentOS
systemctl start|stop|restart perfsonar-generate_motd- Debian
service perfsonar-generate_motd start|stop|restart
Multi-Interface Routing Setup Script¶
- Description
A script to help with the configuration of routing for hosts running tests on multiple interfaces.
- CentOS
/usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/mod_interface_route- Debian
/usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/mod_interface_route- Documentation
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.
- CentOS
/etc/cron.d/cron-clean_esmond_db- Debian
/etc/cron.d/cron-clean_esmond_db
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.
- CentOS
/etc/cron.d/cron-service_watcher- Debian
/etc/cron.d/perfsonar-toolkit-servicewatcher
Log Files¶
Configuration Daemon Log¶
- Description
The log file for the configuration daemon
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/configdaemon.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/configdaemon.log
Service Watcher Log¶
- Description
Logs generated by the cron that verifies services are running and performs regular restarts/maintenance.
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/servicewatcher.logand/var/log/perfsonar/servicewatcher_error.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/servicewatcher.logand/var/log/perfsonar/servicewatcher_error.log- Debian
N/A
Web Interface Logs¶
- Description
Log files for the web interface.
- CentOS
/var/log/perfsonar/web_admin/web_admin.log- Debian
/var/log/perfsonar/web_admin/web_admin.log