[Orca-users] Re: Orca Startup Problem

Blair Zajac blair at orcaware.com
Sun Oct 7 23:20:46 PDT 2001


I think you'll need to work with Alan LeGrand alegrand at wallace dot com, who
wrote the new RAWDISK code, to track this one down.

Best,
Blair

"Phillip B. Bruce" wrote:
> 
> Blair Zajac wrote:
> 
> > I've seen orcallator.se core dump when there is a bad device filename
> > or
> > filesystem on the system.  Next try
> >
> > se -d -DWATCH_OS orcallator.se 5
> >
> > and save the output.  Take a look and see if there's anything that
> > looks
> > like it would cause a core dump.  Send the last couple pages of lines
> > along.
> >
> > Blair
> >
> > "Phillip B. Bruce" wrote:
> > >
> > > Blair Zajac wrote:
> > >
> > > > Phillip,
> > > >
> > > > Can you email the complete output from running start_orcallator?
> > > >
> > > > After you do this, try running
> > > >
> > > >       se -DWATCH_OS orcallator.se 5
> > > >
> > > > and see if there's any output.  If not, then there's a problem
> > with
> > > > your
> > > > installation of SE or a particular issue with orcallator.se on
> > your
> > > > system.
> > > > Which OS and hardware are you using?
> > > >
> > > > Just ignore orca.state, touching it or doing anything with it
> > won't
> > > > fix the
> > > > issue, it'll just make a warning message go away.  There's nothing
> > in
> > > > there
> > > > that'll cause Orca to find the files it needs to load.
> > > >
> > > > Blair
> > > >
> > > > "Phillip B. Bruce" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Blair Zajac wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Can you put the complete list of commands and error messages
> > from
> > > > > > running
> > > > > > start_orcallator?  There's not enough information there to
> > work
> > > > off
> > > > > > of.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Several questions:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are you running orcallator as root?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is /opt a NFS mounted filesystem on this system?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Blair
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Phillip B. Bruce" wrote:
> > > > > > > Blair,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >    This is what I did so far.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   1. stop_orcallator
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   2. start_orcalltor
> > > > > > > ./orcallator_running
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 3. Now in /opt/orca/var/orca/orcallator
> > > > > > > ./orcallator_running: okieland/percol-2001-10-07 does not
> > exist
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Keep in mind that I'm so frustrated that I removed
> > everything
> > > > from
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > 2.6 version and re-installed.
> > > > > > > I had to manually do a touch orca.state to get orcallator up
> > but
> > > >
> > > > > > still
> > > > > > > keep running into this problem.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is what OS I'm running which is 2.8
> > > > > > > uname -a
> > > > > > > SunOS okieland 5.8 Generic_108529-10 i86pc i386 i86pc
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > #more /etc/release
> > > > > > >                        Solaris 8 10/00 s28x_u2wos_11 INTEL
> > > > > > >            Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights
> >
> > > > > > Reserved.
> > > > > > >                             Assembled 28 August 2000
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Now any further suggestion would be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Blair,
> > > > >
> > > > >      Orcallator is running as root.
> > > > >      No NFS services.
> > > > >
> > > > >      This is a standalone system that orca is running on what
> > else
> > > > do
> > > > > you need to
> > > > >       know.
> > > > >
> > > > > orca -o -v lib/orcallator.cfg
> > > > > Orca version 0.264 using RRDs version 1.000331 at Sun Oct  7
> > > > 19:17:37
> > > > > 2001.
> > > > > /opt/orca/bin/orca: warning: cannot open state file
> > > > > `/opt/orca/var/orca/rrd/orcallator/orca.state' for reading: No
> > such
> > > > file
> > > > > or directory
> > > > > Creating orca.gif.
> > > > > Creating rrdtool.gif.
> > > > > Finding files and setting up data structures at Sun Oct  7
> > 19:17:37
> > > > > 2001.
> > > > > /opt/orca/bin/orca: warning: no files found for `find_files' for
> >
> > > > `group
> > > > > orcallator' in `lib/orcallator.cfg'.
> > > > > RSS  VSZ %MEM        TIME     USER   PID COMMAND
> > > > > 3876 4748  1.6        0:01     root  1263 /usr/bin/perl
> > > > > Current running time is 0:00 minutes.
> > > > > /opt/orca/bin/orca: no data files found.  Make sure `find_files'
> >
> > > > > parameter is set properly.
> > > > >
> > > > > Again unless I do the following:
> > > > >
> > > > > # touch orca.state
> > > > >
> > > > > The find_files for group orcallator with no data files found. I
> > have
> > > >
> > > > > everything configured correctly.
> > > > > As I have repeatedly stated that I've have removed and started
> > all
> > > > over
> > > > > again and again on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > So far I'm not all that impressed at least not with installation
> > and
> > > >
> > > > > configuration. Compiling was not
> > > > > an issue and worked just fine. Also SETOOLS installations
> > requires
> > > > that
> > > > > SEPATH be set. Your only neededing
> > > > > it for accuracy so the perl can pick up the path in case MORONS
> > who
> > > > > cannot understand the purpose of environment
> > > > > variables or even the use LD_LIBRARY_PATH variables. Which is a
> > good
> > > >
> > > > > thing to do but a little more work on
> > > > > your part could have prevented that also.
> > > > >
> > > > > You have a good program and I was impressed when 2.6 was
> > installed
> > > > and
> > > > > only had a small issue. It seems like
> > > > > that is all falling apart since then.
> > >
> > >
> > > Blair,
> > >
> > >    nice try that didn't work either:
> > >
> > > #  se -DWATCH_OS ./orcallator.se 5
> > > Segmentation Fault
> > >
> > > So what is next.
> > >
> 
> Blair,
> 
>   I did the following:
> 
> # ls
> orcallator.se             orcallator.se-1.28b7.txt  orcallator.se.org
> orcallator.se-1.27.txt    orcallator.se-1.29.txt    se_debug.txt
> # se -DWATCH_OS orcallator.se 5
> Segmentation Fault
> # ls
> orcallator.se             orcallator.se-1.28b7.txt  orcallator.se.org
> orcallator.se-1.27.txt    orcallator.se-1.29.txt    se_debug.txt
> # cp orcallator.se-1.29.txt orcallator.se
> # se orcallator.se 5
> timestamp locltime DNnsrkcmdit   uptime
> 1002519335 22:35:35 wwwwwwwwwww    54284
> 1002519340 22:35:40 wwwwwwwwwww    54289
> ^C#
> 
> # pwd
> /opt/RICHPse/orcallator
> 
> As you see the above is in this directory. If I use the -DWATCH_OS it
> causes the segmentation
> default. If I don't then it seems to work ok. This tells me the problem
> is how the WATCH_OS
> is being used.
> 
> One other thing the orcallator.se.org is what I had as the orginal from
> the SETools Web Site.
> The orcallator.se-1.29.txt was based on what you had sent me tonight. It
> doesn't matter which
> one I use. They both seemed to have this problem.
> 
> The problem seems to be in the USE_RAWDISK routines. I can sucessfully
> use the following:
> 
> # se -DWATCH_DISK orcallator.se 5
> timestamp locltime DNnsrkcmdit   uptime disk_runp_c0d0 disk_runp_c0d1
> disk_runp_c1d0 disk_runp_c1t1d0 disk_runp_fd0 disk_peak disk_mean
> disk_rd/s disk_wr/s disk_rK/s disk_wK/s
> 1002520195 22:49:55 wwwwwwwwwww    55144          0.00000
> 0.00000          0.00000          0.00000          0.00000     0.000
> 0.000       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
> 1002520200 22:50:00 wBwwwwwwwww    55149          0.00000
> 0.00000          0.00000          0.00000          0.00000     0.000
> 0.000       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
> 1002520205 22:50:05 wwwwwwwwwww    55154          0.00000
> 0.00000          0.00000          0.00000          0.00000     0.000
> 0.000       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
> ^C# se -DUSE_RAWDISK orcallator.se 5
> Segmentation Fault
> #
> 
> As you see orcallator.se is working to some extent. I figure my putting
> a 0 on USE_RAWDISK will solve the
> problem for now. I like to know what RAW disk it is looking for or if
> using /dev/rdsk devices besides
> swap space?
>



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