[Shake-dev] [EHPweb] PDL sender configuration

[Peter Lombard]

Bruce,

Pardon my misuse of the term "current directory". Apparently I should have
used "working directory"; the result of the "pwd" command or the value of the
PWD environment variable on most Unix/Linux systems; the quantitiy that
changes when it calls "chdir()", See for example
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_directory.

I don't see anything in the programs queue, shake or transfer that define a
standard "working directory". So I don't know how ProductClient.jar, when
called by transfer, is supposed to find its config file.

Pete


Bruce Worden writes:
 > Hi Pete,
 > 
 > I don't know what is meant by "current directory." My understanding is that
 > the client comes with a default configuration file. Maybe Jeremy can
 > elaborate. 
 > 
 > There is an as-yet unannounced ShakeMap update in the repository. One of
 > the changes is the addition of a parameter "pdl_config" to
 > transfer.conf. The parameter is not documented in transfer.conf (at the
 > moment), but is available for use, and will set the --configFile option for
 > PDL. 
 > 
 > Bruce
 > 
 > 
 > On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Peter Lombard wrote:
 > 
 > > Bruce,
 > > 
 > > Jeremy Fee reports a possible change to the way we are using PDL in
 > > Shakemap. Specifically, he seems to be saying that we should set up a
 > > configuration file when using ProductClient.jar to send products to USGS.
 > > 
 > > It's not clear to me how if we are supposed to do this in ShakeMap; and if so,
 > > how we do it.  According to the help built into ProductClient.jar, there is a
 > > command-line option "--configFile=FILE" to identify the config file. Yet there
 > > is no provision in transfer or transfer.conf for giving the file name. Without
 > > this option, ProductClient attempts to read "config.ini" from the "current
 > > directory". I have no idea what is the current directory when transfer invokes
 > > ProductClient.jar, and I'm pretty sure there is no config.ini in any directory
 > > that transfer might be using.
 > > 
 > > Can you please clarify with Jeremy what ShakeMap producers are supposed to do
 > > regarding ProductClient and its config file?
 > > 
 > > Pete
 > > 
 > > 
 > > Jeremy M Fee writes:
 > >> Hello,
 > >> 
 > >> Several users have reported problems sending products using the new  
 > >> PDL client (version 1.7.3).  If you only receive products using PDL  
 > >> this does not affect you.
 > >> 
 > >> 
 > >> If you send products, please double check that senders and trackerURL  
 > >> are configured explicitly in config.ini:
 > >> 
 > >> - in the globals, set the senders list and trackerURL property:
 > >> 
 > >> senders = ehppdl1, ehppdl2
 > >> trackerURL = http://ehppdl1.cr.usgs.gov/tracker/
 > >> 
 > >> 
 > >> - add sections for each sender
 > >> 
 > >> [ehppdl1]
 > >> type = gov.usgs.earthquake.distribution.SocketProductSender
 > >> host = ehppdl1.cr.usgs.gov
 > >> port = 11235
 > >> 
 > >> [ehppdl2]
 > >> type = gov.usgs.earthquake.distribution.SocketProductSender
 > >> host = ehppdl2.wr.usgs.gov
 > >> port = 11235
 > >> 
 > >> 
 > >> 
 > >> Thanks,
 > >> 
 > >> Jeremy
 > >> 
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