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catalog_update(1) Cooperative Computing Tools catalog_update(1)

NAME

catalog_update - send update to catalog server

SYNOPSIS

catalog_update [options] [name=value] ..

DESCRIPTION

The catalog_update tool allows users to manually send an update to a catalog server via a short UDP packet.

OPTIONS

-c, --catalog=<host>
Send update to this catalog host.
-f, --file=<json-file>
Send additional JSON attributes in this file.
-d, --debug=<flags>
Enable debug flags.
-o, --debug-file=<file>
Send debug output to this file.
 -v <version>
Show software version.
 -h <help>
Show all options.

The catalog_update tool sends a custom message to the catalog server in the from of a JSON object with various properties describing the host. By default, the catalog_update tool includes the following fields in the update:

  • type This describes the node type (default is "node").
  • version This is the version of CCTools.
  • cpu This is CPU architecture of the machine.
  • opsys This is operating system of the machine.
  • opsysversion This is operating system version of the machine.
  • load1 This is 1-minute load of the machine.
  • load5 This is 5-minute load of the machine.
  • load15 This is 15-minute load of the machine.
  • memory_total This is total amount of memory on the machine
  • memory_avail This is amount of available memory on the machine
  • cpus This is number of detected CPUs on the machine.
  • uptime This how long the machine has been running.
  • owner This is user who sent the update.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

•
CATALOG_HOST Hostname of catalog server (same as -c).

EXIT STATUS

On success, returns zero. On failure, returns non-zero.

EXAMPLES

The following example sends an update to the catalog server located at catalog.cse.nd.edu with three custom fields. 

% cat > test.json << EOF
{
    "type" : "node",
    "has_java" : true,
    "mode" : 3
}
EOF
% catalog_update -c catalog.cse.nd.edu -f test.json

COPYRIGHT

The Cooperative Computing Tools are Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Douglas Thain and Copyright (C) 2005-2015 The University of Notre Dame. This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License. See the file COPYING for details.

SEE ALSO

CCTools 7.0.9 FINAL