Hi Jeremy, Is it possible to get the result of a test directly by querying the database or something rather than looking at the web page. For instance I would like to check whether a site is in maintenance or not before I (automatically) submit a job to it. Cheers Steve -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Steve Lloyd Queen Mary, University of London + + E-mail: [log in to unmask] Physics Department + + Phone: +44-(0)20-7882-5057 Mile End Road + + Fax: +44-(0)20-8981-9465 London E1 4NS, UK + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Greig Alan Cowan wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > On a related topic, it would be great if the SAM test results were > integrated with an RSS feed which was updated when your site started > failing tests. It's bad enough having to check all of those SAM webpages > for a single site so I'm sure the T2Cs must have a great time when > reviewing them for the entire T2. > > Cheers, > Greig > > > Coles, J (Jeremy) wrote: >> Dear All >> >> Other comments like this are welcome and can be raised (again) during >> the UK overview talk on Wednesday at the WLCG workshop: >> >>> This is something that I have previously raised as a problem since >> these >>> external dependencies (BDII, LFC...) mean that the SAM tests do not >>> correctly measure SE availability. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Jeremy >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes [mailto:TB- >>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Greig Alan Cowan >>> Sent: 19 January 2007 06:51 >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: SAM test failures due to BDII issues >>> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> Yes, I've seen those errors as well. You can mark them as non-relevant >>> since it is an external service that is failing. >>> >>> This is something that I have previously raised as a problem since >> these >>> external dependencies (BDII, LFC...) mean that the SAM tests do not >>> correctly measure SE availability. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Greig >>> >>> Brew, CAJ (Chris) wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I'm getting a lot of intermittant SAM test error reports on the CE >> (rm >>>> test), SE and SRM tests with errors like: >>>> >>>> Checking SRM heplnx204.pp.rl.ac.uk by using lcg-cr >>>> >>>> + lcg-cr -v --vo ops file:/home/samops/.same/SRM/testFile.txt -l >>>> lfn:SRM-put-heplnx204.pp.rl.ac.uk-1169145865 -d >> heplnx204.pp.rl.ac.uk >>>> BDII Connection Timeout: lcg-bdii.cern.ch:2170 >>>> lcg_cr: Connection timed out >>>> Using grid catalog type: lfc >>>> Using grid catalog : prod-lfc-shared-central.cern.ch >>>> + result=1 >>>> + set +x >>>> >>>> Which I'm assuming isn't a problem at my site. >>>> >>>> Is everyone seeing these? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Chris. >