Meshconfig support for PuNDIT

[batistaj]

It would be helpful if the Meshconfig GUI user were able to enter some PuNDIT related information. Something like the following, where there would be a checkbox to enable several PuNDIT parameters and corresponding fields for the user to fill in.

__ PuNDIT
OWAMP duration (ms) __________
Packets per test __________
PuNDIT central hostname __________

Would it be possible to provide something like this?

Thanks,
Jorge

[soichih]

@batistaj Should I add this under OWAMP test specification? Also.. once it's added to owamp, how should I expose this on the meshconfig itself? Can you provide some keys for each fields?

Also, if you could give me some user-friendly descriptions on each fields, I can add that to the UI also.

[batistaj]

Hi Soichi,

I think that is reasonable.

Thanks,
Jorge

[soichih]

@arlake228 I am updating the owamp testspec editor for MCA, but I need a bit more information on PuNDIT parameters. Will it be documented on the mesh config doc anytime soon?

[soichih]

@batistaj @arlake228 I still need more information before I can work on this item. I am guessing that, those PuNDIT related parameters needs to be officially defined in the mesh config doc?

[arlake228]

The PunDIT parameters are supported with a special field that was just recently added to master of the meshconfig code. You can add a custom option to the <test> definition using the reference field as follows:

<test>
  description       PunDIT Packet Loss Tests
  group             pundit_hosts
  test_spec         owamp_test
  <reference>
      name pundit_server
      value 10.0.0.1
   </reference>
</test>

The name and value can take any valid string. I don't know that @batistaj and co even know that's there yet, so not sure they have defined the exact fields they need yet, but they will need to define the exact name/value pairs they want for pundit.

[soichih]

@arlake228 I still don't see any PunDIT related information here (http://docs.perfsonar.net/release_candidates/4.0rc3/config_mesh.html) but will this be added to v4? Is there anything that I should add to MCA at this point?

[apertome]

Removing this from the 4.1b1 timeframe, need to focus on the basic functionality before we do custom/specialized things like this. Also might warrant a wider discussion on how to support extra/custom parameters in general.

[ShawnMcKee]

This item is not needed for PunDIT but we may want to keep it as a more generic feature request.