Setting up Ping Tests
One of the best ways to guess if a server is down is to ping it; MonaLisa has this capability, and it is easy to integrate.
Having MonaLisa systematically ping servers is as easy as editing your config file:
${MonaLisa_HOME}/Service/VDTFarm/vdtFarm.confAdd the servers you want to ping using this format:*Pingwhere you ping about once every 40 seconds, and it goes to servers t2.unl.edu, alliance, localhost.localdomain, thpc-1.unl.edu, etc. If you want these tests to show up in a cluster other than "Ping", edit the first line.
>t2.unl.edu
monPing%40
>alliance
monPing%40
>localhost.localdomain
monPing%40
>thpc-1.unl.edu
monPing%40
>node001
monPing%40
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