[Orca-users] orcallator

[Blair Zajac]

Rajesh Verma wrote:
> 
> Hi Blair,
> 
> I installed the RICHPse tool on my (SUN) Client System, in there is
> orcallator directory which has orcallator.se
> I did..
> root:opt/RICHPse/orcallator> nohup se orcallator.se &

Hi Rajesh,

This is an old version of orcallator.se.  Get the latest one from

http://www.orcaware.com/orca/pub/

> 
> This started creating nohup.out which contains
> 
>  timestamp    locltime    DNnsrkcmdit           uptime
> 1060206000 17:40:00 wwwwwwwwwww  1063730
> 1060206300 17:45:00 wwwwwwwwwww  1064030
> 1060206600 17:50:00 wwwwwwwwwww  1064330
> 1060206900 17:55:00 wwwwwwwgwww  1064630
> 1060207200 18:00:00 wwwwwwwgwww  1064930
> 1060207500 18:05:00 wwwwwwwwwww  1065230
> 
> Is this the data which should be copied to /opt/orca/var/rrd/orcallator
> directory in (Redhat 8) Central Server system?

The Orca process should create these rrd files on your central server.

> http://sunsite.uakom.sk/sunworldonline/swol-03-1996/swol-03-perf.html
> This link article talks about precollator.se and percol and talks about
> much more data columns. Should I use precollator for CPU usage .

orcallator is newer and has much more than percollator.

> Below is the error when I try ot start the orca on Server. What is
> orca.state file which I am missing?
> 
> [root at matrix orca]# ./bin/orca -v lib/orcallator.cfg
> Orca version 0.27 using RRDs version 1.000401 at Thu Aug  7 10:23:17
> 2003.
> ./bin/orca: warning: cannot open state file
> `/opt/orca/var/orca/rrd/orcallator/orca.state' for reading: No such file
> or directory

This is created the first time Orca runs.

> Creating orca_logo.gif.
> Creating rrdtool_logo.gif.
> Creating rothschild_image_logo.png.
> Finding files and setting up data structures at Thu Aug  7 10:23:17
> 2003.
> ./bin/orca: warning: no files found for `find_files' for `group
> orcallator' in `lib/orcallator.cfg'.

Here, you need to have find_files be able to find the files generated
by orcallator.se.

Best,
Blair

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Blair Zajac <blair at orcaware.com>
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