Hi all, got another few posers:

I have a bb-hosts file with 1229 hosts in it, but no TCP (http/ssh/ftp) enabled. In my hobbitlaunch.cfg, I have bbnet configured as follows:

CMD bbtest-net --report --ping --checkresponse --dns=ip --concurrency=1500 --dns-timeout=5 --timeout=5

The bbtest output for my hobbit server shows the following snippets: <snip> DNS statistics:

hostnames resolved : 1220

succesful : 25

failed : 975

calls to dnsresolve : 0

</snip>

<snip> TIME SPENT Event Starttime Duration bbtest-net startup 1112644638.542264 - Service definitions loaded 1112644638.545180 0.002916 Tests loaded 1112644659.079652 20.534472 DNS lookups completed 1112644659.080039 0.000387 Test engine setup completed 1112644659.089031 0.008992 TCP tests completed 1112644659.089883 0.000852 PING test completed (1229 hosts) 1112644712.816387 53.726504 PING test results sent 1112644713.047301 0.230914 Test result collection completed 1112644713.047324 0.000023 LDAP test engine setup completed 1112644713.047339 0.000015 LDAP tests executed 1112644713.047369 0.000030 LDAP tests result collection completed 1112644713.047384 0.000015 Test results transmitted 1112644713.101506 0.054122 bbtest-net completed 1112644713.104883 0.003377 TIME TOTAL 74.562619 </snip>

I thought that the --dns=ip option in the hobbitlaunch.cfg precluded any DNS resolution, but the bbtest output above seems to indicate the opposite. Does anybody know what those DNS tests are the result of?

Also, I'm a bit curious as to the chronlogical breakdown of the bbtest events; specifically the "Tests Loaded" section. Does 20 seconds seem reasonable for a bb-hosts file our our size? (I'm trying desperately to get below the 60 second mark :)

TIA, -Eric Network Engineer University of Virginia HSCS