HML replicator

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:21 am

Replicating tests - using the 'replicate by' drop down box doesn't work - typing the same value in allows replication to appear in the destination file, else the fields remain as the 'replicate by' value throughout.

V. 1.01 of replicator, on W2K3 SP1

Anyone else seen this?

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:28 am

Sorry, do not understand the problem.
In "Replicate by" field you should specify the parameter for replication . Replicator will highlight all instances of this string in the text file in the source panel.
Does it works?

Then you should provide replication list.
Have you done this?

Regards
Alex

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:16 am

Yes, this works (the text to be replicated in the left pane is highlighted in red).

However, if I select the text to be replicated from the drop down box (i.e. phrases I have already replicated by), and run the replication, the text in the right hand box only contains the text to replicate by, not the multiple entries I like it to be replacing it with.

If I type the text to be replicated by into the middle box, even the same phrase, it works correctly.

I reuse the same phrase to replicate by, as I've tried to template my tests, so I can replicate by host name and get lots of distinct tests out.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:21 am

Either cannot reproduce the problem or I misunderstand you. Could you please send screen shot to support@ks-soft.net?

Regards
Alex

JuergenF · Post by **JuergenF** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:03 am

jivetolkein wrote:However, if I select the text to be replicated from the drop down box (i.e. phrases I have already replicated by), and run the replication, the text in the right hand box only contains the text to replicate by, not the multiple entries I like it to be replacing it with.

I can confirm the problem
- Open a file in the left pane
- In the middle pane: Chose a string from the DropDownList (I tried the first one)
- Type in List of values (I used two)
- Click "Replicate..."

In the right pane the first lines shows
;=============================================================================
; replica #1
; "" replaced to "123"
;=============================================================================

- and the "Replicate by" field is empty now

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:14 am

Thanks Juergen, that's it exactly - didn't have any capture software on the server to get a screenshot, and wanted to get home on Friday

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:16 am

Ok, we were able to reproduce problem on Windows 2003 system. While Windows 2000 and some XP systems work fine.
This version should work fine on any Windows: www.ks-soft.net/download/replicator.zip

Regards
Alex

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:12 am

OK, installed, and works OK on W2K3 SP1 hosted on ESX 3.01

.. however...

don't want to sound too needy

, but it used a LOT of CPU - 98-100% for 10 minutes for 60 or so servers with 10 tests each.

Maybe a side effect of the VM environment, be interested to hear others experiences.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:22 am

High CPU usage is normal. But it should not take 10 minutes for 10x60 tests, unless you have PII processor

Replicator needs less then 10 second to replicate 10 tests for 60 hosts on my old P4 system. We have tried several other systems, only old Celeron system spent more then 4 minutes.
VM environment? H'm, may be...

Regards
Alex

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:04 am

Dual dual core Xeon 1.6 Ghz, so 4 cores on the host, should be enough

I'll try it on my desktop when I get a chance, but I suspect it's VM related, I've seen it pause for thought occasionally before - it's only a single virtual CPU.

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:57 am

Sorry spoke too soon - still broken, but in a different way.

Generates lots and lots of tests from one entry (600!!), and whilst the replica number increments, the comment says:

;=============================================================================
; replica #13
; "" replaced to "myserver.blah.com"
;=============================================================================

.. and the replica still uses the 1 entry in the list...

The 'replaced to' comment refers to the original full list of servers (60-70 or so), and there appears to be the correct number of tests made for each of these entries - even though they aren't supposed to be there.

Trying on my workstation now instead!

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:09 am

Same problem on my XP SP2 laptop (core2 2Ghz)

Would the test list file and the inpust 'hosts' file help? I can mail them to support of you like.

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:10 am

Thats 'input' and 'if you like'

not even Friday afternoon!

jivetolkein · Post by **jivetolkein** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:13 am

Forget it, looks like my input test list file is hosed, my problem.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:48 am

So, everything works fine?

Regards
Alex