catalog_update(1)

NAME

catalog_update - send update to catalog server

SYNOPSIS

*catalog_update [options] [name=value] ..*

DESCRIPTION

The catalog_update tool allows users to manually send an update to a catalog server via a short UDP packet.

OPTIONS

-c --catalog Send update to this catalog host.
-f --file Send additional JSON attributes in this file.
-d --debug Enable debug flags.
-o --debug-file Send debug output to this file.
-v version Show software version.
-h help Show all options.

The catalog_update tool sends a custom message to the catalog server in the from of a JSON object with various properties describing the host. By default, the catalog_update tool includes the following fields in the update:

*type* This describes the node type (default is "node").
*version* This is the version of CCTools.
*cpu* This is CPU architecture of the machine.
*opsys* This is operating system of the machine.
*opsysversion* This is operating system version of the machine.
*load1* This is 1-minute load of the machine.
*load5* This is 5-minute load of the machine.
*load15* This is 15-minute load of the machine.
*memory_total* This is total amount of memory on the machine
*memory_avail* This is amount of available memory on the machine
*cpus* This is number of detected CPUs on the machine.
*uptime* This how long the machine has been running.
*owner* This is user who sent the update.

The field name is intended to give a human-readable name to a service or application which accepts incoming connections at port.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

*CATALOG_HOST Hostname of catalog server (same as -c*).

EXIT STATUS

On success, returns zero. On failure, returns non-zero.

EXAMPLES

The following example sends an update to the catalog server located at catalog.cse.nd.edu with three custom fields.

% cat > test.json << EOF
{
    "type" : "node",
    "has_java" : true,
    "mode" : 3
}
EOF
% catalog_update -c catalog.cse.nd.edu -f test.json