NAME
fractalpooluser - RSerPool Client (PU) for the Fractal Generator service
SYNOPSIS
fractalpooluser [-identifier=PU_identifier] [-poolhandle=pool_handle]
[-configdir=directory] [-caption=window_title]
[-width=pixels] [-height=pixels] [-threads=threads]
[-sendtimeout=milliseconds] [-recvtimeout=milliseconds]
[-interimagetime=seconds]
[-imagestorageprefix=file_name_prefix] [-colormarks]
[-nocolormarks] [-sessions] [-nosessions]
[-cspinterval=milliseconds] [-cspserver=address:port]
[-logappend=filename] [-logcolor=on|off]
[-logfile=filename] [-loglevel=0-9]
DESCRIPTION
fractalpooluser is a Reliable Server Pooling (RSerPool) pool user (PU)
for the FractalGenerator service. It uses a Qt-based X11 GUI.
ARGUMENTS
The following options are available:
-identifier=PU_identifier
Sets a fixed PU identifier. Handle with care!
-poolhandle=pool_handle
Sets the PH to a non-default value; otherwise, the default
setting is "FractalGeneratorPool".
Service Parameters:
-configdir=directory
Sets a directory to look for FGP config files. From all
FGP files (pattern: *.fgp) in this directory, random
files are selected for the calculation of requests.
-caption=window_title
Sets the output window title.
-width=pixels
Sets the width of the window and the images to be
calculated.
-height=pixels
Sets the height of the window and the images to be
calculated.
-threads=threads
Sets the number of parallel sessions to use for
processing of each image.
-sendtimeout=milliseconds
Sets the transmission timeout.
-recvtimeout=milliseconds
Sets the receive timeout.
-interimagetime=seconds
Sets the pause time between two image calculations in
seconds.
-imagestorageprefix=file_name_prefix
Sets a file name prefix for saving the calculated images.
If set, each successfully calculated image is stored to
the given location as PNG file, with a 6-digit file
number added.
-colormarks
Turns on color change on session failover.
-nocolormarks
Turns off color change on session failover.
-sessions
Turns on color change between different sessions.
-nosessions
Turns off color change between different sessions.
ASAP Protocol Parameters:
-registrar=address:port
Adds a static PR entry into the Registrar Table. It is
possible to add multiple entries.
-registrarannouncetimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for ASAP announces via multicast.
-registrarconnecttimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for ASAP connection establishment.
-registrarconnectmaxtrials=trials
Sets the maximum number of ASAP connection establishment
trials.
-registrarrequesttimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for ASAP requests.
-registrarresponsetimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for waiting to receive ASAP responses.
-registrarrequestmaxtrials=trials
Sets the maximum number of ASAP request trials.
Component Status Protocol (CSP) Parameters:
-cspserver=address:port
Sets the address of a CSP monitor server. By default, the
content of the environment variable CSP_SERVER is used.
If not defined, no CSP status reports will be sent.
-cspinterval=milliseconds
Sets the interval for the CSP status updates in
milliseconds. By default, the content of the environment
variable CSP_INTERVAL is used. If not defined, no CSP
status reports will be sent.
Logging Parameters:
-logappend=filename
Write logging output to a file (default is stdout);
output will be appended to given file.
-logcolor=on|off
Turns ANSI colorization of the logging output on or off.
-logfile=filename
Write logging output to a file (default is stdout); given
file will be overwritten.
-loglevel=0-9
Sets the logging verbosity from 0 (none) to 9 (very
verbose). It is recommended to use at least a value of 2
to see possibly important error messages and warnings.
ENVIRONMENT
fractalpooluser uses the environment variables CSP_SERVER and
CSP_INTERVAL to define a CSP server to send reports to in the specified
interval.
DIAGNOSTICS
If loglevel>0, log messages will be printed to stdout or into a specified
log file.
SEE ALSO
For a detailed introduction to RSerPool, see:
http://duepublico.uni-duisburg-
essen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-16326/Dre2006-final.pdf
Thomas Dreibholz’s RSerPool Page:
http://tdrwww.iem.uni-due.de/dreibholz/rserpool/
AUTHORS
Dr. Thomas Dreibholz
http://tdrwww.iem.uni-due.de/dreibholz/rserpool/
mailto://dreibh@iem.uni-due.de