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Export_generic Configuration File

(last revised May 13, 2000)

## 1. EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE

    #   export_generic configuration file
    #
    #Background:
    # Import/Export are the long-distance message transfer
    # modules. They operate as one-on-one pairs. There are two variants of
    # export: export_generic, which ships messages with specified logos, and
    # export_scn which ships only trace data, but with specified SCN names.
    #
    # Import/Export send heartbeats to each other, as well as into their
    # local earthworm systems. If the heartbeat from the distant partner is
    # not received whithin the expected time period (RcvAliveInt) the link is
    # terminated, and an attempt to reconnect is initiated. If things go
    # seriously wrong, the heartbeat into the local earthworm system in
    # stopped. The expectation is that "restartMe" has been set in the .desc
    # file, and we'll be killed and restarted.
    #
    # All socket operations are performed with a timeout. This is noramlly
    # defaulted, but can be set in this file (SocketTimeout).
    #
    # Export maintains a circular FIFO buffer of messages to be shipped. The
    # size of this buffer (RingSize) controls the maximum latency of the
    # data.
    #
    #
    #Configuration notes:
    #
    # "restartMe" should be stated in our desc file.
    #
    # The period of our local heartbeat (HeartBeatInt) must be safely smaller
    # (faster) than our advertised period in our .desc file (tsec:).
    # Otherwise we'll get continually restarted for no good reason.
    # Note that tsec:0 implies no heartbeats expected, and so we'll never get
    # restarted.
    #
    # The rate at which we send heartbeats to our distant partner should be
    # considerably faster than the rate at which our partner expects them.
    # Otherwise, a heartbeat delayed in transmission will cause our partner to
    # conclude that the link is broken, and cause them to break the link and
    # reinitialize. Which will cause us to do the same.
    #
    # For export, the ServerIPAdr is  the address of the port to be used in
    # the exporting machine.  This is to specify a network card case the
    # exporting machine has several network cards.
    #
    # If SocketTimeout is specified, it should be at least as large as the
    # expected period of heartbeats from our distant partner.

    #
     MyModuleId     MOD_EXPORT_GENERIC  # module id for this program
     RingName       PICK_RING           # transport ring to use for input/output
     HeartBeatInt   30                  # EW internal heartbeat interval (sec)
    #                                     Should be >= RcvAliveInt
     LogFile        1                   # If 0, don't write logfile
    #
    # Logos of messages to export to client systems
    #              Installation       Module       Message Type
     GetMsgLogo    INST_MENLO      MOD_WILDCARD     TYPE_PICK2K
     GetMsgLogo    INST_MENLO      MOD_WILDCARD     TYPE_CODA2K

    # ServerIPAdr and ServerPort specify the local IP address and port number
    # on which this module will be ready to accept a client connection.
    #
     ServerIPAdr  aaa.bbb.ccc.dd   # Export messages via this ethernet card
     ServerPort     16005          # Well-known port number to export msgs on

     MaxMsgSize       128          # maximum size (bytes) for input/output msgs
     RingSize         100          # number of msgs to buffer for export

     SendAliveText   "alive"       # string sent to client as heartbeat
     SendAliveInt      30          # seconds between alive msgs sent to client.
                                   #  0=> no heartbeat
     RcvAliveText    "alive"       # text of client's heartbeat (we get this)
     RcvAliveInt       150         # seconds between client's heartbeats to us.
                                   #  0 => no heartbeat
    #
    # Socket commands
    #
    # The commands below are optional.
    # SocketTimeout defaults to RcvAliveInt plus three seconds
    # If specified, it must be greater than RcvAliveInt
    # SocketDebug defaults to 0
     SocketTimeout 200000  # Timeout length in milliseconds for socket calls
                           # this should be atleast the value of the RcvAliveInt
     SocketDebug   0       # if 1, socket_ew debug statements are logged
                           # if 0, socket_ew debug is turned off

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