[AG-TECH] Solved: Invalid host info error

[Rohn Wood]

I have a solution that appears to be working -- Monika indicated that I  
should not logon to the venues until after the RAT and VIC are started.  
  So far so good now... thanks to all who replied.

Rohn


On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 07:26 AM, Rabarison Monika Klara wrote:

>
> Rohn,
>
> I am not sure if this will help. I am used to start the node
> in the following order:
> 1)on display machine:
> 	-run event server
> 	-run display manager
> 2)on video machine:
> 	-start vrm
> 3)on audio machine:
> 	-start arm
> 4) then go back to display machine to connect to venues.
>
> Monika
>
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 rohn at selway.umt.edu wrote:
>
>> Here I am replying to my own message.  I should have added that when  
>> the
>> initial vic tool comes up, it has not "followed" the display machine  
>> to
>> the initial venue -- i.e., the "address," "port," and "ttl" boxes are  
>> all
>> empty.  I can manually enter the address/port/ttl into these boxes  
>> and the
>> captures start (I noticed I can also enter the display machine's IP  
>> and
>> the port 10001 and a capture starts???).
>>
>> Any insight would be welcome.
>>
>> Rohn
>>
>>
>>> Howdy all,
>>>
>>>     Having a bit or trouble in the final stages of trying to get our  
>>> AGN
>>> room running.
>>>
>>> I followed the procedures as documented in Gary's document:
>>> http://www.accessgrid.org/agdp/guide/building-an-access-grid- 
>>> node.html
>>> and I do not believe I missed anything.
>>>
>>> (*) I ran setup-config on the video machine.
>>> (*) I ran set-display-machine on both the video and audio machines.  
>>> (*)
>>> I registered my computers with our DNS admins and updated the
>>> /etc/hosts files on all 3 machines (display, video, audio).
>>>
>>>
>>> I ran the ag-audio-agtest and ag-video-agtest and determined that I
>>> appeared to be sending audio and video.
>>>
>>> Specifically, after these bits of configuration and testing, I follow
>>> the procedure outlined in: "How to Start up an Access Grid Node Using
>>> Virtual Venues" --
>>>
>>> I start the display computer and see the "Event Server Monitor"  
>>> window
>>> (with a stus: ready indicated) and the "Display Resource Manager"  
>>> (with
>>> HeartBeat and Connected showing positive).  I launch the Venues and  
>>> I am
>>> connected to the Access Grid Lobby.
>>>
>>> My problem occurs on starting the audio and video machine.  The  
>>> errors I
>>> see are slightly different different in terms of the output.  I will
>>> pare it down to the salient details:
>>>
>>> After starting vrm-evenlistner on the video machine, I see this (once
>>> for each camera):
>>>
>>> Start capture
>>> Invalid host info
>>>
>>> followed by java output (which I read elsewhere were more  
>>> informational
>>> than error) that I can send if needed.
>>> -------------------
>>> and on the audio machine, after staring the arm-eventlisterner, I see
>>> this:
>>>
>>> Invalid host info: java.lang.NumberFormatException:
>>> Got ANY type 16
>>>
>>> again followed by java output similar to those on the video machine.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas on what I missed?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Rohn Wood
>>> University of Montana
>>>
>>>
>>> Details of my setup follow,
>>>
>>> I have the 3 main boxes:
>>>
>>> Display:  Windows 2000 Service Pak 3
>>> AGN Software:  version 1.2
>>>
>>> Audio:Linux  RedHat 7.3, kernel-smp-2.4.18-3
>>> AGN Software:  I used the update script located at:
>>> http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~olson/AG/Software/Linux/RPMS/update
>>>
>>> I know this script was indicated as being for a RedHat 7.1  
>>> installation,
>>> but I had no errors during installation. I had to go with Linux 7.3  
>>> in
>>> order to get support for the Video subsytem in the PCs I was given.
>>>
>>> Video:Linux  RedHat 7.3, kernel-smp-2.4.18-3
>>> ditto above
>>>
>>> ----------------
>>> I followed the procedures as documented in Gary's document:
>>> http://www.accessgrid.org/agdp/guide/building-an-access-grid- 
>>> node.html
>>> and I do not believe I missed anything.
>>>
>>> (*) I ran setup-config on the video machine.
>>> (*) I ran set-display-machine on both the video and audio machines.  
>>> (*)
>>> I registered my computers with our DNS admins and updated the
>>> /etc/hosts files on all 3 machines (display, video, audio).
>>
>>
>
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> Jackson State University
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