[openib-general] [PATCH] ping Add IB ping server agent

[shaharf]

> 
> > It doesn't seems like a good idea to reinvent cluster management in
an
> > IB-specific way.  I would rather see this sort of thing built on top
of
> > an existing tool like Ganglia (http://ganglia.sf.net).
> 
> While I don't agree taht ganglia is the right thing, I agree
completely
> with this point. Reinventing tools for booting, console, etc. in an
> IB-specific way is a huge mistake.
> 
> ron

Please note the IBPING is not really connected to the question if the
idea to provide remote sys stat is good or not. Ibping is there to
validate basic hardware and software functionalities. Ibsysstat is an
optional usermode service that you run or not. If you don't like it and
prefer running ganglia or anything else, please do. MHO is that this
utility maybe very helpful for diagnostics and monitoring. I am against
ideas where fundamental IB management mechanisms will rely on such
mechanism and I guess that we all agree with that.

Shahar