Month: August 2012

HP OpenView Error: ovomanagementserver.hp.com: (bbc-289) status=eSSLError time= (above 10000 ms)

The HTTPS Operation Agent has been installed on a remote node and certificates correctly granted. Checking the connectivity with the bbcutil command for encrypted communication leads to the following error when executed on each side, agent or server:

root@linux:~ # /opt/OV/bin/bbcutil -ping ovomanagementserver.omc.hp.com

ovomanagementserver.hp.com: (bbc-289) status=eSSLError time=19609 ms

root@linux:~ # /opt/OV/bin/bbcutil -ping http://ovomanagementserver.hp.com

http://ovomanagementserver.hp.com: status=eServiceOK
coreID=52def78a-c60c-7546-0044-8256d848046c
bbcV=06.21.501 appN=ovbbccb appV=06.21.501
conn=1521 time=86 ms

Cause
As the non-encrypted communication does not fail, the problem should be tied only to the SSL chain. Looking at the output of the “bbcutil” command reveals that the time it takes trying to contact this node (19609 ms) is above the default timeout defined for the SSL Handshake process which is 10 seconds.

Fix
Increasing the SSL Handshake Timeout period to a higher value, clears the situation. Use the following command in both sides, server and agent, to increase the value to 5 minutes:

# ovconfchg -ns bbc.http -set SSL_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT 300000

Source: http://h30499.www3.hp.com/hpeb/attachments/hpeb/itrc-162/119064/1/356770.pdf

Ozone Onda 3HX Quick Start Guide

My old headset broke and while shopping I came across this one: Ozone Onda 3HX. It claims to be compatible with Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

The company seems to be European and there is few reviews in English. I saw one from eTeknix and a few unboxing videos on Youtube and it seemed to be a well built headset.

I bought and liked.

If you saw 5.1 headsets and was wondering how to connect the headset to Xbox 360 and PS3, I scanned the quick start guide for you to take a look. No need to attach a Toslink cable to the soundcard. But you’ll need to use the composite cables with an adapter that comes with the headset and the Ozone Onda 3HX is not a 5.1 headset.

Check it out – Onda 3HX Quick Start Guide

rpm error: failed to stat /media: Input/output error

I had a system where the rpm command was very slow after I was trying to upgrade a package

root@rhel5:~ # rpm -Uvh /tmp/kexec-tools-1.102pre-154.el5.x86_64.rpm
error: failed to stat /media: Input/output error
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
1:kexec-tools warning: /etc/kdump.conf created as /etc/kdump.conf.rpmnew
########################################### [100%]

The filesystem /media is a NFS share. The server that was hosting the NFS was down and the rpm command was slow because it tried to stat the filesystem.