Conference decwet::winnt-clusters

794.0. "[WOLFPACK] Problems with creating generic application resource" by ALFAM7::SIEBOLD (Thomas, TSO Munich - ALPHAholics can not be VAXinated!) Mon May 12 1997 07:53

I am trying to set up a generic application resource in MS Wolfpack. 

The problem I am having is WHAT exactly do I put into COMMAND LINE and the
CURRENT DIRECTORY fields?

During the Wolfpack labs in Seattle the instruction said the following:

Commandline= %shareddriveletter%:\directory\applicationname
CurrentDIRECTORY=empty

Unfortunately I can not remember what we have done then.

1) The system doesn't allow to keep the current directory field empty
	What do I put in there?
	If I look in the documentation that came with Beta 2 it says
	\\xxx\yyy, explaining nothing.
	What is xxx? Is it the name of the cluster group or ist the name
	of the network name resource of the group that will contain the
	application resource (is it the virtual server name)?
	What is yyy? Is it the directory name that is shared on the shared 
	device?

2) commandline: Looking at the beta 2 documentation I should just be able
	to enter the name of the application, like mplay32.exe /play/repeat 
	clock.avi.

My names are:	Nodes=WOLF!, WOLF2
		ClusterResource= WOLFPACK
		FileShares=WOLF_K_SHARE (K:\WOLFK),WOLF_L_SHARE (L:\WOLFL)
		NetworkNames=WOLFVS1 (for group containing K),WOLFVS2 (for
			group containing L)
		Application= mplay32.exe on k:\wolfk


3) How long can I browse a name created by the cluster? I have changed the
names WOLFVS1,2 from VIRTUALWOLF1,2. I can still brwose (in explorer) the
old names VIRTUALWOLF1,2 AND the new names WOLF1,2.

Thanks
	Thomas

    Try this:
    
    Command Line: k:\wolfk\mplay.exe <your-data-file>.avi
    Current directory: k:\wolfk
    
    Substitute the real name of your .avi file for "<your-data-file>" in
    the above example.
    
    The "current directory" is the directory where the application starts
    running.  In many cases, it's not very important.
    
    I don't know how long the browser names stay around.  It may be a bug
    in NT 4.0 SP3 or in Wolfpack.

Hi Thomas,
	Just to add to what Carl said, mplay.exe does not have a command line /repeat option.  The only way to get
mplay.exe to repeat is to go in the mplay.exe GUI and select loop.  Then when you run "mplay.exe /play", it will
loop.
-Steven D Cook-

thanks, I'll try!

thomas