#14 Allow multiple config files

[Anonymous]

It would be nice to have multiple config xml files allowed, so that the archive, srvdescriptors and the monitored servers are in separate files. This makes life easier to e.g. promote a set of srvdescriptors into a production environment, is it not necessary to update the list of servers being monitored, and it makes it simple to diff the srvdescriptor files to see what the differences are.

I have made a prototype of this - simply read in multiple config files and do the parse & validate after they have been loaded. You may want to add more validation. Changed Asemon_logger.java, CnxMgr.java and Config.java

PS thanks for asemon - it's a very useful!

diff -ru asemon_logger-2.7.15/Asemon_logger.java asemon_logger.new/Asemon_logger.java
--- asemon_logger-2.7.15/Asemon_logger.java     Wed Jun 11 11:39:38 2014
+++ asemon_logger.new/Asemon_logger.java        Wed Jun 11 12:38:05 2014
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    static String Asemon_logger_version = "Version V2.7.15";
    static int asemon_procs_version = 2760;
    static int threadNameSizeMax=1;                          // Used to format messages

-   static String config_file;                               // Configuration file name (with or without path)
+   static Vector<String> configFiles;                               // Configuration file name (with or without path)
    static Config config;                                    // Used to store all the configuration
    static CnxMgr cnxMgr;                                    // Used to manage all types of connections
    static PassFileMgr pfm=null;                             // Used to manage passwords
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 //   static Connection archive_conn=null;



-   static String usage_string = "Usage : asemon_logger  -c config_file.xml [-V] \n";
+   static String usage_string = "Usage : asemon_logger  -c config_file.xml [-c ...] [-V] \n";


    static void getArgs(String args[]) {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         while ((c = g.getopt()) != -1) {
             switch(c) {
             case 'c':

-                config_file = g.getOptarg();
+                configFiles.add(g.getOptarg());
                 break;
             case 'T':
                 traceflag=0;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
             }
         }


-      if ( config_file==null ) {
+      if ( configFiles.isEmpty() ) {
                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR Provide a configuration file");
                System.out.println(usage_string);
                 System.exit(1);
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
     traceflags = new Vector();
+    configFiles = new Vector();

     getArgs(args);

@@ -179,7 +180,9 @@
         System.exit(1);
     }
     printmess ("Classpath is : "+System.getProperty("java.class.path"));

-    printmess ("Config file used : "+config_file);
+    for (String cfgFile : configFiles) {
+        printmess ("Config file used : "+cfgFile);
+    }
     // initialize the password manager
     pfm = new PassFileMgr("passwords");
     // encrypt clear passwords
@@ -193,9 +196,22 @@

     // Initialize configuration
     config = new Config();

-    if ( !config.loadConfig(config_file) )
-        System.exit(1);
+    for (String cfgFile : configFiles) {
+        if ( !config.loadConfig(cfgFile) ) {
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+    }


+    try {
+        config.loadMetricdescriptors();
+        config.validateConfig();
+    }
+    catch (Exception e){
+         Asemon_logger.printmess (e.getMessage());
+         System.exit(1);
+    }
+
+
     if (skipRetreiveSQLText==true)
                   Asemon_logger.printmess("Active traceflag : 1 = skipRetreiveSQLText");
     if (disableBulkLoad==true)
diff -ru asemon_logger-2.7.15/CnxMgr.java asemon_logger.new/CnxMgr.java
--- asemon_logger-2.7.15/CnxMgr.java    Wed Jun 11 11:39:39 2014
+++ asemon_logger.new/CnxMgr.java       Wed Jun 11 12:43:45 2014
@@ -381,11 +381,7 @@

           try {
               Statement stmt = aArchServCnx.archive_conn.createStatement();

-              int len = Asemon_logger.config_file.length();
-              int start, end;
-              if (len > 30) {start=len-30; end=len;}
-              else {start=0; end=len-1;}
-              stmt.executeUpdate("set clientapplname '"+Asemon_logger.config_file.substring(start, end)+"'");
+              stmt.executeUpdate("set clientapplname 'asemon_logger'");
               stmt.close();
           }
           catch (Exception e) {
@@ -421,11 +417,7 @@
               Asemon_logger.printmess ("Connected to archive server : "+ Asemon_logger.archive_server + " Database : " + Asemon_logger.archive_base);
           try {
               Statement stmt = msrv.purge_conn.createStatement();
-              int len = Asemon_logger.config_file.length();
-              int start, end;
-              if (len > 30) {start=len-30; end=len;}
-              else {start=0; end=len-1;}
-              stmt.executeUpdate("set clientapplname '"+Asemon_logger.config_file.substring(start, end)+"'");
+              stmt.executeUpdate("set clientapplname 'asemon_logger'");
               stmt.close();
           }
           catch (Exception e) {
diff -ru asemon_logger-2.7.15/Config.java asemon_logger.new/Config.java
--- asemon_logger-2.7.15/Config.java    Wed Jun 11 11:39:39 2014
+++ asemon_logger.new/Config.java       Wed Jun 11 12:36:33 2014
@@ -150,184 +150,180 @@

       // Retreive archive server configuration
       Element archiveSrvXml = root.getChild("ArchiveSrv");

-      if (archiveSrvXml == null) {
-         Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : (" +fname+ ") : missing archive server" );
-         System.exit(1);
-      }
-      // Retreive archive server conf
-      Asemon_logger.archive_server = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("name");
-      Asemon_logger.archive_user = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("user");
-      useKerberosStr = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("useKerberos");
-      if ((useKerberosStr != null)&&(useKerberosStr.equalsIgnoreCase("YES"))) Asemon_logger.archive_useKerberos=true;
-      else Asemon_logger.archive_useKerberos=false;
-      Asemon_logger.archive_base = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("database");
-      Asemon_logger.archive_charset = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("charset");
-      Asemon_logger.archive_granteeList = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("GranteeList");
-      if (Asemon_logger.archive_granteeList != null) Asemon_logger.archive_granteeList.trim();
-
-      String archpoolSzStr = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("poolsize");
-      if (archpoolSzStr != null) {
-          try {
-              Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize=Integer.parseInt(archpoolSzStr);
+      if (archiveSrvXml != null) {
+          // Retreive archive server conf
+          Asemon_logger.archive_server = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("name");
+          Asemon_logger.archive_user = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("user");
+          useKerberosStr = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("useKerberos");
+          if ((useKerberosStr != null)&&(useKerberosStr.equalsIgnoreCase("YES"))) Asemon_logger.archive_useKerberos=true;
+          else Asemon_logger.archive_useKerberos=false;
+          Asemon_logger.archive_base = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("database");
+          Asemon_logger.archive_charset = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("charset");
+          Asemon_logger.archive_granteeList = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("GranteeList");
+          if (Asemon_logger.archive_granteeList != null) Asemon_logger.archive_granteeList.trim();
+
+          String archpoolSzStr = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("poolsize");
+          if (archpoolSzStr != null) {
+              try {
+                  Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize=Integer.parseInt(archpoolSzStr);
+              }
+              catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                  Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : (" +fname+ ") : incorrect poolsize" );
+                  Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize =1;
+              }
+              if (Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize <= 0) {
+                  // Ignore bad conf, reset to default
+                  Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : (" +fname+ ") : incorrect poolsize" );
+                  Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize =1;
+              }
           }
-          catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-              Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : (" +fname+ ") : incorrect poolsize" );
-              Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize =1;
+          String  packet_size_STR = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("packet_size");
+          if ( (packet_size_STR!=null) && (packet_size_STR.length()>0) ) {
+              try {
+                  Asemon_logger.archive_packet_size = Integer.parseInt(packet_size_STR);
+                  Asemon_logger.printmess("Archive server packet_size asked by asemon_logger : " + Asemon_logger.archive_packet_size);
+              }
+              catch (Exception e) {
+                  Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid packet_size. Will be ignored.");
+                  Asemon_logger.archive_packet_size = 0;
+              }
           }
-          if (Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize <= 0) {
-              // Ignore bad conf, reset to default
-              Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : (" +fname+ ") : incorrect poolsize" );
-              Asemon_logger.archive_poolsize =1;
-          }
       }
-      String  packet_size_STR = archiveSrvXml.getChildTextTrim("packet_size");
-      if ( (packet_size_STR!=null) && (packet_size_STR.length()>0) ) {
-          try {
-              Asemon_logger.archive_packet_size = Integer.parseInt(packet_size_STR);
-              Asemon_logger.printmess("Archive server packet_size asked by asemon_logger : " + Asemon_logger.archive_packet_size);
-          }
-          catch (Exception e) {
-              Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid packet_size. Will be ignored.");
-              Asemon_logger.archive_packet_size = 0;
-          }
-      }

       // Initialize monitored serveurs structure
       Element monSrvXml = root.getChild("MonitoredSrv");

-      if (monSrvXml == null) {
-         Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : (" +fname+ ") : missing monitored server" );
-         System.exit(1);
-      }
-      Element aMSXml;
-      MonitoredSRV aMonitoredSRV;
-      // Get list of monitored servers
-      List msl = monSrvXml.getChildren("SRV");
-      monitoredSRVs = new Hashtable(msl.size());
-      for (Iterator itMsl = msl.iterator(); itMsl.hasNext();) {
-             // Retreive a monitored server (SRV)
-             aMSXml = (Element)itMsl.next();
-             aMonitoredSRV = new MonitoredSRV();
-             aMonitoredSRV.name = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("name");
-             if (aMonitoredSRV.name.length() >20)
-                 aMonitoredSRV.srvNormalized = aMonitoredSRV.name.substring(0,20);
-             else aMonitoredSRV.srvNormalized = aMonitoredSRV.name;
-             aMonitoredSRV.amStats = new AsemonStats(aMonitoredSRV.srvNormalized);     // Allocate monitoring pipe
-             aMonitoredSRV.user = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("user");
-
-             useKerberosStr = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("useKerberos");
-             if ((useKerberosStr != null)&&(useKerberosStr.equalsIgnoreCase("YES"))) aMonitoredSRV.useKerberos=true;
-             else aMonitoredSRV.useKerberos=false;
-
-
-
-             aMonitoredSRV.charset = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("charset");
-             aMonitoredSRV.RSSDServer = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("RSSDServer");
-             aMonitoredSRV.RSSDUser = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("RSSDUser");
-             aMonitoredSRV.RSSDDatabase = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("RSSDDatabase");
-             aMonitoredSRV.srvDescriptor = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("srvDescriptor");
-
-             aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;                                // By default, purge is deactivated
-             aMonitoredSRV.daysToKeep=90;                                       // Default days to keep if purge is activated
-             Element purgeXml = aMSXml.getChild("purgearchive");
-             if (purgeXml != null){
-                 aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = true;
-                 String daysToKeepStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("daysToKeep");
-                 String deleteSleepStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("deleteSleep");
-                 try {
-                     if (daysToKeepStr != null) aMonitoredSRV.daysToKeep = Integer.parseInt(daysToKeepStr);
-                     if (aMonitoredSRV.daysToKeep <=0 ){
-                         Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : 'daysToKeep' for server '"+
-                                 aMonitoredSRV.name+"' must be > 0. Purge deactivated.");
+      if (monSrvXml != null) {
+          Element aMSXml;
+          MonitoredSRV aMonitoredSRV;
+          // Get list of monitored servers
+          List msl = monSrvXml.getChildren("SRV");
+          monitoredSRVs = new Hashtable(msl.size());
+          for (Iterator itMsl = msl.iterator(); itMsl.hasNext();) {
+                 // Retreive a monitored server (SRV)
+                 aMSXml = (Element)itMsl.next();
+                 aMonitoredSRV = new MonitoredSRV();
+                 aMonitoredSRV.name = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("name");
+                 if (aMonitoredSRV.name.length() >20)
+                     aMonitoredSRV.srvNormalized = aMonitoredSRV.name.substring(0,20);
+                 else aMonitoredSRV.srvNormalized = aMonitoredSRV.name;
+                 aMonitoredSRV.amStats = new AsemonStats(aMonitoredSRV.srvNormalized);     // Allocate monitoring pipe
+                 aMonitoredSRV.user = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("user");
+
+                 useKerberosStr = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("useKerberos");
+                 if ((useKerberosStr != null)&&(useKerberosStr.equalsIgnoreCase("YES"))) aMonitoredSRV.useKerberos=true;
+                 else aMonitoredSRV.useKerberos=false;
+
+
+
+                 aMonitoredSRV.charset = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("charset");
+                 aMonitoredSRV.RSSDServer = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("RSSDServer");
+                 aMonitoredSRV.RSSDUser = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("RSSDUser");
+                 aMonitoredSRV.RSSDDatabase = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("RSSDDatabase");
+                 aMonitoredSRV.srvDescriptor = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("srvDescriptor");
+
+                 aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;                                // By default, purge is deactivated
+                 aMonitoredSRV.daysToKeep=90;                                       // Default days to keep if purge is activated
+                 Element purgeXml = aMSXml.getChild("purgearchive");
+                 if (purgeXml != null){
+                     aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = true;
+                     String daysToKeepStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("daysToKeep");
+                     String deleteSleepStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("deleteSleep");
+                     try {
+                         if (daysToKeepStr != null) aMonitoredSRV.daysToKeep = Integer.parseInt(daysToKeepStr);
+                         if (aMonitoredSRV.daysToKeep <=0 ){
+                             Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : 'daysToKeep' for server '"+
+                                     aMonitoredSRV.name+"' must be > 0. Purge deactivated.");
+                             aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;
+                         }
+                     }
+                     catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                         Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : invalid number for 'daysToKeep' for server '"+
+                                 aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Purge deactivated.");
                          aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;
                      }
-                 }
-                 catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                     Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : invalid number for 'daysToKeep' for server '"+
-                             aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Purge deactivated.");
-                     aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;
-                 }
-
-                 aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = 100;
-                 try {
-                     if (deleteSleepStr != null) aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = Integer.parseInt(deleteSleepStr);
-                     if (aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep < 0 ){
-                         Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : 'deleteSleep' for server '"+
-                                 aMonitoredSRV.name+"' must be >= 0. Default sleep time of 100 ms will be used.");
+
+                     aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = 100;
+                     try {
+                         if (deleteSleepStr != null) aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = Integer.parseInt(deleteSleepStr);
+                         if (aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep < 0 ){
+                             Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : 'deleteSleep' for server '"+
+                                     aMonitoredSRV.name+"' must be >= 0. Default sleep time of 100 ms will be used.");
+                             aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = 100;
+                         }
+                     }
+                     catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                         Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : invalid number for 'deleteSleep' for server '"+
+                                 aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Default sleep time of 100 ms will be used.");
                          aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = 100;
                      }
-                 }
-                 catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                     Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : invalid number for 'deleteSleep' for server '"+
-                             aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Default sleep time of 100 ms will be used.");
-                     aMonitoredSRV.deleteSleep = 100;
-                 }
-
-                 String startDelayStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("startDelay");
-                 try {
-                     if (startDelayStr != null) aMonitoredSRV.startDelay = Integer.parseInt(startDelayStr);
-                     else aMonitoredSRV.startDelay = 30;
-                     if (aMonitoredSRV.startDelay == -1) {
-                         // Special case, generate a random number between 1 and 30
-                         aMonitoredSRV.startDelay = ((int)(java.lang.Math.random() * 29)) +1;
+
+                     String startDelayStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("startDelay");
+                     try {
+                         if (startDelayStr != null) aMonitoredSRV.startDelay = Integer.parseInt(startDelayStr);
+                         else aMonitoredSRV.startDelay = 30;
+                         if (aMonitoredSRV.startDelay == -1) {
+                             // Special case, generate a random number between 1 and 30
+                             aMonitoredSRV.startDelay = ((int)(java.lang.Math.random() * 29)) +1;
+                         }
+                         else if (aMonitoredSRV.startDelay <=0 ){
+                             Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : 'startDelay' for server '"+
+                                     aMonitoredSRV.name+"' must be > 0. Purge deactivated.");
+                             aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;
+                         }
                      }
-                     else if (aMonitoredSRV.startDelay <=0 ){
-                         Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : 'startDelay' for server '"+
-                                 aMonitoredSRV.name+"' must be > 0. Purge deactivated.");
+                     catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                         Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : invalid number for 'daysToKeep' for server '"+
+                                 aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Purge deactivated.");
                          aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;
                      }
+
+                     aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = 1000;
+                     String batchsizeStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("batchsize");
+                     if (batchsizeStr!= null) try {
+                          aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = Integer.parseInt(batchsizeStr);
+                     }
+                     catch (Exception e) {
+                          Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid batchsize. Will be ignored.");
+                          aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = 1000;
+                     }
+                     if (aMonitoredSRV.batchsize < 0){
+                          Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid batchsize. Will be ignored.");
+                          aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = 1000;
+                     }
+
                  }
-                 catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                     Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR - Parse XML Config file : invalid number for 'daysToKeep' for server '"+
-                             aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Purge deactivated.");
-                     aMonitoredSRV.purgeArchive = false;
+
+                 // Packet_size
+                 String packet_size_STR = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("packet_size");
+                 if ( (packet_size_STR!=null) && (packet_size_STR.length()>0) ) {
+                      try {
+                          aMonitoredSRV.packet_size = Integer.parseInt(packet_size_STR);
+                          Asemon_logger.printmess("Packet_size asked by asemon_logger for server '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"': " + aMonitoredSRV.packet_size);
+                      }
+                      catch (Exception e) {
+                          Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid packet_size for server '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Will be ignored.");
+                          aMonitoredSRV.packet_size = 0;
+                      }
                  }
-
-                 aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = 1000;
-                 String batchsizeStr = purgeXml.getAttributeValue("batchsize");
-                 if (batchsizeStr!= null) try {
-                      aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = Integer.parseInt(batchsizeStr);
+
+                 // textsize
+                 String textsize_STR = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("textsize");
+                 if ( (textsize_STR!=null) && (textsize_STR.length()>0) ) {
+                      try {
+                          aMonitoredSRV.textsize = Integer.parseInt(textsize_STR);
+                          Asemon_logger.printmess("textsize for retreiving text (XML documents) for '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"': " + aMonitoredSRV.textsize);
+                      }
+                      catch (Exception e) {
+                          Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid textsize for server '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Will be ignored.");
+                          aMonitoredSRV.textsize = 32768;
+                      }
                  }
-                 catch (Exception e) {
-                      Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid batchsize. Will be ignored.");
-                      aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = 1000;
-                 }
-                 if (aMonitoredSRV.batchsize < 0){
-                      Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid batchsize. Will be ignored.");
-                      aMonitoredSRV.batchsize = 1000;
-                 }
-
-             }
-
-             // Packet_size
-             packet_size_STR = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("packet_size");
-             if ( (packet_size_STR!=null) && (packet_size_STR.length()>0) ) {
-                  try {
-                      aMonitoredSRV.packet_size = Integer.parseInt(packet_size_STR);
-                      Asemon_logger.printmess("Packet_size asked by asemon_logger for server '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"': " + aMonitoredSRV.packet_size);
-                  }
-                  catch (Exception e) {
-                      Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid packet_size for server '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Will be ignored.");
-                      aMonitoredSRV.packet_size = 0;
-                  }
-             }
-
-             // textsize
-             String textsize_STR = aMSXml.getChildTextTrim("textsize");
-             if ( (textsize_STR!=null) && (textsize_STR.length()>0) ) {
-                  try {
-                      aMonitoredSRV.textsize = Integer.parseInt(textsize_STR);
-                      Asemon_logger.printmess("textsize for retreiving text (XML documents) for '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"': " + aMonitoredSRV.textsize);
-                  }
-                  catch (Exception e) {
-                      Asemon_logger.printmess ("parseConfigFile : Invalid textsize for server '"+aMonitoredSRV.name+"'. Will be ignored.");
-                      aMonitoredSRV.textsize = 32768;
-                  }
-             }
-
-
-
-             // finaly add the monitored srv to the list
-             monitoredSRVs.put(aMonitoredSRV.name, aMonitoredSRV);
+
+
+
+                 // finaly add the monitored srv to the list
+                 monitoredSRVs.put(aMonitoredSRV.name, aMonitoredSRV);
+          }
       }

       // Initialize serveur descriptors
@@ -423,7 +419,7 @@
   ** Validate the configuration
   ** Exit if error
   */

-  void validateConfig(String fname) {
+  void validateConfig() {
       // Check parameters for archive server
       if ( Asemon_logger.archive_server==null ) {
                    Asemon_logger.printmess ("ERROR Provide Ase connection to archive results");
@@ -445,20 +441,20 @@
              // Retreive a monitored server (SRV)
              aMonitoredSRV = (MonitoredSRV)eMs.nextElement();
              if (aMonitoredSRV.name==null) {
-                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : (" +fname+ ") : missing server name in SRV structure" );
+                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : missing server name in SRV structure" );
                  System.exit(1);
              }
              if (aMonitoredSRV.user==null) {
-                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : (" +fname+ ") : missing user name in SRV structure for " +aMonitoredSRV.name );
+                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : missing user name in SRV structure for " +aMonitoredSRV.name );
                  System.exit(1);
              }
              if (aMonitoredSRV.srvDescriptor==null) {
-                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : (" +fname+ ") : missing srvDescriptor in SRV structure for "+aMonitoredSRV.name );
+                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : missing srvDescriptor in SRV structure for "+aMonitoredSRV.name );
                  System.exit(1);
              }
              // retreive corresponding srvDescriptor and bind it in the monitoredSrv structure
              if (srvDescriptors==null) {
-                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : (" +fname+ ") : no SrvDescriptors" );
+                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : no SrvDescriptors" );
                  System.exit(1);
              }
              SrvDescriptor aSrvDescriptor;
@@ -473,7 +469,7 @@
                  }
              }
              if (!found) {
-                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : (" +fname+ ") : not all monitored servers have a corresponding srvDescriptor");
+                 Asemon_logger.printmess ("validateConfig : not all monitored servers have a corresponding srvDescriptor");
                  System.exit(1);
              }
       }
@@ -492,8 +488,6 @@
     MetricDescriptor md=null;
     try {
          parseConfigFile(fname);
-         loadMetricdescriptors();
-         validateConfig(fname);
       }
       catch (Exception e){
          Asemon_logger.printmess ("loadConfig : (" +fname+ ") " + e);

[Jean-Paul Martin]

Thank you for prototype

Just a question : why don't you group your production servers in a few config files ( say 30 servers per config file) ? A single config file can be used to monitor several servers.