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| · Why
does the L-Bone server not return any depots?
Usually, someone has asked for too
much time (duration of 30 days, for example) when most depots only
allow 1-2 day allocations. Also, asking for too much space will be a
problem. Lastly, the server that you tried may be down. If so, try
another.
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| · What
are the current L-Bone servers?
vertex.cs.utk.edu:6767
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| · Why
did the
L-Bone server return an unresponsive depot?
The current client API returns
depots that match space and time constraints, but they may not be
available. The user should always check the depots and request more, if needed.
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| · If
I pass the same query twice consecutively, will I get the same results?
Usually. If you pass the same
exact query AND you are using a valid location string, you will get the
same results (unless some of the depots' available storage space has
changed). If you use an invalid location string or you leave it blank
(NULL), then a random set of depots is returned and they will vary on
each call.
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| · How
long should I set the timeout in the API?
You will need to test this for
your location, but we typically use between 10-30 seconds.
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| · Are
the client API calls thread-safe?
Yes, except for the call to
gethostbyname().
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| · Is
the current API IPv6 compatible?
Not yet. We will update it soon.
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| · I've
just added a new depot. When I check its status on the website, it is
always: "Depot Did Not Respond Displaying Cached
Information". However, the "LBONE Depot List" webpage says the depot
is available. Why?
The summary page uses the results
of the last hourly poll. A failure of a depot to reply to the hourly
poll or a "Check Status" call may be due to the depot being busy or
down or network congestion. It may be that if you try again, the depot
will respond.
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Will my firewall on my depot interfere with the LBone depot status
verification?
The L-Bone uses the IBP_status()
call which is part of the IBP API. If the depot can be reached from
outside the firewall, i.e. the depot's port is open, then the L-Bone server
should be able to check the depot's status.
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