> -----Original Message----- > From: Gavin McDonald [mailto:ga...@16degrees.com.au] > Sent: Monday, 18 November 2013 9:09 AM > To: builds@apache.org > Subject: RE: Windows1 is offline > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erik de Bruin [mailto:e...@ixsoftware.nl] > > Sent: Monday, 18 November 2013 3:22 AM > > To: builds@apache.org; jfarr...@apache.org > > Subject: Re: Windows1 is offline > > > > With at least a couple of windows builds in the queue, windows1 is > > showing offline again... > > Will take another look, but see below, it won't be today unless another > volunteer decides to step in. > > > > > Due to the slave being offline and other builds getting stuck, we > > haven't been able to build the majority of our jobs for nearly 5 days now. > > In the industry, when one does CI builds in their own organisation, the CI > systems can and usually are tailored for their builds only, their software only, > their product only. It makes for an easier setup. At the ASF, we have to > contend with other projects building completely different software on the > same systems, sometimes, this can make slaves behave in ways we can not > predict. We do need to look at the current slave to see what can be tweaked > to make it more stable for all the software being built/used on it. That will > require much more than a reboot and see how it goes so please be patient > and rest assured it is being looked into. > > > So much for the "continuous" in CI :-( > > That did not help the request in any way and is not encouraging to volunteers > who might have wanted to help. > > > > > Can someone please take a closer look at what's up with this slave? > > My priorities here can and do change all the time, based on a number of > criteria. What I'm going to do next is build a 2nd Windows slave from scratch > on a new VM. It'll be Windows Server 2012 R2 with more memory and more > disk space. Folks can then move their builds to this slave when ready leaving > the other one (based on Server 2008) to be cleaned up and/or rebuilt.
Replying to myself here, for some reason I could not get a Win 2012 server to install on our vmware version, so it'll be another Win 2008 Server. I've installed that on a new VM and all I need to do now is install Jenkins/Java/Etc then hook it up. Should be ready in a few hours. Gav... > > HTH > > Gav... > > > > > Thanks, > > > > EdB > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: > > > Thanks! > > > > > > EdB > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, November 7, 2013, Jake Farrell wrote: > > >> > > >> backup, hung jobs purged and building as expected now > > >> > > >> -Jake > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> > wrote: > > >> > > >> > Bump... > > >> > > > >> > EdB > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Erik de Bruin > > >> > <e...@ixsoftware.nl> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > It shows offline again... and there are plenty eligible builds > > >> > > in the queue, so it's not 'resting' before something comes along. > > >> > > > > >> > > EdB > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Richard Eckart de Castilho > > >> > > <richard.eck...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > >> There is currently a build enqueued for windows1, but it > > >> > >> doesn't come > > >> > >> online: > > >> > >> > > >> > >> https://builds.apache.org/job/UIMA-uimaFIT/ > > >> > >> build #163 > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Node status: Ping response time is too long or timed out. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> -- Richard > > >> > >> > > >> > >> On 08.09.2013, at 10:53, Gavin McDonald > > <ga...@16degrees.com.au> > > >> > >> wrote: > > >> > >> > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > >> > >>>> From: Erik de Bruin [mailto:e...@ixsoftware.nl] > > >> > >>>> Sent: Sunday, 8 September 2013 5:17 PM > > >> > >>>> To: builds@apache.org; Gavin McDonald > > >> > >>>> Subject: Re: Windows1 is offline > > >> > >>>> > > >> > >>>> I do not email "every time." I don't even email when it > > >> > >>>> going offline > > >> > >>> disrupts > > >> > >>>> one of our jobs, causing it to fail without notifying us. I > > >> > >>>> wait for > > >> > 24 > > >> > >>> hours after > > >> > >>>> that and if it is STILL offline, I email. Am I doing it wrong? > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> Nope, that's fine, I'm making sure you know that 'offline' is > > >> > >>> ok is no builds are in waiting. > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> Please feel free to continue to bug us if you feel there is > > >> > >>> an issue. > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> Thanks > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> Gav... > > >> > >>> > > >> > >>>> > > >> > >>>> EdB > > >> > >>>> > > >> > >>>> > > >> > >>>> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 2:55 AM, Gavin McDonald > > >> > >>>> <ga...@16degrees.com.au> wrote: > > >> > >>>>> > > >> > >>>>> > > >> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > > >> > >>>>>> From: Erik de Bruin [mailto:e...@ixsoftware.nl] > > >> > >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, 7 September 2013 10:46 PM > > >> > >>>>>> To: builds@apache.org > > >> > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Windows1 is offline > > >> > >>>>>> > > >> > >>>>>> And... it's offline again! > > >> > >>>>>> > > >> > >>>>>> Please, pretty please, can we have a more permanent > > >> > >>>>>> solution to whatever is causing this node to go offline > > >> > >>>>>> time after > time? > > >> > >>>>> > > >> > >>>>> Please do not email every time it goes offline unless there > > >> > >>>>> are > > >> > builds > > >> > >>>>> waiting for it. > > >> > >>>>> The windows slave, and others, are configured to go offline > > >> > >>>>> on > > >> > purpose > > >> > >>>>> until a build requests it to come back up. > > >> > >>>>> > > >> > >>>>> I've checked, its up and building. > > >> > >>>>> > > >> > >>>>> Gav... > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > Ix Multimedia Software > > >> > > > > >> > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > > >> > > 3521 VB Utrecht > > >> > > > > >> > > T. 06-51952295 > > >> > > I. www.ixsoftware.nl > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Ix Multimedia Software > > > > > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > > > 3521 VB Utrecht > > > > > > T. 06-51952295 > > > I. www.ixsoftware.nl > > > > > > > > -- > > Ix Multimedia Software > > > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > > 3521 VB Utrecht > > > > T. 06-51952295 > > I. www.ixsoftware.nl
