[Serusers] usrloc and replication

[Nils Ohlmeier]

Please check with serctl if the contacts in memory already have non-zero rep 
values.
I think the db-mode should have no effect on your problem. But I#m not 
up-to-date with the code any more.

  Nils

On Monday 28 March 2005 16:32, Matt Schulte wrote:
> Would db_mode 2 vs. 1 have any effect on this? My rep fields are still
> non-zero, would posting my config even help?
>
> 	Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nils Ohlmeier [mailto:lists at ohlmeier.org]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:49 PM
> To: serusers at lists.iptel.org
> Cc: Matt Schulte; Jan Janak; Marian Dumitru
> Subject: Re: [Serusers] usrloc and replication
>
>
> The module was named replicator and the code was never public available
> because the code was non-free. The documentation behind it can be found
> in my
> diploma thesis. As Jan already said it's history.
> If you want to fix your running system just set all the replication
> values in
> your database to zero and restart your SER. Its very unlikely that these
>
> values were changed by SER at any time.
>
>   Nils
>
> On Saturday 26 March 2005 22:52, Matt Schulte wrote:
> > I see, so if I set the replication value to non-zero, where would that
> >
> > be done at? I didn't do it intentionally of course. Are you suggesting
> >
> > a config thing or more manual such as editing the tables in the db?
> > What was the module name written by Nils? Was it included in any
> > versions of ser? Maybe I'm running this by accident, from what I can
> > tell though my config is pretty standard.Thanks much..
> >
> > 	Matt
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jan Janak [mailto:jan at iptel.org]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:06 PM
> > To: Marian Dumitru
> > Cc: Matt Schulte; serusers at lists.iptel.org
> > Subject: Re: [Serusers] usrloc and replication
> >
> >
> > There was another SER module written by Nils Ohlmeier that replicated
> > the user location contacts to a set of servers and kept the
> > replication state in usrloc. SER itself does not use the replication
> > flag and, as Marian said, you probably set the replicate flag to
> > non-zero value which is not correct.
> >
> > Since you do not have the replication module, there is nothing that
> > would reset the flag and the contact stays in the user location
> > database forever.
> >
> > The replication code was quite complex and it has been abandoned some
> > time ago. I plan to remove the zombie states and all related code to
> > make the usr location simpler.
> >
> >   Jan.
> >
> > On 26-03 18:05, Marian Dumitru wrote:
> > > Matt,
> > >
> > > You get the message you mentioned "Keeping binding....."  *only* if
> > > the contact is marked for replication. You can check this either in
> > > DB column replication, either into memory via "serctl ul show".
> > >
> > > As in code the replication flag is hardcoded to 0 (disabled), I
> > > would say you inserted via fifo some contacts with replication value
> > >
> > > != 0.
> >
> > Or ???
> >
> > > If so, I'm not sure if usrloc will ever remove the contact if the
> > > replication flag is still set.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Marian
> > >
> > > Matt Schulte wrote:
> > > >Thanks for the reponse, I gathered that much. My question is how
> > > >long
> > > >
> > > >before the contact gets "removed"? It's late morning now and it's
> > > >still there :-)
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Marian Dumitru [mailto:marian.dumitru at voice-sistem.ro]
> > > >Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 5:37 AM
> > > >To: Matt Schulte
> > > >Cc: serusers at lists.iptel.org
> > > >Subject: Re: [Serusers] usrloc and replication
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Hi Matt,
> > > >
> > > >After expiration an before being removed, the contact are still
> > > >kept in ZOMBIE state - you can see the state in DB changes.
> > > >
> > > >Best regards,
> > > >Marian
> > > >
> > > >Matt Schulte wrote:
> > > >>Ok, I'm using usrloc db_mode 2, I understand the timer checks
> > > >>every 60
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>seconds default to see who should be expired and all. What I don't
> > > >>
> > > >>understand is why I keep getting these messages:
> > > >>
> > > >>Keeping binding '+13142664004','sip:s at 69.29.57.253:3105' for
> > > >>replication
> > > >>
> > > >>This contact expired nonetheless and should be removed, is there
> > > >>something I'm missing?
> > > >>
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+-----------
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>----+
> > > >>
> > > >>| username     | contact                              | expires
> > > >>
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+-----------
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>----+
> > > >>
> > > >>| +13142664004 | sip:s at 69.29.57.253:3105              | 2005-03-26
> > > >>
> > > >>00:42:35 |
> > > >>
> > > >>| +13142664004 | sip:s at 69.29.57.253:3118              | 2005-03-26
> > > >>
> > > >>01:24:58 |
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+-----------
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>+--------------+--------------------------------------+--
> > > >>----+
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