CS copy section

[Stéphane Poss]

Hi,

I'd like to know how I can copy a given section and rename the copy (like what is done in the web interface), but python wise?
The reason is as follows: I need to have 2 /Systems sections, one for when my EC2 server is running, and 1 without. I want to script the starting of said server and thus also automatically change the CS (copy, not move, /Systems_amazon to /Systems). I can't see in the CSAPI any method which looks like that...
Of course, this wouldn't be needed if the RPCClient would check if the URL is listening...

Cheers,
S Poss.

[Andrei Tsaregorodtsev]

  Why not you just use 2 different setups ?

  Andrei

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[Stéphane Poss]

Hum, good point... I have to think about it.

[Stéphane Poss]

Ok, so there is one problem with that: I need to change the Setup on the central server too so that it also picks up the new URLs. This implies I need to change the dirac.cfg of the machine... The copy of the section has the advantage that I only need to restart the services/agents... Is there a way in the SystemAdmin to alter the machine's dirac.cfg?

Cheers, and thanks for the input,
SP.

[Andrei Tsaregorodtsev]

  You can just start the services/agents with the -o /DIRAC/Setup=<currently_needed_setup>. Or you can have two version of dirac.cfg and
swap them as necessary. But I do not know how your clients will know which setup to use. I must admit this is a rather tricky case.

  Anderi

[Stéphane Poss]

With either solutions you propose, I need to change the files on the machine, either the run files or the dirac.cfg... This isn't very nice... Clearly the second would be the 'best'. But it's still ugly and I'd rather be able to mimic what can be done in the portal when copying a section...

I don't have any clients, as no one submits jobs directly. Jpobs are inserted in a DB and I have an agent that looks for new things to do. So this isn't really a concern yet. It will become one if I start to submit jobs from the clients directly...

Cheers,
SP

[Stéphane Poss]

Hi,

Seems the Modificator is what I was looking for...

Cheers,
S Poss.