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Old 12-18-2010, 11:50 PM
coppit coppit is offline
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Need help with SJQv4 remote agent
Hi all,

My HTPC is a pretty weak Atom processor, so I'm trying to set up a remote agent on my desktop PC to run Mediashrink.

I have the agent started as a service, and I've registered it with the server. I've mounted the data drive on my HTPC as the G: drive on my desktop PC. My saved recordings are in G:\SageTV, and I've installed Mediashrink in G:\Mediashrink.

I can run Mediashrink on the command line okay. But every task I set up with SageTV fails without any logs. Here's my task config:

Executable: G:\Mediashrink\Mediashrink.exe
Executable arguments: "G\SageTV\$SJQ4_LAST_SEGMENT" /inPlace /batch /vprofile /onePass HQ /vbitrate 2500
Test Script:
Test Script Arguments:
Maximum Instances: 1
Maximum Return Code: 0
Minimum Return Code: 0\
Maximum Time: 86400
Resources: 100
Schedule: ON
Maximum Time Ratio: 1.0

What am I doing wrong? Can I use UNC paths like \\htpc\datadrive\SageTV instead of G:\SageTV?
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Old 12-19-2010, 08:51 AM
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Some progress
I found the logs.

Code:
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | --> Wrapper Started as Service
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | Java Service Wrapper Community Edition 32-bit 3.5.6
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 |   Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Tanuki Software, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 |     http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | 
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | Launching a JVM...
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | WrapperManager: Initializing...
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | LOG4J: Configured Logging for: sagex-api using file: sagex-api.log4j.properties
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | Embedded SageAPI is not functional.  We are most likely running remotely.
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:17 | Adding Remote Server: asrock
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:22 | SJQv4 Agent (Task Client) v4.0.0.1325
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:22 | 
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:22 | The following scripting engines are available in this task client:
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:22 | 	Mozilla Rhino/1.6 release 2 [js]
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:22 | 	Groovy Scripting Engine/2.0 [groovy]
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:22 | 
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 00:11:26 | Remote SageAPI is not functional.  Can't use server: rmi://asrock:1098
...
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:05:35 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:05:35 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:05:35 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:05:35 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:05:36 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:05:36 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
The "remote sageapi is not functional" made me think of windows firewall. I also saw the sagex-api.log that had a stacktrace that seemed to confirm this. Here's an example:

Code:
2010-12-19 09:22:14,562 [Thread-2] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Starting Datagram Client on 228.5.6.7:9998
2010-12-19 09:22:19,562 [Timer-0] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Killing Datagram client after timeout
2010-12-19 09:22:19,593 [WrapperSimpleAppMain] WARN  sagex.SageAPI - No Remote Provider, using Null API Provider (this is ok some times).
2010-12-19 09:22:19,593 [WrapperSimpleAppMain] INFO  sagex.SageAPI - Sage Provider Implementation: sagex.stub.NullSageAPIProvider; null://
2010-12-19 09:22:35,718 [Thread-2] WARN  sagex.SageAPI - Discovery Error
java.lang.RuntimeException: Remote SageAPI is not functional.  Can't use server: rmi://asrock:1098
	at sagex.remote.rmi.RMISageAPI.<init>(RMISageAPI.java:28)
	at sagex.SageAPI.addRemoteProvider(SageAPI.java:353)
	at sagex.SageAPI$2.onDatagramPacketReceived(SageAPI.java:374)
	at sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient$1.run(SimpleDatagramClient.java:43)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: asrock; nested exception is: 
	java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
	at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPEndpoint.newSocket(Unknown Source)
	at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPChannel.createConnection(Unknown Source)
	at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPChannel.newConnection(Unknown Source)
	at sun.rmi.server.UnicastRef.newCall(Unknown Source)
	at sun.rmi.registry.RegistryImpl_Stub.lookup(Unknown Source)
	at sagex.remote.rmi.RMISageAPI.callService(RMISageAPI.java:36)
	at sagex.remote.rmi.RMISageAPI.callService(RMISageAPI.java:52)
	at sagex.remote.rmi.RMISageAPI.<init>(RMISageAPI.java:25)
	... 4 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
	at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
	at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.Socket.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at java.net.Socket.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.rmi.transport.proxy.RMIDirectSocketFactory.createSocket(Unknown Source)
	at sun.rmi.transport.proxy.RMIMasterSocketFactory.createSocket(Unknown Source)
	... 12 more
2010-12-19 09:22:35,718 [Thread-2] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Datagram Client is shutting down
Since the log above said "rmi://asrock:1098" I opened port 1098 on the server. That didn't work. Most likely Java is redirecting to another port that isn't open. http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/....html#firewall

So next I tried disabling the firewall on both side. I hate to do this, but I'm trying to debug. I fired off another manual task and it failed without logs. Here is sagex-api.log on my desktop computer:

Code:
2010-12-19 09:32:41,765 [Thread-2] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Starting Datagram Client on 228.5.6.7:9998
2010-12-19 09:32:46,765 [Timer-0] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Killing Datagram client after timeout
2010-12-19 09:32:46,765 [Thread-2] WARN  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Shutting Down: socket closed
2010-12-19 09:32:46,765 [Thread-2] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Datagram Client is shutting down
2010-12-19 09:32:46,796 [WrapperSimpleAppMain] WARN  sagex.SageAPI - No Remote Provider, using Null API Provider (this is ok some times).
2010-12-19 09:32:46,796 [WrapperSimpleAppMain] INFO  sagex.SageAPI - Sage Provider Implementation: sagex.stub.NullSageAPIProvider; null://
Here's wrapper.log on my desktop computer:

Code:
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | --> Wrapper Started as Service
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | Java Service Wrapper Community Edition 32-bit 3.5.6
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 |   Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Tanuki Software, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 |     http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | 
STATUS | wrapper  | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | Launching a JVM...
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | WrapperManager: Initializing...
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | LOG4J: Configured Logging for: sagex-api using file: sagex-api.log4j.properties
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:41 | Embedded SageAPI is not functional.  We are most likely running remotely.
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:46 | SJQv4 Agent (Task Client) v4.0.0.1325
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:46 | 
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:46 | The following scripting engines are available in this task client:
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:46 | 	Mozilla Rhino/1.6 release 2 [js]
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:46 | 	Groovy Scripting Engine/2.0 [groovy]
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:32:46 | 
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:34:04 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:34:04 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:34:04 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:34:04 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:34:05 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
INFO   | jvm 1    | 2010/12/19 09:34:05 | log4j:ERROR Attempted to append to closed appender named [sjqAgentApp].
Next I edited the log4j properties and changed the logging specifications at the top to this:

Code:
log4j.rootLogger=INFO, sjqAgentApp
log4j.rootLogger=WARN, sjqAgentApp
log4j.rootLogger=ERROR, sjqAgentApp
That finally cause this to appear in my agent log:

Code:
2010-12-19 09:47:48,843 ERROR [192_168_1_4-23347-75]: Unable to execute 'G:\Mediashrink\Mediashrink.exe'; marking task as FAILED!
I'll investigate that next. I do wonder though why the logging configuration isn't working for me.
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Old 12-19-2010, 09:05 AM
coppit coppit is offline
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Next I wondered why it was saying "asrock". I pinged asrock in my command shell and my desktop machine was not properly resolving "asrock" to 192.168.1.4. So I edited C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and ping worked.

I restarted sjqagent and tried another manual task. The sagex-api.log has this now:

Code:
2010-12-19 09:59:49,031 [Thread-2] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Starting Datagram Client on 228.5.6.7:9998
2010-12-19 09:59:49,437 [WrapperSimpleAppMain] INFO  sagex.SageAPI - Sage Provider Implementation: sagex.remote.rmi.RMISageAPI; rmi://asrock:1098
2010-12-19 09:59:54,031 [Timer-0] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Killing Datagram client after timeout
2010-12-19 09:59:54,031 [Thread-2] WARN  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Shutting Down: socket closed
2010-12-19 09:59:54,031 [Thread-2] INFO  sagex.remote.server.SimpleDatagramClient - Datagram Client is shutting dow
Why is it trying 228.5.6.7? When I run tracert on it I get this:

Code:
Tracing route to reserved-multicast-range-NOT-delegated.example.com [228.5.6.7]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
Something seems fundamentally busted.
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Old 12-19-2010, 09:57 AM
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There is a bug with the log config for the Windows service client. The fix is in this post:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...1&postcount=96

Fix the logging issues and then try to get your task working again. Since you're accessing data from a network share, you must change the user the service runs as from LocalSystem to an actual account with network access (usually your login id/pwd). Also, I don't believe windows services can access mapped network drives; you will want to change the paths to UNC.

Reset all the config, try again, report back errors.
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Old 12-19-2010, 11:03 AM
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Awesome, thanks. I used UNC paths like \\192.168.1.4\data\MediaShrink\MediaShrink.exe and I see the task running on my machine now.
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