The nodeTest utility runs the SIAM node application on the localhost. The node contains a NodeService and InstrumentService distributed objects which are accessible across the network to other utilities such as listPorts, shutdownPort, and scanPort. nodeTest is invoked without any arguments.
Example output: output from the node application is redirected to a log file:
where nodeName is the hostname (from /etc/hostname) and yyyymmddhhmm is the date and time when the node was started.
The following environment variables must be set:
| Variable | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| JAVA_HOME | location of Java installation | /j9, /opt/java/jdk1.3.1, etc. |
| JAVA | Path to JVM command | For MMC $JAVA_HOME/bin/j9 For Sun JVM (e.g. linux, win32, mac OS) $JAVA_HOME/bin/java
|
| SIAM_HOME | top of the SIAM directory tree | - |
| SIAM_CLASSPATH | Path including all SIAM and supporting classes | For MMC $JAVA_HOME/lib/jclMax/classes.zip:$JAVA_HOME/lib/prsnlmot.jar:$JAVA_HOME/lib/RXTXcomm.jar:$SIAM_HOME/classes For linux/win32 $SIAM_HOME/classes |