Structure:

monitor module
	plc wrapper
	util functions
	pkl database access
	database models
	third-party data sources

pcucontrol
	maps types to code
	reboot.py
	interface.py

	transport:
		pyssh 
		ssh
		telnetlib
	models:
		hpilo cmds
		intelamt cmds
		racadm cmd
		ipmitool cmd

web
	cgi scripts
	tgweb
		project...

cmds
	py scripts
	node
	site
	pcu
	query
	grouprins

bootman
	rpyc
	




###############################
for each node:
	Check Status ->
		if Pass Threshold -> 
			Create Issue -> 
				Take Action -> 
					email
					bm
					pcu
					plc reset
					apply penalties
					flag for admin

for each issue
	check issue.status
	if issue.status is "open": 
		issue.take_next_action()
	if issue.closed:
		issue.shutdown()
	if issue.paused:
		pass

action_list for issuetype (pcudown)
	send email
		yield
	send email, apply penalty
		yield
	send email, apply second penalty
		yield
	send email

action_list for issuetype (badhardware)
action_list for issuetype (dnserror)
action_list for issuetype (nodeconfig)
action_list for issuetype (oldbootcd)

action_list for issuetype (nodedown)
	if pcuok, reboot
		yield
	if pcuok, and reboot failed, set rins, reboot
		yield
	create_issue pcubroken
	send email
		yield
	send email, apply penalty
		yield
	send email, apppy second penalty
		yield
	send email
	

TOOLS:
  * add a '--nocache'  to the default set of options.
  * add a cache parameter in the monitor.conf file.



TODO:
 * install openssh-server, passwd, perl-libwww-perl (for rt), rt-3.4.1,  MySQL-python
 	* had to mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts to get ssh to work inside the
	  chroot. also, disable the pam modules in /etc/pam.d/sshd

 * blue
 * auto configuration for php configuration.  
 	maybe run translation of monitor.conf before loading monitorconfig.php?
 * blue2

 * A setup script of some kind would be nice that walked through : 
    - writing monitorconfig.py
	- creation of monitorconfig.php
	- run syncplcdb.py
	- testapi.py
	- findbad.py on sample site.
	- nodebad.py
	- findbadpcus.py
	- nodequery.py
	- nodegroups.py
	- loads webpage for those retreived values to confirm setup succeeded.

 * reimplement the config.py / .config mechanism.  I'd like for many commands
   to share very similar argument or argument sets, as well as have some
   common config options.  I'm not sure the best way to do this.
    
	 - features of config.py
	 	* parse arguments and return an object with attributes equal to the
		  parser values.
		* maintain values consistently across modules at run time.
		* have default values that are not specified at each run time.
		* easy to import and use

	 - config module is available via 'import config' or as returned by
	   	  parsermodule.parse_args()
     - python supports load-once modules, so subsequent imports refer to the
          same module object.
	   
 * have package pull in threadpool from easy_install

 * place PKL files in a real database

 * clean up plc.py; there's a lot of redundent code.

 * figure out python paths for user commands.
   - directories for pickle files.
   - add user in rpm install
   - user permissions for data files for day-to-day operations.

 * fix BayTechCtrlCUnibe expect script.

 * separate modules into different, logical categories, and create a python
   module as part of the install:
   		command line, 
		configuration, 
		policy, 
		data model, 
		data access,
		object interfaces.

Lower priority:
 * Add a more structured, 'automate' library of scripts and means of making
   batch calls, etc.

 * add a third package for user tools that will interact with the Monitor
   service.  Mostly, I'm guessing this would be queries for the live status of
   nodes and a more reliable 'reboot' and 'reinstall' mechanism than currently
   availble with PLC.

Done:
 * Find a better location to place and pull the PKL files currently in the pdb
   directory.  Ultimately, these should be stored in a real DB.  Until then,
   they should sit in a location that is accessible from the www scripts,
   backend scripts, and user utilities.
 * nodebad loads plc_hn2lb unconditionally
 * nodeinfo loads act_all unconditionally
 * change findbad.py default db name
 * remove deps on www.printbadnodes
 * reboot.py loads findbadpcus unconditionally.
 * nodequery loads findbad unconditionally
 * unified_model loads findbad unconditionally

 * threadpool package.
 * build cmdamt with g++ prior to packaging

 * www/*.py need appropriate access to database.py,  config.py, monitorconfig.py, etc.
 	- need to convert monitor.conf into monitorconf.sh and monitorconf.php

 * pull out global configuration information from various files, like rt_db,
   mailer.py,  auth.py, and any others.  Create a single configuration file
   from which all others pull.

   - convert plc and other files to use the new monitorconfig.py rather than
     auth, or plc.*
   - need to alter all import 'auth' statements.