new class Completer for simplifying all the code that tries to monitor
authorThierry Parmentelat <thierry.parmentelat@inria.fr>
Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:46:47 +0000 (16:46 +0100)
committerThierry Parmentelat <thierry.parmentelat@inria.fr>
Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:46:47 +0000 (16:46 +0100)
several things within a given timeframe
use for initscripts that seems to trigger less fast than they used to
in some cases/builds

system/Completer.py [new file with mode: 0755]
system/TestMain.py
system/TestPlc.py
system/TestSlice.py
system/TestSliceSfa.py

diff --git a/system/Completer.py b/system/Completer.py
new file mode 100755 (executable)
index 0000000..0ebf6e6
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys, time
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import utils
+
+### more generic code for waiting for any number of things 
+### within a given timeframe i.e. given some timeout/silent/period
+### takes in argument a list of tasks that are instances 
+### of a CompleterTask subclass
+class Completer:
+    def __init__ (self, tasks, verbose=True):
+        self.tasks=tasks
+        self.verbose=verbose
+    def run (self, timeout_timedelta, silent_timedelta, period=None):
+        timeout = datetime.now()+timeout_timedelta
+        timeout_minutes = timeout_timedelta.total_seconds()/60
+        graceout = datetime.now()+silent_timedelta
+        silent_minutes = silent_timedelta.total_seconds()/60
+        period_seconds=int(period.total_seconds())
+        if self.verbose:
+            utils.header("max timeout is %d minutes, silent for %d minutes (period is %s s)"%\
+                             (timeout_minutes,silent_minutes,period_seconds))
+        tasks=self.tasks
+        while tasks:
+            fine=[]
+            for task in tasks:
+                success=task.run (silent=datetime.now() <= graceout)
+                if success: fine.append(task)
+            for task in fine: tasks.remove(task)
+            if not tasks: return True
+            if datetime.now() > timeout:
+                for task in tasks: 
+                    print task.failure_message()
+                return False
+            if self.verbose:
+                print '%ds..'%period_seconds,
+            time.sleep(period_seconds)
+        # in case we're empty 
+        return True
+
+
+#################### CompleterTask
+### . run(silent)  (return True or False)
+###   silent is an input boolean indicating if we're within the silent period
+### . failure()    (print a message)
+
+########## expectations (+ first arg self)
+# failure()     (to describe which went wrong once it's over)
+# -- and --
+# run (silent)  
+# -- or -- 
+# actual_run()
+# message()
+
+class CompleterTask:
+    def run (self, silent):
+        result=self.actual_run()
+        if silent:
+            print '+' if result else '.',
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+        else:
+            print self.message(),"->","OK" if result else "KO"
+        return result
+    def message (self): return "you-need-to-redefine-message"
+    def failure_message (self): return "you-need-to-redefine-failure_message"
+
+# random result
+class TaskTest (CompleterTask):
+    counter=1
+    def __init__ (self,max):
+        import random
+        self.counter=TaskTest.counter
+        TaskTest.counter+=1
+        self.delay=random.random()*max
+        self.fire=datetime.now()+timedelta(seconds=self.delay)
+    def actual_run(self):
+        return datetime.now()>=self.fire
+    def message (self):
+        return "Task %d - delay was %d s"%(self.counter,self.delay)
+
+    def failure_message (self): return "BOTTOM LINE: FAILURE with task (%s)"%self.counter
+
+def main ():
+    import sys
+    if len(sys.argv)!=6:
+        print "Usage: <command> number_tasks max_random timeout_s silent_s period_s"
+        sys.exit(1)
+    [number,max,timeout,silent,period]= [ int(x) for x in sys.argv[1:]]
+    tasks = [ TaskTest(max) for i in range(number)]
+    success=Completer(tasks,verbose=True).run(timedelta(seconds=timeout),
+                                              timedelta(seconds=silent),
+                                              timedelta(seconds=period))
+    print "OVERALL",success
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
index c72aa99..ae4a861 100755 (executable)
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ steps refer to a method in TestPlc or to a step_* module
                           help="prompts before each step")
         parser.add_option("-n","--dry-run", action="store_true", dest="dry_run", default=False,
                           help="Show environment and exits")
-        parser.add_option("-r","--restart-nm", action="store_true", dest="forcenm", default=False, 
-                          help="Force the NM to restart in ssh_slices step")
+# dropped when added Completer.py
+#        parser.add_option("-r","--restart-nm", action="store_true", dest="forcenm", default=False, 
+#                          help="Force the NM to restart in ssh_slices step")
         parser.add_option("-t","--trace", action="store", dest="trace_file", default=None,
                           help="Trace file location")
         (self.options, self.args) = parser.parse_args()
index 98bddff..eef0bf8 100644 (file)
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Thierry Parmentelat <thierry.parmentelat@inria.fr>
 # Copyright (C) 2010 INRIA 
 #
-import os, os.path
-import datetime
-import time
 import sys
+import time
+import os, os.path
 import traceback
-from types import StringTypes
 import socket
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from types import StringTypes
 
 import utils
 from TestSite import TestSite
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from TestSsh import TestSsh
 from TestApiserver import TestApiserver
 from TestAuthSfa import TestAuthSfa
 from PlcapiUrlScanner import PlcapiUrlScanner
+from Completer import Completer, CompleterTask
 
 # step methods must take (self) and return a boolean (options is a member of the class)
 
@@ -925,58 +926,58 @@ class TestPlc:
         return res
 
     # silent_minutes : during the first <silent_minutes> minutes nothing gets printed
-    def nodes_check_boot_state (self, target_boot_state, timeout_minutes, silent_minutes,period=15):
+    def nodes_check_boot_state (self, target_boot_state, timeout_minutes, silent_minutes,period_seconds=15):
         if self.options.dry_run:
             print 'dry_run'
             return True
-        # compute timeout
-        timeout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
-        graceout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+
+        class CompleterTaskBootState (CompleterTask):
+            def __init__ (self, test_plc,hostname):
+                self.test_plc=test_plc
+                self.hostname=hostname
+                self.last_boot_state='undef'
+            def actual_run (self):
+                try:
+                    node = self.test_plc.apiserver.GetNodes(self.test_plc.auth_root(), [ self.hostname ],
+                                                               ['boot_state'])[0]
+                    self.last_boot_state = node['boot_state'] 
+                    return self.last_boot_state == target_boot_state
+                except:
+                    return False
+            def message (self):
+                return "CompleterTaskBootState with node %s"%self.hostname
+            def failure_message (self):
+                return "node %s in state %s - expected %s"%(self.hostname,self.last_boot_state,target_boot_state)
+                
+        timeout = timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
+        graceout = timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+        period   = timedelta(seconds=period_seconds)
         # the nodes that haven't checked yet - start with a full list and shrink over time
-        tocheck = self.all_hostnames()
-        utils.header("checking nodes %r"%tocheck)
-        # create a dict hostname -> status
-        status = dict ( [ (hostname,'undef') for hostname in tocheck ] )
-        while tocheck:
-            # get their status
-            tocheck_status=self.apiserver.GetNodes(self.auth_root(), tocheck, ['hostname','boot_state' ] )
-            # update status
-            for array in tocheck_status:
-                hostname=array['hostname']
-                boot_state=array['boot_state']
-                if boot_state == target_boot_state:
-                    utils.header ("%s has reached the %s state"%(hostname,target_boot_state))
-                else:
-                    # if it's a real node, never mind
-                    (site_spec,node_spec)=self.locate_hostname(hostname)
-                    if TestNode.is_real_model(node_spec['node_fields']['model']):
-                        utils.header("WARNING - Real node %s in %s - ignored"%(hostname,boot_state))
-                        # let's cheat
-                        boot_state = target_boot_state
-                    elif datetime.datetime.now() > graceout:
-                        utils.header ("%s still in '%s' state"%(hostname,boot_state))
-                        graceout=datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(1)
-                status[hostname] = boot_state
-            # refresh tocheck
-            tocheck = [ hostname for (hostname,boot_state) in status.iteritems() if boot_state != target_boot_state ]
-            if not tocheck:
-                return True
-            if datetime.datetime.now() > timeout:
-                for hostname in tocheck:
-                    utils.header("FAILURE due to %s in '%s' state"%(hostname,status[hostname]))
-                return False
-            # otherwise, sleep for a while
-            time.sleep(period)
-        # only useful in empty plcs
-        return True
+        utils.header("checking nodes boot state (expected %s)"%target_boot_state)
+        tasks = [ CompleterTaskBootState (self,hostname) \
+                      for (hostname,_) in self.all_node_infos() ]
+        return Completer (tasks).run (timeout, graceout, period)
 
     def nodes_booted(self):
         return self.nodes_check_boot_state('boot',timeout_minutes=30,silent_minutes=28)
 
-    def check_nodes_ssh(self,debug,timeout_minutes,silent_minutes,period=15):
-        # compute timeout
-        timeout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
-        graceout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+    def check_nodes_ssh(self,debug,timeout_minutes,silent_minutes,period_seconds=15):
+        class CompleterTaskNodeSsh (CompleterTask):
+            def __init__ (self, hostname, qemuname, boot_state, local_key):
+                self.hostname=hostname
+                self.qemuname=qemuname
+                self.boot_state=boot_state
+                self.local_key=local_key
+            def run (self, silent):
+                command = TestSsh (self.hostname,key=self.local_key).actual_command("hostname;uname -a")
+                return utils.system (command, silent=silent)==0
+            def failure_message (self):
+                return "Cannot reach %s @ %s in %s mode"%(self.hostname, self.qemuname, self.boot_state)
+
+        # various delays 
+        timeout  = timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
+        graceout = timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+        period   = timedelta(seconds=period_seconds)
         vservername=self.vservername
         if debug: 
             message="debug"
@@ -984,39 +985,11 @@ class TestPlc:
         else: 
             message="boot"
            local_key = "keys/key_admin.rsa"
+        utils.header("checking ssh access to nodes (expected in %s mode)"%message)
         node_infos = self.all_node_infos()
-        utils.header("checking ssh access (expected in %s mode) to nodes:"%message)
-        for (nodename,qemuname) in node_infos:
-            utils.header("hostname=%s -- qemubox=%s"%(nodename,qemuname))
-        utils.header("max timeout is %d minutes, silent for %d minutes (period is %s)"%\
-                         (timeout_minutes,silent_minutes,period))
-        while node_infos:
-            for node_info in node_infos:
-                (hostname,qemuname) = node_info
-                # try to run 'hostname' in the node
-                command = TestSsh (hostname,key=local_key).actual_command("hostname;uname -a")
-                # don't spam logs - show the command only after the grace period 
-                success = utils.system ( command, silent=datetime.datetime.now() < graceout)
-                if success==0:
-                    utils.header('Successfully entered root@%s (%s)'%(hostname,message))
-                    # refresh node_infos
-                    node_infos.remove(node_info)
-                else:
-                    # we will have tried real nodes once, in case they're up - but if not, just skip
-                    (site_spec,node_spec)=self.locate_hostname(hostname)
-                    if TestNode.is_real_model(node_spec['node_fields']['model']):
-                        utils.header ("WARNING : check ssh access into real node %s - skipped"%hostname)
-                       node_infos.remove(node_info)
-            if  not node_infos:
-                return True
-            if datetime.datetime.now() > timeout:
-                for (hostname,qemuname) in node_infos:
-                    utils.header("FAILURE to ssh into %s (on %s)"%(hostname,qemuname))
-                return False
-            # otherwise, sleep for a while
-            time.sleep(period)
-        # only useful in empty plcs
-        return True
+        tasks = [ CompleterTaskNodeSsh (nodename, qemuname, message, local_key) \
+                      for (nodename,qemuname) in node_infos ]
+        return Completer (tasks).run (timeout, graceout, period)
         
     def ssh_node_debug(self):
         "Tries to ssh into nodes in debug mode with the debug ssh key"
@@ -1063,21 +1036,33 @@ class TestPlc:
 
     ### initscripts
     def do_check_initscripts(self):
-        overall = True
+        class CompleterTaskInitscript (CompleterTask):
+            def __init__ (self, test_sliver, stamp):
+                self.test_sliver=test_sliver
+                self.stamp=stamp
+            def actual_run (self):
+                return self.test_sliver.check_initscript_stamp (self.stamp)
+            def message (self):
+                return "initscript checker for %s"%self.test_sliver.name()
+            def failure_message (self):
+                return "initscript stamp %s not found in sliver %s"%(self.stamp,self.test_sliver.name())
+            
+        tasks=[]
         for slice_spec in self.plc_spec['slices']:
             if not slice_spec.has_key('initscriptstamp'):
                 continue
             stamp=slice_spec['initscriptstamp']
+            slicename=slice_spec['slice_fields']['name']
             for nodename in slice_spec['nodenames']:
+                print 'nodename',nodename,'slicename',slicename,'stamp',stamp
                 (site,node) = self.locate_node (nodename)
                 # xxx - passing the wrong site - probably harmless
                 test_site = TestSite (self,site)
                 test_slice = TestSlice (self,test_site,slice_spec)
                 test_node = TestNode (self,test_site,node)
                 test_sliver = TestSliver (self, test_node, test_slice)
-                if not test_sliver.check_initscript_stamp(stamp):
-                    overall = False
-        return overall
+                tasks.append ( CompleterTaskInitscript (test_sliver, stamp))
+        return Completer (tasks).run (timedelta(minutes=5), timedelta(minutes=4), timedelta(seconds=10))
            
     def check_initscripts(self):
         "check that the initscripts have triggered"
@@ -1234,24 +1219,23 @@ class TestPlc:
     def check_drl (self): return self._check_system_slice ('drl')
 
     # we have the slices up already here, so it should not take too long
-    def _check_system_slice (self, slicename, timeout_minutes=5, period=15):
-        timeout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
-        test_nodes=self.all_nodes()
-        while test_nodes:
-            for test_node in test_nodes:
-                if test_node._check_system_slice (slicename,dry_run=self.options.dry_run):
-                    utils.header ("ok")
-                    test_nodes.remove(test_node)
-                else:
-                    print '.',
-            if not test_nodes:
-                return True
-            if datetime.datetime.now () > timeout:
-                for test_node in test_nodes:
-                    utils.header ("can't find system slice %s in %s"%(slicename,test_node.name()))
-                return False
-            time.sleep(period)
-        return True
+    def _check_system_slice (self, slicename, timeout_minutes=5, period_seconds=15):
+        class CompleterTaskSystemSlice (CompleterTask):
+            def __init__ (self, test_node, dry_run): 
+                self.test_node=test_node
+                self.dry_run=dry_run
+            def actual_run (self): 
+                return self.test_node._check_system_slice (slicename, dry_run=self.dry_run)
+            def message (self): 
+                return "System slice %s @ %s"%(slicename, self.test_node.name())
+            def failure_message (self): 
+                return "COULD not find system slice %s @ %s"%(slicename, self.test_node.name())
+        timeout = timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
+        silent  = timedelta (0)
+        period  = timedelta (seconds=period_seconds)
+        tasks = [ CompleterTaskSystemSlice (test_node, self.options.dry_run) \
+                      for test_node in self.all_nodes() ]
+        return Completer (tasks) . run (timeout, silent, period)
 
     def plcsh_stress_test (self):
         "runs PLCAPI stress test, that checks Add/Update/Delete on all types - preserves contents"
@@ -1636,7 +1620,7 @@ class TestPlc:
             if not isinstance(name,StringTypes):
                 raise Exception
         except:
-            t=datetime.datetime.now()
+            t=datetime.now()
             d=t.date()
             name=str(d)
         return "/root/%s-%s.sql"%(database,name)
index 7324b8b..25912cc 100644 (file)
@@ -3,13 +3,35 @@
 #
 import utils
 import os, os.path
-import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import time
 
 from TestKey import TestKey
 from TestUser import TestUser
 from TestNode import TestNode
 from TestSsh import TestSsh
+from Completer import Completer, CompleterTask
+
+class CompleterTaskSshSlice (CompleterTask):
+
+    def __init__ (self, test_plc, hostname, slicename, private_key,command, expected, dry_run):
+        self.test_plc=test_plc
+        self.hostname=hostname
+        self.slicename=slicename
+        self.private_key=private_key
+        self.command=command
+        self.dry_run=dry_run
+        self.expected=expected
+    def run (self, silent): 
+        (site_spec,node_spec) = self.test_plc.locate_hostname(self.hostname)
+        test_ssh = TestSsh (self.hostname,key=self.private_key,username=self.slicename)
+        full_command = test_ssh.actual_command(self.command)
+        retcod = utils.system (full_command, silent=silent)
+        if self.dry_run: return True
+        if self.expected:       return retcod==0
+        else:                   return retcod!=0
+    def failure_message (self): 
+        return "Could not ssh into slice %s @ %s"%(self.slicename,self.hostname)
 
 class TestSlice:
 
@@ -122,9 +144,13 @@ class TestSlice:
         "tries to ssh-enter the slice with the user key, expecting it to be unreachable"
         return self.do_ssh_slice(options, expected=False, *args, **kwds)
 
-    def do_ssh_slice(self,options,expected=True,timeout_minutes=20,silent_minutes=10,period=15,command=None):
-        timeout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
-        graceout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+    def do_ssh_slice(self,options,expected=True,
+                     timeout_minutes=20,silent_minutes=10,period_seconds=15,command=None):
+        "tries to enter a slice"
+
+        timeout  = timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
+        graceout = timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+        period   = timedelta(seconds=period_seconds)
         if not command:
             command="echo hostname ; hostname; echo id; id; echo uname -a ; uname -a"
         # locate a key
@@ -134,58 +160,18 @@ class TestSlice:
             return False
 
         # convert nodenames to real hostnames
-        slice_spec = self.slice_spec
-        restarted=[]
-        tocheck=[]
-        for nodename in slice_spec['nodenames']:
-            (site_spec,node_spec) = self.test_plc.locate_node(nodename)
-            tocheck.append(node_spec['node_fields']['hostname'])
-
         if expected:    msg="ssh slice access enabled"
         else:           msg="ssh slice access disabled"
-            
-        utils.header("checking for %s -- slice %s on nodes %r"%(msg,self.name(),tocheck))
-        utils.header("max timeout is %d minutes, silent for %d minutes (period is %s)"%\
-                         (timeout_minutes,silent_minutes,period))
-        while tocheck:
-            for hostname in tocheck:
-                (site_spec,node_spec) = self.test_plc.locate_hostname(hostname)
-                test_ssh = TestSsh (hostname,key=private_key,username=self.name())
-                full_command = test_ssh.actual_command(command)
-                retcod = utils.system (full_command, silent=datetime.datetime.now() < graceout)
-                if getattr(options,'dry_run',None): return True
-                if expected:    success = retcod==0
-                else:           success = retcod!=0
-                    
-                if success:
-                    utils.header("OK %s - slice=%s@%s"%(msg,self.name(),hostname))
-                    tocheck.remove(hostname)
-                else:
-                    # real nodes will have been checked once in case they're up - skip if not
-                    if TestNode.is_real_model(node_spec['node_fields']['model']):
-                        utils.header("WARNING : Checking slice %s on real node %s skipped"%(self.name(),hostname))
-                        tocheck.remove(hostname)
-                    # nm restart after first failure, if requested 
-                    if options.forcenm and hostname not in restarted:
-                        utils.header ("forcenm option : restarting nm on %s"%hostname)
-                        restart_test_ssh=TestSsh(hostname,key="keys/key_admin.rsa")
-                        access=restart_test_ssh.actual_command('service nm restart')
-                        if (access==0):
-                            utils.header('nm restarted on %s'%hostname)
-                        else:
-                            utils.header('Failed to restart nm on %s'%(hostname))
-                        restarted.append(hostname)
-            if not tocheck:
-                # we're done
-                return True
-            if datetime.datetime.now() > timeout:
-                for hostname in tocheck:
-                    utils.header("FAILED %s slice=%s@%s"%(msg,self.name(),hostname))
-                return False
-            # wait for the period
-            time.sleep (period)
-        # for an empty slice
-        return True
+        utils.header("checking for %s -- slice %s"%(msg,self.name()))
+
+        tasks=[]
+        slicename=self.name()
+        dry_run = getattr(options,'dry_run',False)
+        for nodename in self.slice_spec['nodenames']:
+            (site_spec,node_spec) = self.test_plc.locate_node(nodename)
+            tasks.append( CompleterTaskSshSlice(self.test_plc,node_spec['node_fields']['hostname'],
+                                                slicename,private_key,command,expected,dry_run))
+        return Completer (tasks).run (timeout, graceout, period)
 
     def ssh_slice_basics (self, options, *args, **kwds):
         "the slice is expected to be UP and we just check a few simple sanity commands, including 'ps' to check for /proc"
index 6893c2f..97ac883 100644 (file)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 import time
-import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 import utils
 from TestNode import TestNode
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from TestUser import TestUser
 from TestBoxQemu import TestBoxQemu
 from TestSsh import TestSsh
 
+from Completer import Completer, CompleterTask
+from TestSlice import CompleterTaskSshSlice
 
 class TestSliceSfa:
 
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ class TestSliceSfa:
 
     def sfa_renew_slice(self, options):
         "run sfi renew (on Aggregates)"
-        too_late = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(weeks=52)
-        one_month = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(weeks=4)
+        too_late =  datetime.now() + timedelta(weeks=52)
+        one_month = datetime.now() + timedelta(weeks=4)
         # we expect this to fail on too long term attemps, but to succeed otherwise
         overall=True
         for ( renew_until, expected) in [ (too_late, False), (one_month, True) ] :
@@ -122,60 +124,23 @@ class TestSliceSfa:
         return self.test_plc.locate_private_key_from_key_names ( [ self.slice_spec['key_name'] ] )
 
     # check the resulting sliver
-    def ssh_slice_sfa(self,options,timeout_minutes=40,silent_minutes=30,period=15):
+    def ssh_slice_sfa(self,options,timeout_minutes=40,silent_minutes=0,period_seconds=15):
        "tries to ssh-enter the SFA slice"
-        timeout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
-        graceout = datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+        timeout  = timedelta(minutes=timeout_minutes)
+        graceout = timedelta(minutes=silent_minutes)
+        period   = timedelta(seconds=period_seconds)
         # locate a key
         private_key=self.locate_private_key()
         if not private_key :
             utils.header("WARNING: Cannot find a valid key for slice %s"%self.name())
             return False
-
-        # convert nodenames to real hostnames
-        restarted=[]
-        tocheck=[]
+        command="echo hostname ; hostname; echo id; id; echo uname -a ; uname -a"
+        
+        tasks=[]
+        slicename=self.slice_spec['name']
+        dry_run = getattr(options,'dry_run',False)
         for nodename in self.slice_spec['nodenames']:
             (site_spec,node_spec) = self.test_plc.locate_node(nodename)
-            tocheck.append(node_spec['node_fields']['hostname'])
-
-        utils.header("checking ssh access into slice %s on nodes %r"%(self.plc_name(),tocheck))
-        utils.header("max timeout is %d minutes, silent for %d minutes (period is %s)"%\
-                         (timeout_minutes,silent_minutes,period))
-        while tocheck:
-            for hostname in tocheck:
-                (site_spec,node_spec) = self.test_plc.locate_hostname(hostname)
-                date_test_ssh = TestSsh (hostname,key=private_key,username=self.plc_name())
-                command = date_test_ssh.actual_command("echo hostname ; hostname; echo id; id; echo uname -a ; uname -a")
-                date = utils.system (command, silent=datetime.datetime.now() < graceout)
-                if date==0:
-                    utils.header("Successfuly entered slice %s on %s"%(self.plc_name(),hostname))
-                    tocheck.remove(hostname)
-                else:
-                    # real nodes will have been checked once in case they're up - skip if not
-                    if TestNode.is_real_model(node_spec['node_fields']['model']):
-                        utils.header("WARNING : Checking slice %s on real node %s skipped"%(self.plc_name(),hostname))
-                        tocheck.remove(hostname)
-                    # nm restart after first failure, if requested 
-                    if options.forcenm and hostname not in restarted:
-                        utils.header ("forcenm option : restarting nm on %s"%hostname)
-                        restart_test_ssh=TestSsh(hostname,key="keys/key_admin.rsa")
-                        access=restart_test_ssh.actual_command('service nm restart')
-                        if (access==0):
-                            utils.header('nm restarted on %s'%hostname)
-                        else:
-                            utils.header('Failed to restart nm on %s'%(hostname))
-                        restarted.append(hostname)
-            if not tocheck:
-                # we're done
-                return True
-            if datetime.datetime.now() > timeout:
-                for hostname in tocheck:
-                    utils.header("FAILURE to ssh into %s@%s"%(self.plc_name(),hostname))
-                return False
-            # wait for the period
-            time.sleep (period)
-        # for an empty slice
-        return True
-
-    
+            tasks.append( CompleterTaskSshSlice(self.test_plc,node_spec['node_fields']['hostname'],
+                                                slicename,private_key,command,expected=True,dry_run=dry_run))
+        return Completer (tasks).run (timeout, graceout, period)