OpenSplice Tools

OpenSplice has a number of tools to help you use OpenSplice more effectively including the tuner, tester and configuration tool.

Java JRE for Tester and Tuner

What JRE implementations do Tester and Tuner work with? Our build servers build with either Oracle JDK 8 or OpenJDK 8 builds so these are the standard JRE implementations used for Tester and Tuner. Is DDS consistent with Zulu JRE 8 implementation ? Zulu 8 is a TCK certified build of OpenJDK 8. As such, […]

Error “System clock has been set back (-40)” when starting a tool or application

“License checkout failed! Caught com.reprisesoftware.rlm.RlmException: System clock has been set back (-40)” OpenSplice and its toolsuses RLM for its licensing.  RLM detects windback by looking for future-dated files (access and modified times) in system directories. In many cases just running the system for a little while with the correct date will access the future-dated files […]

OpenSplice Tester FAQ’s

What is Tester? The OpenSplice Tester Tool is a major leap forward in automated testing and debugging of Data Distribution Service (DDS) based systems. The 100% Java based OpenSplice Tester Tool is designed with the systems integrator in mind and offers an intuitive set of features to aid this task, offering both ‘local’ operation (where […]

OpenSplice Tuner FAQ’s

Several common OpenSplice Tuner problems can be resolved by looking through the User Guide, which can be found here: OpenSplice v6 Guide (pdf | html) OpenSplice v7 Guide (pdf | html) When using the OpenSplice Tuner you may run into some of the following errors: Could not load JNI library error. Could not load JNI […]

OpenSplice Record and Replay FAQ’s

For more information on what the Record and Replay services are see this article. What storage types does OpenSplice Record and Replay support? The service records the data to storage xml files. These xml files can get quite large, and can be difficult to query and read. RnR Manager provides a Storage Editor that makes it […]

Cannot see Tuner on CentOS using remove desktop

When using the remote desktop application xrdp there is sometimes a problem seeing the windows in Tuner. Changing the window size does not change anything either. This is due to a combination of the Java gui that Tuner uses and xrdp. To fix the problem the depth setting for xrdp needs to change.   edit […]

Gathering OpenSplice statistics

When you are developing a DDS system you may want to gather OpenSplice statistics to help you tune the system. This article explains how to do this. Various statistics can be generated by OpenSplice. These will help you analyse and tune application behaviour while you are developing the system. By default statistics are not enabled. […]

RLM Error initializing license system (-130)

When using the  Windows 64 bit Visual Studio 2015 OpenSplice  build a RLM Error initializing license system(-130)  error is seen. There is a known issue with OpenSplice V6.8.2 running on Windows 64 bit Visual Studio 2015 (the platform P738 build).  When you try to start anything that requires a license checkout, for example the OpenSplice […]

Record and Replay Manager Overview

The OpenSplice Record and Replay Manager (RnR manager) is a tool that allows you to control the OpenSplice Record and Replay Service (RnR service) . The RnR manager allows you to do the following: Control and Monitor all Recorder and Player instances in the system. Connect to local and remote nodes. Monitor RnR Service status […]

Installing the Record and Replay Manager

This article explains how to go about installing the Record and Replay Manager, a tool to control OpenSplice Record and Replay Services (RnR Services) and to inspect and change recorded data. Record and Replay is a pluggable service which comes with OpenSplice. You will need to have an OpenSplice installation.  To use the Record and […]

How to configure the Record and Replay Service

Are you wondering how to configure the Record and Replay service?  Record and Replay is a OpenSplice service that allows you to record dds data sets in the system. You can then replay these later. This allows you to analyse real-time performance and optimise it. You can also set up testing scenarios and query data. […]

OpenSplice Launcher can fail to open in Debian 9 environment

In the Debian 9 environment, the OpenSplice Launcher tool will fail to open if the  OpenSplice installation directory path is too long. Why does the OpenSplice launcher fail? The path length is problematic.    It is a problem with the bundling of the java 8 jre.   Seeing problem in Debian 9 environment. How can […]

OpenSplice Launcher on Ubuntu 16.04 can produce a Segmentation Fault

When starting the OpenSplice launcher on Ubuntu 16.04 (linux kernel 4.8.0-56) a segmentation fault is seen. Why does the OpenSplice launcher fail with a segmentation fault The reason you are seeing a segmentation fault when starting the launcher on Ubuntu 16.04 (linux kernel 4.8.0-56) is because there is a Java Plugin issue on this particular […]

I get the error “HostID of this machine: Invalid”

Occasionally you may see the error “HostID of this machine: Invalid” when running the command rlmutil rlmhostid -ether $ rlmutil rlmhostid ether rlmutil v9.1 Copyright (C) 2006-2011, Reprise Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Hostid of this machine: invalid “` How to resolve the  error “HostID of this machine: Invalid” In order to obtain a permanent […]

Getting started with OpenSplice Tuner

Getting started with OpenSplice Tuner This video shows you how to run and preview the interactive features of the OpenSplice Tuner with an OpenSplice Domain. This will allow you to easily interact with your OpenSplice DDS entities to view them, test with them and even create entire scripted test scenarios based on them. This is […]

How to use the OpenSplice Tester

How to use the OpenSplice Tester This video shows you how to run and preview the interactive features of the OpenSplice Tester with an OpenSplice Domain. In this video you will learn how to: Set up your environment with OpenSplice paths run the OpenSplice tester connect the tester to a running OpenSplice domain run the Ping/Pong […]

Known Issues in OpenSplice RnR Manager

This page lists all the known issues in the different releases of OpenSplice RnR Manager. There is also a list of fixed bugs and changes in the different versions of OpenSplice RnR manager. Version 6.10.4 Version 6.10.3 Version 6.7.0

What is OpenSplice Tuner?

What is OpenSplice Tuner? A powerful deployment tool within the OpenSplice product suite, this tool offers total control over a deployed OpenSplice DDS system from any local or remote platform that supports the Java language. The 100% Java based OpenSplice Tuner Tool greatly aids the design, implementation, test and maintenance of OpenSplice based distributed systems. […]

Fixed Bugs and Changes in OpenSplice RnR Manager

More information about the OpenSplice Record and Replay Manager can be found in the Record and Replay Manager Overview. Version 6.10.4 Version 6.10.3 Version 6.8.0 Version 6.6.3 Version 6.6.2 Version 6.6.0 Version 6.5.1

MMStat: A powerful tool for diagnosing Federated OpenSplice domains.

MMStat: A powerful tool for diagnosing Federated OpenSplice domains. The OpenSplice Memory Statistics Tool – MMStat is a command line tool which can be used to display valuable information about the shared memory statistics of an OpenSplice domain. This video shows you how to run MMStat to get detailed information about a Federated OpenSplice DDS domain. In […]