How do I fix the Helix Swarm config so it pings the correct hostname

Question

I have gotten Helix Core and Helix Swarm installed as a server extension on my server. When I initially configured it I set the hostname to swarmhostname because I didn't have a DNS record set up.

Once I had the DNS record swarm.mydomain.com record set up I:

1. edited the hostname in /opt/perforce/swarm/data/config.ini to swarm.mydomain.com
2. checked that P4.Swarm.URL is correct
3. rebooted the apache server (and p4dctl just to be safe)
4. successfully connected to swarm website with swarm.mydomain.com

However, I can't actually commit anything to my depot as it says hostname failed to resolve. When I run p4 extension --run swarm ping I get cannot reach http://swarmhostname/

I've tried clicking the refresh configuration button on the swarm site and it correctly shows the hostname as swarm.mydomain.com. Why is p4 still trying to access it as if it's in the wrong place.

Answer 1

Did you also update the Swarm extension's config?

Run:

p4 extension --configure Perforce::helix-swarm

Check the value for Swarm-URL.

Your "ping" test output says it is "http://swarmhostname/".

Adjust it to match your new swarm.mydomain.com

The change is immediate - no restart(s) needed.