-# specify obd names (host:name if remote)
-# these can either be the echo_client names (client_names)
-# or the ost names (ost_names)
+# specify obd instances to exercise
+# these can be either...
+# obdfilter instances (set 'ost_names')
+# ...or...
+# echo_client instances (set 'client_names')
+# ... use 'host:name' for obd instances on other nodes.
+
+# allow these to be passed in via string...
+ost_names_str=${ost_names_str:-""}
+if [ -n "$ost_names_str" ]; then
+ declare -a ost_names
+ count=0
+ for name in $ost_names_str; do
+ ost_names[$count]=$name
+ count=$((count+1))
+ done
+else
+ ost_names=(ost{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16})
+fi
+