Index: dashboard-tests.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard-tests.scm
+++ dashboard-tests.scm
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@
 
 ;;======================================================================
 ;;
 ;;======================================================================
 (define (examine-test db test-id) ;; run-id run-key origtest)
-  (let* ((testdat       (db:get-test-data-by-id db test-id))
+  (let* ((testdat       (rdb:get-test-data-by-id db test-id))
 	 (run-id        (if testdat (db:test-get-run_id testdat) #f))
 	 (keydat        (if testdat (keys:get-key-val-pairs db run-id) #f))
 	 (rundat        (if testdat (db:get-run-info db run-id) #f))
 	 (runname       (if testdat (db:get-value-by-header (db:get-row rundat)
 							    (db:get-header rundat)

Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -1117,5 +1117,13 @@
       (let ((host (vector-ref *runremote* 0))
 	    (port (vector-ref *runremote* 1)))
 	((rpc:procedure 'rpc:test-set-log! host port)
 	 run-id test-name item-path logf))
       (db:test-set-log! db run-id test-name item-path logf)))
+
+(define (rdb:get-test-data-by-id db test-id)
+  (if *runremote*
+      (let ((host (vector-ref *runremote* 0))
+	    (port (vector-ref *runremote* 1)))
+	((rpc:procedure 'rpc:get-test-data-by-id host port)
+	 test-id))
+      (db:get-test-data-by-id db test-id)))

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -411,11 +411,12 @@
 	   (new-test-name (if (equal? item-path "") test-name (conc test-name "/" item-path))) ;; just need it to be unique
 	   (testdat       (db:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path)))
       (if (not testdat)
 	  (begin
 	    ;; ensure that the path exists before registering the test
-	    (system (conc "mkdir -p " new-test-path))
+	    ;; NOPE: Cannot! Don't know yet which disk area will be assigned....
+	    ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " new-test-path))
 	    (register-test db run-id test-name item-path)
 	    (set! testdat (db:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path))))
       (change-directory test-path)
       (case (if force ;; (args:get-arg "-force")
 		'NOT_STARTED

Index: server.scm
==================================================================
--- server.scm
+++ server.scm
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 ;;  PURPOSE.
 
 (require-extension (srfi 18) extras tcp rpc)
 (import (prefix rpc rpc:))
 
-(use sqlite3 srfi-1 posix regex regex-case srfi-69 hostinfo)
+(use sqlite3 srfi-1 posix regex regex-case srfi-69)
+;; (use hostinfo)
 (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))
 
 (declare (unit server))
 
 (declare (uses common))
@@ -93,10 +94,15 @@
     
     (rpc:publish-procedure!
      'rpc:test-set-log!
      (lambda (run-id test-name item-path logf)
        (db:test-set-log! db run-id test-name item-path logf)))
+    
+    (rpc:publish-procedure!
+     'rpc:get-test-data-by-id
+     (lambda (test-id)
+       (db:get-test-data-by-id db test-id)))
 
     (set! *rpc:listener* rpc:listener)
     (on-exit (lambda ()
 	       (sqlite3:execute db "DELETE FROM metadat WHERE var='SERVER' and val=?;" host:port)
 	       (sqlite3:finalize! db)))

Index: tests/Makefile
==================================================================
--- tests/Makefile
+++ tests/Makefile
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 BINPATH=$(shell realpath ../bin)
 MEGATEST=$(BINPATH)/megatest
 PATH := $(BINPATH):$(PATH)
 
 runall :
-	cd ../;make install 
+	cd ../;make install
+	mkdir -p /tmp/mt_runs /tmp/mt_links
 	$(BINPATH)/dboard -rows 15 &
-	$(MEGATEST) -keepgoing -runall -target ubuntu/nfs/none :runname `date +w%V.%u.%H` -m "This is a comment specific to a run" -v
+	$(MEGATEST) -runall -target ubuntu/nfs/none :runname `date +w%V.%u.%H` -m "This is a comment specific to a run" -v
 
 test :
 	csi -b -I .. ../megatest.scm -- -runall -target ubuntu/afs/tmp :runname blah
 	cd ../;make test
 	make runall

Index: tests/megatest.config
==================================================================
--- tests/megatest.config
+++ tests/megatest.config
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 datapath TEXT
 
 [setup]
 # exectutable /path/to/megatest
 max_concurrent_jobs 50
-linktree /tmp/runs
+linktree /tmp/mt_links
 
 [jobtools]
 # useshell yes
 # ## launcher launches jobs, the job is managed on the target host
 ## by megatest, comment out launcher to run local
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
 ## disks are:
 ## name host:/path/to/area
 ## -or-
 ## name /path/to/area
 [disks]
-1 /tmp
+1 /tmp/mt_runs