NAME
pingpongclient - RSerPool Client (PU) for the PingPong service
SYNOPSIS
pingpongclient [-poolhandle=pool_handle] [-interval=milliseconds]
[-cspinterval=milliseconds] [-cspserver=address:port]
[-logappend=filename] [-logcolor=on|off]
[-logfile=filename] [-loglevel=0-9]
DESCRIPTION
pingpongclient is a Reliable Server Pooling (RSerPool) pool user (PU) for
the PingPong service. It is a simple example service for testing RSerPool
and its failover functionalities.
ARGUMENTS
The following options are available:
-poolhandle=pool_handle
Sets the PH to a non-default value; otherwise, the default
setting is "PingPongPool".
Service Parameters:
-interval=milliseconds
Sets the request interval in milliseconds.
ASAP Protocol Parameters:
-registrar=address:port
Adds a static PR entry into the Registrar Table. It is
possible to add multiple entries.
-registrarannouncetimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for ASAP announces via multicast.
-registrarconnecttimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for ASAP connection establishment.
-registrarconnectmaxtrials=trials
Sets the maximum number of ASAP connection establishment
trials.
-registrarrequesttimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for ASAP requests.
-registrarresponsetimeout=milliseconds
Sets the timeout for waiting to receive ASAP responses.
-registrarrequestmaxtrials=trials
Sets the maximum number of ASAP request trials.
Component Status Protocol (CSP) Parameters:
-cspinterval=milliseconds
Sets the interval for the CSP status updates in
milliseconds. By default, the content of the environment
variable CSP_INTERVAL is used. If not defined, no CSP
status reports will be sent.
-cspserver=address:port
Sets the address of a CSP monitor server. By default, the
content of the environment variable CSP_SERVER is used.
If not defined, no CSP status reports will be sent.
Logging Parameters:
-logappend=filename
Write logging output to a file (default is stdout);
output will be appended to given file.
-logcolor=on|off
Turns ANSI colorization of the logging output on or off.
-logfile=filename
Write logging output to a file (default is stdout); given
file will be overwritten.
-loglevel=0-9
Sets the logging verbosity from 0 (none) to 9 (very
verbose). It is recommended to use at least a value of 2
to see possibly important error messages and warnings.
ENVIRONMENT
pingpongclient uses the environment variables CSP_SERVER and CSP_INTERVAL
to define a CSP server to send reports to in the specified interval.
DIAGNOSTICS
If loglevel>0, log messages will be printed to stdout or into a specified
log file.
SEE ALSO
For a detailed introduction to RSerPool, see:
http://duepublico.uni-duisburg-
essen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-16326/Dre2006-final.pdf
Thomas Dreibholz’s RSerPool Page:
http://tdrwww.iem.uni-due.de/dreibholz/rserpool/
AUTHORS
Dr. Thomas Dreibholz
http://tdrwww.iem.uni-due.de/dreibholz/rserpool/
mailto://dreibh@iem.uni-due.de