poll_geoserver.r2py

"""
Description:
This Script is used for polling servers on port 12679 
with help of openconnection() API in repyv2 
and terminates connection
after the time-out

Arguments:

FQDN of the server.

"""
def poll(servername):
  myip = getmyip()
  myport = 12346
  serverip = gethostbyname(servername)
  serverport = 12679
  try:
    socket = openconnection(serverip,serverport,myip,myport,1)
    return "server is alive"
    socket.close()
  except Exception, err:
    return str(err)