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DPM_PING(3) DPM Library Functions DPM_PING(3)

NAME

dpm_ping - check if Disk Pool Manager is alive and return its version number

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include "dpm_api.h"

int dpm_ping (char *server, char *info)

DESCRIPTION

dpm_ping checks if the Disk Pool Manager is alive and returns its version number.

OPTIONS

server
specifies the Disk Pool Manager hostname. If NULL, the DPM_HOST environment variable is used.
info
points at a buffer to receive the information (currently the version number). The buffer must be at least 256 characters long.

RETURN VALUE

This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.

ERRORS

EFAULT
info is a NULL pointer.
SENOSHOST
Host unknown.
SENOSSERV
Service unknown.
SECOMERR
Communication error.
EDPMNACT
Disk Pool Manager is not running or is being shutdown.
$Date: 2007/05/09 06:38:31 $ LCG