survivor: Ping Check Module

SURVIVOR: `ping` Check Module
About `ping` Dependencies Arguments Description Examples
About `ping`
basics |
Module Type | Scheduler | Remote
check | Yes | No
syntax |
         module ping {
           [all <boolean>]
         }
### Dependencies Executables fping is required for full functionality ### Arguments
Name | Type | Value
all | optional boolean, default is no | Ping all interfaces on target host. This option is only available if `fping` is available.
1. ### Description The `ping` module performs an ICMP echo reply query on the host to be checked. The module will use the "best available" method to perform this check: If `fping` is available, the module will use it. This is currently the most efficient method. Otherwise, if the module is running as root (this is typically not the case), the module will use Perl's `Net::Ping` module. Otherwise, the module will use the OS version of `ping`. This is the least efficient method. See also the pingx module, which has no external dependencies and may operate significantly faster. When using `fping`, the `ping` module does not support execution duration measurement. ### Examples To ping hosts:
            module ping {}
$Date: 2006/11/19 21:14:19 $ $Revision: 0.9 $ | keywords all