SURVIVOR: rtsp Check Module
About rtsp
basics
Module Type Scheduler Remote
check Yes No
syntax 
     module rtsp {
       [scheme <string>]
       [hostname <string>]
       [port <number>]
       path <string>
     }

Dependencies

  • Perl Modules

Arguments

Name Type Value
scheme optional string, either 'rtsp' or 'rtspu', default is 'rtsp' RTSP scheme to use.
hostname optional string Virtual hostname to use, if different from non-virtual hostname.
port optional number, default 554 Port number to use.
path string Path part of RTSP URL to be checked.

Description

The rtsp module attempts to verify the correct operation of an RFC 2326 Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) server. Examples of this type of server include RealNetworks' Helix Universal Server and Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server. The module performs an RTSP OPTIONS operation and an RTSP DESCRIBE operation in order to determine if the RTSP server being contacted is returning expected results. The module associates each operation with a sequence number and checks that the server returns the correct sequence number for each operation.

The module return value is determined as follows:

  • If the RTSP response code is 200, MODEXEC_OK is returned.
  • If the RTSP response code is class 1xx or 3xx, MODEXEC_NOTICE is returned.
  • If the RTSP response code is class 4xx or 5xx, MODEXEC_PROBLEM is returned.
  • If the response code is not recognized, MODEXEC_WARNING is returned.

Examples

  1. To look for the file /media/video.smi: 
         module rtsp {
       path /media/video.smi
     }
  2. To look for the file /media/video.smi from a virtual server: 
         module rtsp {
       path /media/video.smi
       hostname media.rtsp.edu
     }
$Date: 2006/11/19 21:30:16 $
$Revision: 0.7 $
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