---
name: "pingpongclient"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rsplib-services"
version: "3.4.4-1.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pingpongclient"
---

# pingpongclient(1)

RSerPool Client (PU) for the PingPong service

## 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:\
 https://duepublico.uni-duisburg-essen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-16326/Dre2006\_final.pdf

Thomas Dreibholz's RSerPool Page:\
 https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/rserpool/