Name

SM_STAT - Check Status

RPC Data Descriptions

Call Arguments

 

struct      sm_name {
    string  mon_name<SM_MAXSTRLEN>;
};

Return Arguments

 

struct    sm_stat_res {
    res   res_stat;
    int   state;
};

RPC Procedure Description

 

sm_stat_res
SM_STAT(struct sm_name) = 1;

Description

This procedure tests to see whether the NSM agrees to monitor the given host.

Implementations should not rely on this procedure being operative. In many current implementations of the NSM it will always return a "STAT_FAIL" status.

Return Codes

When the procedure returns, "sm_stat_res.sm_stat" will be set to one of the following values:

STAT_SUCC

The NSM will monitor the given host. "sm_stat_res.state" contains the state of the NSM.

STAT_FAIL

The NSM is not be able to monitor the host.