return self.test_ssh.copy("tcptest.py")==0 and \
self.test_ssh.run(server_command,background=True)==0
- def run_tcp_client (self,servername,port):
+ def run_tcp_client (self,servername,port,retry=5):
client_command="./tcptest.py client -a %s -p %d"%(servername,port)
- return self.test_ssh.copy("tcptest.py")==0 and \
- self.test_ssh.run(client_command,background=True)==0
+ if self.test_ssh.copy("tcptest.py")!=0: return False
+ utils.header ("tcp client - first attempt")
+ if self.test_ssh.run(client_command,background=False)==0: return True
+ # if first try has failed, wait for <retry> s an try again
+ time.sleep(retry)
+ utils.header ("tcp client - second attempt")
+ if self.test_ssh.run(client_command,background=False)==0: return True
+ return False
# use the node's main ssh root entrance, as the slice entrance might be down
#def tar_var_logs (self):