Process Ping Description v0.7.0
The ping process plugin can be used for (periodic) connection testing between organizations that are part of your DSF allow list. The following figure shows a representation of the process.
The ping process in is composed of 3 different subprocesses:
The autostart ping process is used to execute connection tests in a predefined interval. This subprocess performs the following steps:
- Start a timer with a predefined interval (default 24 h)
- Start the ping process once per interval
- Stop the timer after the current interval completes
For examples on how to start and stop the autostart ping process, see start autostart and stop autostart.
The ping process is used to check outgoing and incoming connections to organizations in your allow-list. This subprocess performs the following steps:
- Select organizations in your allow list that should receive a ping message
- Send ping message to selected organizations
- Receive pong message from selected organizations
- Log status of ping/pong messages
- Log errors if any occur
For examples on how to start the ping process, see start ping.
The pong process is used to send a response during the connection test to the requesting organization. This subprocess performs the following steps:
- Receive ping message from requesting organizations
- Send pong message to requesting organizations
- Log status of ping/pong message
- Log errors if any occur