This script will, depending on the arguments supplied will ping the servers associated with that application group.

Author: geekcomputers

ping_servers.py

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+# Script Name		: ping_servers.py
+# Author				: Craig Richards
+# Created				: 9th May 2012
+# Last Modified		: 14th May 2012
+# Version				: 1.1
+
+# Modifications		: 1.1 - 14th May 2012 - CR Changed it to use the config directory to store the server files
+
+# Description			: This script will, depending on the arguments supplied will ping the servers associated with that application group.
+
+import os							# Load the Library Module
+import subprocess				# Load the Library Module 
+import sys							# Load the Library Module
+
+if '-h' in sys.argv or '--h' in sys.argv or '-help' in sys.argv or '--help' in sys.argv:	# Help Menu if called
+    print '''
+You need to supply the application group for the servers you want to ping, i.e.
+	dms
+	swaps 
+	
+Followed by the site i.e.
+	155
+	bromley'''
+    sys.exit(0)
+else:
+
+	if (len(sys.argv) < 3): 																# If no arguments are passed,display the help/instructions on how to run the script
+		sys.exit ('\nYou need to supply the app group. Usage : ' + filename + ' followed by the application group i.e. \n \t dms or \n \t swaps \n then the site i.e. \n \t 155 or \n \t bromley')
+
+	appgroup = sys.argv[1]															# Set the variable appgroup as the first argument you supply
+	site = sys.argv[2]																	# Set the variable site as the second argument you supply
+	
+	if os.name == "posix":															# Check the os, if it's linux then			
+		myping = "ping -c 2 "															# This is the ping command
+	elif os.name in ("nt", "dos", "ce"):											# Check the os, if it's windows then
+		myping = "ping -n 2 "															# This is the ping command
+	
+	if 'dms' in sys.argv:																	# If the argument passed is dms then
+	  appgroup = 'dms'																	# Set the variable appgroup to dms
+	elif 'swaps' in sys.argv:															# Else if the argment passed is swaps then
+	  appgroup = 'swaps'																# Set the variable appgroup to swaps
+	  
+	if '155' in sys.argv:																	# If the argument passed is 155 then
+	  site = '155'																			# Set the variable site to 155
+	elif 'bromley' in sys.argv:															# Else if the argument passed is bromley
+	  site = 'bromley'																	# Set the variable site to bromley
+
+filename = sys.argv[0]																# Sets a variable for the script name
+logdir = os.getenv("logs")															# Set the variable logdir by getting the OS environment logs
+logfile = 'ping_'+appgroup+'_'+site+'.log'										# Set the variable logfile, using the arguments passed to create the logfile
+logfilename=os.path.join(logdir, logfile)											# Set the variable logfilename by joining logdir and logfile together
+confdir = os.getenv("my_config")													# Set the variable confdir from the OS environment variable - 1.2
+conffile = (appgroup+'_servers_'+site+'.txt')									# Set the variable conffile - 1.2
+conffilename=os.path.join(confdir, conffile)									# Set the variable conffilename by joining confdir and conffile together - 1.2
+
+f = open(logfilename, "w")															# Open a logfile to write out the output
+for server in open(conffilename):													# Open the config file and read each line - 1.2
+	ret = subprocess.call(myping + server, shell=True,stdout=f,stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)	# Run the ping command for each server in the list.
+	if ret == 0:																				# Depending on the response
+	  f.write (server.strip() + " is alive" + "\n")									# Write out that you can receive a reponse
+	else: 
+	  f.write (server.strip() + " did not respond" + "\n")						# Write out you can't reach the box
+	 
+print ("\n\tYou can see the results in the logfile : "+ logfilename);	# Show the location of the logfile