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MSTAT(3PVM)			 PVM Version 3.4		     MSTAT(3PVM)

NAME
     pvm_mstat - Returns the status of a host in the virtual machine.

SYNOPSIS
     C	  int mstat = pvm_mstat( char *host )

     Fortran   call pvmfmstat( host, mstat )

PARAMETERS
     host    Character string containing the host name.

     mstat   Integer returning machine status:
		  value 	      MEANING
		  PvmOk 	      host is OK
		  PvmNoHost	      host is not in virtual machine
		  PvmHostFail	      host is unreachable (and thus possibly failed)

DESCRIPTION
     The  routine  pvm_mstat returns the status mstat of the computer named host
     with respect to running PVM processes. This routine can be used  to  deter-
     mine if a particular host has failed and if the virtual machine needs to be
     reconfigured.  The  function  pvm_notify()  can  also be used to notify the
     caller that a host has failed.

EXAMPLES
     C:
	  mstat = pvm_mstat( "msr.ornl.gov" );

     Fortran:
	  CALL PVMFMSTAT( 'msr.ornl.gov', MSTAT )

ERRORS
     These error conditions can be returned by pvm_mstat

     PvmSysErr
	    pvmd not responding.

     PvmNoHost
	    giving a host name not in the virtual machine.

     PvmHostFail
	    host is unreachable (and thus possibly failed).

SEE ALSO
     pvm_notify(3PVM), pvm_config(3PVM)

				 30 August, 1993		     MSTAT(3PVM)

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