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# is_kinetica_running

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/gpudb.rs#L3470-L3472)
pub async fn [is\_kinetica\_running](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/is-kinetica-running.md#method.is_kinetica_running)(\&self, url: &[Url](https://docs.rs/url/2.5.7/url/struct.Url.html)) -> [bool](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.bool.html)

Checks if Kinetica is running at the given URL.Uses a quick ping, bounded by \[`FAST_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT`], to verify server availability.


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