Megatest

		      (pid        (vector-ref server 1))
		      (hostname   (vector-ref server 2))
		      (port       (vector-ref server 3))
		      (start-time (vector-ref server 4))
		      (priority   (vector-ref server 5))
		      (state      (vector-ref server 6))
		      (stat-numc  (server:ping hostname port))
		      (status     (car  stat-numc))
		      (numclients (cadr stat-numc))
		      (killed     #f)
		      (zmq-socket (if status (server:client-connect hostname port) #f)))
		 ;; no need to login as status of #t indicates we are connecting to correct 
		 ;; server
		 (if (or (not status)    ;; no point in keeping dead records in the db
			 (and khost-port ;; kill by host/port
			      (equal? hostname (car khost-port))
			      (equal? port (string->number (cadr khost-port)))))
		     (begin
		       (open-run-close tasks:server-deregister tasks:open-db  hostname port: port)
		       (if status ;; #t means alive
			   (begin
			     (cdb:kill-server zmq-socket)
			     (debug:print-info 1 "Killed server by host:port at " hostname ":" port))
			   (debug:print-info 1 "Removing defunct server record for " hostname ":" port))
		       (set! killed #t)))
		 (if (and kpid
			  ;; (equal? hostname (car khost-port))
			  (equal? kpid pid)) ;;; YEP, ALL WITH PID WILL BE KILLED!!!
		     (begin
		       (open-run-close tasks:server-deregister tasks:open-db hostname pid: pid)
		       (set! killed #t)
		       (if status (cdb:kill-server zmq-socket))
		       (debug:print-info 1 "Killed server by pid at " hostname ":" port)))
		 ;; (if zmq-socket (close-socket  zmq-socket))
		 (format #t fmtstr id pid hostname port start-time priority 
			 status numclients)))
	     servers)
	    (debug:print-info 1 "Done with listservers")
	    (exit) ;; must do, would have to add checks to many/all calls below
	    (set! *didsomething* #t))))
    ;; if not list or kill then start a client (if appropriate)
    (if (or (args-defined? "-h" "-version" "-gen-megatest-area" "-gen-megatest-test")
	    (eq? (length (hash-table-keys args:arg-hash)) 0))
	(debug:print-info 1 "Server connection not needed")
	;; ping servers only if -runall -runtests
	(let ((ping (args-defined? "-runall" "-runtests" "-remove-runs" 
				   "-set-state-status" "-rerun" "-rollup" "-lock" "-unlock"
				   "-set-values" "-list-runs" "-repl")))
	  (server:client-launch do-ping: ping))))

;;======================================================================
;; Remove old run(s)
;;======================================================================

;; since several actions can be specified on the command line the removal
;; is done first
(define (operate-on action)