MongoDB Driver 2.0 C# is there a way to find out if the server is down? In the new driver how do we run the Ping command?

Question

How do you call the Ping command with the new C# driver 2.0?
In the old driver it was available via Server.Ping()? Also, Is there a way to find

Answer 1

As @i3arnon's answer I can tell it was reliable for me in this way:

var server = client.Cluster.Description.Servers.FirstOrDefault();
var serverState = ServerState.Disconnected;
if (server != null) serverState = server.State;

or in new versions of .Net

var serverState = client.Cluster.Description.Servers.FirstOrDefault()?.State 
    ?? ServerState.Disconnected;

But if you realy want to run a ping command you can do it like this:

var command = new CommandDocument("ping", 1);
try
{
    db.RunCommand(command);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // ping failed
}